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

September 10, 12, 13

September 11

1.  5 minute warm-up  Respond to the following prompt in your journal: How do you tell if someone is telling the truth? Explain, include details.

2.  Grammar - Present Simple
'Be' yes/no questions: https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-simple-exercise-12.html
'Be' 'sh' question for: https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-simple-exercise-13.html
'Be' mixed exercise 1: https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-simple-exercise-14.html 
'Be' mixed exercise 2: https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-simple-exercise-15.html


3.  Which Learner Profile Attributes Do You Possess?  Discussion
 

4. Think-Pair-Share  p. 4 Individually, design a logo using your name.  Use your imagination - you can design by hand or by computer, you can incorporate motion or animation. Go wherever your creativity leads you! There is only one condition: your logo must reflect who you are.

5.  Think-Pair-Share continued  p. 4 Individually, design a logo using your name.  Use your imagination - you can design by hand or by computer, you can incorporate motion or animation. Go wherever your creativity leads you! There is only one condition: your logo must reflect who you are.


September 12
1.  5 minute warm-up: 
Respond to the following prompt in your journal: Close your eyes and imagine the most relaxing place possible. Where is this place? Describe how it looks, feels and smells. Is this a real place?

2.  Think-Pair-Share continued  p. 4 Individually, design a logo using your name.  Use your imagination - you can design by hand or by computer, you can incorporate motion or animation. Go wherever your creativity leads you! There is only one condition: your logo must reflect who you are.

3.  Grammar -    Present Continuous - is a verb tense which is used to show that an ongoing action is happening now, either at the moment of speech or now in a larger sense.

Explanation and Exercises:  https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-continuous.html

4.  ACTIVITY:  Do you know the IB Learner profile attributes? pp 6-7
Task 1, Task 2, Task 3, Task 4

ATL:  Reflection skills; Transfer skills; Communication skills

September 13
1.  5 minute warm-up:  Respond to the following prompt in your journal: Would you rather stay up late or get up early? Explain

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.