January 28, 30, 31

https://www.test-english.com/explanation/b1/defining-non-defining-relative-clauses/

January 28
Unit 91   Relative Clauses
Unit 92   Relative Clauses
Unit 93   Relative Clauses
Unit 94   Relative Clauses

Justin 
video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYn15yDBvxM
questions: http://www.quia.com/quiz/7278141.html


January 30
p 120 A brief introduction to essay writing 
Visit this website to read an essay by George Orwell. Don't worry if you don't understand every word:  www.orwell.ru/library/essays/politics/english/e_polit

p 120 Essay Structure
   Introduction
   Main body of the essay
   Conclusion

January 31 - Debate  (Criterion C, D: Oral and Written)

 debate topics for middle schoolers
 1.  Find appropriate websites for topics

• a  https://www.theedadvocate.org/120-debate-topics-for-high-school-students/

• b  https://topicsmill.com/debate/debate-topics-for-middle-school/

• c.  https://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/02/24/our-100-most-popular-student-questions-for-debate-and-persuasive-writing/

• d https://teens.lovetoknow.com/High_School_Debate_Topics

2.  Select possible topic - prepare to present your choice to the class
     Oscar - Need for social media to interact more with friends
     Amicie -  Hook up culture
     Isis - Abortion - lots of discussions and points of view
     Francisca - Should marijuana be legalized?   interesting points of view
     Lis -  Less homework for teens
     Justin - Should euthanasia be legalized?
     Aure - Rape should be criminalized

I've made an executive decision as to the debate topics that you can choose from. 

• Should celebrities be responsible for the products they endorse?
• Should zoos exist?
• Should you change the way you dress because of what other people might think?
• If you see someone cheating during a test, should you tell?
• Is space exploration worth the money we spend on it?
• Should girls have their own schools?

January 21, 23, 24

Scarification - a harmful cultural practice

January 21
Criterion B Assessment- Visual interpretation
Read the text and answer the questions

Justin answer sheet: http://www.quia.com/quiz/7506676.html

January 23



1.  Relative clauses:
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/relative-clauses-exercise-1.html
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/relative-clauses-exercise-2.html

 
2.  Chinese New Year - webquest
http://www.onestopenglish.com/teenagers/topic-based-materials/festivals/february/chinese-new-year/

January 24 
Criterion A  Assessment- Visual interpretation
Watch the video and answer the questions

January 14, 16, 17

January 14
p. 95 How can traditions help us develop a sense of personal and cultural identity?
         Do traditions vary from place to place? Read and discuss
pp. 98-99 Can traditions be harmful
       Why do we follow tradition?
       The Lottery by Shirley Jackson  - Discuss

p. 106-107 Links to Individuals and society - History: Lotus feet  Read and discuss

January 16, 17

 

1.  pp 108-109 Passive Voice https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/passive.html

          passive Unit 41 Passive (1)
                       Unit 42 Passive (2)

Justin: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/english-grammar-reference/active-and-passive-voice


2.  pp 112-113 Is it OK to compromise the safety of animals for the sake of tradition? Read, discuss
3.  pp112-113 Activity: Don't support bullfighting

January 7, 9, 10 Welcome to 2020!

January 7
1.  Future Me  - https://www.futureme.org 
     a.  Create an account
     b.  Read Public Letters
     c.  Write an email to yourself to be delivered to you in the future

2.  How to form the Present Perfect Simple (What is it? How/When do we use it?)
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect.html

            a.  Positive Exercise https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-exercise-1.html
            b.  Negative Exercise: https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-exercise-2.html

3.  Irregular Verbs
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/irregular-verbs-exercise-1.html
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/irregular-verbs-exercise-2.html 


4.  Irregular Verbs past participle
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/irregular-verbs-exercise-3.html
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/irregular-verbs-exercise-4.html 

5.  Present Perfect Questions
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-exercise-3.html


6.  Present Perfect Mixed Exercises
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-exercise-4.html
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-exercise-5.html

January 9, 10
1.  Present Perfect Quiz  - Criterion D, strand i
     Justin - https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-exercise-4.html
2.  pp. 92-93  Why are traditions important?  How are traditions created?
     Read text
3.  ACTIVITY: What makes a tradition a tradition?
     ATL - Communication skills: Organize and depict information logically
     Read the extracts on pp 93-94from the article entitled "Why we love traditions, According to       Science", and then answer the questions.

