Composition · JHS2 Arabic

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B8.4.2.3.4 - Demonstrate the ability to distinguish between the literal meaning and the figurative meaning, as well as between abstract notions and concrete notions from a given text.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define literal meaning, figurative meaning, abstract notions, and concrete notions in their own words.
Extract at least three expressions with literal meaning and three with figurative meaning from a given Arabic passage.
Identify at least two abstract notions and two concrete notions from the same passage.
Explain briefly why a particular expression is literal or figurative, and why a notion is abstract or concrete.
Sort a mixed list of Arabic expressions into the correct categories (literal or figurative, abstract or concrete).

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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: B8.4.2.3.4 - Demonstrate the ability to distinguish between the literal meaning and the figurative meaning, as well as between abstract notions and concrete notions from a given a text.
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 12 (Week 36 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. 75
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Extract from the passage expressions that have literal meaning and those that have figurative meaning.
2. Extract from the given text expressions that show abstract notions and those that show concrete notions.
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