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.

September 3, 5, 6

https://creativemarket.com/aniwhite/3954411-Welcome-Back-To-School

September 3
1.  Welcome to Year 9 English Language Acquisition Capable
   
My name is Ms. Dietrich and I will be your instructor this year.

The book we will be using is:  MYP by Concept 3     English Language acquisition
We will keep the books in our classroom so they will always be available when we need them.

2.  What you can expect to find in your LA classes:
Journaling:  5 minute warm-ups (example - Respond to the following prompt in your journal:  What is the strangest thing you have ever eaten.)  You will keep your journal in class, so it's always here when we need it.
Grammar
Vocabulary
ATL  (Approaches to Learning) skills
Reading
Writing
Listening
Speaking
Mindfulness
Online exercises
Quizzes
Assessments

3. Unit 1:  Am I ready for the real world?

Statement of Inquiry:  Although the future may seem an eternity away, making purposeful connections with others helps us to develop as individuals and as lifelong learners.

Key Concept:  Connections are links, bonds and relationships among people, objects, organisms or ideas

Related Concept:  Purpose

Global Context: Identities and relationships

Inquiry Questions:  Factual:  What is the IB Learner Profile?  Conceptual: What kind of learner are you? What careers interest you? How does the Middle Years Programme prepare you for university, college, or the CP?  Debatable:  Which learner profile attributes do you possess? What skills can you develop to help you prepare for the future? How do you know what you wnat to do with the rest of your life? What would be your dream job?

Key Words: approahes to learning     career     degree     pathway     skills     traits     work experience

IB Learner Profile:  Inquirer - we are curious about our world, learn independently and use our experiences to grow in order to become lifelong learners.

4.  Vocabulary 
5.  IN  THIS  UNIT,  WE  WILL . . .

Find out about different options and how to develop our skills.

Explore our personal approach to learning in a way that meets our individual needs to become lifelong learners.

Take action by carrying out research to begin to pursue our passion in life. Start to identify what tools are at our disposal to help us work toward our goals.

We will reflect on this learner profile attribute.
Inquirers - we are curious about the world, learn independently and use our experiences to grow in order to become lifelong learners.

September 5
1. 5 minute warm-up   Respond to the following prompt in your journal:  Do you believe that wishes come true?
2. Grammar  Verb tenses (action words) https://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbtenseintro.html
     Present Simple:  https://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/simplepresent.html
3. Watch-Think-Share p. 3
Watch the short video entitled "When I grow up?"

In pairs, discuss (Offer a considered and balanced review that includes a range of arguments, factors or hypotheses. Opinions or conclusions should be presented clearly and supported by appropriate evidence.) , what makes a job interesting.
Watch the video again and write down all the jobs that are mentioned. Then put these words into a word cloud. A word cloud is a way to display words in a visual form. You can use a word cloud generator like www.wordle.net.

September 6

1.  5 minute warm-up  Respond to the following prompt in your journal:  What is your favorite time of day? Why?
2.  Grammar - Present Simple

• Present Simple Positive with 'be'
• Present Simple Negative with 'be'
• Present Simple Yes / No Questions with 'be'
• Present Simple 'Wh' Questions with 'be'
• Present Simple Mixed Exercise 1 with 'be'
• Present Simple Mixed Exercise 2 with 'be'

3.  p. 4 Which Leaner Profile attributes do you possess?
What is the IB learner Profile? At the heart of the IB is the 'learner profile' - this is the IB mission statement translated into a set of learning outcomes for the twenty-first century.

Which learner profile attributes do you possess?  

      How do the International Baccalaureate Programmes prepare you for university or college? Well, you might find it interesting to know that there is research that looks at how well students who have done these programmes do not only at Diploma level but also at university and college. The results compare students from the MYP to students who have completed other programmes, and they are very positive. The MYP approach encourages you to think for yourself and to see the difference between classroom information and the world today.

     There are schools that offer other programmes as well as IB courses. Sometimes there is competition about which programme is the best! Everyone believe that their programme is the best option. But what exactly makes the MYP special? It is true to say that one of the main differences is that the MYP not only encourages you to be an independent inquirer but also allows you to explore connections between all the subjects, and you get to complete a personal project which involves lots of research.

