EKURHULENI SOUTH DISTRICT

ECONOMIC AND MANAGEMENT

SCIENCES

GRADE 7

ANNUAL TEACHING PLAN

2020

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 WEEK PLAN 2020

TERM 1 TERM 2 TERM 3 TERM 4

WEEK DATE WEEK DATE WEEK DATE WEEK DATE

1 Jan 13 Jan 17 1 Mar 31 Apr 3 1 Jul 7 Jul 10 1 Sept 29 Oct 2
2 Jan 20 Jan 24 2 Apr 6 Apr 9 2 Jul 13 Jul 17 2 Oct 5 Oct 9
3 Jan 27 Jan 31 3 Apr 14 Apr 17 3 Jul 20 Jul 24 3 Oct 12 Oct 16
4 Feb 3 Feb 7 4 Apr 20 Apr 24 4 Jul 27 Jul 31 4 Oct 19 Oct 23
5 Feb 10 Feb 14 5 Apr 28 Apr 30 5 Aug 3 Aug 7 5 Oct 26 Oct 30
6 Feb 17 Feb 21 6 May 4 May 8 6 Aug 11 Aug 14 6 Nov 2 Nov 6
7 Feb 24 Feb 28 7 May 11 May 15 7 Aug 17 Aug 21 7 Nov 9 Nov 13
8 Mar 2 Mar 6 8 May 18 May 22 8 Aug 24 Aug 28 8 Nov 16 Nov 20
9 Mar 9 Mar 13 9 May 25 May 29 9 Aug 31 Sep 4 9 Nov 23 Nov 27
10 Mar 16 Mar 20 10 Jun 1 Jun 5 10 Sep 7 Sep 11 10 Nov 30 Dec 4
11 Jun 8 Jun 12 11 Sep 14 Sep 18

Public holidays and School holidays during school terms - 2020

10 April Good Friday
13 April Family Day
27 April Freedom Day
1 May Workers’ Day
10 August National Women’s Day

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 CONTENT FRAMEWORK Grade 7
2020

TERM 1
WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6 WEEK 7 WEEK 8 WEEK 9 WEEK 10 WEEK 10

Jan 15 Jan 20 Jan 27 Feb 03 Feb 10 Feb 17 Feb 24 Mar 02 Mar 09 Mar 16 Mar 20
The Economy: The Economy: The Economy: The Economy: Schools
History of money Needs and wants Goods and services Inequality and poverty Close

TERM 2
WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6 WEEK 7 WEEK 8 WEEK 9 WEEK 10 WEEK 11

Mar 31 Apr 06 Apr 14 Apr 20 Apr 28 May 04 May 11 May 18 May 25 Jun 01 Jun 08 - 12

Revision of Financial Literacy: Financial Literacy: Financial Literacy: Consolidation

term 1 work Accounting concepts Income and expenses Budgets Mid-year exams Schools close

TERM 3
WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6 WEEK 7 WEEK 8 WEEK 9 WEEK 10 WEEK 11

Jul 07 Jul 13 Jul 20 Jul 27 Aug 03 Aug 11 Aug 17 Aug 24 Aug 31 Sep 07 14-18 Sept

Revision of Entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurship: Consolidation

term 2 work Businesses The Entrepreneur Starting a business Entrepreneurs day Schools close

TERM 4
WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6 WEEK 7 WEEK 8 WEEK 9 WEEK 10

Sept 29 Oct 05 Oct 12 Oct 19 Oct 26 Nov 02 Nov 9 Nov 16 Nov 23 Nov 30 DEC 04

Revision of The Economy: Financial Literacy: Exam preparations Consolidation SCHOOLS

term 3 work The Production process Savings CLOSE
End of year Examination
Exam Preparations

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 TERM 1

% SYLLABUS DATE COMMENTS

WEEK(2hours Topic CONTENT COMPLETION COMPLETED
week)
Weeks The Economy: * Traditional societies;
1–3 History of money * bartering; 7.5%
* promissory notes;
15 Jan – 31 Jan * coins;
* paper money;
* electronic banking (EFT’s);
* the role of money
Weeks The Economy: * Basic needs of individuals, families, communities and
4–5 Needs and wants countries; 12.5%
* primary and secondary needs;
3 – 14 Feb * unlimited wants;
* limited resources to satisfy needs and wants
Weeks The Economy: * Goods and services;
6–7 Goods and services * examples of goods and services;
* producers and consumers; 17.5%
17 Feb – 28 Feb * the role of households as producers and consumers;
* using goods and services efficiently and effectively;
* how to recycle and reuse goods to satisfy needs and
wants
Weeks The economy: * Causes of socio-economic imbalances;
8 – 10 Inequality and * inequality in South Africa;
poverty * education and skills to fight inequality and injustice; 25%
2 Mar – 20 Mar * urban and rural challenges;
* creating sustainable job opportunities
Week 10 Schools close
20 Mar

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 TERM 1 - FORMAL ASSESSMENT

FORM OF TOPICS TOTAL WEEK DATE

ASSESSMENT MARKS
Assignment / Poster / The history of money 50 5 14 Feb
Case study Needs and wants
Controlled test 1 Goods and services 50 10 16 Mar
Inequality and poverty (60 minutes)

