Composition · JHS1 Arabic

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B7.4.2.1.1

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the Arabic punctuation marks (period, comma, semicolon, question mark, exclamation mark, colon, quotation marks) and the diacritical signs (tanwin, shadda, madda, short vowels) by name in Arabic.
Explain the function of each punctuation mark and diacritical sign in reading and writing Arabic sentences.
Place correct punctuation marks and diacritical signs into a raw, unpunctuated Arabic text.
Read aloud a punctuated Arabic sentence with proper intonation and pausing, demonstrating understanding of how punctuation guides pronunciation and meaning.
Write two or three short Arabic sentences of their own, correctly punctuated and fully vowelled with short vowel signs, tanwin, shadda, or madda where needed.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Writing (Strand 4)
Sub-strand: Composition (4.2)
Content standard: B7.4.2.1 - Learner demonstrates knowledge of applicable rules on writing lexical units and those of syntactic structure.
Indicator: B7.4.2.1.1 - Recognise and use punctuation marks, accents, symbols, tanwin, shadda, madda and the short vowel signs.
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 9 (Week 33 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. 32
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Place the following punctuations in a given raw text to show how an Arabic sentence is constructed and how it should be read.
!   ع َ  لمة التعجب.   " "   ع َ  لمة االقتباس   :   نقطاتن   ،   نا ِ  لَص  ة الناصلة ادلنقوطة   ؛   ع َ  لمة االستنهام   ؟   .   نقطة اتمة