Unit Orientation

Grade: 2 Subject: English Term: 1

Unit No: 4 Unit Name: That’s What Friends are for Total No. of Sessions: 16

Foreword

This Unit Orientation document helps you navigate through the sessions along the learning path that
has been designed for this unit.

This document informs about the concepts covered under each session, the expectations and
learning outcomes for each session and the work assignment that needs to be completed for each
session.

The Evaluation Matrix for the unit is specified at the end of the document.

The matrix is made available to the parents to reflect on the learning behaviour and work-skills
demonstrated by the student. This is for the parents’ personal use only.

This Unit has two types of learning sessions of 30 minutes each:

a) Virtual Learning Sessions: These sessions are conducted by the teacher as per a fixed
timetable. Session Notes are provided for each virtual learning session. These Session Notes
include instructions on the pre-session preparation, if any, that needs to be done; it outlines
the concept and the objectives and outcomes that will be covered as well as indicates the
reference material associated with the session. It also mentions the details of the work
assignment to be completed and the mode of correction and the evaluation criteria for the
assignments.

b) Self- Learning Sessions: These sessions involves students in independent, self- learning with
some assistance from the parents. Activity Plans are provided for each self-learning session.
These Activity Plans include instructions on the activity to be conducted as well as specific
guidelines for parents’ assistance. It highlights the objectives and outcomes of the session as
well as indicates the reference material that will need to be used for the session. It outlines
the assignment to be completed as well as the mode of correction and evaluation criteria.

Let’s Begin
Unit Summary:

This unit helps the students read the text aloud paying attention to the punctuation and intonation
and respond to questions in oral form, concept of opposites (antonyms) and also identify and use of
suitable articles(a or an).

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Learning Path:

Sessio Session Topic/Sub unit Learning Expectations Assignment

n No. Type

1 Virtual Pre-Reading Learners will Verbal Interaction

Activities  Read the text
aloud paying
attention to the
punctuation and
intonation
2 Self- Pre-Reading Learners will  Enactment of story
Learning Activities  express her/his Self Evaluation
opinions and
views about the
given theme
3 Virtual While-Reading Learners will Verbal Interaction
Activities  Read the text
aloud paying
attention to the
punctuation and
intonation
4 Virtual While-Reading Learners will Verbal Interaction
Activities  Read the text
aloud paying
attention to the
punctuation and
intonation
5 Self- Post-Reading Learners will RAINTREE ENGLISH Course
Learning Activities-  Read the text book Page No. 27 Exercise A
Comprehension silently and and B
respond to the
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questions from
the text
 Express her/his
opinions and
views about the
given topic
6 Virtual Post-Reading Learners will Verbal Interaction
Activities-  Give the answers
Comprehension based on the text
in oral and
written form
7 Self- Grammar Learners will Self Evaluation
Learning  Explain the
conventions of
the concept of
the articles (a

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 and an)
8 Virtual Grammar Learners will Verbal Interaction
 Identify the use
of correct articles
before words.
 Identify and use
suitable articles
(a or an) to
answer the
questions.
9 Self- Grammar Learners will Raintree English Workbook
Learning  Identify and use Page 16
suitable articles CWSH (4.P.2)
(a or an) to
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answer the
questions.
 Discuss the
concept of
opposites
(antonyms).
10 Virtual Vocabulary Learners will Verbal Interaction
 Use suitable
vocabulary to
complete the
sentences.
11 Virtual Listening Learners will Verbal Interaction
 Listen to the
audio and
respond to the
questions.
12 Self- Speaking Learners will CWSH (4.P.3)
Learning  Speak about the Self Evaluation
given topic in my
own words in
grammatically
correct
sentences.
13 Virtual Speaking Learners will Discussion
 speak about the
given topic in
her/his own
words in
grammatically
correct sentences
14 Self Writing Learners will VI_Eng_G2_U4_VL_S13_CWSH
-Learning  Frame
grammatically
correct sentences
with the help of

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 the guidelines
15 Virtual Writing Learners will Coursebook Exercise - Page 31
 Frame - Writing Question
grammatically
correct sentences
with the help of
the guidelines
16 Self- Writing Learners will Workbook Exercise – Page 18
Learning  Frame Writing Question
grammatically
correct sentences
with the help of
the guidelines

Let’s Evaluate
Evaluation Matrix for Parents:

At the end of the unit, the parent will reflect on the students’ learning.

Please be objective in your rating, it is advised that the rating be at the end of the last session of the
unit.

Evaluation 1 2 3 4
Criteria

Independent Required Required Required Completed all

Work constant assistance in most assistance only in assignments
assistance of the assignments, but instances for independently
parent to was able to work which parent’s with no
complete all independently on assistance was assistance from
assignments and few simple tasks recommended the parent
tasks and was able to
complete most
tasks
independently

All assignments A few Most assignments All assignments

needed to be assignments are were error-free are error free and
Accuracy and corrected for error free and and consistent in consistent in
quality of work inaccuracies and answers to most quality; however, quality
consistency in questions needed corrections were
quality is absence corrections. required to
Consistency in answers of

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 quality is low challenging
questions

Adherence to Almost all Completed a few Completed most Thoroughly

time activities/ activities/ of the activities/ enjoyed all the
assignments were assignments on assignments on activities/tasks
not completed on time with time and completed
time persuasion them on time

Evaluation Matrix for Teacher:

The following evaluation matrix will be used by the teacher to rate the quality of the students’
learning engagement at the end of the unit.

Evaluation 1 2 3 4
Criteria

Participation in Did not Participated in a Participated Participated

Learning participate/show few sessions actively in most of actively and
involvement in the sessions showed total
the sessions involvement in all
sessions

All assignments A few Most assignments All assignments

needed to be assignments are were error-free are error free and
Accuracy and corrected for error free and and consistent in consistent in
quality of work inaccuracies and answers to most quality; however, quality
consistency in questions needed corrections were
quality is absence corrections. required to
Consistency in answers of
quality is low challenging
questions

Adherence to Almost all A few activities/ Most of the All assignments

time activities/ assignments were activities/ were completed
assignments were completed on assignments were on time
not completed on time completed on
time time