for Jamaica 2ND EDITION

Grade

7Student’s

Book

Julia Sander

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Caprece McLeary

Tenesha Gordon

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Table of Contents PageScope and Sequence 4Acknowledgements 8Preface for the Teacher 9

1 Our Personal Identity 1. New School 10 2. Free Time 20 3. Families 30 4. My Favourite Place 40

2 Social Identity 5. My Friends 50 6. My Community 60 7. Other People 70 8. Keeping in Touch 80

3 Adopting Positive Behaviours 9. Working Together 90 10. Respect for Others 100 11. Courage 110 12. Honesty 120

4 Citizenship and Nation Building13. Early Days 13014. National Heroes 14015. Citizenship 15016. Our Environment 160

5 Recreation and Health 17. Recreation 170 18. Keep Healthy 180 19. Play Safe 190 20. Safe Surfing 200

Reference Section 210Parts of speech 210Punctuation guide 211Sentence structure 212Composition review 213Grammar guide 214Jamaican Creole and Standard Jamaican English 218Glossary of terms used in language and literature 219Transcripts for listening exercises 222

Index 230

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Scope and SequenceListening and Speaking Reading and Responding

Our Personal Identity1. New School Page 10

L. Announcements: Listen for detail, make notes, audience and purposeS. Getting to know you: Exchange personal information, future plans

Fiction: Inner City Girl: Pre-reading skill: predictingInferring, compare self with protagonist JC poem: New Scholar: Compare JC with SJEElements of prose / poetry

2. Free TimePage 20

L. News reports: Listen for main idea / detail S. Survey of free time: Formulate questions, vox pop

Expository: The Olympic Games: Scanning, deducingPoem: The RunnerResearch: Parts of a book, online tools

3. FamiliesPage 30

L. Description of family: Complete a family treeS. Discussion: Family relationships and household duties, Venn diagram

Dialogue: Aunt Ellen’s Visit: Pre-reading skill: surveyingQuestion–answer relationships, strategy poster Advice: Problem Page: Main idea, supporting details

4. My Favourite PlacePage 40

L. Description of place: Listen for detail, complete a plan S. Presentation: Where I live, prepare checklist for peer evaluation

Descriptive writing: My Favourite Place: Pre-reading: skimming Identify similes, sensory detail Poem: A Boy’s Song: Features of poems: mood, metre, rhyme

Scope and SequenceLanguage Matters Words Matter Writing

Parts of speech review: nouns, verbs, adjectivesSubject–verb agreement with verb ‘to be’

Record new vocabularyVocabulary notebookChoose suitable adjectives

Personal information: fill out a form,paragraph about selfIT: Create a folder for writing portfolio

Sentence types and punctuationSubject–verb agreement with simple present tense

Spelling: ie or ei?Words with silent lettersMnemonics

Report on a sportAsk questions to generate informationIT: Use search engine for research

Sentence structure: subject, verb, objectSubject, predicate + subject–verb agreement

Root wordsWord building

Informal letter of apology

Adjectives, adjectival phrasesComparative and superlative adjectives

Add suffixes to form adjectivesUse a thesaurus to select interesting adjectives

Descriptive writing: use graphic organiser to plan description

Social Identity5. My FriendsPage 50

L. Presentations: Note details, summariseS. Introductions: Role play interview, present self

Narrative: Best Friends: Interpret visual clues, write captions, contextPoem: De More de Merrier: Features of poetry

6. My CommunityPage 60

L. News Reports: Complete a summaryS. State your opinion: Discussion

Letters to Editor: St Margaret’s Bay to Get New Supermarket: Self-questioning, fact and opinionFiction: The Sun Salutes You: Debate

7. Other PeoplePage 70

L. Descriptions: Note details of people’s appearanceS. Describe people: Character report cards, present fictional character, peer evaluation

Character description: Holidays with Ma: Think aloud, analogies. Compare and contrastPoem: Daredevil Gran: alliteration, onomatopoeia, rhyming coupletsCharacters: compare and contrast

8. Keeping in touchPage 80

L. Phone messages: Note important information in messagesS. Making phone calls: Observe correct etiquette when using phone

Expository text: History of the cell phone: Context, IT, bibliographyGraphs and charts: Young people and the New Technologies

Adopting Positive Behaviours

9. Working TogetherPage 90

L. Interviews: Make notes, summarise S. Discussing books: Discuss reading preferences and major and minor themes in texts