June 24, 25, 26

https://www.redbubble.com/people/bridgedesign/works/29324651-choose-kind-wonder-white-logo-shirt-and-assorted-items?p=poster

June 24
1.  https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/5d1093718fc2f5001abd40a7/startV4
2.  https://create.kahoot.it/details/wonder-part-1-and-2-quiz/c4d75556-5f6d-497f-a782-359e9469382e


June 25
Read Part 3 - Summer   (silent reading)

June 26
Wonder - the film

June 17, 18, 19

June 17, 18, 19

1.  Silent reading
2.  Literature group meeting and discussion


Part 2 - Via (listen and read along)

June 10, 11, 12

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/12/wonder-is-a-feel-good-movie-that-needed-more-realism/548828/

June 10 - National holiday - no school

June 11
Individual reading

June 12
Organization of Literature Circle

Decisions made:

Roles
Nerea - Discussion Director
Madalena - Summarizer
Zengyi - Connector
Caetano - Connector
Nuno - Connector
Caio - Vocabulary Enricher
Camille - Vocabulary Enricher

Assignment - Read:   Part 1  August    pp.1-80 

Monday June 17 - Discussion

June 3, 4, 5

June 3
Wonder - free reading
How far did you get?  Chart your progress (what page did you start on? what page did you finish?)

June 4, 5
Setting - the time and place where a story occurs
1.  Worksheets
2. 

• Time: When does your story take place? What is the time period? What is the season?
• Geography: What is the location? (example: It takes place in Portland) What is the physical geography? (mountains, lake, etc.) What is the weather like? What kind of movement happens in and out of the setting? What is the relationship between the setting and the outside world? For example, is it a closed-off world or is it open to the rest of the world?
• Social: Who lives in the setting? Is it rural or urban? What are the houses (or enclosures) like? What are the languages spoken?  What are the cultures represented? What cultural characteristics manifest themselves in the setting? What are the norms and rules of the location? How does the setting influence the characters?
• Sensory: How does the place feel? What does the place look like? What does it smell like? What does it taste like?  What are the sounds of the location? What does it look like?
• History: What has happened in the setting before the story takes place? What is the “backstory” of the setting? What are the things of the past that nobody wants to talk about? 

 3.  Pair Share: How does the setting shape a story? For example, in what ways are the characters the result of a setting? 

4. Setting - quiz  https://literaryterms.net/setting-quiz/ 

May 27, 28, 29

https://rj-palacios-wonder.fandom.com/wiki/Wonder?file=Wonder-book.jpg

May 27
Introduction to Wonder

1.  Who is R.J. Palacio?

2.  Wonder Introduction
https://www.shmoop.com/wonder/

3.  Research Treacher Collins syndrome
Start with this link:
https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/treacher-collins-syndrome

May 28

class reading
May 29 - no lesson    Fieldtrip

May 20, 21, 22

https://creativebeacon.com/design-a-quiz-for-your-website-to-build-traffic/

May 20
Is tradition worth preserving?

May 21
Criterion A, C, D Assessment
http://www.quia.com/quiz/7278141.html

May 22
Finish unit

May 13, 14, 15

https://webapps.towson.edu/ows/activepass.htm

May 13, 14
Reading/Writing Assessment
Criterion B, Criterion D

May 15
1. Past Simple/Present Perfect quiz - http://www.quia.com/quiz/7238599.html

2. Links to: Individuals and society - History: Lotus feet pp 106-107
Read and discuss
To learn more:    www.theguardian.com/world/2005/mar/21/china.gender

May 6, 7, 8

https://www.kialo.com/should-bullfighting-be-banned-1323

May 6
1.  Read Theory
2.  Past Simple/Present Perfect Exercises
https://www.thoughtco.com/past-simple-or-present-perfect-english-quiz-4062086
http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/2g11-past-simple-present-perfect-gap-fill.php
https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/preint/grammar/grammar_05_022e?cc=pt&selLanguage=pt
https://www.grammarbank.com/simple-past-present-perfect-tenses.html
https://www.grammarbank.com/past-simple-or-present-perfect-exercise.html
https://www.grammarbank.com/simple-past-vs-present-perfect-exercise.html
https://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/ppvpast1.htm
https://first-english.org/english_learning/english_tenses/comparison_tenses/20_simple_past_or_present_perfect.htm
https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/b1_presentperfect_pastsimple.htm
https://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs6.htm

May 7
Although the origins of bullfighting can be traced back to ancient Mesopotamia (a large area now know to us as Iraq, Syria and part of Turkey) and the Mediterranean, since medieval times the practice has become synonymous with Spain and the Spanish culture.

You can find out more about bullfighting by visiting the following website for the League Against Cruel Sports, a charity dedicated to putting an end to cruel practices often carried out in the name of tradition: http://www.league.org.uk/bullfighting-and-bull-running

Supporters of bullfighting say it is an integral part of the national culture.  But is it right to sacrifice animals for the sake of tradition?

