📝 Pan-African School – Language Arts Curriculum Tree
Level 1 – Foundations
- Early Literacy & Phonics – letter recognition, phonemic awareness, decoding
- Reading Fluency & Comprehension – guided reading, strategies for understanding texts
- Writing Fundamentals – sentence structure, paragraphing, basic narratives
- Speaking & Listening – oral storytelling, active listening, classroom discussion
- Vocabulary & Word Study – morphology, roots, high-frequency words
Level 2 – Core Language Arts
- Literature & Text Studies – short stories, poems, plays, multicultural texts
- Grammar & Mechanics – parts of speech, punctuation, sentence types
- Writing Workshop I – personal narratives, descriptive & expository writing
- Research & Information Literacy – locating sources, evaluating credibility, citations
- Media Literacy – analyzing images, videos, and digital content
Level 3 – Applied & Intermediate
- World & African Literature – novels, oral traditions, contemporary voices
- Writing Workshop II – persuasive essays, argumentative writing, op-eds
- Drama & Performance – script reading, stagecraft, performance skills
- Creative Writing – poetry, short fiction, flash fiction, creative non-fiction
- Language Acquisition Support – ESL/ELL instruction and scaffolding
Level 4 – Advanced / Specializations
- Advanced Composition & Rhetoric – advanced argumentation, research papers
- Comparative Literature – themes across cultures, translation studies
- Linguistics & Language Study – phonetics, syntax, sociolinguistics basics
- Journalism & Reporting – news writing, interviewing, ethics in journalism
- Technical & Professional Writing – proposals, reports, workplace communication
Practical Training & Portfolio
- Writing Portfolio – sequenced drafts, revisions, reflective statements
- Public Speaking & Debate – structured debates, speeches, persuasion techniques
- Publishing Projects – school magazine, blogs, zines, local publishing partnerships
- Classroom Libraries & Reading Circles – book clubs, community reading events
- Workshops with Authors & Journalists – guest sessions, Q&A, mentorship
Electives & Cross-Disciplinary Options
- Translation & Language Preservation – documenting local languages, translation practice
- Children's Literature & Pedagogy – reading aloud, book selection for young learners
- Digital Storytelling – podcasts, multimedia stories, audio production
- Literary Criticism & Theory – critical approaches to reading and interpretation
- Community Literacy Programs – adult literacy, family reading nights, outreach