JHS2 Arabic · Term 3 Week 10: Composition

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B8.4.2.3.1 - Demonstrate creative skills by describing characters in a story based on their actions, and according to the social and historical context.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the key features of a character description in Arabic, including physical appearance (المظهر الخارجي), personality and behaviour (الخلق والسلوك), and social relationships (العلاقات).
Describe a character’s physical appearance and inner qualities using at least five previously learnt descriptive expressions in Arabic.
Explain how a character’s actions reveal their personality, using examples from a short Arabic model text.
Write a short paragraph of 4 to 6 sentences describing a character from their community (for example, a school headmaster or a community leader), including details of appearance, behaviour and relationships.
Recognise how social and historical context shapes a character’s role and actions, and reflect this understanding in their written description.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Writing (Strand 4)
Sub-strand: Composition (4.2)
Content standard: B8.4.2.3 - Learner demonstrates the ability to organise ideas logically and fluently in order to write coherent texts.
Indicator: B8.4.2.3.1 - Demonstrate creative skills by describing characters in a story based on their actions, and according to the social and historical context.
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 10 (Week 34 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.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

exemplars - p.73: 1 glyph(s) in this cell have no entry in the PDF's character map, and are stored as U+FFFD. They print as ordinary Arabic letters, but the file does not say which letters, so they are not guessed. See REPORT-arabic.md section 9 item 4
Curriculum reference: Arabic, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 73
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Use the following format to describe a character:
أين ُ  لود ونشأ؟   وصن ادلظهر الداخلي - خلقو وسلوكو
وصن ادلظهر اخلارجي للشخصية - الصنات   ما نوعال َع لقات اليت تربطو ببقية الشخص� ت؟ ادلذكورةكالشكل
2. Write about the personalities in your community using some already learnt descriptive expressions as a guide.
مدير ادلدرسة   عصو رللس البلدية
ا ْ  لمام   زعيم قبيلة
انئب رللس الشورى