English Home Language Grade 7 - CNX

1 English Home Language Grade 7By:Siyavula UploadersEnglish Home Language Grade 7By:Siyavula UploadersOnline:< >C O N N E X I O N SRice University, Houston, ( ).Collectionstructurerevised:Septemb er9,2009 PDFgenerated:Octob er28,2012 Forcopyrightandattributioninformationfor themo dulescontainedinthiscollection, .. onLanguage.. ?.. 'News-Words'.. outme..119 Attributions.. 128ivAvailableforfreeatConnexions< >Chapter 1 Term o emSilver, o emwithyoureyesshutandpicturewhatthemo ,drawthesceneindetail, (orordinarywhitecandle) edwithyourdrawing,washovertheentirepagew ithdarkblueornavyorblackink(watereddowna bit) [ , ] :Extrap ointsareawardedtothetouchesofsilver:1 Thiscontentisavailableonlineat< >.

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4 Essomecharacteristicfeatures( orts,directions,jokes,songs),thiswillinc luderecognisingto olsusedforhumour,suchaspausingandsimplep unchlines,andidentifyingtheuseofsounde ectsindi eabletoreadandviewforinformationandenjoy ment,andresp ondcriticallytotheaesthetic, ; esmainideasandexplainshowdetailssupp ortthemainidea; esandsicussestechniquesusedtocreateparti culare ectsinselectedvisual, ( ,register).LO4 WRITINGT helearnerwillb eabletowritedi erentkindsoffactualandimaginativetextsfo rawiderangeofpurp ,ideasandfeelingsab outselfandothers; osi-tions,diaries,friendlyletters,dialog ues,p o ems,carto ons,limericksandsongs; e( ).

5 LO6 LANGUAGESTRUCTUREANDUSET helearnerwillknowandb eabletousethesounds, :continuedonnextpageAvailableforfreeatCo nnexions< > cabularyandimprovesp elling; esandusesnouns,verbs,mo dals,adjectives,pronouns,prep ositions,conjunctions, o ereadytomakealistasso onasthep o emhasb (theymaynotmakenoteswhilelistening) o emmustnotb eshowntothelearnersuntilaftertheirpainti ngshaveb `s' eatedfore olasacucumb eaco :Thisismorethanjustlo okingwithdi culty(mayb ethroughmist/clouds) 'tp eringThemousehadtob 'tDon' < > !Readthroughthepieceb elowandthendecidewhatwordsyouthinkb est esuretouseonewordp okthewomentotheir_____Theygavethemsomefo o !

6 Theyatetwodi erentkindsoffo o ecausethecreaturesonlyhad_____ ,ashot,ahammeranddiscusallatthesametime! cfacts(amuscularorganwhichpumpsblo o dthroughouttheb o dy)aswellas emotional connotations(loveishousedintheheart),the mo outthemo on. Thisisnottob eab outthehistoricalfactsab outthemo on. Paysp ecialattentiontotheimpactthemo outthingsliketheo ceantides,cycles,religions,etc. Picksub-headingsforeachgroupmemb erandthenpreparefeedback, < >.AvailableforfreeatConnexions< > :COULDTHISBETHEDARKSIDEOFTHEMOON?Nowthat youaremorecluedupab outthemo onanditsimpactonourworld, on?CAFthequestion.(ConsiderAllFactors-li keabrainstorm.)

7 Outtestingap erson'sIQ? ,thereisplentyoftalkab outEQ outb o ok-learningandfactsisonewayofb eingeducated,butgettingintouchwithourown andothers'emotionsisaveryimp onhasalwaysb eenconsideredamo o rstoneyoumightrecallisthespaghetti-eatin gscenefromLadyandtheTramp. Whenthemo onhitsyoureyelikeagreatpieceofpie/That's amor ! Orwhatab outthemo onb eingusedtocreateascaryatmosphere?Rememb erthescenefromSnowWhitewhensheislostinth eforestandeverythingb ecomescreepy-thetreesevenseemtoreachoutt ocatchherinthebluemo onlightthatcastsshadowseverywhere!Andwha tab outallthosefrighteningwerewolfstories?Th ereHAStob eafullmo onforalltheweirdnesstostarthapp on!

8 Sohereisachallengeforyourgroup:Putyourhe adstogetherandgetmorethandandru !Planagroupdramatisationinvolvingmusic/ 'tb eshy putonyourveryb ,writetwopiecesofcreativewritinginvolvin gthemo o ,ontheedgeofthesand,Theydancedbythelight ofthemo on,Themo on,Themo on,Theydancedbythelightofthemo eginswiththewords:AvailableforfreeatConn exions< >9 Howthinandsharpisthemo ontonight!Cloudstrytoscuttlebyandarecaug htontheslimcurvedcro okofthemo ontonight!Shadows itacrossthemo ontonight!Shiversdownmyspine itisHalloweentonight! Thereisthemantistravellingonthemo eago dandweshouldpraisehim. Thenthemantiscouldridema jesticallyatlast,lo okingdownonthegreatdrydesertwherehelived atthecamelthornsandemptywatercoursesandt heherdsofspringb eproud,fortheywouldthinkhereallywasago d, edacrossitsfacewouldneverreachit sohowcouldamantis ythere hewiththeshort,whirringwings?

9 Butthemantiswasadreamerandwhenhesatro ckingbackandforthonatwig,orcupp edinaleaf,hethoughtonlyofthemo eeredoverthehorizon thenitwasbigandcumb ersomeandclamb ,movingswiftly,andoftenitdisapp earedb eforeitreachedthefarhorizon,b ,huntingacrossthedrygroundforeachotherso theycouldmingleinco onrose, , ewtothetreeinshort, halfrunning,half ying,climbingb etweenthethornsandthedro onwasab ovehim, ounced,butheover-balancedandalthoughhest eadiedhimselftospringagain,themo restingquietly,itseemed, ewwithawhirrandclickofwingstothefo otofthebaobab, onhadclimb edaheadandwasanchoredtothebrancheshighab ewatit determinedtocatchitb eforeitbrokelo ,movingon, onatallandthedesertcreatureswereuneasy foralthoughthemo onalwaysreturnstolighttheirgrazingground s,p erhaps,onenight,itwilljustkeeponfallingi ntothegreatwastesofskyb elowtheearthandneverturnandriseagainover thedesert:slimandcurvedandsuppleasahunti ng-b onbutitwaslitheandswiftandeventheacacias couldnotholditwiththeirsharpwhitethorns.

10 Ishallmakeatrap, declaredthemantisandhewovearop eoutofdrygrassandtieditinano cksonahighridgewherehewasab ovethemo onwhenitrose fullandorangeandasheavyasacalabashofthic k, osewassilhouettedagainstit,hetugged forsurelytherop oseknottedonitselfandfellemptytothegroun dandthemo onrosehigher,undisturb < > ondered, eago d?Therewasnootherwaytob ,sharp enedit, onandholdit,likeabigwhitebaobab onroseab Ohfo olishmo on! hecried. NowIhavecaughtyou!OhwiseandcunningMantis ! Butthestakeonlytracedashadowonitsfaceand themo onwasgone,climbinghigher, *-alengthofreedandapartridgefeathertiedt oashorttwistofsinew, ,itwouldspiraltotheground onandbringitdown?