4.  pp 112-113 Is it OK to compromise the safety of animals for the sake of tradition? 
     p 112 Read text
5.  pp112-113 Activity - Don't support bullfighting
     Task 1  Look at the poster on p 113 and then answer the questions . . .

December 10, 12, 13

https://www.bestsayingsquotes.com/quote/our-culture-our-traditions-build-our-identity-4140.html

December 10
1.  Paragraph writing quiz - Criterion D strand ii organize information and ideas into a structured text, use a wide range of cohesive devices
http://www.quia.com/quiz/7476328.html
2.  pp. 92-93  Why are traditions important?  How are traditions created?
     Read text
3.  ACTIVITY: What makes a tradition a tradition?
     ATL - Communication skils: Organize and depict information logically

December 12 - Kahoot Day!
1.  5 minute warm-up   Respond to the following prompt in your journal: What is your favourite time of day? Why?
2.  Kahoot!

December 13 - Grammar Day!
1.  5 minute warm-up  Respond to the following prompt in your journal:  If I wake up tomorrow and everything has changed, what will have changed?

                                                     Present Perfect Simple

2.  How to form the Present Perfect Simple (What is it? How/When do we use it?)
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect.html

            a.  Positive Exercise https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-exercise-1.html
            b.  Negative Exercise: https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-exercise-2.html

3.  Irregular Verbs
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/irregular-verbs-exercise-1.html
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/irregular-verbs-exercise-2.html 


4.  Irregular Verbs past participle
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/irregular-verbs-exercise-3.html
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/irregular-verbs-exercise-4.html 

5.  Present Perfect Questions
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-exercise-3.html


6.  Present Perfect Mixed Exercises
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-exercise-4.html
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-exercise-5.html

Be prepared for a quiz next week

December 3, 5, 6

 

December 3
1.  Paragraph Review WS - 3
     Part II - #10
     Part I - #1-6 Read the paragraphs and do the following:
                    A.  Underline the topic sentence. Circle the topic.
                    B. Cross out any sentence that doesn't belong in the paragraph.
                    C. Put a box around or highlight the transitional words and phrases.

December 5
1.  5 minute warm-up  Respond to the following prompt in your journal: 
Greta Thunberg arrived in Portugal on Tuesday, Dec 3.  If you had the opportunity to speak with her, what would you say?

2. Paragraph Review WS - 4
       Part I: One sentence in each of the pairs would make a good topic sentence. The other sentence would make a good supporting detail. Write TS for the topic sentence, and SD for the supporting detail sentence.
       Part II:  Each group of a title and three sentences contains one strong topic sentence. Circle the letter of the best topic sentence.

December 6
1.  5 minute warm-up  Respond to the following prompt in your journal:  What would happen if there were no cars, buses, trains, boats, or planes? How would this change your life?
2.  p. 91 - What is a tradition? Read text
3.  p. 91 - ACTIVITY: What are your traditions?
     Use an online dictionary to find the definitions of the following words:
      tradition        ritual         custom        rite          ceremony
     1. Look at the definitions you have found. Identify any similarities or differences between them.
     2.  Use all five definitions to come up with your own definition or explanation of what a tradition is.
     3.  Write down an example of a:
            a.  family tradition
            b. tradition connected to your faith or another religion
            c. tradition from your country or culture
            d. tradition that you may have started with your friends
    4.  Are there any traditions from your country or culture that are no longer practised?  If so, why do you think that is?
    5.  Discuss your answers in pairs and then feed back to the class.

November 28

Novemer 28

2.   Subject-Verb agreement
https://www.grammarbook.com/grammar_quiz/subject_verb_agreement_1.asp

November 19, 21, 22

 

November 19
1.  5 minute warm-up  Respond to the following prompt in your journal:  Walking in the rain is . . .
2.  Paragraph Writing Worksheet

November 21

Criterion C, D - Writing assessment

November 22

1.  5 minute warm-up  Respond to the following prompt in your journal: If animals could talk, I would ask them. . .

2.  Isis Oral presentation: University - Criterion C, D

3. Review writing assessment

4. 