Fable: The Quarrel: Summarising, cause and effectBook review: Book types and book review

10. Respect for Others Page 100

L. Radio call-in programme: Fact and opinion, state own opinion S. Participate in a workshop: Discuss positive behaviours at school, record rhythms of speech

Poems: The New Boy, Blind Horse: Use KIS strategy to draw inferences, retell story from different perspectiveLiterary devices: metaphorsPersonal booklet of devices

Simple past tense revisionPersonal pronouns

Common prefixesGreek and Latin prefixes

Story elementsWrite a story using story planFollow writing process Use a checklist

Adverbs and adverbial phrases Collective nouns Write a business letter

Sentence StructureSimple and compound sentences, phrases and clauses

Possessive adjectives and pronouns, possessive nouns (apostrophes)

Write a character profile

Punctuation: colons and semi-colons

Transitional words Paragraphs: Main idea and supporting details

Composition on own identity

Quotation marksPunctuating direct speech

Words which are frequently misused: it’s / its, there / they’re / their

Write a book review

Continuous tenses (present and past), present participle Tense sequence: simple past / continuous past Create table of tenses

Nouns and noun phrases Collaborate with others to write a poem using alliteration

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Scope and SequenceLanguage Matters Words Matter Writing

Parts of speech review: nouns, verbs, adjectivesSubject–verb agreement with verb ‘to be’

Record new vocabularyVocabulary notebookChoose suitable adjectives

Personal information: fill out a form,paragraph about selfIT: Create a folder for writing portfolio

Sentence types and punctuationSubject–verb agreement with simple present tense

Spelling: ie or ei?Words with silent lettersMnemonics

Report on a sportAsk questions to generate informationIT: Use search engine for research

Sentence structure: subject, verb, objectSubject, predicate + subject–verb agreement

Root wordsWord building

Informal letter of apology

Adjectives, adjectival phrasesComparative and superlative adjectives

Add suffixes to form adjectivesUse a thesaurus to select interesting adjectives

Descriptive writing: use graphic organiser to plan description

Simple past tense revisionPersonal pronouns

Common prefixesGreek and Latin prefixes

Story elementsWrite a story using story planFollow writing process Use a checklist

Adverbs and adverbial phrases Collective nouns Write a business letter

Sentence StructureSimple and compound sentences, phrases and clauses

Possessive adjectives and pronouns, possessive nouns (apostrophes)

Write a character profile

Punctuation: colons and semi-colons

Transitional words Paragraphs: Main idea and supporting details

Composition on own identity

Quotation marksPunctuating direct speech

Words which are frequently misused: it’s / its, there / they’re / their

Write a book review

Continuous tenses (present and past), present participle Tense sequence: simple past / continuous past Create table of tenses

Nouns and noun phrases Collaborate with others to write a poem using alliteration

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Scope and SequenceListening and Speaking Reading and Responding

11. CouragePage 110

L. News item: Predict content from photos, listen for detail S. Prepare news bulletin:Critique presentation of bulletin

Newspaper articles: Saving Lives at Sea, Boy Sailor Breaks Record: Predict meaning of words, complete table of predicted meaningDiscuss role models

12. HonestyPage 120

L. Radio announcements: note detailsS. Dramatised reading: Perform skit on positive behaviours

Drama: A Cross for Easter: Elements of dramaPredict outcome, review predictions

Citizenship and Nation Building13. Early DaysPage 130

L. Presentation about a tradition: Compare and contrastS. Prepare and deliver presentation: evaluate speakers

Descriptive writing: Kingston Past and Present: Three ways of ordering descriptive writingFeature article: Children at Work: Relate to own experience, context questions

14. National HeroesPage 140

L. Biography: Activate prior knowledge, complete KWL chart S. Present a role model: Consult different sources, synthesise information

Biography: Jamaica’s True Queen: Distinguish between historical fact and legend, prepare storyboardPoem: Revolt of Chief Tacky: Discuss how poem is written, perform group recitation

15. CitizenshipPage 150

L. Dialogue: Listen for main points and details. Discuss issues raised.S. Radio talk show: Express views, listen respectfully

Poem: Citizen of the World: Write a rap poemEmail: Applying for Jamaican citizenship: Perform a skit

