JHS1 Arabic · Term 3 Week 2: Characters of Arabic Language/Textual Features and Symbols

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B7.3.1.2.1 - Demonstrate ability to accurately pronounce Arabic words formed from a combination of various vowels.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the sukun (ْ) mark and state its function as the absence of a vowel in Arabic.
Combine a short vowel (fatha, kasra, damma) with a sukun to pronounce a two-letter syllable correctly (e.g., بَيْ, بُخْ, ضَرْ).
Read and pronounce whole words containing a combination of short vowels and sukun accurately in Arabic.
Read aloud a short list of Arabic words containing sukun combinations to a group with clear pronunciation.
Differentiate between a word with a short vowel alone and the same letter with a sukun when reading.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Reading (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Characters of Arabic Language/Textual Features and Symbols (3.1)
Content standard: B7.3.1.2 - Learner demonstrates ability to read words with complex combination of primary and secondary vowels.
Indicator: B7.3.1.2.1 - Demonstrate ability to accurately pronounce Arabic words formed from a combination of various vowels.
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 2 (Week 26 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Arabic, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 23
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Pronounce the resultant diphthong by combining a short vowel with a ،sukunin a word.
بي ٌ  ت   َ  ْج  يب   َ  وخ ٌ  ف   َ  ْك  ب ٌ  ش يَ  ْ  ِ  ضرب يَ  طْ  بُ  ُ  خ   يػَ  ْ  عَ  مُ  ل يقرأُ  .