ACTION PLAN Ayesha Mujtaba DA Public School (O & A Levels) English, Grade VIII

■ To develop Linguistic Intelligence among students using 21 st Century Teaching and Learning approaches. ■ To endow students with higher-order thinking skills facilitating them in enhancing their ability to think and observe critically. ■ To initiate change by encapsulating strategies for achieving specific outcomes for student -centered learning, through innovation and technology, while working hand- in hand with the school management, teachers, students, parents and the school council. GOALS -Long Term

■ To develop proficiency in English, both oral and written. ■ Develop alternatives to enhance pupils creative writing and comprehension skills enabling them to learn and retain rich vocabulary (e.g. through play script writing and book reviews). ■ Focus on involving and encouraging student participation by providing opportunities to excel as individuals and monitoring their performance through positive feedback and rewards (e.g. Golden Pen Award, Student Editorial Board for Newsletter, Play writer’s Dramatics Society). GOALS- Short Term

BLOOM’S REVISED TAXONOMY Creating Generating new ideas, products, or ways of viewing things Designing, constructing, planning, producing, inventing. Evaluating Justifying a decision or course of action Checking, hypothesising, critiquing, experimenting, judging Analysing Breaking information into parts to explore understandings and relationships Comparing, organising, deconstructing, interrogating, finding Applying Using information in another familiar situation Implementing, carrying out, using, executing Understanding Explaining ideas or concepts Interpreting, summarising, paraphrasing, classifying, explaining Remembering Recalling information Recognising, listing, describing, retrieving, naming, finding BLOOM’S REVISED TAXONOMY Creating Generating new ideas, products, or ways of viewing things Designing, constructing, planning, producing, inventing. Evaluating Justifying a decision or course of action Checking, hypothesising, critiquing, experimenting, judging Analysing Breaking information into parts to explore understandings and relationships Comparing, organising, deconstructing, interrogating, finding Applying Using information in another familiar situation Implementing, carrying out, using, executing Understanding Explaining ideas or concepts Interpreting, summarising, paraphrasing, classifying, explaining Remembering Recalling information Recognising, listing, describing, retrieving, naming, finding

Remembering Remembering The students will be able to The students will be able to find the relevant information in the text and answer the questions. find the relevant information in the text and answer the questions. List the keywords about characters and story. List the keywords about characters and story. Make a story map showing the main events of the story. Make a story map showing the main events of the story.

Understanding Summarize the given text in their own words. Summarize the given text in their own words. Discuss and explain the text. Discuss and explain the text. Interpret and actions and motive of the characters. Interpret and actions and motive of the characters.

Applying Write play scripts, report, letter, essays in proper style and format. Write play scripts, report, letter, essays in proper style and format.

Analyzing Classify the actions of the characters in the book Classify the actions of the characters in the book Compare and contrast the characters of the play, or the texts Compare and contrast the characters of the play, or the texts

Evaluating Evaluate the character’s actions in the story Evaluate the character’s actions in the story Write a letter to the editor Write a letter to the editor Prepare and conduct a debate Prepare and conduct a debate

21 st Century Approaches 1.Observing & Monitoring Skills 2.Giving Direction Skills 3.Listening & Speaking 4,Questioning Skills 5.Encouraging Skills 6.Intervening Skills 21 st century Skills 1.Accountibility & Adaptability 2.Communication Skills 3.Creativity & Intellectual curiosity 4.Critical Thinking & System Thinking 5.Information & Media Literacy Skills 6.Interpersonal & Skills 7.Self Direction 8.Problem Identification & Solution 9.Social Responsibility

INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES AND TASK

TIMELINE August - December Focus on making pupils familiar with the curriculum topics while developing critical thinking, understanding and comprehension skills January - February Facilitating students and encouraging through reward and appreciation by giving certificates March Dramatic Society performing on a script prepared for an Annual Function to have a hands on experience of innovative learning April - May Annual Newsletter by Student Editorial Board while collaborating in groups / individuals using latest information tools with the teacher’s role as a facilitator