16. Our EnvironmentPage 160

L. Dialogue: Identify arguments for and against S. Debate: For and against speeches

Panel discussion: Have Your Say: Arguments for and against, subjective and objective language, fix-up strategiesNarrative: Adventure in Cockpit Country: Self-questioning, story elements: pyramid structure

Recreation and Health17. RecreationPage 170

L. Radio interview: Main idea, specific detailsS. Presentation: Classify recreational activities, give presentation, avoiding speech fillers

Poem: Leisure: Discuss elements of poetry and use of figures of speechWebsite: Music in the Caribbean: Features of a websitePresentation: The New Community Centre: Author’s purpose: PIE chart, persuasive writing

18. Keep HealthyPage 180

L. Poem: Jamaica Market: Discuss and reciteS. Discussion, role play: Healthy foods, foods served in school canteen

Poem: Fruit in a Bowl: Create glossary of Language Arts termsInternet forum: Why make sports compulsory at school? Conduct research: Study tipsNewspaper article: Champs of the World: Create report for local radio

19. Play SafePage 190

L. Reporting an incident: Note discrepancies between reports.S. Pair work: Report a movie scene, compare book with movie adaptation

Drama: The Model Student: Explore motives, create character journal, dramatise scene from book or film Advice column: Advice from Dr Palmer

20. Safe SurfingPage 200

L. Short news items: Listen for main idea and detail, make notesS. News broadcast: Prepare radio news bulletin about community events, peer evaluation

Radio call-in show: It’s Your Call: Discuss online safetyFiction: Extract from Island of Adventure

Scope and SequenceLanguage Matters Words Matter WritingTense sequence: simple and continuous tensesSubject–verb agreement with measurement

Use suffixes to create nouns Research: sources of information, bibliographies Write expository report

Prepositions: time, placePrepositional phrasesPhrasal verbs

Intensifiers Write a descriptive report about an event

Complex sentences: Main and subordinate clauses, conjunctions

Synonyms and antonyms Description of own community Descriptive techniques: order of importance, spatial ordering

Relative clauses Determiners Write a chronological description of a historic eventQuick write descriptive paras

Subject–verb agreement with indefinite pronouns and countable / uncountable nouns

Four types of context cluesStrategy posters

Research: produce research outlineWritten presentation of a project

Reported speech with past tense Story setting Write a story using pyramid structure

Present perfect tense, past participles

HomophonesCreate homophone dictionary

Persuasive letterPrepare proofreading checklist

Passive voice Use syntactic clues to decipher meaning

Write students’ guide Oral reports on research processes and findingsPeer feedback

Conditional sentences Prepositions used with adjectives

Write a story about a family problem and how it was solvedQuick write opening paragraphsUse ‘herringbone’ to plan

ContractionsSubject–verb agreement with either / or, neither / norTense sequence: past perfect with simple past

Idioms Create timeline for a real or imaginary person. Write a story about an important period in this person’s life

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Scope and SequenceListening and Speaking Reading and Responding

11. CouragePage 110

L. News item: Predict content from photos, listen for detail S. Prepare news bulletin:Critique presentation of bulletin

Newspaper articles: Saving Lives at Sea, Boy Sailor Breaks Record: Predict meaning of words, complete table of predicted meaningDiscuss role models

12. HonestyPage 120

L. Radio announcements: note detailsS. Dramatised reading: Perform skit on positive behaviours

Drama: A Cross for Easter: Elements of dramaPredict outcome, review predictions

Citizenship and Nation Building13. Early DaysPage 130

L. Presentation about a tradition: Compare and contrastS. Prepare and deliver presentation: evaluate speakers

Descriptive writing: Kingston Past and Present: Three ways of ordering descriptive writingFeature article: Children at Work: Relate to own experience, context questions

14. National HeroesPage 140

L. Biography: Activate prior knowledge, complete KWL chart S. Present a role model: Consult different sources, synthesise information

Biography: Jamaica’s True Queen: Distinguish between historical fact and legend, prepare storyboardPoem: Revolt of Chief Tacky: Discuss how poem is written, perform group recitation

15. CitizenshipPage 150

L. Dialogue: Listen for main points and details. Discuss issues raised.S. Radio talk show: Express views, listen respectfully

Poem: Citizen of the World: Write a rap poemEmail: Applying for Jamaican citizenship: Perform a skit

