Text Types and Purposes

Curriculum details

Strand

Writing (Strand 4)

Sub-strand

Text Types and Purposes (4.2)

Content standard

1.4.2.CS.1 - Use a process approach to compose descriptive, narrative/imaginative, informational, persuasive and argumentative texts. 1.4.2.LO.1 Utilize a process-oriented approach to craft descriptive, creative, informative and persuasive written compositions. 1.4.2.LO.2 Create email, memorandum, program agenda, application (job, services, etc.) acceptance letter and articles based on provided subjects using suitable formatting.

Indicator

1.4.2.LI.3 - Compose text to compare given issues or situations.

Suggested placement

Semester 2, Week 10 (Week 30 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:

• indicator text - p.80: the code 1.4.2.LI.3 names 2 different indicators in this year. This document restarts learning-indicator numbering at LI.1 under every content standard, so a code identifies an indicator only together with its content standard - here 1.4.2.CS.1

Curriculum reference

NaCCA curriculum document, p. 80

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Critical Thinking Skills:
- Critical thinking entails analysis and evaluation. Therefore, learners acquire critical thinking and problem-solving skills as they analyse their topics and systematically organise their ideas to develop the plot structure of the story; the beginning, rising action, climax, falling action and conclusion. o Learners use devices such as metaphors, similes, personification, imagery, hyperbole, and alliteration to bring out the style of a narrative piece.
- Learners use appropriate expressions to link ideas or sentences in a paragraph for coherence. E.g. besides, in addition, moreover, again, furthermore, etc.
- Communication skills are acquired as learners share their ideas with peers and accept constructive feedback through communication and collaboration in order to achieve the basic required skills.
Individual Work:
- Learners individually compose an introductory paragraph containing the following: i. Central idea (suitable for an essay) ii. Supporting sentences linked with appropriate cohesive devices (and, before, since, while, as, until etc.), suitable background information and a conclusion.
- Learners individually design story maps as guides and compose body paragraphs and concluding paragraphs.
- Learners appreciate the value of respect for one another in their groups.
Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Sample essay,
- Passages from books
- Journals
- Sample texts from social media,
- Story map etc.
Assessment (1.4.2.AS.3). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 2 Skills of conceptual understanding; Level 3 Strategic reasoning.