Assessment Plan -- Lesson 30

Masculine and Feminine

Subject: English | Class: Nursery | Series: Leeds

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Assessment Objectives

By the end of this lesson, learners should be able to:

1. Say that masculine means "male" and feminine means "female"
2. Match each masculine word on page 37 to its feminine word: ox -- cow, tiger -- tigress, father -- mother, boy -- girl, grandfather -- grandmother, peacock -- peahen, king -- queen, rooster -- hen
3. Say if a word is masculine or feminine
4. Complete the Activity Time on page 37 (lion, lioness, king, queen)

Assessment for Nursery is mostly oral and observational. Writing is done with the teacher's help.

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Formative Assessment

1. Meaning Check (During Day 1)

• Task: Ask: "What does masculine mean? What does feminine mean?"
• Criteria: Says "male" and "female"
• Rating: Both / One / Not yet

2. Find the Partner (During Day 1)

• Task: Say a masculine word; the learner says the feminine word
  1. father (mother)
  2. boy (girl)
  3. king (queen)
  4. rooster (hen)
  5. ox (cow)
• Criteria: Gives at least 4 out of 5 partners
• Rating: 5 correct / 3-4 correct / 0-2 correct

3. Masculine or Feminine? (During Day 2)

• Task: Say a word; the learner says "masculine" or "feminine"
  1. grandmother
  2. peacock
  3. tigress
  4. grandfather
  5. peahen
• Criteria: Answers correctly for at least 4 out of 5
• Rating: 5 correct / 3-4 correct / 0-2 correct

4. Activity Time (During Day 2)

• Task: Watch the learner complete the four boxes on page 37
• Criteria:
  • Says lion and king are masculine
  • Says lioness and queen are feminine
  • Writes the words with help
• Rating: Neat and correct / Trying well / Needs help

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Summative Assessment

Oral Check (one learner at a time, about 3 minutes)

Part A: Meaning (2 marks)

1. Masculine means... (male) (1 mark)
2. Feminine means... (female) (1 mark)

Part B: Say the Feminine (4 marks)

• Learner gives the feminine word (1 mark each):
  • tiger, grandfather, peacock, king

Part C: Masculine or Feminine? (4 marks)

• Learner sorts each word (1 mark each):
  • lion, lioness, cow, rooster

Total: 10 marks

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Observation Checklist

Learner Name	Knows meaning	Finds partner	Sorts words	Activity Time

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Remediation Plan

• Learners who score below 5/10 should:
  • Practise the family pairs first: father -- mother, boy -- girl, grandfather -- grandmother
  • Play "Find the Partner" with word cards for two minutes each day
  • Say the eight pairs from page 37 with a parent at home
  • Redo the Activity Time with the teacher pointing to each picture