16. Our EnvironmentPage 160

L. Dialogue: Identify arguments for and against S. Debate: For and against speeches

Panel discussion: Have Your Say: Arguments for and against, subjective and objective language, fix-up strategiesNarrative: Adventure in Cockpit Country: Self-questioning, story elements: pyramid structure

Recreation and Health17. RecreationPage 170

L. Radio interview: Main idea, specific detailsS. Presentation: Classify recreational activities, give presentation, avoiding speech fillers

Poem: Leisure: Discuss elements of poetry and use of figures of speechWebsite: Music in the Caribbean: Features of a websitePresentation: The New Community Centre: Author’s purpose: PIE chart, persuasive writing

18. Keep HealthyPage 180

L. Poem: Jamaica Market: Discuss and reciteS. Discussion, role play: Healthy foods, foods served in school canteen

Poem: Fruit in a Bowl: Create glossary of Language Arts termsInternet forum: Why make sports compulsory at school? Conduct research: Study tipsNewspaper article: Champs of the World: Create report for local radio

19. Play SafePage 190

L. Reporting an incident: Note discrepancies between reports.S. Pair work: Report a movie scene, compare book with movie adaptation

Drama: The Model Student: Explore motives, create character journal, dramatise scene from book or film Advice column: Advice from Dr Palmer

20. Safe SurfingPage 200

L. Short news items: Listen for main idea and detail, make notesS. News broadcast: Prepare radio news bulletin about community events, peer evaluation

Radio call-in show: It’s Your Call: Discuss online safetyFiction: Extract from Island of Adventure

Scope and SequenceLanguage Matters Words Matter WritingTense sequence: simple and continuous tensesSubject–verb agreement with measurement

Use suffixes to create nouns Research: sources of information, bibliographies Write expository report

Prepositions: time, placePrepositional phrasesPhrasal verbs

Intensifiers Write a descriptive report about an event

Complex sentences: Main and subordinate clauses, conjunctions

Synonyms and antonyms Description of own community Descriptive techniques: order of importance, spatial ordering

Relative clauses Determiners Write a chronological description of a historic eventQuick write descriptive paras

Subject–verb agreement with indefinite pronouns and countable / uncountable nouns

Four types of context cluesStrategy posters

Research: produce research outlineWritten presentation of a project

Reported speech with past tense Story setting Write a story using pyramid structure

Present perfect tense, past participles

HomophonesCreate homophone dictionary

Persuasive letterPrepare proofreading checklist

Passive voice Use syntactic clues to decipher meaning

Write students’ guide Oral reports on research processes and findingsPeer feedback

Conditional sentences Prepositions used with adjectives

Write a story about a family problem and how it was solvedQuick write opening paragraphsUse ‘herringbone’ to plan

ContractionsSubject–verb agreement with either / or, neither / norTense sequence: past perfect with simple past

Idioms Create timeline for a real or imaginary person. Write a story about an important period in this person’s life

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AcknowledgementsThe author and publishers are grateful for permission to reprint the following copyright material:

P. 12 Extract from ‘Inner City Girl’ by Colleen Smith-Dennis. © Colleen Smith-Dennis 2009, 2010. Reprinted with permission of LMH Publishing Limited.

P. 15 ‘New Scholar’ by Louise Bennett. Originally Published in Aunty Roachy She by Sangster’s Books. © Louise Bennett 1993. Reprinted with permission of the executors of the estate of the Honourable Louise Bennett Coverley. Executors: Judge Pamela Appelt, pappelt@cogeco.ca, and Fabian Coverley, fcoverley@gmail.com.

P. 25 ‘The Runner’ by Faustin Charles. © Faustin Charles 1996. Reprinted with permission of the author.

P. 54 ‘De More De Merrier’ by Opal Palmer Adisa. Originally Published in A Caribbean Dozen by Walker Books. © Opal Palmer Adisa 1994. Reprinted with permission of the author.

P. 64 Extract from ‘The Sun Salutes You’ by C. Everard Palmer. Copyright © C. Everard Palmer 1970. Reproduced with the permission of Scholastic Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

P. 72 Extract from ‘Crick Crack Monkey’ by Merle Hodge. Originally published by Andre Deutsch Ltd. © Merle Hodge 1970. Reprinted with the permission of Carlton Books.

P. 74 ‘Daredevil Gran’ by David Harmer. Originally published in Words to Whisper Words to Shout and other poems to read aloud by Belitha Press. © David Harmer 2002. Reprinted with permission of the author.