Conduct research to develop your own opinion.

May 8
Reading Assessment - Criterion B, D

April 29, 30, May 1 (National holiday)

https://pt.slideshare.net/egonzalezlara/past-simplepresentperfect-30123405

April 29, 30
Answer the questions from The Lottery

To listen to the story click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf90v9GOaAk

1. Construct meaning by making inferences about the following. Justify your answers by making reference to the text. (strand i)
a.  When the story was written or set
b. Where the story was set

2.  Identify and list some of the rules of the lottery which are outlines in the story. (strand i)
3. Analyse the description of the black box in paragraph 5 on page 100. What does it reveal about the tradition of the lottery? (strand ii)
4. Evaluate some of the attitudes expressed about the tradition by the characters in the story. How do the old feel about it? Do the young think differently? (strand i)
5. Evaluate why the townspeople did what they did in the story. (strand ii)
6. Interpret the message of the story. (strand ii)
7. What do you understand about the writer's attitude towards traditional practices? (strand ii)

HOMEWORK:  5 Read Theory

May 1 - National holiday - no school

May 6
2. Although the origins of bullfighting can be traced back to ancient Mesopotamia (a large area now know to us as Iraq, Syria and part of Turkey) and the Mediterranean, since medieval times the practice has become synonymous with Spain and the Spanish culture.

You can find out more about bullfighting by visiting the following website for the League Against Cruel Sports, a charity dedicated to putting an end to cruel practices often carried out in the name of tradition: http://www.league.org.uk/bullfighting-and-bull-running

Supporters of bullfighting say it is an integral part of the national culture.  But is it right to sacrifice animals for the sake of tradition?

Conduct research to develop your own opinion.

April 8, 9, 10

April 8
1. 5 minute warm-up:  In your notebook address the following prompt: If I were 10 years older, I could . . .
2.  Past Simple OR Present Perfect?????

Past Simple or Present Perfect explanation: https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/present_perfect_simple_past_contrasted.htm

Past Simple or Present Perfect exercises:
https://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/upperf2.htm
https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_past_present_perfect2.htm
https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_past_present_perfect3.htm
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple-present-perfect-4.html
https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_past_present_perfect.htm

April 9, 10
1.  5 minute warm-up:  In your notebook address the following prompt:
      If there were no rules, what do you think would happen?
2.  2.  Can traditions be harmful? p. 98
     Why do we follow tradition?
3.  Activity: The Lottery pp. 99-105
ATL: Communication skills: Read cirtically and for comprehenson
The Lottery is a short story by American writer Shirley Jackson. When it was first published it caused a great deal of controversy.
4. Read and answer the questions

April 1, 2, 3

April 1 
1.  5 minute warm-up:  In your notebook write the words you need to hear today . . .
2.  Present Perfect

Present Perfect Explanation:   https://www.ef.com/wwen/english-resources/english-grammar/present-perfect/
Present Perfect Exercises:

Here's a list of all the present perfect simple exercises and present perfect continuous exercises on my website.
(If you need to review how to make the present perfect, click here)
(If you need to review how to use the present perfect, click here)
Practice exercises about how to make the present perfect:

• Present Perfect Positive
• Present Perfect Negative
• Present Perfect Questions
• Present Perfect All Forms Mixed Exercise 1
• Present Perfect All Forms Mixed Exercise 2

April 2 
 1.  5 minute warm-up - You get to guest star on a TV show. What show is it? What happens in this particular episode?

2.  p. 91 What is tradition? 
3.  Activity:  What are your traditions? p.91
     Use an online dictionary to find the defintions of the following words: tradition, ritual, custom, rite, ceremony.   
     Then answer questions 1- 4 in your notebook.  
     Discuss your answers in pairs and then feed back to the class.

 
April 3 
1.  Present Perfect Quiz -   http://www.quia.com/quiz/6054743.html
2.  Activity: Tradition or superstition? p.94
     Follow the instructions and work collaboratively to answer question #1-4
   

March 26, 27

https://www.girlguidingnwe.org.uk/leaders-area/grants-and-funding/starting-a-new-unit-grant/

March 26 
New Unit:  Is tradition worth preserving?  pp 90-123

Statement of Inquiry: Traditions are an important part of any culture, but some can be harmful to certain groups of people. To promote fairness and development across the globe, we must allow those without a voice to present an argument and spread their own message about the place of such traditions in the modern word.

Gobal context:  Fairness and development
Key concept:  Culture
Related Concepts:  Voice;  Argument;  Message

Unit questions:
Factual: What is tradition?
Conceptual: How are traditions created?
Debatable: How can we protectothers from dangerous traditions?

