Quotations

" To have another language is to possess another soul."

Charlemagne

"Dominar otro idioma es como tener una segunda alma."

Charlemagne

domingo, 31 de marzo de 2019

Get Ready to Succeed in this New Exam! / Prepárate a Triunfar en este Nuevo Examen!




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Temarios de Examen de Abril por Materia, Grado y Nivel
Criterios de Evaluación
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Evaluation Criteria

50% Reading Plus
50% English Fair (Classwork, practice, development)

Reading plus activities:

* Weekly work: 2 See Reading, 2 Read Around, 2 I Balance tasks
* Work time: 6 activities per week
* Checking: The teacher will check students' progress every Monday
* Reports: Every student that does not complete the 6 weekly activities
                    on time willbe reported with their parents.
* Score: Every student will complete a total of 24 activities per month.


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April Test Guide

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Evaluation Criteria

50% English Fair (Classwork, practice, development)
30% Reading Plus 
20% Exam

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Reading Strategies analysis: The nine original strategies plus
   chronological order and problem and solution.

Unit 6.- Conflict and Resolution

Lecture: Passage to Freedom (historical fiction)
- Key words and academic vocabulary 
- Definition and use in context
- Understanding idioms

 Academic vocabulary
- evaluate, literal, response

Lecture: Zlata's Diary (diary)
- Key words and academic vocabulary 
- Definition and use in context
 
- Understanding idioms
Academic vocabulary
- logical, origin, culture, definition, structure

Unit 7.- Fair is Fair 

Lecture: Passage to Freedom (historical fiction)
- Key words and academic vocabulary 
- Definition and use in context
- Understanding idioms

 Academic vocabulary
- evaluate, literal, response

Study all notes in book and notebook.

Reading plus activities:

* Weekly work: 2 See Reading, 2 Read Around, 2 I Balance tasks

* Work time: 6 activities per week 
* Checking: The teacher will check students' progress every Monday
* Reports: Every student that does not complete the 6 weekly activities
                    on time will be reported with their parents.
* Score: Every student will complete a total of 24 activities per month.

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April Test Guide

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Evaluation Criteria

50% Exam

20% Classwork
20% Speaking ability
10% Book and notebook

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Chapter 4.- A Family of Planets 

Section 1. The Nine Planets
- The solar system (figure 1, pages 94 - 95)

     Smaller systems
- Astronomical Unit: definition, symbol and values
- The inner planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars (other names)
- The outer planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, Pluto

Section 2. The Inner Planets
- Terrestrial planets 
- Mercury: Closest to the sun

     Earth year in it, period of rotation, etc.- Venus: Earth's twin?
    Rotation, sun rising, greenhouse effect, air composition, etc.    Prograde and retrograde rotation
- Earth: An oasis in space
    Water on Earth, the Earth from space
- Mars: Our intriguing neighbor.
    Atmosphere, water, atmosphere, volcanoes.


Section 3. The Outer Planets
- Gas giants 
- Jupiter: A giant among giants

    Composition, atmosphere, energy, great red spot, etc. 
- Saturn: Still forming
    Composition, energy, atmosphere, the rings, moons 
- Uranus: A small giant
    Composition, water, tilt and rotation
- Neptune: The blue world
    Composition, energy, cloud rings, etc.
- Pluto: The mystery plane
    Composition, moon, etc


Study all notes in book and notebook.

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martes, 26 de marzo de 2019

You've Passed Half the Way, Keep Going! / Has pasado la Mitad del Camino, Sigue Adelante!




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Contenidos de Abril por Materia, Grado y Nivel

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April Cover Page
Contents and Evaluation Criteria (Pending)

Module 8.- Natural disasters

A) Dissaters includying water
- Definition, icon and text examples

B) Other disasters on land
Definition, icon and text examples

- Comprehension questions
- Debate on prevention actions. 

Reading plus activities:

* Weekly work: 2 See Reading, 2 Read Around, 2 I Balance tasks
* Work time: 6 activities per week
* Checking: The teacher will check students' progress every Monday
* Reports: Every student that does not complete the 6 weekly activities
                    on time willbe reported with their parents.
* Score: Every student will complete a total of 24 activities per month.

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April Cover Page
Contents and Evaluation Criteria (pending)

Unit 7.- Fair is Fair

Lecture: The Clever Magistrate (folk tale)
- Word origins: root, source, meaning, example
- Key words and academic vocabulary 
- Definition and use in context
 

Lecture: The Clever Old Woman (Folk tale) 
- "In other words" vocabulary 
- Definition and use in context
Reading plus activities:

* Weekly work: 2 See Reading, 2 Read Around, 2 I Balance tasks

* Work time: 6 activities per week 
* Checking: The teacher will check students' progress every Monday
* Reports: Every student that does not complete the 6 weekly activities
                    on time will be reported with their parents.
* Score: Every student will complete a total of 24 activities per month.


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April Cover Page
Contents and Evaluation Criteria

50% Exam

20% Classwork
20% Speaking ability
10% Book and notebook

Chapter 4.- A Family of Planets 

Section 1. The nine planets
- Our solar system

- Astronomical unit (km and light minute, 
- The discovery of the solar system (history)
- The inner planets: terrestrial
- The outer planets: gas giants

Section 2. The inner planets
- Terrestrial planets 

- Mercury: Closest to the sun
- Venus: Earth's twin?
  Prograde and retrograde rotation
- Earth: An oasis in space
  Water on Earth, the Earth from space
- Mars: Our intriguing neighbor.
  Atmosphere, water, volcanoes.

Section 3. The outer planets
- Gas giants 
- Jupiter: A giant among giants
  Composition, pressure, energy, red spot
- Saturn: Still forming
  Composition, the rings, moons 
- Uranus: A small giant
  Composition, water, tilt
- Neptune: The blue world
  Composition, energy
- Pluto: The mystery plane
  Composition, water

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