November 12, 14, 15

https://www.examples.com/education/paragraph-writing.html

November 12
1.  5 minute warm-up  Respond to the following prompt in your journal:  What do you believe in?
2.  Hong Kong: What's going on?   https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/11/11/how-hong-kongs-protests-became-de-facto-war-about-future-democracy/?arc404=true

November 14 

1.  5 minute warm-up  Respond to the following prompt in your journal:  Make a list of everything you’d like to say YES to.

2.  Grammar
Groups of people:  https://www.englishgrammar101.com/module-10/capitalization/lesson-4/names-of-groups-of-people
Names of things: https://www.englishgrammar101.com/module-10/capitalization/lesson-5/names-of-things
Names in School: https://www.englishgrammar101.com/module-10/capitalization/lesson-6/names-in-school
Names on the calendar: https://www.englishgrammar101.com/module-10/capitalization/lesson-7/names-on-the-calendar
Firsts: https://www.englishgrammar101.com/module-10/capitalization/lesson-8/firsts

November 14, 15  

1.  5 minute warm-up  Respond to the following prompt in your journal:Make a list of everything you'd like to say NO to.
2. Resource:  9+ Paragraph:  https://www.examples.com/education/paragraph-writing.html

November 5, 7, 8

November 5

1.  5 minute warm-up -   Respond to the following prompt in your journal: Imagine that you are marooned on a desert island. Choose five things you would want to have with you. 

 

November 7

1.  5 minute warm-up  Respond to the following prompt in your journal:  What does the world need most?

2.  Paragraph writing
     a.  paragraph review
     b.  paragraph review ws 1


November 8

October 22, 24, 25

 

October 22
1.  5 minute warm-up   Respond to the following prompt: One thing that I wish my English teacher knew about me.

2. Grammar
What is a noun?
Nouns
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar/parts-of-speech-the-noun/grammar-nouns/e/identifying-nouns

https://englishgrammarpass.com/exercises/tests/100.html

Capitalization
Names of people:  https://www.englishgrammar101.com/module-10/capitalization/lesson-1/names-of-people 
Titles: https://www.englishgrammar101.com/module-10/capitalization/lesson-2/titles
Names of places: https://www.englishgrammar101.com/module-10/capitalization/lesson-3/names-of-places 

October 24
Criterion A, D - Comprehending Spoken and Visual text

Justin
http://www.quia.com/quiz/7429964.html

Video
https://youtu.be/juO4zxsjSjw 

October 25
Grammar
Groups of people:  https://www.englishgrammar101.com/module-10/capitalization/lesson-4/names-of-groups-of-people
Names of things: https://www.englishgrammar101.com/module-10/capitalization/lesson-5/names-of-things
Names in School: https://www.englishgrammar101.com/module-10/capitalization/lesson-6/names-in-school
Names on the calendar: https://www.englishgrammar101.com/module-10/capitalization/lesson-7/names-on-the-calendar
Firsts: https://www.englishgrammar101.com/module-10/capitalization/lesson-8/firsts

Halloween Webquest
http://www.onestopenglish.com/teenagers/topic-based-materials/festivals/october/webquest-
halloween/552316.article

October 15, 17, 18

October 15
1.  5 minute warm-up   Respond to the following prompt: If you found a treasure chest buried in your garden, what would you most like to discover inside?

2.  Oral Presentation Prep: 
ACTIVITY: Going to college
Task 1  p. 15 

 Oral Assessment - Criterion C, D  (3-4 minutes)
                                            Presentation Date - Friday October 11, Monday October 14
The future is sooner than you think! How can you prepare to enter the uni of your dreams?

a. Conduct research on entering a university to study a subject that you are interested in. 
b. Use the questions on p. 15 as a guide to help you. 
     Entry requirements- what subjects and grades will you need to do this course?
    Type of university - what type of campus is it? Is it in a city?
    Fees - how much does it cost?
    Scholarship/bursary - are there any scholarships or bursaries? How do you apply?
    Housing - what type of accommodation is there?
    Extracurricular activities
    Study abroad programmes
    Any other information of interest
c. Create a visual to help you stay focused and keep your audience interested.
(You can create a PowerPoint or use a site like Pictochart (https://piktochart.com/) to design a multimedia poster that includes all the information you have found and present it to the class.)

