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

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April Evaluation Criteria:

30%  Classwork, Participation, Oral practice.

20%  Guide to April Exam

50%  Bimonthly Exam.

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Temarios por Materia, Grado y Nivel

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CONTENTS  (April)

Unit 5.- Shopping 

* Grammar: Present perfect and simple past

Unit 6.- Shopping
* Vocabulary: Electronic devises
* Grammar: The use of "will" and "be going to"
* Grammar: Zero Conditional
* Vocabulary extension:  Modals may, might, could


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CONTENTS  (April)

Chapter 4.-Communication and Control.

Section 2.- Responding to the Environment.

* Integumentary system, reflex, feedback mechanism, thermoreceptor
* Sense of sight, cornea, retina, pupil, photoreceptor
* Sense of hearing, three stages
* Sense of smell, olfactory cells
* Sense of taste
* Sense of touch 

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CONTENTS  (April)

Unit 5.- Tomorrow's World

* Review on grammar: Future perfect and future continuous

* Vocabulary: collocations verb + noun

Unit 6.- Mystery

* Grammar: Compound nouns

* Grammar: Reported Speech sentences and questions

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CONTENTS (April)

Chapter 5.- Energy Resources.

Section 1.- Natural Resources.
* Concepts of:
- Natural resource
- Renewable and nonrenewable resources
- Energy conservation
- The three Rs: reuse, reduce, recycle

Section 2.- Fossil fuels
* Concept of fossil fuel
* Three kinds: petroleum, natural gas and coal
* Fossil fuels formation

Section 3.- Alternative Resources
* Concepts of: 
- Nuclear energy: fission and fusion
- Chemical energy
- Solar energy: solar panel and solar collector
- Wind power
- Hydroelectric energy
- Power from plants: Biomass and gasohol
- Geothermal energy

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CONTENTS (April)

Chapter 5.- Energy Resources.

Section 1.- Natural Resources.
* Concepts of:
- Natural resource
- Renewable and nonrenewable resources
- Energy conservation
- The three Rs: reuse, reduce, recycle

Section 2.- Fossil fuels
* Concept of fossil fuel
* Three kinds: petroleum, natural gas and coal
* Fossil fuels formation

Section 3.- Alternative Resources
* Concepts of: 
- Nuclear energy: fission and fusion
- Chemical energy
- Solar energy: solar panel and solar collector
- Wind power
- Hydroelectric energy
- Power from plants: Biomass and gasohol
- Geothermal energy

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Dear students: 

Thank you very much for your commitment and hard work to the prime event of the English Academy: "The Great Adventure and Exploration English Fair 2014-2015."  

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March Evaluation Criteria:

50%  Classwork, Participation, Oral practice.

50%  Englis Fair Performance.

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Bitácora de Actividades

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Notebook:

* March cover page
* February exam stuck in the notebook and signed by parents
* English Fair logistics in the notebook and signed by parents
* Speech written in the notebook
* Decoration ideas drawn in the notebook

Classwork:

* Team work with decision making about main and subtopics,
   information research, speech creation, order of appearance,
   decoration and outfit.
* Speech rehearsal in teams, exposition in front of the class

Event:

* Students assistance and punctuality
* Material and decoration delivery
* Team work in the assembly of the stand
* Speech and performance during the event
* Full permanence in the stand during the whole event
* Stand cleaning at the end of the event
* Parents assistance and attendance of, at least, ten teams

Get Ready to Show What You Know! / Prepárate para Demostrar lo que Sabes!

Dear students: Welcome to this time of light, happiness, and joy. I'm sure you will give the best of yourself in the English Fair.

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March Evaluation Criteria:

50%  Classwork, Participation, Oral practice.

50%  Englis Fair Performance.

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Trabajo por  Materia, Grado y Nivel

Galería de Fotos 

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March 6th is a special day; all secondary school students will have the opportunity

to prove their skills in oral communication through a grat event called English Fair.

In this event, students (in teams) will create, prepare and develop a speech about

a great exploration and adventure. They will decide on materials, outfit, accesories

and stand decoration. The day of the event, they will show their work to the audience.   

Each student will be evaluated in two parts: 50% about work in class and 50% about work in the event. This one includes the participation of parents through a special pass they will get and fill up with their visit to the stands.

It's important to mention that the grade they receive in the event will be valid to all four English subjects: Use of English, Literature, Science and Social Studies.

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In the class:

* Contents research
* Speech preparation
* Outfit selection
* Stand decoration creation
* Speech rehearsal

Note: no material will be created in class.

