Detailed Syllabus for English, 3rd Year of the New Secondary

RÉPUBLIQUE D’HAITI MINISTÈRE DE L’ÉDUCATION NATIONALE ET DE LA FORMATION PROFESSIONNELLE (MENFP) DIRECTION DE L’ENSEIGNEMENT SECONDAIRE (DES) IMPLANTATION DU NOUVEAU SECONDAIRE PROGRAMME DÉTAILLÉ - ANGLAIS ÈME 3 ANNÉE DU NOUVEAU SECONDAIRE JUIN 2009 – 2010  Competencies Learning activities and Thematic domain Content Elements Tasks Daily Life 1- Express individual Topic content In a brainstorming activity perspectives on the importance students discuss and debate of social activities in our daily - Social activities mostly what police should do to life. attended by rural area residents improve nightlife in major big and city residents cities in Haiti. 2- Compare and contrast personal relations among - Meeting people in the street; In a role play situation students people in Haiti and in the USA. run into a friend at a public interact as customers and transportation cashiers in a bank. They later investigate through 3- Present and justify a clear- internet and/or newspaper written topic on the banking - Vital role plays by the articles why many banks went system in Haiti. banking system in the Haitian bankrupt in the USA. economy 4- Investigate and propose In groups of four students solutions to problems related to - Late night activities and their research the impact of the late night leisure activities and problems worldwide financial crisis on the insecurity in Haiti. Haitian economy. - Leisure activities in the past and now. 2  Grammatical content Daily Life In a listening activity, students a) reflexive pronouns pay attention to warnings and precautions to be safe, and b) Any longer versus still report to other classmates the importance of such measures. c) Separable and inseparable two-word verbs Students in a project and creative task compare the view- d) Order of adverbs point of two senators on issues related to kidnapping in Port-au- e) Time clauses (when, after, Prince and its surrounding areas. before. Cultural content - The banking system in Haiti and the banking system in the USA - Gambling and casinos in Port-au-Prince, Las Vegas, Atlantic city - The wedding ceremony in different English-speaking countries and Haiti. 3  Topic content Health 1- Investigate and propose - Students in groups of four (4) solutions to reduce sexually - Sexually infectious/ brainstorm on the most common transmissible diseases in Haiti. transmissible diseases and their sexually infections diseases and treatments their possible treatments 2- Compare and contrast Haitian diet with American - The food guide pyramid and - They listen to a recorded radio one. key recommendations broadcast which gives advice on what to do to avoid being 3- Justify decisions taken by - Eating disorders and health affected. the government to protect the (anorexia, bulimia, binge- To show their understanding of population against the swine eating disorder) the listening activity, students flu. jot down what they hear in - Trends in daily use of terms of precautions to be taken. 4- Conduct a survey on what cigarettes in Haiti and in the type of drugs patients buy at a US - In a role-play situation pharmacy or drugstore (generic students act as doctors and name or brand name) and - Spending on health by the patients in situations involving report the finding. Haitian government an infectious disease. 5- Predict consequences on - Students identify from people’s health if gas is being different sources (internet, TV, Grammatical content used on a daily basis within a print) the devastating effect of month period by the police the swine flu pandemic around - To be willing + infinitive force to disperse mobs and the world. riots. - Passive voice - Relative clauses with: who, whom, that and which 4 Health - Verbs + infinitive Then they write in groups of - Noun clause four a well-organized essay (4 or 5 paragraph-length) stating the origin of the disease, how it Cultural content spreads throughout the continents, what are the investigations being done and - Illicit drug use among high how far we are from finding a school students in Haiti and the cure and a treatment. USA Later on, the groups report to the class and discuss their research. - Non marital childbearing in Haiti and the USA - In an open debate and discussion students express and - Health insurance coverage in justify their opinions on the English-speaking world cigarette smoking and illicit (USA, Canada, Australia, drug use among teenagers and Jamaica and India) the use of gas by police to diffuse riots. 5 Travel Topic content 1- Analyze texts related to travel and tourist issues a) Competitiveness between A) In a brainstorming activity American Airlines and Delta students discuss the importance Airlines on the Port-au-Prince – of competitiveness in the airline 2- Compare and contrast New York market industry to reduce costs related business and conference travels to domestic and international in Haiti and in the USA b) Most visited monuments in traveling. Haiti and the USA Then they state the advantages of a major competitor like Delta 3- Identify and express c) World’s top countries in Airlines on the Port-au-prince – individual views on most tourism earnings and New York route. visited world’s tourist destinations and what it means monuments for their economies B) In a role play/ simulation d) Most important Haitian task, students alternatively play 4- Discuss problems and restaurants in terms of fancy, the role of tourists visiting “La suggest possible solutions to taste of food and service. Citadelle Laferriere” and guides increase tourism in Haiti giving different types of explanations and answering Grammatical content relevant questions. 5- Conduct a survey and analyze the results on how a) reported speech important eating in a restaurant C) In an out-of-class research- is for the Haitian middle-class b) present perfect tag question project students in groups of citizens. five (5) investigate reasons why c) comparatives and “The Citadelle” is considered superlatives one of the most important marvels of the world. 6  d) placement order of adverbs Travel Cultural content D) Students in groups of five (5) analyze a text on why a) Amusement/ theme parks in Americans like to eat in fast- the USA (Disney world, Disney food restaurants. Then they land, Great Adventure, Bush summarize the text for Garden etc.) presentation to the class for further discussion and debate including comparisons with b) The concept of “resort area” Haitian outside eating habits. and examples from the United States and Haiti E) In a role-play situation students play the role of a c) Definitions of fancy and fast traveler who has lost his/her food restaurants, brunch etc. flight to New York due to traffic jam. F) In a well-written problem- solving task students investigate and suggest to the government and private sector ways to make Haiti a more competitive tourist destination in the Caribbean. 