P. 93 Extract from ‘Anansi the Spider Man’ by Philip M. Sherlock. Originally Published by Macmillan Education, 1956. © Philip Sherlock 1956. Reprinted with permission of Hilary Sherlock on behalf of the author.

P. 104 ‘Blind Horse’ by Norman MacCaig. Originally published in The Many Days by Birlinn Limited. © Norman MacCaig 1993. Reproduced with permission of the Licensor through PLSClear.

P. 109 ‘Footsteps’ by Michael Rosen. Originally published in Centrally Heated Knickers by Penguin Books, 2000. © Michael Rosen, 2000. Reproduced by permission of Penguin Books Ltd.

P. 121 Extract from: ‘Play Me: A Collection of Three One-act Plays’ © Telcine Turner 2004, Published by Springer Nature Limited. Used by Permission. All Rights Reserved.

P. 144 ‘Revolt of Chief Tacky’ by Alma Norman. Originally published in Bite in 1 by Thomas Nelson and Sons. © Alma Norman 1972. Reprinted with permission of the author.

P. 151 ‘Citizen of the World’ by Dave Calder. Originally published in One River, Many Creeks by Macmillan Children’s Books. © Dave Calder 2004. Reprinted with permission of the author.

P. 182 ‘Fruit in a Bowl’ by A. J. Seymour. Originally published in Under the Moon and Over the Sea by Walker Books, 2002. © A. J. Seymour 1927. Reprinted with permission of Ian McDonald.

P. 185 Extract from ‘Champs of the World’ by Anna Kessel. Originally published in The Guardian, 5 April 2009. © Copyright Guardian News & Media Ltd 2017. Reprinted with permission of The Guardian.

P. 205 Extract from: ‘Tarik and the Island of Adventure’ © Lee Kessell 2005, Published by Springer Nature Limited. Used by Permission. All Rights Reserved.

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English Matters is a four-book course that incorporates the requirements of the most recent Jamaican teaching syllabus.

The Grade 7 Student’s Book is divided into five sections of four units each, to reflect the themes included in the new syllabus. Language skills are closely integrated and a flexible approach to the activities is recommended. Interactive activities such as pair and group work are frequently suggested, but teachers can of course adapt these to the needs of their students and the constraints of their teaching situation.

Listening and SpeakingEach unit begins with a section which introduces the topic and practises aural and oral skills. Listening passages practise the skills of listening for a purpose, listening for gist and for detail, and distinguishing between what is relevant and irrelevant. Downloadable recordings of the listening passages are available online, and transcripts can be found at the back of the Student’s Book.

Speaking exercises draw on students’ prior knowledge and practise essential skills, for example, summarising, agreeing and disagreeing, negotiating with others.

Reading and RespondingEnglish Matters Grade 7 includes a very wide range of texts. A variety of reading strategies, such as skimming, scanning and predicting are practised. Higher-order comprehension questions are included from the start. The study of literary aspects of texts is included, for example, elements of poems, imagery, story structure, to enable students to appreciate the texts they read in literature classes.

Language MattersEach unit includes a range of exercises which practise grammar in a systematic way. Brief notes are provided with each new grammar point and a fuller explanation is given in the Reference

Section at the back. The main differences between Jamaican Creole and Standard Jamaican English are explained, and students have frequent opportunities to discuss when to use formal and informal language.

Words MatterThis section includes exercises which help students to develop their vocabulary, such as finding synonyms, adding prefixes and suffixes, and using a thesaurus. Students are encouraged to keep their own vocabulary note books.

WritingThe writing section focuses on the writing process and provides a wide range of tasks. Students practise key skills such as planning, making notes, summarising, paragraphing, writing and proofreading a first draft, and producing a final copy. They are encouraged to develop a writing portfolio.

ResearchIn line with the requirements of the new syllabus, important research skills are practised, such as consulting a variety of information sources, formulating research questions, preparing research outlines and providing bibliographies.

Information TechnologyFrequent suggestions for using IT are provided. Students are made aware of the ethical and legal issues surrounding the use of technology, and are encouraged to work collaboratively to design and deliver projects. Emphasis is laid on the importance of practising online safety.

Reference SectionStudents should be encouraged to use this section for themselves to support their learning. It will also serve as a useful revision guide.

WorkbooksWorkbooks giving extra practice in the skills covered in the Student’s Book are available for Grades 7–9.

Preface for the Teacher