JHS2 English Language · Term 3, Week 7

Text Types and Purposes

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Curriculum details

Strand
Writing (Strand 4)
Sub-strand
Text Types and Purposes (4.2)
Content standard
B8.4.2.2 - Apply writing skills to specific life situations
Indicator
B8.4.2.2.4 - Create dialogues among multiple interlocutors on different themes
Suggested placement
Term 3, Week 7 (Week 31 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
English Language, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 65

Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Writing dialogues of different lengths on given topics by using the following strategies:
  - Write the names of the characters on the left side of the page;
  - Use a colon after the name of the character who is speaking;
  - Use a new line to indicate each new speaker;
  - Advice to characters (or readers) on how to speak or present the action must be given in brackets before the words are spoken;
  - Sketch a scenario before you start writing.