March 25, 27, 28, 31, April 1, April 3, April 4

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March 25 - Grammar
5a Masterpieces Adventures Exploring grammar p. 51
#5, 6, 7

Modal verbs
Possibility: may/might must, can't
Ability: can and could
Obligation: have to and had to

homework: worksheet

March 27-28
Half of the class will be out, so we will watch a movie.

March 31 - Vocabulary
Practice your vocabulary - follow the links below to complete online exercises.

Adjectives describing art - https://elt.oup.com/student/adventures/wordgames/crosswords/ad4art?cc=pt&selLanguage=pt
Art Nouns - https://elt.oup.com/student/adventures/wordgames/wordsearches/ad4art?cc=pt&selLanguage=pt
Test your vocabulary - https://elt.oup.com/student/adventures/wordlists/ad4.5?cc=pt&selLanguage=pt

homework:  p. 51  Finished? Write definitions for the words in exercise 9. (mural, abstract, gallery, nude, portrait, exhibition, sculpture, still life, landscape)

April 1 - Reading

5b  - Art or crime? Adventures Reading pp. 52-53
1. Read the interview. Match questions 1-5 with answers a-e,
2. Complete the summary of the article.

April 3 - Exploring Grammar; Writing - Describing Places/Buildings
5b Masterpieces Adventures - Exploring grammar, p. 53
Ability and obligation:
can/could  and have to/had to

#3, 4, 5

Describing Places/Buildings
pp. 11, 12, 17

homework: Describing Places/Buildings  p 13, #4 B, C, D

April 4

Check this out. It's awesome! PS: I love facebook

Discussion: Is grafitti art or not?

March 17, 18, 20, 21

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Sister Wendy Beckett

March 17
1) Oral
2) Intro to new unit - Art World
Unit question: What can we learn from studying the art of others?
AOI: Human Ingenuity


March 18
5 Art world
p. 49 Vocabulary (contemporary, simple, beautiful, realistic, modern, expressive, fun, depressing, shocking, sophisticated)
p. 49 Speaking

March 20
period 6
5a Masterpieces
p. 50

period 7
descriptive writing

Describing Art: http://panthers.k12.ar.us/high_school/departments/art/lessons/guidelines%20for%20describing%20an%20artwork.pdf
List of Descriptive Words to Critique Art: http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/word-lists/list-of-descriptive-words-to-critique-art.html
Looking at Art: http://www.incredibleart.org/files/crit.htm


before we leave, check out these sites:
Make your own art online - http://jacksonpollock.org
Just for fun - http://maninthedark.com

March 21
Speaking Activity - Genetic Actors

March 11, 13, 14

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Year 9, I hope you had a good half-term break.  We are just about finished with this unit but before we go . . .

March 11, 13
Criterion C - Reading Assessment

When you finish your test, please complete the grammar exercises available.  Remember to keep quiet as some people will still be working;)

March 14
Progress Check 4

February 24, 25, 27, 28

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February 24
3rd conditional

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Online exercises
Perfect English Grammar: http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/third-conditional-exercise-1.html
English Grammar Secrets: http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/thirdconditional/menu.php
English Exercises: http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3233
Learn English Online: http://www.learnenglish-online.com/grammar/thirdconditional.html

February 25
4c Fashion Victims, Adventures p.41
#3 Speaking - Fashion victims questionnaire
#4 Writing - Presenting statistics  (this can help with your CT Evaluation;)

February 27
Criterion A - Oral Assessment

Students will deliver an opinion piece based on one of the following prompts:
1) Should schools have dress codes? Why or Why not?  Explain or
2)Should people be judged by the way they look? Why or Why not? Explain

February 28
Criterion A - Oral Assessment (continued)

February 18, 20, 21

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February 18, 20
4b - Exploring grammar #10 too, so, such (for emphasis)
                                      #11 complete the dialogue

What do you like/dislike about the current fashion? Why?
4c Fashion victims, Adventures pp 40-41
Reading #1 and  #2- Answer the questions
Speaking - #3 Work in pairs
Writing # 4 -  Presenting statistics (This can help with your CT Evaluation;)

homework: Worksheet Exercise #62 1st Conditional #11-36, Exercise #63 2nd Conditional #11-36 (per your request - due Monday, Feb 24).

February 21
Oral - Prepare keywords for an oral presentation (2-5) minutes to be delivered on February 27 on one of the following prompts.

