Assessment Plan -- Lesson 4

Use of "A", "An" and "The"

Subject: English | Class: Prep | Series: Leeds

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Assessment Objectives

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

1. Use "a" before words beginning with consonant sounds
2. Use "an" before words beginning with vowel sounds
3. Use "the" before natural things, holy books and monuments
4. Fill in blanks with "a", "an" or "the"

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Formative Assessment

1. A or An Cards (During Day 1)

• Task: Show 6 picture cards from page 8 (impala, panda, mango, lion, apple, cow). Children say the word with "a" or "an".
• Criteria: Correct for at least 4 out of 6 cards
• Rating: Excellent / Good / Needs Practice

2. The Check (During Day 2)

• Task: Show pictures of the sun, the earth, the Quran and the Badshahi Masjid. Children name each with "the".
• Criteria: Uses "the" with each name
• Rating: All correct / Most correct / Needs support

3. Activity Time (During Day 2)

• Task: Children complete the six sentences on page 9
• Criteria: Correct word in each blank
• Rating: Excellent / Good / Needs Practice

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Summative Assessment

Written Test

Part A: A or An (4 marks)

• Write "a" or "an": ___ carrot, ___ apple, ___ cow, ___ impala (1 mark each)

Part B: Fill in the Blanks (6 marks)

1. This is ___ umbrella. (1 mark)
2. Here is ___ igloo. (1 mark)
3. Here is ___ dog. (1 mark)
4. I have ___ orange. (1 mark)
5. ___ sun is in the sky. (1 mark)
6. ___ moon shines at night. (1 mark)

Total: 10 marks

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Remediation Plan

• Children who score below 5/10 should:
  • Say a, e, i, o, u and check the first sound of each word
  • Practise with picture cards: "an apple", "a cow"
  • Read the page 8 cards with the teacher every day