VISIONARY SCHOOL

ENGLISH SCHEME OF WORK (IGCSE)

YEAR___________7__________
TERM 1
WEEK
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CONTENT COVERED
a) Reading comprehension: The Canteville
Ghost comprehension questions
Vocabulary
b) Spellings Derivational words
c) Nouns Types (proper, common, Abstract, concrete, collective)
d) Forming plurals of nouns
e) Descriptive writing
a) Reading comprehension : Ghost
Hunting comprehensive questions
Vocabulary
b) Spellings: Derivations
c) Adjectives Adjective. Comparison
Order of adjectives
d) Verbs Types(main and auxiliary verbs)
e) Writing: Giving Explanations
a) Reading comprehension: Dracula
- Comprehension questions
- vocabulary
b) Spellings: Syllables
c) Tense in verbs (past, present and future)
d) Preposition(simple and compound prepositions)
e) Descriptive writing
a) Reading comprehension: The Hideous Face With Flaming
- Eyes - Comprehension questions
- vocabulary
b) Spellings: Value sounds
c) Adverbs Formation of adverbs and positioning in a sentence.
- Types(place, time and manner)
d) Points of view(first, second and third person narration)
e) Writing recounds Changing the view point.
a) Reading comprehension Silver Wolf Comprehension questions

REFERENCE
Skills in fiction 1 pg 4 9

Skills in NON- Fiction1 Pg 4 9

Skills in fiction 1 pg 10 15

Skills in Non-fiction 1 pg 10 - 15

Skills in fiction1 pg 16 21

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- Vocabulary
b) Spelling Vowel sounds ie and ei
c) Conjunctions (types ie. Coordinating and subordinating)
- Main subordinate clause; joining by use of conjunctions.
d) Descriptive writing
a) Reading Comprehension : Big Bad Were Wolves
- Comprehension Questions
- Vocabulary
b) Spelling Word with oo letters.
c) Pronouns (Aspects Numbers, Gender and person)
d) Pronoun types(personal, possessive, interrogation, reflexive,
relative e.t.c)
e) Writing: Magazines articles
a) Reading Comprehension The Choco Late War
- Comprehension questions
- Vocabulary
b) Spelling: introduction to common prefixes.
c) Sentence Types (Simple, complex and compound)
d) Narrative View point (1sr, 2nd and 3rd point of view)
e) Writing: Story openings using the Third person.
a) Reading comprehension : I have a Dream
Comprehension questions
Vocabulary
b) Spelling Common prefixes
c) Spelling : Antonyms
d) Simple sentences (Subject verb agreement)
e) Writing persuasive Essays (Persuasive language)
a) Reading comprehension: Rebecca
Comprehension questions
- Vocabulary
b) Spellings Prefixes making anatonyms
c) Sentence Analysis: Subject and predicate
d) View point: First person Narration
e) Writing story openings using the first person narration
a) Reading comprehension: Nightmares
- Comprehension question
- Vocabulary

Skills in non-fiction 1 pg 16 21

Skills in fiction 1 pg 22 - 27

Skills in Non-fiction 1 pg 22 27

Skills in fiction 1 pg 28 33

Skills in non-fiction 1 pg 28 33

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b) Spelling - prefixes
c) Sentence types (statement, exclamatives, interrogatives and
imperatives)
d) Newspaper recounts
e) Writing: recounting a personal experience.
a) Reading comprehension : metamorphism
- Comprehension questions
- Vocabulary
b) Spellings: prefixes.
c) Subject/predicate identification in sentences
d) Poetry introduction: Main stylistic devices.
e) Writing: Story openings.
a) Reading comprehension: coping with nightmares
- Comprehension questions.
- Vocabulary
b) Spelling: suffixes ing and -ed
c) Analyzing simple and compound sentences.
d) Rhyme and rhyme scheme in poetry.
e) Writing: critizes in stories by use of first person narration.

Skills in fiction 1 pg 34 39

YEAR 7 SCHEMES OF WORK TERM 2

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a) Reading comprehension: Black beauty:

- comprehension questions
- Vocabulary
b) Spelling: prefixes
c) Sentences analysis: subject and predicted.
d) Poetry-similes and metaphors.
- Sounds devices
e) Writing to u=instruct

Skills in fiction 1 pg 40 45

a) Reading compression : Eruption of Vesuvius

- Comprehension questions
- Vocabulary
b) Homophones
c) Analyzing compound sentences
d) Poetry: alliteration and assonance.
e) Writing: recounting an event

Skills in fiction 1 pg 46 -51

a) Reading comprehension: Ash

- Read comprehension questions.
- Vocabulary
b) Common homophones.
c) Analyzing complex sentences.
d) Answering sample poetry exam questions.
e) Writing crises in stories by uses of third person narration.
a) Reading comprehension Fire safety and protection
- Comprehension questions
b) Spellings in Homophones.
c) Formation of compound and complex sentences.
d) Writing instructions.
a) Reading comprehension: Lord of flies
- Comprehension questions.
- Vocabulary
b) Spelling: soft and Hard consonants.
c) Adjectival clauses and their identification in sentences.
d) Writing newspaper recounts. (articles and report)
a) Reading comprehension: Learning to live with Auntie Etna
- Comprehension questions vocabulary
b) Spelling: pronouncing soft and hard g
c) Formation of adverbial in sentences.
d) Writing complications in stories in stories.
a) Reading comprehension: Badger
- Comprehension questions
- Vocabulary
b) Spelling : Suffixes -ion and -ian
c) Relative pronouns: their use in forming relative clauses and
identification in a sentence.
d) Writing: Narrative poetry.
a) Reading comprehension: Lions at Their ease Stalking by car.
- Comprehension questions
- Vocabulary.
b) Spelling: adding suffixes to words ending in e and y
c) Letter writing formal and informal
- Format for writing a formal letter
d) Writing: Letters to persuade