1) Should schools have dress codes? Why or Why not?  Explain or
2)Should people be judged by the way they look? Why or Why not? Explain

February 10, 11, 13, 14

http://www.humansofnewyork.com/

"When I was 19, my girlfriend and I were going to study in Paris. Our boyfriends came to the docks to see us off. Right as we were getting on the ship, my friend's boyfriend said to her: 'If you go, I won't wait for you.' So she turned around and decided to stay. My fiance saw this and told me: 'I won't wait for you either.'

I said: 'Don't!'"

February 10
I'd like to introduce you to a really cool blog that I came across online and think that you might like.
http://www.humansofnewyork.com 

Let's look at who started this blog, why and it's development path before we go any further. The short video will fill you in:  http://www.humansofnewyork.com/about

I think this falls in line with our current unit on looks. I would like you to explore this blog and discuss your findings with others. I would like you to be able to reflect on your learning.

Oh yeah, there is also a facebook page that you can follow;) https://www.facebook.com/humansofnewyork

February 11
4a A new look, Adventures p. 37  Exploring grammar Second conditional
1st conditional vs. 2nd conditional

homework: how do you make the first conditional in your first language?

February 13
Period 6, 7
4b Appearances, Adventures pp. 38-39
Vocabuary - #1 describing clothes - adjectives
Listening - #4, #5 (not possible, overhead not functioning)
Speaking - #6
3rd conditional exercise #8 p.39

homework: exercise #9

Oral: How far would you go to change your appearance?

February 14
Valentine's Day Worksheet (New Inside Out)

Extra Valentine's Day activities:
National Geographic - General information about Valentine's Day
National Geographic Quiz
History Channel - 12 short videos about Valentine's Day
BBC - General information about Valentine's Day

February 4, 6, 7

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February 4
Progress Check 3, Adventures p. 34 - this is designed to help you revise the grammar and vocab points that you have met in this unit.

February 6
Complete End of Unit Reflection Sheet
Begin New Unit (Looks) p. 35   In this unit students explore the topic of looks and image.
Unit Question - Is beauty only skin deep?  Students will understand that appearance affects judgement.

February 7
4a A New Look, Adventures,  p. 36-37 Reading

January 27, 28, 30, 31

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January 27 (CT Lab)
On Friday we learned how to organize an essay.  Now, it's your turn. Let's make outlines to structure an opinion essay.
Example: http://www.murphycentre.ca/trudy/English3201/HandoutWritingtheOpinionEssay.htm
Outline template: http://www.ugr.uaeu.ac.ae/writing_centre/docs/level2/level_2_sr_practice_02.pdf
Outline template: http://www.wikihow.com/Sample/Essay-Template

1)Many parents give children a weekly or monthly allowance

regardless of their behavior because they believe an allowance

teaches children to be financially responsible. Other parents

only give children an allowance as a reward for completing

chores or when they have behaved properly. Explain what you

think parents should do and why.

2) Today, there are more and more reality shows on television. Do these shows make good television? Why or why not? Explain your answer using specific reasons and examples.

3) Is “an eye for an eye” a good basis for determining an appropriate

punishment? Why or why not? Use specific reasons and examples

to explain your position.

4) Some people go right on to college after high school; others take a

year or more off to work or travel. Which do you think is the

better choice? State your position and support it with specific

reasons and examples.

January 28 (Lab 1)
Today, let's discuss your homework and see just how easy it is to write an essay.

Essay Structure made easy:

Introduction
              Point 1
Body     Point 2
              Point 3
Conclusion


January 30 (CR2)

Writing Assessment - Opinion Writing

January 31
Visual Interpretation Assessment
_________________________________________________________________________________
For more help:

How to Write an Effective Essay video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWqMQ26Gqi4#t=206
How to Write and Effective Essay wiki how: http://www.wikihow.com/Write-an-Essay
Sample 5 paragraph essay - http://www.wikihow.com/Sample/Five-Paragraph-Essay

January 21, 23, 24

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January 21
3c A Good Cause Adventures p. 32 Reading

homework: 

January 23 
3c A Good Cause, Adventures p. 33 Listening
3c A Good Cause, Adventures p. 33 Writing (letter of appeal)

homework: #33 The Past Simple Tense 1-36 (Rewrite the sentence in the Past simple tense. Please write legibly.)