*Remember: Stand up straight
                       Make eye contact with your audience
                       Be enthusiastic
                       Use your voice well (speak loud and enunciate clearly) 

October 17
1.  5 minute warm-up   Respond to the following prompt: If you were invisible for a day, where would you go and what would you do?
2.  Grammar:  Past Simple
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple.html
Mixed Exercise 1
Mixed Exercise 2

3.  Watch the video and answer the questions:

October 18 
1.  5 minute warm-up   Respond to the following prompt: One thing that I wish my English teacher knew about me.

October 8, 10, 11

October 8, 10

1.  5 minute Warm-up: Respond in your journal to the following prompt:
Are you a competitive person?  Why or why not?

2.  Oral Presentation Prep: 
ACTIVITY: Going to college
Task 1  p. 15 

 Oral Assessment - Criterion C, D  (3-4 minutes)
                                            Presentation Date - Friday October 11, Monday October 14
The future is sooner than you think! How can you prepare to enter the uni of your dreams?

a. Conduct research on entering a university to study a subject that you are interested in. 
b. Use the questions on p. 15 as a guide to help you. 
     Entry requirements- what subjects and grades will you need to do this course?
    Type of university - what type of campus is it? Is it in a city?
    Fees - how much does it cost?
    Scholarship/bursary - are there any scholarships or bursaries? How do you apply?
    Housing - what type of accommodation is there?
    Extracurricular activities
    Study abroad programmes
    Any other information of interest
c. Create a visual to help you stay focused and keep your audience interested.
(You can create a PowerPoint or use a site like Pictochart (https://piktochart.com/) to design a multimedia poster that includes all the information you have found and present it to the class.)

*Remember: Stand up straight
                       Make eye contact with your audience
                       Be enthusiastic
                       Use your voice well (speak loud and enunciate clearly) 

October 11, 15   

Criterion C, D - Oral presentations  "Going to college"
 

October 1, 3, 4

October 1
1.  Criterion B - Comprehending Written and Visual Text

2.  Online exercises:  Past simple or Past Continuous
http://www.really-learn-english.com/past-progressive-exercises.html
http://first-english.org/english_learning/english_tenses/comparison_tenses/30_simple_past_or_past_continuous_exercises.htm
http://www.montsemorales.com/gramatica/PastSimpContSw2-6-2.htm
https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/past-simple-vs-past-continuous
https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/past-continuous-or-past-simple
http://www.focus.olsztyn.pl/en-past-continuous-simple-past-exercises.html#.WbhQ09FrypY
http://www.focus.olsztyn.pl/en-past-continuous-or-past-simple-exercises.html#.WbhSv9FrypY
https://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs3.htm
http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/multi/pastsc.htm

October 3
1.  5 minute warm-up -   Respond to the following prompt in your journal: Would you ever consider getting a tattoo?

2.  Online exercises:  Past simple or Past Continuous
http://www.really-learn-english.com/past-progressive-exercises.html
http://first-english.org/english_learning/english_tenses/comparison_tenses/30_simple_past_or_past_continuous_exercises.htm
http://www.montsemorales.com/gramatica/PastSimpContSw2-6-2.htm
https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/past-simple-vs-past-continuous
https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/past-continuous-or-past-simple
http://www.focus.olsztyn.pl/en-past-continuous-simple-past-exercises.html#.WbhQ09FrypY
http://www.focus.olsztyn.pl/en-past-continuous-or-past-simple-exercises.html#.WbhSv9FrypY
https://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs3.htm
http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/multi/pastsc.htm

October 4
1.  5 minute warm-up - Respond to the following prompt in your journal: 
What privilege of getting older are you most looking forward to?
2.  Grammar quiz - Criterion D - Present Simple or Present Continuous 
http://www.quia.com/quiz/6048659.html
3.  Oral Presentation Prep: 
ACTIVITY: Going to college
Task 1  p. 15 

 Oral Assessment - Criterion C, D  (3-4 minutes)
                                            Presentation Date -  October 10-11
The future is sooner than you think! How can you prepare to enter the uni of your dreams?

a. Conduct research on entering a university to study a subject that you are interested in. 
b. Use the questions on p. 15 as a guide to help you. 
    Entry requirements- what subjects and grades will you need to do this course?
    Type of university - what type of campus is it? Is it in a city?
    Fees - how much does it cost?
    Scholarship/bursary - are there any scholarships or bursaries? How do you apply?
    Housing - what type of accommodation is there?
    Extracurricular activities
    Study abroad programmes
    Any other information of interest
c. Create a visual to help you stay focused and keep your audience interested.
(You can create a PowerPoint or use a site like Pictochart (https://piktochart.com/) to design a multimedia poster that includes all the information you have found and present it to the class.)

