JHS1 Arabic · Term 3 Week 3: Reading Comprehension

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B7.3.2.1.1 - Identify the major steps that enhance the comprehension of a given text.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

List the four major steps to enhance comprehension of a given Arabic text: breaking up the reading into smaller sections, deducing meaning from context, checking vocabulary, and looking for the main idea.
Apply the step of breaking a text into smaller sections by dividing a short Arabic passage about the school environment into meaningful parts.
Use context clues to deduce the meaning of unfamiliar Arabic words and phrases in the passage مدرسة نظيفة.
Identify and explain the main idea of the school passage after applying the comprehension steps.
Work in pairs and groups to read, discuss, and demonstrate the comprehension steps using the given passage.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Reading (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Reading Comprehension (3.2)
Content standard: B7.3.2.1 - Learner demonstrates the ability to recognise words and their semantic representations in simple Arabic phrases about education.
Indicator: B7.3.2.1.1 - Identify the major steps that enhance the comprehension of a given text.
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 3 (Week 27 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. 25
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Use comprehension skills to identify words and phrases related to school environment in the passage with a title:
مدرسة نظينة -
- Break up the reading into smaller sections.
- Deduce the meaning of a sentence or paragraph based on the context.
- Check out the vocabulary
- Look for the main idea.