Week - 1 |
Previewing a text using a variety of strategies; Activating schemata with photos and pictures |
Week - 2 |
Identifying the salient features of an opinion paragraph |
Week - 3 |
Making predictions before reading; Reading for main ideas |
Week - 4 |
Writing: Identifying the topic sentence, body sentences and the concluding sentence of an opinion paragraph |
Week - 5 |
Reading: Skimming a text quickly to get the general idea; Reading for details |
Week - 6 |
Writing: Using a diagram to brainstorm ideas; Preparing an outline |
Week - 7 |
Reading: Reading and recognizing different text types; Using glosses and footnotes to aid comprehension |
Week - 8 |
Writing: Writing an opinion paragraph |
Week - 9 |
Reading: Identifying an author’s purpose and intention |
Week - 10 |
Writing: Identifying the salient features of an expository paragraph |
Week - 11 |
Reading: Reading for criticism |
Week - 12 |
Writing: Identifying the topic sentence, body sentences and the concluding sentence of an expository paragraph |
Week - 13 |
Reading: Reading for making inferences |
Week - 14 |
Writing: Using a diagram to brainstorm ideas; Preparing an outline; Writing an expository paragraph |