*Remember: Stand up straight
                       Make eye contact with your audience
                       Be enthusiastic
                       Use your voice well (speak loud and enunciate clearly) 


 

September 24, 26, 27

 

September 24
1.  5 minute warm-up  Respond to the following prompt: Which three foods best describe your personality?
2.  Vocabulary:  https://beta.freerice.com/
3.  p.10-11 ACTIVITY:  Teenage schoolboy cracks Isaac Newton's 300-year-old maths problem
     ATL:  Communication skills: Read critically and for comprehension; Write for different purposes
     Read the text on p. 11
    Answer the questions on p. 10

September 26
1.  5 minute warm-up  Respond to the following prompt: If you could meet any fictional character, who would it be?
2.  Grammar:  Present Simple or Present Continuous 
http://www.quia.com/quiz/6048659.html
3.  p. 10 Left-brain vs right-brain   -  Links to: Sciences
     Have you wondered how the brain works? Are you a left-brain or right-brain thinker? You might have heard people say that they are good at problem-solving or better at languages. Is there a connection to how their brain works?
     Visit this website to find out more: https://www.verywellmind.com/left-brain-vs-right-brain-2795005
4.   Are you left-brained or right-brained?
5.  Split Brain experiments game:   https://educationalgames.nobelprize.org/educational/medicine/split-brain/index.html


September 27
1.  5 minute warm-up  Respond to the following prompt: What made you feel bad this week?
2.  Vocabulary:  p. 13 Activity: What do we call a person who. . .?
     Guess the job title of the person who does each of the following.
     a. puts out fires
     b. fixes people's teeth
     c. flies an aircraft
     d. takes photographs
     e. experiments to find out new things
     f. makes and sells medicine
     g. repairs car engines
     h. operates on sick people
     i. writes newspaper articles
     j. sends offenders to jail
3.  p. 14 Activity: Find inspiration
     Ade Adepitan is a Paralympian. Watch this video and listen carefully to what Ade says about goals https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/ade-adepitan-becoming-a-paralympic-basketball-champion/zbwxnrd, then answer the questions below.

• Where is Ade from? (strand i)
• What does Ade do? (strand i)
• When did Ade's dream start? (strand i)
• Evaluate the purpose of the text. (strand ii)
• Who is the target audience for this programme? (strand ii)   Justify your answer by stating which features or aspects of the programme are particularly suited to this audience.
• Identify how long it took Ade to reach his dream. (strand i)
• Who inspired Ade? (strand i)
• Do you like this video? Why? Why not?  (strand iii)
• According to Ade, what is more important than individual success? (strand i)
• Basing your answer on the final part of the video (4:09 onwards), what does Ade say anyone can achieve? Explain your answer by referring to information in the video.

September 17, 19, 20

September 17
1. 5 minute warm-up: Respond to the following prompt in your journal: Describe yourself in five sentences.
2.  Grammar -    Present Simple or Present Continuous -

• Choose the Present Simple or Present Continuous Exercise 1
• Choose the Present Simple or Present Continuous Exercise 2
• Choose the Present Simple or Present Continuous Exercise 3

 3.  ACTIVITY:  Test your Awareness:  Do The Test   p. 9

ATL: Reflecion skills:  Demonstrate flexibility in the selection and use of learning strategies

      Task 1 - In pairs answer the following questions:

• What did you see?
• Did you have different answers?
• What type of text is this?
• Identify who made the clip.
• Who is the audience?
• Did you see the moonwalking bear?
• Why do we see things differently?   
  

4.  Search for other awareness videos online.


September 19
1.  5 minute warm-up Mindfulness


September 20

1.  5 minute warm-up: Mindfulness

2.  Peace One Day -   What is it?  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_One_Day

3.  Kids for peace https://kidsforpeaceglobal.org/peace-day-challenge/

4.  Pinwheels for peace   http://www.pinwheelsforpeace.com/Pinwheels_for_Peace/home.html