Requirements for the day of the event:

* Students must be at school at 7:00 am
* In case of special outfit, they can come to school wearing it.
* They have to bring a big box, sticker, scissors, a rubber stamp and any material
   they need. They should include two big trash bags.
* They will bring a tablecloth, big enough to cover the table.
* In case of electronic devices, they will bring enough wire to plug it in
   (all electronic devises' care is under students' responsibility)
* In case of food, they can bring small food samples, candy or chocolate;
   full dishes are not allowed.

Performance:

* They will receive parents in the stand with joy and enthusiasm.
* Each team will give their speech to every group of parents that visit their stand; 
   after that, they will mark the parents' pass with a rubber stamp.
* They will respect the starting and ending hour of the event.
* They won't be allowed to leave their stand during the event.

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In the class:

* Contents research
* Speech preparation
* Outfit selection
* Stand decoration creation
* Speech rehearsal

Note: no materials will be created in class.

Requirements for the day of the event:

* Students must be at school at 7:00 am
* In case of special outfit, they can come to school wearing it.
* They have to bring a big box, sticker, scissors, a rubber stamp and any material
   they need. They should include two big trash bags.
* They will bring a tablecloth, big enough to cover the table.
* In case of electronic devices, they will bring enough wire to plug it in
   (all electronic devises' care is under students' responsibility)
* In case of food, they can bring small food samples, candy or chocolate;
   full dishes are not allowed.

Performance:

* They will receive parents in the stand with joy and enthusiasm.
* Each team will give their speech to every group of parents that visit their stand; 
   after that, they will mark the parents' pass with a rubber stamp.
* They will respect the starting and ending hour of the event.
* They won't be allowed to leave their stand during the event.

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PHOTO GALLERY

These are some samples of what your partners have done:

       

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You've Gone Half the Way! Give your Best! Has Recorrido la Mitad del Camino! Da lo Mejor de Tí!

Dear students: I hope feelings of love, happiness and friendship fill your life and the one of every friend and family member of yours. 

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February Evaluation Criteria:

10%  Book and Notebook.

10%  Classwork, participation.

10%  Oral practice.

70%  Exam.

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Bitácora de Trabajo por  Materia, Grado y Nivel

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CONTENIDOS  REVISADOS 

* February cover page
* Evaluation criteria

* Vocabulary about stores and products

* Grammar about present perfect
* Grammar about present perfect and simple past
* Vocabulary about electronic devises
* Grammar about the use of "will" and "be going to"
* Provision and solution of the guide to February exam 

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CONTENIDOS REVISADOS

* February cover page

* Evaluation criteria

* Nervous System definition and functions
* Central and Peripheral systems
* Drawing and definitions about the neuron (fig. 2, page 81) and its structure:
   nucleus, cell body, dendrite, axon, axon terminal
* Concepts of impulse and nerve
* Somatic and Autonomic nervous system definitions
* Drawing and definition of the brain: cerebrum, cerebellum, medulla
* Vocabulary about integumentary system, reflex, feedback mechanism, retina, cochlea, 

* Provision and solution of the guide to February exam.

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CONTENIDOS  REVISADOS 

* February cover page

* Evaluation criteria

* Vocabulary about software, hardware, and accesories

* Grammar about modal verbs for speculations and predictions

* Vocabulary about two-part nouns

* Grammar about future perfect and future continuous

* Vocabulary about collocations verb + noun

* Vocabulary about house furniture

* Grammar about compound nouns

* Provision and solution of the guide to February exam 

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CONTENIDOS REVISADOS

* February cover page

* Evaluation criteria
* Environmental problems free chat

* Definition of pollution and pollutants: Garbage, chemicals, high-powered wastes,

   gases, noise
* Concept of resourse depletion and renewable and nonrenewable resources
* Concept of exotic species, overpopulation, biodiversity.
* Environmental problems free chat

* Concept of conservation and the 3 Rs: Reducing, reusing and recycling
* Maintaining biodiversity and protecting species and habitats
* Environmental strategies and measures to help the environment

* Provision and solution of the guide to February exam.

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CONTENIDOS REVISADOS

* February cover page

* Evaluation criteria
* Environmental problems free chat

* Definition of pollution and pollutants: Garbage, chemicals, high-powered wastes,

   gases, noise
* Concept of resourse depletion and renewable and nonrenewable resources
* Concept of exotic species, overpopulation, biodiversity.
* Environmental problems free chat

* Concept of conservation and the 3 Rs: Reducing, reusing and recycling
* Maintaining biodiversity and protecting species and habitats
* Environmental strategies and measures to help the environment

* Provision and solution of the guide to February exam.

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