What are guidelines on preparing the lesson "Ông đồ" for students in Vietnam? Are grade 8 students in Vietnam required to be efficient in analyzing the theme of the texts?

What are guidelines on preparing the lesson "Ông đồ" for students in Vietnam?

"Ông đồ" is one of the texts that grade 8 students will study.

Students can refer to the following guidelines on preparing the lesson "Ông đồ":

Note: The information about the preparation for the essay "Ông đồ" is for reference only./.

What are guidelines on preparing the lesson "Ông đồ" for students in Vietnam? Are grade 8 students in Vietnam required to be efficient in analyzing the theme of the texts?​ (Image from the Internet)

Are grade 8 students in Vietnam required to be efficient in analyzing the theme of the texts?

According to Section IV of the Vietnamese Literature Curriculum issued with Circular 32/2018/TT-BGDDT, the achievement requirements in the reading comprehension part of the grade 8 Vietnamese program are as follows:

READ

READING COMPREHENSION

Literary Texts

Content Comprehension

- Identify the comprehensive content of the text; recognize typical details, topics, stories, and characters in the coherence of the work.

- Identify and analyze the theme, ideas, message that the text wants to convey to the reader through the artistic form of the text; analyze some bases for identifying the theme.

- Recognize and analyze the emotions, feelings, dominant inspiration of the writer shown through the text.

Form Comprehension

- Recognize and analyze the role of imagination in receiving literary texts.

- Recognize some elements of humorous stories, historical tales such as: plot, context, characters, language.

- Recognize and analyze single-threaded and multi-threaded plots.

- Recognize and analyze the effects of some main satirical art techniques.

- Identify some characteristics of the "seven-word, eight-line" form and the "four-word quatrain" form in Tang dynasty poetry like: structure, style, law, rhythm, match.

- Recognize and analyze the uniqueness of the poem expressed through words, images, structure, and emotional flow.

- Recognize and analyze some elements of comedy such as: conflict, action, character, dialogue, satirical techniques.

Connection, Comparison, Linkage

- Understand that each reader may have a unique way of receiving a literary text; respect and learn from others' ways of reception.

- Comment on the content reflected and the perspective on life and people of the author in the literary text.

- Indicate changes in one's thoughts, emotions, or lifestyle after reading a literary work.

Extended Reading

- In one school year, read at least 35 literary texts (including texts guided to read on the Internet) of genres and lengths equivalent to the studied texts.

- Memorize some favorite poems or verses in the program.

Argumentative Texts

Content Comprehension

- Recognize the thesis, arguments, reasoning, and typical evidence in the text.

- Analyze the relationship between thesis, arguments, reasoning, and evidence; the role of arguments, reasoning, and evidence in demonstrating the thesis.

Form Comprehension

Differentiate objective reasoning and evidence (verifiable) from subjective opinions and evaluations of the writer.

Connection, Comparison, Linkage

Relate the content mentioned in the text to contemporary social issues.

Extended Reading

In one school year, read at least 9 argumentative texts (including texts guided to read on the Internet) with lengths equivalent to the studied texts.

Informational Texts

Content Comprehension

- Analyze the basic information of the text.

- Analyze the role of details in expressing the basic information of the text.

Form Comprehension

- Recognize and analyze characteristics of some types of informational texts: texts explaining a natural phenomenon; texts introducing a book or movie watched; identify the relationship between text characteristics and its purpose.

- Recognize and analyze the presentation of information in the text such as chronological order, cause and effect, the importance of objects, or methods of comparison and contrast.

Connection, Comparison, Linkage

- Relate the information in the text to contemporary social issues.

- Evaluate the effectiveness of a non-verbal medium in a specific text.

Extended Reading

In one school year, read at least 18 informational texts (including texts guided to read on the Internet) of types and lengths equivalent to the studied texts.

The achievement requirements in the reading comprehension part of the grade 8 Vietnamese program will require analyzing the theme.

Is there any age limit for upper secondary school students in Vietnam to re-apply for school?

According to Article 33 of the Regulation on secondary schools, upper secondary schools, and schools with multiple levels issued with Circular 32/2020/TT-BGDDT, the age of upper secondary school students is as follows:

Age of upper secondary school students

1. The age of students entering grade 6 is 11 years. The age of students entering grade 10 is 15 years. For students who have advanced classes in the previous level or have entered the level at an older age than specified, the age for grade 6 and grade 10 may decrease or increase based on the age of graduation from the previous level.

2. Students who are ethnic minorities, disabled, in special difficult circumstances, or returning from abroad can enter the level at an age up to 3 years older than the specified age.

3. Students may not repeat more than 3 times in one level.

4. Students with good physical condition and early intellectual development may start school before age or advance classes within the level. Consideration for each specific case follows these steps:

a) Parents or guardians submit a request to the school.

b) The principal establishes a Survey and Advisory Council including basic components such as the school's Leadership representative and the school's Parent Association; the teacher of the class the student is attending.

c) Based on the Survey and Advisory Council’s results, the principal reviews and decides.

5. Students within the specified age returning from abroad, children of foreigners working in Vietnam, are allowed to study at secondary schools at their residence or other secondary schools if these schools can accommodate. Consideration for each specific case follows these steps:

a) Parents or guardians submit a request to the school.

b) The principal organizes an assessment of the student's level and assigns them to an appropriate class.

Simultaneously, Clause 2, Article 4 of the Regulation issued with Decision 51/2002/QD-BGDDT stipulates that the applicant requesting to retake is a student applying to return after a break but still within the age limit for each level.

Hence, upper secondary school students applying to retake are limited by age.