January 24
Successful Writing, Unit 11 Opinion Essay, pp 71-72
Successful Writing, Unit 10 Beginnings, Endings p 66

January 13, 14, 16, 17

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January 13
3b Debate Adventures p.31 Grammar  
1. before, when, after
2. 1st conditional exercises (Oxford Practice Grammar, Exercise 144 Conditionals (1))

homework:  Vocabulary - 1, Word issues, 2. Causes (Adventures Workbook, p. 20)

January 14
Debate roles and rules, rubric
Debate preparation

homework: Exploring grammar - 3. Talking about the future, 4. Present Simple and Present Continuous (Adventures Workbook, p. 21)

January 16
Debates

Roles: 15 minutes each pair
Teacher intro
Student For intro statement, Student Against intro (max 1 minute each)
Student For present main arguments, Student Against presents main arguments (max 3 minutes each)
Student For rebuttal, Student Against rebuttal(max 2 minutes each)
Student For closing statement, Student Against closing statement (max 1 minute each)


homework: Exploring Grammar - First Conditional (Adventures Workbook, p. 22)

January 17
Continue debates

January 7, 9, 10

January 7
1. Julie's mom has five daughters . . .
2. Return creative writing assessment
3. 3b Debate Adventures p.30 Reading
homework  - Future Time in Time Clauses  (ESL library grammar worksheet)

January 9
Intro to debate: rules, partner, topic
Research topic
homework - Research topic and prepare for debate

Criterion A - Oral Assessment: Debates - Thursday, January 16
Francisco A, Dinis - #15  If you do the crime, should your parents do the time?
Matteo A, Mariana #29 Should schools have dress codes?
Jeanne F, Beatriz #44 Should girls have their own schools?
Felix F, Manrico #41 Should students have to do volunteer work to graduate from high school?
Rodrigo A, Sofia F, Filipe A #25 Is year-round school a good idea?
Enrique F, Miguel #36 Should surveillance cameras be used in schools?

January 10
3b Debate Adventures p.31 Grammar 
1. First Conditional (http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-conditional_2.htm)
2. before, when, after

 

Happy 2014!

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Year 9, Let's have a great year!

December 16, 17, 19, 20

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December 16, Future exercises
http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/blgrquiz_futureforms.htm
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/mixed-future-tenses2.html

December 17
Paragraph Writing
  Practice Worksheet 4 - Unrelated Sentence Fun

December 19, Video The Grinch Who Stole Christmas

December 20, Christmas Activities  (vocab, games, wordsearch . . .)

December 10, 12, 13

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJrSUHK9Luw#t=196

Year 9, we are on to a new unit of work - Campaign.

This unit you will explore the topic of important global issues.

Unit Question: How can I make myself be heard?

AOI: Health and Social Education

Our assessment tasks this unit will include: 

     Criterion A - Oral:  Debate

     Criterion B - Visual Interpretation

     Criterion D - Opinion essay writing

December 10

   -Intro to unit

   -Distribution of hand-outs

   -p. 27 Vocabulary - World Issues

December 12

   -p. 28 Vocabulary (exercise 1)

   -p.28 - Reading   (exercise 2,3)

   -Discussion

homework: Vocabulary p. 125 - Review vocabulary words for Unit 3.  

December 13

   -p. 29 Exploring grammar - Talking about the future

    will, goingto, present continuous and present simple

   -p.29 exercise 4, 5, 6

IB Learner Profile: Caring, Communicator

December 2, 3, 5, 6

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2b Couples
  Dec 2 - pp 16-17  Vocabulary - relationships , intro to Present Perfect Continuous exercise 5

 Dec 3 - p 17 Exploring Grammar exercise 5, 6, 7, 8
Worksheet - Unit 9 Present perfect continuous
 homework worksheet for-since

2c From the heart
Dec 5 - Reading - exercise 1, 2, 3
Writing - Giving reasons (so, so that, that's why and because) exercise 4, 5, 6  

Dec 6 - hand in Creative writing
 Progress Check 2

Homework this week, work on you creative story which is due Friday.

November 29

Creative Writing - as you can see from the above video story telling can be great fun and is a good way to express yourself.

Continue with your story.

Creative writing story is due December 6.

November 26

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Good Morning.

This morning we will have our Visual Interpretation assessment.  Good luck!

November 22

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Reading test  - 45 minutes

Read the text and answer all questions.

November 21

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1. So and Because
    Complete the worksheet

2. Creative writing
    Prompt:  Write a story about someone searching for what love means?

http://www.litbridge.com/creative-writing-prompts/creative-writing-prompts-about-love/ 

November 19

New Unit

2 - Love life  Term 1 - 3 weeks

Have a look! 

