2021

CAPE COMMUNICATION STUDIES Module 1 Unit Plan

Zandrea Banton
Cornwall College
1/1/2021
CAPE Communications Studies Unit Plan Module 1 Prepared by: Zandrea Yanique Banton 2021

Subject: Communication Studies

Grade: 12
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Term: Christmas

Duration: 12 Weeks

Unit Title/Thema/Focus: Module 1-Processing, Gathering and Presenting Information

Author: Miss Z. Y. Banton

Aim:
To equip students with the analytical skills needed to be productive citizens of the 21st Century
Overview:

Using pedagogical strategies such as Engagement, Exploration, Explanation, Elaboration and Evaluation as well as by developing students’ skills and competencies afforded by Bloom’s
Taxonomy, this unit develops students’ capacity to analyse, procure and present information from all genres of writing. Additionally, this unit seeks to enhance students’ achievement by
providing differentiated instruction that encourages excellence and scaffolds students who require remedial and corrective support.

By exposing students to the core concept of the Action Research/Expository Essay/Expository Speech, this unit ensures that students are equipped with the skills necessary to comprehend,
write and deliver at the tertiary level. Additionally, students are expose to online tools that will assist them with conducting primary and secondary research. These online modalities have
become necessary as the COVID-19 pandemic has upended physical contact between researcher an research participants and physical archives of research. Resultantly, students will be
more familiar with such online tools that will further advance their skills at the tertiary level.

Rationale:

1. This unit develops critical thinking skills necessary to navigate the demands of the 21 st Century
2. Students will be better able to perform optimally in the Module 1 component of the exam
3. Students’ chances of matriculating into their desired tertiary institution will be bolstered after having completed this module successfully
4. Students’ likelihood of embarking successfully on their desired career path will be increase thereby ensuring that a nation of professionals will be on hand to assure Jamaica’s Vision
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CAPE Communications Studies Unit Plan Module 1 Prepared by: Zandrea Yanique Banton 2021

Goals Knowledge/ Skills Topics Content Sources Guided Instruction Independent Assessment Differentiation
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Practice Acceleration &
Remediation
To develop critical Students will be able Introduction to Teacher’s Resources: Teacher and students The students will be Students will be Acceleration:
thinking to critically analyze a Communication Communication will analyze factual required to follow a given a listening Students who score
factual article and Studies Studies Lesson 1 passages and model essay written comprehension over 90% will be
Weeks 1-3 determine credibility, (PowerPoint determine/construct by the teacher and based on a past assigned the task of
validity and reliability Presentation) model answers complete a past paper. critiquing a selected
The Modes of pertaining to: paper question. newspaper article or
Writing www.mycsecenglish. debatable article.
com 1:Main Idea Students will be
Argumentative, Module 1 (Objective 2: Main purpose given a past paper
expository, 1) 3.Identifying question to complete Students who score
persuasive, and techniques below 60% on the
narrative techniques assessment will be
Teacher’s resources: required to redo the
Identifying and Discourse Types task by incorporating
differentiating (PowerPoint the teacher’s
between MAIN idea Presentation) comments and
and MAIN point suggestions.
www.mycsecenglish.
Structure and com
Content of the Module 1 (Objective
Module 1 Essay 2)

Creative Listening Model Module 1

Comprehension Essay Written by the
Teacher
CAPE Communications Studies Unit Plan Module 1 Prepared by: Zandrea Yanique Banton 2021

Goals Knowledge/ Skills Topics Content Sources Guided Instruction Independent Assessment Differentiation
Practice Acceleration &
Remediation
Develop Critical Students will be able The Writing Process PowerPoint The students and The teacher will The students will be Groups that score Page | 3
Thinking and Writing to use metacognition Presentations teacher will identify place the students in given a past paper above 90% will be
Skills to determine HOW The structure of an prepared by the research articles that groups and task them question based on asked to critique the
they know that an Expository Essay teacher are valid, credible with composing Module 1 to annotations
Weeks 4-6 exposition is properly and reliable. annotated references complete. composed by groups
organized, valid, https://2ac212a5- for given passages. that scored below
credible and reliable Methods of 0a02-424d-a792- The teacher and 60%.
organizing 7e7b7bba6d3f.filesus students will
paragraphs r.com/ugd/9e345c_6 collaborate and Groups that scored
(Induction and 2f384700521412fb8f compose an below 60% will be
deduction, PEE a1c2e1d32f518.pdf annotated reference required to redo
Technique) for the research their annotations by
article. incorporating the
Other organizational recommendations
strategies made.

Validity, Credibility,
Bias and Reliability of Students that score
Factual Articles below 80% in the
independent practice
Bibliographies (APA, will be required to
Harvard & MLA) redo their essays by
incorporating the
Online resources that teacher’s
assist with in-text recommendations.
citations and
references
CAPE Communications Studies Unit Plan Module 1 Prepared by: Zandrea Yanique Banton 2021

Goals Knowledge/ Skills Topics Content Sources Guided Instruction Independent Assessment Differentiation
Practice Acceleration &
Remediation
The Action Research Select a research Types of Research PowerPoint The teacher and Students will select Students will provide Students who scored
question Presentation students will their research topics their annotated below 80% on their Page | 4
Weeks 7-9 How to choose a prepared by the collaborate and for the expository bibliographies for annotations and/0r
Students will research question teacher construct a component of the their secondary primary research
develop/improve on Methods of Data questionnaire using Internal Assessment sources. findings will be
their ability to cite Collection Handouts an online required to address
sources. questionnaire tool Students will Students will provide and correct all
Primary and construct at least their findings from weaknesses by
Secondary Research The teacher and two research their primary data incorporating the
Students will be able and their Limitations students will questions that they collection methods teacher’s
to write well-thought and Advantages collaborate and would like to answer recommendations.
out annotated construct interview
bibliographies questions Students will select
Online questionnaire two research articles Students who scored
Students will be able tools and their that appertain to above 80% will be
to compose advantages and their research placed in groups and
expository essays disadvantages questions required to analyze a
that model expository
Types of interviews essay. Groups will be
and their advantages Students will select required to discuss
and disadvantages and construct at least what they observed
two primary data in the Introduction,
collection methods Developing
Paragraphs and
Conclusion of the
Model Essay
CAPE Communications Studies Unit Plan Module 1 Prepared by: Zandrea Yanique Banton 2021

Goals Knowledge/ Skills Topics Content Sources Guided Instruction Independent Practice Assessment Differentiation
Acceleration &
Remediation
To enhance Presenting research The Expository CAPE Communication The teacher will Students will be FINAL ASSESSMENT NOT APPLICABLE
oratorical skills findings Speech Component Studies Syllabus (pp expose students to required to present Page | 5
of the Internal 31, 34-35) the tool which will be their expository Students will be
Weeks 10-12 Speech delivery Assessment used to assess their speech for feedback. required to present
Teacher’s Expository Expository Speech their expository
Speech Assessment speech for FINAL
Tool The teacher will ASSESSMENT.
inform students of
what will be required
in each facet of the
expository speech.