Middle School Italian 2015-2016
Trimester 3 Subject Overview
Class 7
Topics
Learning
Poetry analysis
Identify the structure of a poem (verses, stanzas, rhyme pattern).
Analyse the contents of a poem, understand the meaning of words
beyond the literal. Figures of speech: simile, metaphor, alliteration,
onomatopoeia, personification.
Narrative:
“Storie del vicolo
delle magnolie””
Analyse stories from different perspectives.
Topics: family and friend relationships, school, bullying, respect.
Grammar:
past tenses, the
difference between
Perfect and
Imperfect
Learn the rules for a correct and effective use of the past tenses
(Perfect and Imperfect): facts seen as completed having or not a
relationship to the present, continuous or habitual actions in the past,
descriptions in the past, physical, mental or emotional state in the
past.
Homework (written and oral):
 reading comprehension questions
 summaries and essays
 exercises on grammar rules and vocabulary
 oral presentations
Assessment (written and oral):
 grammar tests at the end of each unit
 reading comprehension tests (open questions, multiple
choice, matching words and sentences, true/false,
synonyms/antonyms, etc.)
 structured questions (essays) to ascertain the knowledge
acquisition, the ability to elaborate information and the
creativity of the pupils
 oral presentations
Middle School Italian 2015-2016
Trimester 3 Subject Overview
Class 8
Topics
Learning
Poetry analysis
Identify the structure of a poem (verses, stanzas, rhyme pattern,
imperfect rhymes, enjambement). Analyse the contents of a
poem, understand the meaning of words beyond the literal.
Figures of speech: simile, metaphor, alliteration, onomatopoeia,
personification, antithesis, oxymoron.
The expositive text
Reading comprehension strategies: selecting information,
identifying the main idea, summarising, outlining information in
a diagram. Writing process: learn how to present facts objectively
and to report on facts of general interest. Structure: introduction,
development, conclusion.
Narrative: “Mio papà
scrive la guerra”
Identify the narrator, setting, characters, theme and message;
make a research on the historical context.
Grammar: the
impersonal form
Know and correctly apply the rules to use the impersonal forms
of verbs; agree correctly the pronoun “si” with the third person
singular or plural of the verb, according to the object; know and
properly use impersonal forms.
Homework (written and oral):
 reading comprehension questions
 summaries, dictations
 exercises on grammar rules and vocabulary
Assessment (written and oral):
 grammar tests at the end of each unit
 reading comprehension tests (open questions, multiple
choice, matching words and sentences, true/false,
synonyms/antonyms, etc.)
 summaries to ascertain the knowledge acquisition, the
ability to elaborate information and the creativity of the
pupils
Middle School Italian 2015-2016
Trimester 3 Subject Overview
Class 9
Topics
Learning
Poetry analysis
Recognise the structure of a poem: syllables, lines, stanzas,
metrical forms. Identify different poetic devices: simile,
metaphor,
personification,
onomatopoeia,
synesthesia,
alliteration, assonance, consonance, rhyme, tone, point of view,
imagery. Examine any and all poetic devices, focusing on how
such devices contribute to the meaning and the effect.
Narrative: “Mio papà
scrive la guerra”
Extract essential information: narrator, characters (protagonist,
co-protagonist, antagonist), where and when the story takes
place. Analyse technique, characters, situations, themes. Explain
the meaning of words belonging to the semantic fields of war
and journalism.
Grammar:
Revision of
subjunctive
Learn the rules for correct and effective use of the subjunctive to
expresses doubt, uncertainty, hope, fear, possibility, opinions,
etc. Expressions requiring the subjunctive: impersonal forms,
comparative
clauses, sentences
introduced
by certain
connectives, adjectives or pronouns.
Homework (written and oral):
 reading comprehension questions
 summaries and essays
 exercises on grammar rules and vocabulary
 oral presentations
Assessment (written and oral):
 grammar tests at the end of each unit
 reading comprehension tests (open questions, multiple
choice, matching words and sentences, true/false,
synonyms/antonyms, etc.)
 structured questions (essays) to ascertain the knowledge
acquisition, the ability to elaborate information and the
creativity of the pupils
 oral presentations