IEB English Home Language (NSC)

2-Year Programme for Self-Study/Independent Learning (5 hours/week)

IEB National Senior Certificate English Home Language Examination · 2 years (Year 1: Terms 1-2 foundations, Year 2: Terms 3-4 examination mastery)

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IEB English Home Language (NSC). 2-Year Programme for Self-Study/Independent Learning (5 hours/week). IEB National Senior Certificate English Home Language Examination. 2 years (Year 1: Terms 1-2 foundations, Year 2: Terms 3-4 examination mastery). 5 hours per week. ~180 hours over 2 years

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Week 1: Orientation and Diagnostic BaselineLesson 1.1 Welcome to Your Grade 12 English Home Language Journey; Lesson 1.2 Diagnostic Writing Sample: Establishing Your Baseline; Lesson 1.3 Diagnostic Reading Comprehension: Establishing Your Baseline; Lesson 1.4 Introduction to the Language Paper Structure
Week 2: Comprehension SkillsLesson 2.1 Literal and Reorganisation Comprehension; Lesson 2.2 Inferential Comprehension: Reading Beyond the Lines; Lesson 2.3 Vocabulary in Context and Word Choice Questions; Lesson 2.4 Multiple Text Comprehension: Text and Visual; Lesson 2.5 Functional Language and Punctuation in Context
Week 3: Summary Writing SkillsLesson 3.1 Understanding Summary Requirements; Lesson 3.2 Identifying Relevant Content; Lesson 3.3 Own-Words Synthesis Practice; Lesson 3.4 Register and Format in Summaries; Lesson 3.5 Timed Summary Practice: Performing Under Pressure
Week 4: Poetry Foundations - Seen Poetry ILesson 4.1 Introduction to Your Prescribed Poetry Anthology; Lesson 4.2 Poetic Devices Revision - Building Your Analytical Toolkit; Lesson 4.3 Close Reading: Poem 1 - Deep Analysis; Lesson 4.4 Close Reading: Poem 2 - Deep Analysis; Lesson 4.5 Linking Two Poems by Theme
Week 5: Poetry Foundations - Seen Poetry IILesson 5.1 Close Reading: Poem 3 - Deep Analysis; Lesson 5.2 Close Reading: Poem 4 - Deep Analysis; Lesson 5.3 Contextual Question Practice: Short-Answer Format; Lesson 5.4 Linking a Poem to a Visual Text; Lesson 5.5 Term 1 Poetry Consolidation Test: Preparing for Self-Assessment
Week 6: Language and Editing SkillsLesson 6.1 Critical Literacy: Bias and Persuasion; Lesson 6.2 Propaganda and Advertising Analysis: Deconstructing Persuasion; Lesson 6.3 Visual Literacy: Decoding Cartoons and Editorial Images; Lesson 6.4 Dictionary and Reference Skills; Lesson 6.5 Grammar in Context and Editing Practice
Week 7: Unseen Poetry SkillsLesson 7.1 Approaching Unseen Poetry: A Systematic Strategy; Lesson 7.2 Unseen Poetry Practice 1: Tackling Graduated Contextual Questions; Lesson 7.3 Unseen Poetry Linked to a Visual or Extract; Lesson 7.4 Unseen Poetry Practice 2: Full Exam Time Constraints; Lesson 7.5 Term 1 Reading Paper Mini-Assessment: Purpose and Structure
Week 8: Introduction to the Shakespeare PlayLesson 8.1 Historical and Social Context of the Play; Lesson 8.2 Act 1 Close Reading and Annotation; Lesson 8.3 Character Tracking System Setup; Lesson 8.4 Act 2 Close Reading: Tracking Plot Complications; Lesson 8.5 Thematic Mapping: Introducing Major Themes
Week 9: Shakespeare DeepeningLesson 9.1 Act 3 Close Reading: Locating the Climax; Lesson 9.2 Language and Imagery Analysis: Key Speeches; Lesson 9.3 Act 4 Close Reading: Tracking the Falling Action; Lesson 9.4 Dramatic Structure and Staging Considerations; Lesson 9.5 Act 5 Close Reading and Resolution
Week 10: Shakespeare Essay SkillsLesson 10.1 Understanding the Literary Essay Format; Lesson 10.2 Essay Planning and Argument Construction; Lesson 10.3 Integrating Quotations Fluently; Lesson 10.4 Full Practice Essay - Timed Shakespeare Essay; Lesson 10.5 Essay Review and Redrafting: Reaching the Higher Bands
Week 11: Introduction to the Prescribed NovelLesson 11.1 Understanding Context and Background of Your Prescribed Novel; Lesson 11.2 Introduction: Beginning the Novel - Chapters 1–3; Lesson 11.3 Character Tracker Setup: Your Novel; Lesson 11.4 Chapters 4–6 Close Reading: Rising Action and Complications; Lesson 11.5 Thematic Mapping: Identifying Themes in Your Prescribed Novel
Week 12: Term 1 Review and ConsolidationLesson 12.1 Term 1 Poetry Revision: Consolidating the Seen Poems; Lesson 12.2 Term 1 Language Skills Revision; Lesson 12.3 Shakespeare Progress Check: Confirming Your Knowledge of the Full Play; Lesson 12.4 Novel Progress Check: Consolidating Chapters 1–6; Lesson 12.5 Term 1 Reflection and Term 2 Planning
Week 13: Completing the NovelLesson 13.1 Chapters 7–9 Close Reading: Rising Action in the Novel; Lesson 13.2 Narrative Structure and Technique Analysis; Lesson 13.3 Chapters 10–12: Close Reading Toward the Climax; Lesson 13.4 Climax and Turning Point Analysis; Lesson 13.5 Final Chapters: Close Reading and Resolution
Week 14: Novel Essay SkillsLesson 14.1 Analysing Essay Topics and Critics' Comments; Lesson 14.2 Compulsory versus Optional Essay Question Practice; Lesson 14.4 Peer-Style Self-Critique: Becoming Your Own Examiner; Lesson 14.5 Redrafting for a Higher-Level Response
Week 15: Introduction to Transactional WritingLesson 15.1 Overview of Transactional Genres; Lesson 15.2 Register, Audience and Purpose Analysis; Lesson 15.3 Writing a Formal Letter: Letter to the Editor; Lesson 15.4 Writing a Speech; Lesson 15.5 Writing a Review: Description, Evaluation and Voice

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