IB Learner Profile:
Principled

Key Words:  ceremony    rite    tradition    custom     ritual


March 27 
Read Theory in class 5

March 18, 19, 20, 25

March 18, 19, 20, 25  

Oral Presentations - Command Terms

March 11, 12, 13

https://needsfocusedteaching.com/quick-fun-way-to-encourage-learning/

March 4, 5, 6 - Half term break

March 11, 12, 13
 Criterion C, D - Oral Presentation
  Year 9 students - You be the teacher!   Encourage learning!  This is your chance to use your creativity to teach your classmates and your teacher. 

Think about tools that you can use to help (handouts, websites, online exercises, quizlet, padlet, blogs, review game, video, etc.) you create a memorable lesson.

Task: Peer teaching: Demonstrate, Explain, Teach   
Your task is to develop an engaging lesson to teach your command term to your classmates.

Presentation date:  March 18

Student assigned command term
Analyze - Camille
Construct meaning - Caetano
Evaluate - Madelena
Discuss - João
Identify - Caio
Infer - Nerea
Synthesize - Zengyi
Understand - Nuno


MYP  Language Acquisition Command terms

The table below illustrates some of the most commonly used command terms in MYP language acquisition. 

Term	Definition
Analyse	Break down in order to bring out the essential elements or structure. To identify parts and relationships, and interpret information to reach conclusions.
Construct meaning	Create an understanding about something; infer and interpret facts, an opinion, an idea or an event that has been read, viewed, listened to.
Evaluate	Assess the implications and limitations; make judgments about the ideas, works, solutions or methods in relation to selected criteria.
Identify	Provide an answer from a number of possibilities; recognize and state briefly a distinguishing fact or feature.
Interpret	Use knowledge and understanding to recognize trends and draw conclusions from given information.
Recognize	Identify through patterns or features.
Synthesize	Combine different ideas in order to create new understanding.
Understand	Comprehend the meaning or significance of something and explain it in a different way.

Infer                     Deduce or conclude (something) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.

Discuss                 Talk or write about (a topic) in detail, taking into account different issues or ideas.

February 25, 26, 27

February 25
Read Theory - http://readtheory.org
Today we will become acquainted with Read Theory and create a base line.

February 26
1.  Warm-up SAT Vocabulary #1 quiz (2nd attempt)  (alleviate, insolent, narcissistic, pacify, terse, thrifty, verbose)
      http://www.quia.com/quiz/7124429.html

2.  ACTIVITY:  Write your story, change history.
ATL - Communication skills: Write for different purposes
          Transfer skills: Inquire in different contexts to gain a different perspective

Watch this inspirational TEDYouth 2011 Talk by Brad Meltzer in which he encourages us to dream big, work hard and stay humble, and then answer the questions below:  

1.  What three things does Meltzer tell his children?   (strand i)
2.  How old was Steve Jobs when he co-founded Apple?   (strand i)
3.  Identify the other famous people mentioned in the talk and write down what they did and how old they were when they did these things.   (strand i)
4.  How many rejection letters did Meltzer receive when he wrote his first book?    (strand i)
5.  Evaluate Meltzer's description of "History". Do you agree with his point of view? Why?  Why not?  (strand iii)

February 27
Writing Assessment

Criterion C -  Communicating in response to spoken, written and visual text
Criterion D -  Using Language in spoken and written form

March 4, 5, 6 - Half term break

March 11, 12, 13
 Criterion C, D - Oral Presentation
     Task:  You will select a command term and create a lesson to teach your command term to your classmates.  Presentation date:  March 18

MYP  Language Acquisition Command terms

The table below illustrates some of the most commonly used command terms in MYP language acquisition. 

Term	Definition
Analyse	Break down in order to bring out the essential elements or structure. To identify parts and relationships, and interpret information to reach conclusions.
Construct meaning	Create an understanding about something; infer and interpret facts, an opinion, an idea or an event that has been read, viewed, listened to.
Evaluate	Assess the implications and limitations; make judgments about the ideas, works, solutions or methods in relation to selected criteria.
Identify	Provide an answer from a number of possibilities; recognize and state briefly a distinguishing fact or feature.
Interpret	Use knowledge and understanding to recognize trends and draw conclusions from given information.
Recognize	Identify through patterns or features.
Synthesize	Combine different ideas in order to create new understanding.
Understand	Comprehend the meaning or significance of something and explain it in a different way.

Infer                     Deduce or conclude (something) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.

Discuss                 Talk or write about (a topic) in detail, taking into account different issues or ideas.