TMS3720 Assignment 3
2024 (234942) - DUE
11 July 2024
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, TMS3720 Assignment 3 2024 (234942) - DUE 11 July 2024
QUESTION 1
1.1 In light of the above statement by the Progress in International Reading and
Literacy Study (PIRLS) that South African learners lack proper reading skills and
that 81% of Grade 4 pupils in South Africa do not read with comprehension (Roux,
2023), explain and demonstrate with a few examples extracted from the story The
Necklace, by Guy de Maupassant, how you would teach intensive reading for
comprehension at a word level. (10)
1.2 Explain and demonstrate with a few examples extracted from the story The
Necklace, by Guy de Maupassant, how you would teach intensive reading for
comprehension at a sentence and paragraph level. (10)
1.3 Explain and demonstrate with a few examples extracted from the story The
Necklace, by Guy de Maupassant, how you would teach intensive reading for
comprehension at whole text level. (10) [30]
1.1 Intensive Reading for Comprehension at a Word Level
Objective: To enhance learners' understanding of individual words and their
meanings within the context of the text.
Strategy:
1. Vocabulary Building: Identify challenging words and provide definitions.
2. Context Clues: Teach students to use context clues to infer the meanings of
unknown words.
3. Word Analysis: Break down complex words into roots, prefixes, and
suffixes.
Examples from "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant:
1. Vocabulary Building:
o Word: Ardent
▪ Definition: Enthusiastic or passionate.
▪ Sentence from the text: "She suffered intensely, feeling herself
born for every delicacy and luxury."
2024 (234942) - DUE
11 July 2024
[Company address]
, TMS3720 Assignment 3 2024 (234942) - DUE 11 July 2024
QUESTION 1
1.1 In light of the above statement by the Progress in International Reading and
Literacy Study (PIRLS) that South African learners lack proper reading skills and
that 81% of Grade 4 pupils in South Africa do not read with comprehension (Roux,
2023), explain and demonstrate with a few examples extracted from the story The
Necklace, by Guy de Maupassant, how you would teach intensive reading for
comprehension at a word level. (10)
1.2 Explain and demonstrate with a few examples extracted from the story The
Necklace, by Guy de Maupassant, how you would teach intensive reading for
comprehension at a sentence and paragraph level. (10)
1.3 Explain and demonstrate with a few examples extracted from the story The
Necklace, by Guy de Maupassant, how you would teach intensive reading for
comprehension at whole text level. (10) [30]
1.1 Intensive Reading for Comprehension at a Word Level
Objective: To enhance learners' understanding of individual words and their
meanings within the context of the text.
Strategy:
1. Vocabulary Building: Identify challenging words and provide definitions.
2. Context Clues: Teach students to use context clues to infer the meanings of
unknown words.
3. Word Analysis: Break down complex words into roots, prefixes, and
suffixes.
Examples from "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant:
1. Vocabulary Building:
o Word: Ardent
▪ Definition: Enthusiastic or passionate.
▪ Sentence from the text: "She suffered intensely, feeling herself
born for every delicacy and luxury."