7  Topic content Environment 1- Investigate and propose a) renewable energy sources: solutions to problems related to (geothermal, hydropower, a) Upon listening a recorded ecology and deforestation solar, wind) radio broadcast on deforestation and the ecological impact that b) alternative-fueled-vehicles may occur, students through a 2- Construct meanings by brainstorming activity justify drawing charts and diagrams c) Air pollution in selected appropriate measures to be from supported texts on world cities taken by the authorities to solve territorial urbanization this phenomenon in many parts d) Greenhouse gas emissions of the country. 3- Compare and contrast e) Deforestation: the case of renewable energy sources Gonaïves b) After reading three (3) texts from different English f) Traffic jams in Port-au- newspapers on alternative ways 4- Express and support Prince and other cities in Haiti to replace gasoline for cars, opinions about alternative fuel and in the English-speaking students work in groups of five for cars to reduce pollution world (USA, Canada, (5) on a project outside the Australia, Jamaica, and India). classroom to analyze the cost- effectiveness of that choice, the 5- Prioritize solutions to impact on air pollution and dilemmas related to traffic jams Grammatical content predict future trends of that in big cities. alternative. a) Declarative, interrogative, Students in an oral presentation imperative, exclamatory followed by a debate and sentences discussion report to the whole class the work done. b) Compound nouns 8 Environment c) Adverbial clauses c) In a role-play situation d) Modals in the progressive students simulate an interview between a radio reporter and the e) Preposition + gerund mayor of Port-au-Prince about new measures to reduce traffic jams at peak hours in the Cultural content metropolitan area. a) Hybrid cars a priority of utmost importance for the “big three” auto-makers in Detroit (GM, Ford and Chrysler) b) Air pollution in Haiti and in the USA. c) The desert area of the Rocky Mountains in the USA vs the Haitian Far West in the North Western part of the country. 9  Topic content Education 1- Investigate and propose a) Students strikes at various solutions to problems related to schools of the state university a) In a brainstorming activity Higher Education in Haiti students debate the pros/cons of b) Ivy league and most the importance of attending competitive universities in the college/university overseas. 2- Express the pros and cons of USA the new trend for Haitian University students to attend c) The growing costs of tuition b) Students in groups of four (4) college overseas and fees in private universities express their choice and report it here and abroad to the whole class for further debate and discussion 3- Express individual d) The importance of perspectives on the importancecitizenship education in order of citizenship education across to make students a better public c) In a role-play situation the curriculum at the secondary servant for his/her country students act as scholarship level tomorrow applicants and administrators during an interview for final e) Study abroad as graduate decision on whether or not the 4- Construct meanings by students: where to go? scholarship will be granted. drawing charts and diagrams from supported texts on Education in the English- Grammatical content d) Using reading skills such as: speaking world (skimming, scanning and contextualized guessing) a) Imbedded questions students read a text on the 5- Examine and analyze growing costs of higher b) Preposition + gerund educational contributions of education and answer questions former scholarship-holders in about it. c) Advice with “ought to” Haitian schools. 10 Education d) Present perfect, past perfect, past continuous e) In an out-of-class project student in groups of four (4) e) Clauses with “if” write a well-documented essay on the importance of citizenship Cultural content education in order to become a good citizen and patriot for a) Fulbright, fellowship, his/her country. assistantship, scholarship, Ivy league institutions, grant, alumni association, PTA, Alma mater, commuter university, GPA, degree, BA, BS, PhD, field, major, minor, concentration, community college etc. b) Public vs private universities in the USA c) Higher Education in different English-speaking countries (USA, Canada, Australia, Jamaica, UK) d) Funding of universities: cases of Haiti, USA, and the Dominican Republic. 11  Topic content Science and Technology a) Identify and discuss a) All-time top-grossing movies advantages associated with a) In a brainstorming activity science and technology b) All-time highest-rate and students debate the pros/cons of most watched TV programs technology in our modern time. Then they identify and discuss b) Express the pros and cons of c) The impact of the new advantages related to science technology in our modern time technologies on ourselves and and technology in various fields on our environment c) Conduct a survey and d) Privatization of Teleco b) In a role-play situation analyze the impact of the new students after research done technologies on ourselves and e) Computer and internet from different sources share on our environment milestones opinions about the privatization of Teleco by the government d) Explain viewpoints on issues cultural content related to science and c) In an out-of-class research technology project students in groups of a) Internet access in Haiti and five (5) investigate reasons why in the USA (at home, school and how computers, internet and and work) e) Students compare and cellular phones have contrast different countries in revolutionized the way we live terms of internet access. b) Personal computers, internet and cellular phone users around d) Students identify from the world different sources (Radio, TV, internet, newspaper) a topic of his/her own choice on c) Digicel VS Claró in the either science or technology and 12  Caribbean region write a well-organized essay (4 Science and Technology or 5 paragraph-long) on it and later present it orally to the class d) Major us technology for discussion companies and their impact on our daily lives. e) Students in groups of four (4) conduct a survey in various Grammatical content schools to investigate if they have computer labs, science labs a) Noun clause and language labs and after reporting their findings to the rest of the class, they evaluate b) Causative with make, get the schools in terms of and have technology-oriented . Finally they write a letter of congratulations to the best ones. c) Participial phrases d) The immediate past with “Just” e) Modals f) Word families. 13