Grammar: Present perfect and past simple

                Present perfect continuous

Vocabulary: Romantic gifts, Relationships

Reading and Listening:  Attraction, Couples, From the heart

Speaking:  Survey, Asking and answering questions about recent activities

Writing: Giving reasons: so, so that, that's why and because

Past simple time: 2:38

November 15, 18

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Criterion D - Writing

TASK:  Write a biographical text  with the information given.

Phase 2 (100-150 words)
Phase 3 (200-250 words)
Phase 4 (200-250 words)

November 14

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Biography Writing Preparation

Let's take this time to share and critique our biographies in preparation to our writing assessment.

November 8, 12

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Today, let's begin:
1. Work in pairs and write a biographical text using the sheet you have been given.

Miguel/Manrico, Dinis/Francisco, Enrique/Filipe/Manrico, Mariana/Rodrigo, Beatriz/Sofia, Felix/Jeanne

I can offer verbal feedback and guidance which will help you with your written assessment.

November 7

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 Year 9, we have lots to do today!

1. Criterion C - Reading Comprehension   (Task: Read the biography and answer all questions.)

2. Work in pairs and write a biographical text using the sheet you have been given.

November 5

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1) 5 minute warm up:  
       How many words can you make from the word "November?"


2) Put the words in the following sentences into the simple past tense. (Exercise 33).
           1st)  2:48
          2nd) 1:56

Homework: You received the name of a person during class.
3) Research a character (biography).  Go online and conduct research on the person. See if the biography you read more or less follows the structure given by the teacher.
        

November 4

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Welcome back Year 9, I hope you had a good break.

1) 5 minute warm up:  
       How many words can you make from the word "November?"

2) How to write a biography

FYI

Bragança, Portugal region

Here in Europe Halloween isn't really a big deal but as the world becomes more of a global village cultures and festivals are crossing.

Three years ago my English B students were doing a bit of research on Halloween and we established that there were festivals held at the this time of the year by the Celts (from the 5th century BC) and they believed that "spirits of all those who had died the preceding year would come back in search of living bodies to possess. The Celts thought that by dressing up in ghoulish costumes they could frighten the spirits away."

Portugal has Celtic origins and funnily enough way in the north in a region sparsely populated (Bragança) near the border with Spain there is a tradition of donning costumes and masks on October 31.

Mask Museum - http://museudamascara.cm-braganca.pt/PageGen.aspx

So beware the 31st of October wherever you are. . .

October 25

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Year 9, we have 2 tasks today.

1) Past simple worksheet
2) Halloween worksheet

Enjoy the break. See you in November!

IB Learner Profile - Knowledgeable

October 24- Boo!

shared for educational purposes from National Geographic Kids, October, 2013, p. 28

Homework assignment

Happy Halloween!

October 17, 18, 21, 22, 24

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Oral Reports

TASK:  Student will  present an historical era/topic that interests him/her.

Year 9 English B   -  Unit 1: Is time on my side?

Below please find the rubrics for your
Phase 2 Rubric:  https://app.box.com/s/frco94ngvv0pdv9cporm
Phase 3 Rubric:  https://app.box.com/s/4runahu7q5g1k9hk4aiq
Phase 4 Rubric:  https://app.box.com/s/z1tir7bo5tm9tbmobvmv

October 15

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1). The Past Perfect

• We use the past perfect to talk about an action in the past, which happened before another action in the past.

          Example:  When he'd finished his homework, he went out.
          OR
                          He went out when he'd finished his homework.

First action: he finished his homework. Second action: he went out.


Homework - Prepare for Orals (Thursday, October 17, 18)

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October 14

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1. Expressing opinions -  But first let's look at  "what is a fact?"  "what is an opinion?"  Let's see what the BBC has to say about this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/topic/fact-or-opinion. (20 minutes)

2. Adventures, p 11
Expressing opinions: I think/don't think that, in my opinion, for me.

For additional vocabulary used in expressing opinions, please click on the image above:)

Homework: Exercise 6 (Past Continuous - I was doing) or Unit 14  (I was doing and I did)

IB Learner Profile: Thinker

October 11 - Journal Writing

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 Writing Prompt:

Do You Think You Once Had A Different Life?

Your best friend believes fervently in reincarnation, or the passage of the soul at death into another body, whether that’s another human body or the body of another living creature, such as a bird or bee. What are some of the different lives your friend’s soul has filled over the centuries? What have they been like?

IB Learner Profile: Communicator

Welcome

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Welcome to the Year 9 English B blog.