Facilitator’s Guide G06 ~ English Home Language
Timetable and time management
Grade 6 English Home Language allocates 12 hours for each two-week lesson: • Listening and speaking: 2 hours • Reading and viewing: 5 hours • Writing and presenting: 4 hours • Language structures and conventions: 1 hour
Each activity in this book has been developed to meet these times.
It is suggested that in your personal timetabling, you account for 12 English lessons (6 hours) per week; 24 English lessons (12 hours) per two-week lesson. Do this in one of the following ways: Week 1 in your timetable should include: • 2 x 1 hour listening and speaking activities • 3 x 1 hour reading and viewing activities • 1 x 30 minute reading activity for independent reading • 1 x 30 minute language structures and conventions activity Week 2 in your timetable should include: • 1 x 1 hour reading and viewing activity • 1 x 30 minute reading activity for independent reading • 4 x 1 hour writing and presenting activities • 1 x 30 minute language structures and conventions activity Alternatively, structure your 12-hour lesson this way: Week 1 to include: • 1 x 1 hour listening and speaking activity • 3 x 1 hour reading and viewing activities • 2 x 1 hour writing and presenting activities • 1 x 30 minute language structures and conventions activity Week 2 to include: • 1 x 1 hour listening and speaking activity • 3 x 1 hour reading and viewing activities • 2 x 1 hour writing and presenting activities • 1 x 30 minute language structures and conventions activity
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