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The Enriched GEP EL Curriculum
The enriched EL curriculum is differentiated in the following areas:
a) Literature-based unit
b) Concept units
c) Extensive Reading Programme (ERP)
d) Formal study of language
e) Reading and writing
f) Oral communication
Overview of P4 EL Enrichment
Units Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4
Concept Unit
The Study of Language
Fairy Tales
Literature-based unit
A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park
Text Types
Information texts
Recounts Instructional texts
Poetry Poetic forms & Devices
Concept Units
• Pupils will focus on the formal study of language. (e.g. history of language, word origins etc)
• Pupils will be exposed to a variety of text forms
• Pupils will learn to appreciate how language features change as a result of the change in context, purpose and audience
Extensive Reading Programme (ERP)
• 3-year (P4-6) individual reading programme Seeks to expose pupils to specially chosen literature and reading projects
• 2 ERP assignments (1 for each semester) to help pupils respond cognitively, emotionally and imaginatively to texts
Literature-based Unit
• Pupils will learn to analyse and interpret texts through structured questions and activities
• Study of plot, themes, concepts, characterization, literary elements
• Make connections between self and text
• Make connections between text and the world
P4 GEP EL Assessment
The P4 GEP EL Assessment comprises the following:
• Common Test (CT)
• Portfolio Assessment (PA)
• Continual Assessment (CA)
• Semestral Assesment (SA)
Overview of P4 GEP EL Assessment
TERM 1 TERM 2 TERM 3 TERM 4
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CA1
CT1: 40% #PA: 60%
CA2
CT2: 40% #PA: 60%
Overall Result:
CA1: 30%
CA2: 20%
SA: 50%
Total 100% 100% 100%
P4 GEP Portfolio Assessment (PA)
Semester 1 Semester 2 Writing (40%) 1 best writing piece
1 culminating task for a concept unit
1 best situational writing piece
1 best writing piece 1 culminating task for a
literature-based unit 1 best situational writing
piece
Reading (40%) 1 best comprehension exercise
1 best cloze comprehension
1 best visual text comprehension
ERP assignment
1 best comprehension exercise
1 best cloze comprehension 1 best visual text
comprehension ERP assignment
Oral Components
(20%)
1 oral performance task 1 oral performance task
P4 GEP EL Assessment Porfolio Assessment (PA)
Objectives:
• Provide regular and constructive feedback to pupils so as to help them to develop and internalise the language and language related skills
• Monitor pupils’ progress in a fair and reliable manner that takes into account their efforts to improve themselves
P4 GEP EL Assessment Porfolio Assessment (PA)
• Past records show that the Portfolio Assessment (PA) has helped many pupils to do better in the subject than the time-based pen and paper tests as:
(1) the PA assignments require them to put in consistent effort on a regular basis
(2) the PA documents the BEST pieces of work completed by the pupils
Example
Semester 1 Date Assignment Description Marks
awarded
20 February 2016 SOL culminating task
Photo Journal 16/20
25 April 2016 My best Composition
Fractured Fairy Tale 29/40
3 May 2016 My best situational writing Piece
Email to a classmate 13/15
5 March 2016 My best Comprehension
exercise
Bear Hunt 20/25
Expectations for Portfolio Assessment (PA)
Pupils should
• file their assignments regularly & properly
• keep track of their BEST pieces of work
• follow the teacher’s instructions for submission of work as she needs time to key in & check the individual scores for the numerous assignments
P4 GEP EL Assessment Common Test (CT)
CT1 CT2
4 May 2016* 15 August 2016*
Components tested
• Grammar • Cloze • Comprehension
• Grammar • Cloze • Comprehension
* may be subject to changes
P4 GEP EL Semestral Assessment (SA)
Paper Components Date
Paper 1
Writing 12 Oct 16*
Paper 2
Language Use and Comprehension
12 Oct 16*
Paper 3 Listening Comprehension
14 Oct 16*
Paper 4 Oral Communication
26 & 27 Sep 16*
* may be subject to changes
P4 GEP EL SA
Paper 1 (Writing - 55m)
Components:
(A) Continuous Writing (40m) e.g. Narratives, recount
(B) Situational Writing (15m)
e.g. messages, emails, postcards
P4 GEP EL (SA) Paper 2
(Language Use & Comprehension - 95m) Components:
(A) Comprehension (25m)
(B) Visual Text Comprehension (8m)
(C) Cloze (15m)
(D) Grammar (20m)
(E) Vocabulary (5m)
(F) Editing for Spelling & Grammar (12m)
(G) Synthesis & Transformation (10)
P4 GEP EL (SA) Paper 3
(Listening Comprehension - 20m)
Components:
• Questions on oral & visual texts
–e.g. dialogues, announcements, reports, maps, posters etc
P4 GEP EL (SA) Paper 4
(Oral Communication- 30m)
Components:
a) Reading aloud (10m)
b) Stimulus-based conversation (20m)
Baseline Mark for P4 GEP EL
70% • baseline mark helps teachers to see if the pupils are able
to cope in the subject • applied to the overall mark only at the end of the P4 year
• No textbook in EL (5-part blue EL file)
• Printed worksheets for the different components in EL e.g. Grammar, Vocabulary, Reading etc
• Pupils are required to file their worksheets regularly (Please help by checking occasionally)
• Miscellaneous file (In/Out sections)
• Student Diary
Organisational Skills
Support for pupils • Due to the heterogeneous profile of the GEP
pupils, they may have different needs in different areas.
• Teachers will identify pupils who need help in specific areas in EL and provide the necessary guidance.
The GEP Enrichment Model CONTENT
• Greater depth and breadth (e.g. cultural influences in fairy tales)
• Advanced topics (e.g etymology, adjectival order)
PROCESS • Higher level thinking skills • Inductive learning • Research & independent study
PRODUCT • Creative expression • Real problems
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT • Learner-centred • Learning centres • Out-of-school learning experiences
(e.g Creative Writing Programme)
Mainstream Core
Syllabus
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