Skills in fiction 1 pg 46 51

Skills in no fiction 1 pg 46 51

Skills in non-fiction 1 pg 52 57

Skills in fiction 1 pg 52 57

Skills in non-fiction 1
Pg 58 63

Skills in non-fiction 1
Pg 58 - 63

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a) Reading comprehension : Foxes Among the Lambs

- Comprehension questions
- Vocabulary
b) Spelling: Plurals formed by -5 and -es
c) Noun and verb agreement in sentence.
d) Placement of adverbial clauses.
e) Writing: narrative poetry
a) Reading comprehension : The African Wild Dog
- Comprehension questions.
- Vocabulary
b) Spelling: Plurals of words ending in -o, -f and -fe
c) Voice: Active and passive voice.
- Changing active voice into passive voice.
d) Writing : Presenting information
a) Reading comprehension: the African Wild Dog
- Comprehension questions
- Vocabulary.
b) Spelling: Plurals of words ending in -o, -f and -fe
c) Voice; active and passive voice.
d) Changing active voice into passive voice.
e) Writing: presenting information
a) Reading comprehension : My mother saw a dancing Bear
b) Comprehension Questions
c) Vocabulary.
b) Spelling: unstressed Syllables.
c) Punctuation in poetry
- Poetic license(use of contractions)
d) Writing: Narrative Poetry.
a) Reading comprehension: Dancing Bears
- Comprehension questions.
- Vocabulary.
b) Spelling: Silent consonant Letters in Words.
c) Punctuation marks
- Focus on semi colon
d) Writing to inform and persuade

Skills in non fiction

Pg 64 69

Skills in fiction 1
Pg 70 75

Skills in fiction 1
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a) Reading comprehension: War Game

- Comprehension questions
- Vocabulary
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Spelling: Plural words ending in -y

Grammar Powerful verbs.
Writing Use of cliff hangers in story endings
Reading comprehension : Your country Needs you
- Comprehension questions
Spelling by Analogy
Punctuation: Direct and indirect (Reported) speech.
- Changing direct speech into indirect.
Writing: Using illustration to persuade.
Reading comprehension: Mission control-Hannibal One
- Comprehension questions
- Vocabularies
Spelling: Suffixes -ous and -iou
Direct speech
Writing: Unexpected story ending i.e Dramatic/suspense
Reading comprehension: The War of the Worlds
- Comprehension questions
- Vocabulary
Spelling: suffixes -able and -ible.
Conditional sentences.
Story Endings Building Tension in writing
Reading comprehension: My Own Little Show
- Comprehension show
- Vocabulary
Spelling: Syllables
Verbs past Tense of Irregular verbs
Personal Writing Autobiography and Biography
Writing Autobiography
Reading comprehension: Animal Rights.
- Comprehension questions
- Vocabularies
Spelling: Suffix -ful
Changes occurring in changing Active voice sentence to passive

Skills in fiction 1
Pg 76 81

Skills in Non- fiction 1 pg 76 - 81

Skills in fiction 1 pg 82 87

Skills in fiction 1 pg 88 93

Skills in Non fictional 1

Pg 82 - 87

Skills in fiction 1
Pg 94 99

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voice.
d) Review part of speech/word classes.
e) Writing: play scripts
a) Reading comprehension: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor.
- Comprehension questions
- Vocabularies
b) Spelling: using nouns and verbs forms
c) Parts of speech review
Nouns, Verbs, adjectives, adverbs and Pronouns
d) Persuasive language in writing and use of Brochures.
a) Reading comprehension: Kids Play
- Comprehension questions
- Vocabularies.
b) Spelling : Contractious and use of word not
c) Parts of speech Review
- Conjunctions interjections
- Prepositions articles.
d) Writing: Dramatic Dialogue and punctuating a play script.
a) Reading comprehension: theaters
- Comprehension questions
- Vocabulary
b) Spelling: Contractious and use of Word not
c) Use of words Doesnt/Did/Dont and Done
d) Writing Giving Information
a) Reading comprehension: Bugsy Malone
- Comprehension questions.
- Vocabulary
b) Spelling: Use of Apostrophe to show possession.
c) Grammar: Standard English
- Slang
d) Writing : Story boards
a) Reading comprehension: Make Up
- Comprehension questions.
- Vocabulary.
b) Spelling: Apostrophes of possessions(plural)
c) Grammar and punctuation.
- Imperative sentences
d) Writing instructions.

Skills in non fiction 1

Pg 94 99

Skills in fiction 1
Pg 100 105

Skills in n0n-fiction 1
Pg 100 105

Skills in fiction 1
Pg 106 111

Skills in Non-fiction 1
Pg 106 111