Grade 9 Setswana First Additional Language (FAL) is a foundational year that prepares learners for the communicative and analytical demands of the FET phase. The curriculum emphasizes mastering various text types, from creative essays to formal transactional writing, while solidifying language structures. To ensure you stay on track with your oral assessments, writing tasks, and literature studies, it is essential to consult the full Grade 9 Annual Teaching Plans (ATPs).
This article outlines the 2026 Setswana FAL Grade 9 ATP, breaking down the weekly focus areas for teachers and learners, covering everything from Visual Literacy and The Creative Writing Project to the final End-of-Year Examinations.
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The Annual Teaching Plan is divided into four terms, ensuring a balance between listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, alongside language structures and conventions.
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Term 1: Visual Literacy and Transactional Writing
Focus: The first term introduces the analysis of visual texts through advertisements and establishes the formal protocols for communication.
- Visual Literacy:
- Advertisements and Posters: Analyzing font size (bogolo jwa fonto), emotive language (puo ya maikutlo), and persuasive techniques in ads (Papatso) and posters (Phousetara).
- Literature and Writing:
- Essays: Writing Narrative, Descriptive, Reflective, or Argumentative essays (Tlhamo).
- Literature: Introduction to the short story (Kgangkhutshwe) or novel (Padi), focusing on plot (poloto) and character (baanelwa).
- Advertisements and Posters: Analyzing font size (bogolo jwa fonto), emotive language (puo ya maikutlo), and persuasive techniques in ads (Papatso) and posters (Phousetara).
- Transactional Writing:
- Reports: Writing formal reports (Pegelo) regarding events or disputes.
- Contracts: Understanding contracts (Konteraka) and their language.
Term 2: Formal Correspondence and Reports
Focus: Term 2 shifts to formal communication, requiring learners to master the structure of formal letters and reports, alongside the mid-year assessments.
- Formal Writing:
- Formal Letters: Writing formal letters (Lekwalo la semmuso) paying attention to register and purpose.
- Reports: Writing formal reports (Pegelo) based on scenarios or interviews.
- Reading and Viewing:
- Media Texts: Reading newspaper reports (Pegelo ya lokwalodikgang) and magazine articles.
- Poetry: Analyzing internal structure (dikapuo, tshwantshokgopolo) and external structure (mela, ditemana) of Poko.
- Assessment:
- June Controlled Test: Covers Comprehension, Visual Text, Summary, and Language Structures.
Term 3: The Creative Writing Project
Focus: Term 3 is centered around the Creative Writing Project, a major task where learners conduct research and produce a creative response based on the literature studied.
- The Creative Writing Project:
- Research: Investigating a topic related to the literature studied (Novel, Drama, or Folklore).
- Process: Planning, drafting, and editing a creative text (e.g., a brochure or blog) based on the research.
- Presentation: Oral presentation of the project (Tlhagiso ya molomo).
- Dialogue and Negotiation:
- Speaking: Listening to negotiation conversations and practicing conflict resolution.
- Writing: Writing Dialogues (Mmuisano) and Emails (Imeile).
- Literature:
- Drama: Analyzing dramatic elements such as dialogue, conflict, and the role of the narrator (Terama).
Term 4: Career Writing and Revision
Focus: The final term prepares learners for the professional world with specific transactional texts and revises all content for the final examinations.
- Career Writing:
- CV and Cover Letter: Writing a Curriculum Vitae (Boitsebisophelo) and accompanying Cover Letter (Lekwalophelegetso) with correct format and style.
- Instructional Texts:
- Directions: Writing Directions and Instructions (Ditaelo/Dikaelo).
- CV and Cover Letter: Writing a Curriculum Vitae (Boitsebisophelo) and accompanying Cover Letter (Lekwalophelegetso) with correct format and style.
- Formal Texts:
- Obituaries: Writing Obituaries (Tsa botshelo jwa moswi) or Affidavits (Lekwalo la maikano).
- Assessment:
- End-of-Year Examination:
- Paper 1: Oral (Project Presentation).
- Paper 2: Response to Texts (Comprehension, Summary, Language).
- Paper 3: Transactional Writing.
- End-of-Year Examination:
FAQ: Setswana FAL Grade 9
Q: What is the Creative Writing Project in Term 3? A: This is a formal assessment task (Task 6) where learners must research and write a creative response based on one of the literature genres studied (Poem, Novel, Drama, or Short Stories). It counts 50 marks and includes an oral presentation.
Q: Which literature genres are covered in Grade 9? A: Learners typically study Poetry (Poko) plus one other genre, which can be a Novel (Padi), Drama (Terama), or Short Stories (Kgangkhutshwe).
Q: Is there a specific focus for the Oral Assessment? A: Yes. In Term 1 and 2, the focus is on Reading Aloud (Puisetsogodimo), while in Term 3 and 4, the focus is on the Oral Presentation of the Project.