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 TERM 2
% SYLLABUS DATE COMMENTS
WEEK Topic CONTENT COMPLETION COMPLETED
(2 hours per
week)
Week 1 Revision * Revise the work covered in the first term;
31 Mar - 03 Apr * give learners an overview of what will be 27.5%
taught during the second term
Weeks Financial literacy: * Capital; * losses;
2–3 Accounting concepts * assets; *budgets; 32.5%
06 – 17 Apr * liability; *savings;
* income; *banking;
* expenses; *financial records;
* profit; *transactions
Weeks Financial literacy: * Personal income;
4–6 Income and * personal expenses;
20 Apr – 08 May expenses * types of personal income; 40%
* personal statement of net worth;
* types of income that businesses receive;
* types of expenses that businesses have;
* savings and investments in businesses
Weeks Financial literacy: * Definition of a budget; 45%
7–8 Budgets * income;
11–22 May * expenditure;
* a personal budget;
* business budget
Weeks Mid-year examination must be based on the
9 - 10 Mid-year Examination work covered in terms 1 and 2 50%
25 May - 05 Jun (Mid-year Exam 100 marks; 90 minutes)
Week 11 Consolidation
08 Jun – 12 Jun Schools close

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 TERM 2 - FORMAL ASSESSMENT

FORM OF TOPICS TOTAL MARKS WEEK DATE

ASSESSMENT Work covered in term 1 and 2
Mid-year Exam Term 1: 30% of content covered 100 9-10 25 May - 05 June
Term 2: 70% of content covered (90 minutes)

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 TERM 3
WEEK (2hour % SYLLABUS DATE COMMENTS
per week) Topic CONTENT COMPLETION COMPLETED
Week 1 Revision * Revise the work covered in the second term;
07 - 10 Jul * give learners an overview of what will be taught
during the third term 52.5%

Weeks Entrepreneurship: * Formal and informal businesses;

2–3 Businesses * types of businesses (trading, manufacturing and
13 – 24 Jul service) that are both formal and informal; 57.5%
(* advantages and disadvantages of formal and
informal businesses;
* the role of formal and informal businesses as
producers and consumers;
* the effect of natural disasters and health
epidemics on formal and informal businesses) –
NON-EXAMINABLE
Weeks Entrepreneurship: * Definition of an entrepreneur;
4–5 The entrepreneur * characteristics of an entrepreneur;
27 Jul - 07 Aug * skills of an entrepreneur; 62.5%
* entrepreneurial actions of buying, selling, producing
and making a profit
Weeks Entrepreneurship: * Needs and wants of consumers;
6–7 Starting a business * analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities,
11 – 21 Aug threats (SWOT); 67.5%
* setting goals; achieving goals;
* the concept of advertising;
* media used in advertising;
* principles of advertising;
* budget for Entrepreneur’s Day;
* use of recycled material;
* simple cost calculation – variable cost, fixed cost,
selling price
Weeks Entrepreneurship: * Hosting of Entrepreneur’s Day;
8 – 10 Entrepreneur’s Day * income and expenditure statement
24 Aug -11 Sept 75%

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 Week 11 Consolidation
14 – 18 Sept Schools close

TERM 3 - FORMAL ASSESSMENT

FORM OF ASSESSMENT TOPIC TOTAL WEEK DATE

MARKS
Project Entrepreneurship 50 10 11 September

TERM 4

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 WEEK (2 % SYLLABUS DATE COMMENTS
hours per Topic CONTENT COMPLETION COMPLETED
week )
Week 1 Revision * Revise the work covered in the third term;
29 Sept – 2 Oct * give learners an overview of what will be taught 77.5%
during the fourth term
Weeks The economy: * Definition of production;
2–4 The production * inputs and outputs;
5 Oct – 23 Oct process * sustainable use of resources; 85%
* meaning of economic growth;
* meaning of productivity;
(* the effect of productivity on the economic
growth;) NON-EXAMINABLE
* technology in the production process;
(* contribution of technology to improving
productivity and economic growth)
NON-EXAMINABLE
Weeks Financial literacy: * Personal savings;
5–6 Savings * purpose of savings;
26 Oct – 06 Nov (* history of banks;) NON-EXAMINABLE 92.5%
* the role of banks;
* services offered by banks;
* opening a savings account at a bank;
* community savings schemes;
* financial organisations;
* financial institutions and organisations promoting
entrepreneurship
Weeks 7 - 10 Exam preparations Revision of work covered throughout the year; study
16 – 27 Nov End of year techniques; examination writing skills
Examinations End-of-year examination must be based on work 100%
covered in Term 1, 2, 3 and 4
(Exam paper 150 marks; 2hours)
Week 10 SCHOOLS CLOSE
04 Dec

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 TERM 4 - FORMAL ASSESSMENT

FORM OF TOPIC TOTAL WEEK DATE

ASSESSMENT MARKS
End-of –year exam Work covered in Term 1, 2, 3 and 4 100 8-9 16-27 Nov
Marks and Weighting:
Financial literacy : 50 marks (50% weighting)
The Economy : 25 marks (25% weighting)
Entrepreneurship : 25 marks (25% weighting)

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