Grade 11 is a vital year for building the proficiency needed for the final Matric examinations. The curriculum emphasizes communicative competence, literary analysis, and the ability to produce various types of texts. To ensure you stay on track with all your subjects this academic year, it is essential to consult the full Grade 11 Annual Teaching Plans (ATPs).
This article outlines the 2026 English FAL Grade 11 ATP, breaking down the weekly focus areas for teachers and learners, from the initial Baseline Assessment to the final End-of-Year Examinations.
English FAL Grade 11 ATP 2026
The Annual Teaching Plan is divided into four terms, ensuring comprehensive coverage of language structures, literature, and oral proficiency.
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Term 1: Foundation and Skills Development
Focus: The first term focuses on establishing baseline skills, introducing literary genres, and mastering basic transactional writing and listening strategies.
- Weeks 1–2: Introduction and Listening
- Introduction: Consolidation of Grade 10 work and baseline assessment.
- Listening: Listening for information and identifying facts versus opinions.
- Literature: Introduction to key features of Poetry, Short Stories, Novel, and Drama.
- Weeks 3–4: Summary and Writing
- Summary: Listening to summarize texts and writing point-form summaries.
- Writing: Writing informative paragraphs and preparing for longer transactional texts.
- Language: Expressing emotions (Adverbs and Adjectives) and using a thesaurus.
- Weeks 5–6: Visual Literacy and Narrative
- Visual Texts: Analyzing cartoons and non-literary visual texts.
- Writing: Writing longer transactional texts planned in previous weeks and narrative paragraphs.
- Assessment: Task 1 (Listening Comprehension) and Task 2 (Writing – Longer Transactional Text).
- Weeks 7–11: Literature and Oral
- Oral: Prepared reading aloud from prescribed texts (Novel, Drama, or Short Story).
- Writing: Writing interviews and formal letters (request/complaint).
- Assessment: Task 3 (Oral – Unprepared Speech) and Task 4 (Test 1 – Language in Context).
Term 2: Visual Literacy and Extended Writing
Focus: The second term emphasizes visual literacy (maps/charts), meeting procedures, and preparation for the mid-year examinations through literary assignments.
- Weeks 1–2: Visual Texts and Directions
- Viewing: Interpreting maps, charts, plans, and tables.
- Writing: Writing directions to a place of public interest.
- Literature: Analysis of plot, character, and theme in prescribed texts.
- Weeks 3–4: Meetings and Essays
- Meetings: Role-playing meeting procedures and writing Agendas and Minutes.
- Writing: Introduction to reflective essays and paragraph writing on set works.
- Assessment: Task 5 (Literature Assignment – Shorter transactional text based on literature).
- Weeks 5–6: Advertising and Critical Awareness
- Reading: Analyzing advertisements and emotive language (Critical Language Awareness).
- Writing: Creating advertisements using persuasive techniques (AIDA principle).
- Weeks 7–11: Mid-Year Examinations
- Oral: Task 6 (Prepared Speech).
- Revision: Review of literature themes and language structures.
- Exams: Task 7 (Mid-year examinations) covering Paper 1 (Language), Paper 2 (Literature), and Paper 3 (Writing).
Term 3: Discursive Writing and Literature
Focus: Term 3 focuses on oral proficiency through panel discussions, discursive writing, and shorter transactional texts.
- Weeks 1–2: Discussions and Summary
- Speaking: Panel discussions and interviews.
- Reading: Reading for summary using discursive texts (arguments for and against).
- Writing: Preparation for discursive essays.
- Weeks 3–4: Essays and Visuals
- Oral: Task 7 (Unprepared Speech or Prepared Reading Aloud).
- Writing: Writing discursive essays or essays based on visual texts.
- Viewing: Analyzing cartoons and advertisements.
- Weeks 5–6: Research and Formal Speaking
- Speaking: Formal prepared/researched speech based on setwork.
- Comprehension: Answering techniques and vocabulary development.
- Weeks 7–11: Transactional Texts and Assessment
- Writing: Practicing shorter transactional genres (Invitations, Flyers, Directions, Emails).
- Assessment: Task 8 (Writing – Essay).
- Revision: Reviewing formal letters and language structures (passive voice, direct/indirect speech).
Term 4: Preparation and Revision
Focus: The final term is dedicated to critical language awareness, revision, and the End-of-Year Examinations.
- Weeks 1–2: Critical Awareness
- Listening: Critical listening to detect bias and prejudice in recorded texts.
- Reading: Analyzing texts for target audience, purpose, and implied meaning (e.g., political speeches).
- Writing: Reflective writing.
- Weeks 3–4: Procedures and Appreciation
- Writing: Writing procedural texts (e.g., instructions for new technology) and letters of appreciation/thanks.
- Language: Polite forms, register, and cultural appropriateness.
- Weeks 5–10: Revision and Exams
- Revision: Intensive revision of past papers, literature, and writing formats.
- Assessment: Task 9 (End-of-Year Examinations).
FAQ: English FAL Grade 11
Q: What is Task 5 in Term 2?
A: Task 5 is a Literature Assignment (35 marks), which typically involves writing a shorter transactional text based on the literature text and answering contextual questions.
Q: How many papers are written at the end of the year?
A: Learners write four papers: Paper 1 (Language in Context), Paper 2 (Literature), Paper 3 (Writing), and Paper 4 (Oral).
Q: What is Critical Language Awareness?
A: This involves analyzing texts to understand how language is used to manipulate, persuade, or convey bias, prejudice, and power dynamics (e.g., in political speeches or advertisements).