Success with Buzzword Grade VII Subject: English Month/ April 13 15 MCB- U I Cities and Culture Lit.R U -1 Secrets Notice Writing Modals Learn their functions and usage Year Plan 015-16 To rediscover India and Talk on Save Tigers Conserving Wildlife her Past To learn to write crisply To appreciate a family Talk on What according to relationship you is independence? Conversation Question Cards Thinking for ourselves is the first step to personal independence June 18 0 MCB-Poem No Men are Foreign Bio Sketch To organize ieas in a sequence- chronologically Appreciate the poem- Poetic Device- Repetition Narrating the bio- sketch of their partners Global brotherhood and equality July 4 Lit R U- The Reader of Books 6 MCB- U Music MCB-Poem The Solitary Reaper (Detailed) Degrees of Comparison Writing a Book or Film Review Encourage reading habit Reading a simple story by Roald Dahl and writing its review Learn to use them Describing his/her family using comparatives and Understanding the relation of music with history, mythology & modern times To learn to write a film review superlatives Listen to different genres of music (GD) Popularity of classical music Curious to learn new things Helping others Avoiding anger,poetic Device- Imagery
Lit R U 3 The Secret Garden Lit R- U-4 The Day Break The Active and the Passive voice Appreciate classic stories Describing an imaginary Responsibility garden (writing with hints) Appreciate ----Nature Describing the Sunrise- Appreciating Nature poetry (Writing verses) Introduction to poetic devices Writing notices The Simple Present Tense Writing an account in the Simple Present Tense Aug -1 3 MCB- U 3 Caring MCB- Possum Crossing Lit- R- U 5 Wild Duck Lit- R- U 6 The Blue Umbrella Writing a Report The Present progressive Tense Learn to share and care for others unselfishly To learn the steps involved in writing reports,poetic Device- Personification To focus on deep moral questions raised about hunting To identify descriptive terms used in the text Understand and use it Narrating touching incident Collecting data for report writing- School reporter Class Discussion on the topic Think Before You Act Reading the stories of Ruskin Bond Mime- What am I (doing)? Positive thinking Displaying kindness Learn to use consequences in life Understanding that material things are not as important when compared to human relationships Finite Non Finite verbs Learn to differentiate between Finite and Non Finite verbs
Sept 4 MCB- U4 Sports MCB- Life is Game Writing a Speech for a Debate To value games and sports Collage of famous hockey Appreciate gender equality players Self -confidence To organize an argumentative piece of writing Lit-R U-7 The Gift Lit-R U 8 The Walking Stick Oct -13 15 MCB- U 5 Food MCB (Poem) Sky in the Pie Lit-R U 9 The Palanquin Bearers Noun Phrases and Noun Clauses Infinitives and Participles Writing a Recipe Poetic Device- Alliteration, Diction Valuing gifts Imaginary conversation Learn to maintain good Observing minute details to solve problems Learn to differentiate between Noun phrase and clause Hardships faced by an orphan To learn the order for writing recipes Poetic Device- Hyperbole Pun Learning more poetic devices along with rhyme scheme and rhythm Reading detective stories Card Game (Identifying and grouping the phrases & clauses ) Collecting information on famines in the past and reasons for malnourishment Preparing a recipe booklet with two of Grandma s recipes Collecting newspaper articles on food inflation Drawing palanquins of different countries friendship Being aware of the things happening around us Realizing the importance of food and respect it Deriving inner feelings like pride and joy
Adjective Phrases and Adjective Clauses Learn to differentiate Gap filling exercises between adjective phrase and clause Cartoon strip making Direct Speech and Indirect Speech Nov 1 Dec 3 3 MCB- U6 Natural Disasters MCB - The Sands of Dee Lit-R- U-10 The Apple Tree Lit-R U 11 Les Ballons 5 MCB U 7 Lifeline Writing a Formal Letter Adverb Phrases with because of, despite, in spite of Mixed tenses Note taking & Summarizing To develop communication skills, Poetic Device- Rhyme Scheme To realize the importance of fruit trees. Poetic Device- Rhyme Scheme, Personification & Repetition Learn to identify and use them To get acquainted with the words related to Lifeline Vocabulary disaster words Chart work- Idiomatic Expressions ( using the word Apple) Reordering the lines of a poem Gap filling exercises Narrating an incident using mixed tenses Learn to be self-reliant and respect elders Learning to earn honestly Observing the nature closely and appreciate it. Learn to be generous Learn to work together MCB - The Bridge Builder (Detailed) Group Discussion
Jan 18 Lit-R U 1 King Lear Lit-R U 13 The Tale of Custard Dragon 0 Lit-R U-14 The Princess Swan Feb - 4 Lit-R U-15 A Character Conditionals (Types I. II & III) Writing a News Paper Report Nominalization Subject- Verb Agreement Future Time Reference Appreciating Shakespearean tragedy Appreciate humorous poetry Understand the structure and use them Introduction to drama To be able to write a report independently Realizing the complexities of human nature and the contradictions enshrined in character and personality Chart on Shakespeare s life and works Writing a funny poem Narration using conditionals Enactment Collecting various news reports from newspapers Swapping subjects and verbs in a passage Class discussion- Contradictions in one s life Narrating events relating to the future time reference Compassion Open-minded Bravery Loyalty Respecting life Appreciating positive personality traits Writing a short paragraph on The World in 050 Mar Revision Note: The topics marked as detailed are from MCB and these will be tested. Prepared by: M. Lakshmi Gowri