May 26, 28, 29

May 26
1.  Zoom class link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/73198503378?pwd=aGVMYVQyVUlGY1Rubmt4ajlHTC82Zz09
2.  Reading - Private Peaceful
     Chapter 4  Ten to Midnight

May 28
1.  Zoom class link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79750199436?pwd=bjF0bjQ5S2RKQkpsRWJLRVRZa3p4QT09
2.  Criterion C, D Quia Written Assessment
     http://www.quia.com/quiz/7760233.html
     Log in using your Quia account number

May 29
1.  Zoom class link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79680592480?pwd=YXV5cU8wdERucVpOcGh5UGlaYWVCZz09
2.  Let's make sure that everything has been submitted
3.  Flashbacks and foreshadowing

May 19, 21, 22

May 19
1.  Zoom meeting: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/73362033149?pwd=Wk1YRi9XbWtVVGxBbXR5RmNqQWUwZz09

2.  Flipgrid - login with your school email.  Get acquainted with the format.

https://flipgrid.com/dietrich1746

Don't forget to post your videos!

May 21
1.  Zoom class link:

2.  Oral Preparation
Thomas sees a dead crow hanging from the fence. The crow reminds Thomas of his father's death. Thomas's father used to take Thomas out into the woods with him in the mornings to cut timber.
 Thomas would play in the woods while his father worked. One day, Thomas was playing in the woods and a tree almost fell on him. Thomas' father yells at him to run, but Thomas is scared and can't run. Thomas' father runs to him and throws him out of the way of the falling tree. 

The tree crushes Thomas' father, killing him instantly. At the funeral, Thomas keeps his terrible secret. If Thomas had only run when his father told him to, his father would still be alive. Thomas feels that he killed his father. 

1. Discuss the implications or the situation of a father taking a very young boy with him when cutting timber, a very dangerous job even for adults. Why do you think the father did this? Why might the mother have allowed it? What does this say about the difference between the early 1900s and the present? Use examples from your own life and Private Peaceful to support your answer. 

2. Discuss some of the ways in which Mr. Peaceful's death affected Thomas for the rest of his life. Use examples from your own life and Private Peaceful to support your answer. 

3. Discuss the differences with which Thomas' family handled his father's death compared to how it might be done today. For example, is it more likely now that if a very young boy witnesses his father's death the boy would be taken to counseling? What other differences might occur? Use examples from your own life and Private Peaceful to support your answer. 

4. Why do you think the dead crow reminded Thomas of his father's death? Use examples from your own life and Private Peaceful to support your answer.


May 22

1.  Zoom class: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79232416992?pwd=bk5zM0p5Y2Jqdm1EU0kweTRPcGVVZz09

2.  Criterion C - Communicating in response to spoken, written and visual text 
   i. respond appropriately to spoken, written and visual text
   ii. engage in rehearsed and unrehearsed exchanges to share ideas on topics of personal and global significance
   iii. express ideas and feelings, and communicate information in simple and complex texts iv. communicate with a sense of audience and purpose

Criterion D - Using language in written and spoken form 
  i. write and speak using a range of vocabulary, grammatical structures and conventions; when speaking, use clear pronunciation and intonation
  ii. organize information and ideas into a structured text; use a wide range of cohesive devices
  iii. use language to suit the context.

TASK:  Choose one of the above prompts and deliver a 2-3 minute oral presentation on Flipgrid.

https://flipgrid.com/1563fa0c

May 12, 14, 15

May 12

1.  Zoom link:  https://us04web.zoom.us/j/74520929968?pwd=TUtnRDJUTndKV3ljdVBoVXVTU201QT09

2.  Conflict in literature
 Conflict in Literature

May 14

1.  Zoom meeting: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/76885526833?pwd=N3RCWWhMdmJHYjE4UkdVbmk3bDB1dz09

2.  Quia link - Literary Conflict quiz:  http://www.quia.com/quiz/7265805.html

3.   Chapter 2   Twenty to Eleven   Discussion questions:

1. What trick do Tommo and Charlie play on Big Joe?

2. Write down five of your own words to describe Big Joe.

3. How does their mother punish the boys for the trick they play?

4. According to Tommo, what did the Peaceful brothers do that first caused the Colonel to dislike them?

5. Describe what Mrs Peaceful was like before her husband died.Write down four words that you would use to describe Grandma Wolf.

7. At the end of this chapter, Tommo talks about his bad dreams.

Have you had a nightmare or bad dream before? What was it about?

4.  Chapter 3 - Nearly Quarter Past Eleven

1. What does the opening paragraph tell you about where Tommo is at present?

2. What did Molly’s father work at?

3. Name three types of animal that Big Joe keeps.

4. Grandma Wolf had a deep fear of mice. Do you have any fears?

Write about one of them.

5. What happens in this chapter to make the children feel ‘liberated’?

6. What do Tommo, Charlie and Molly spend their time doing for the next couple of years?

7. Why do you think Molly’s parents are so unfriendly towards the boys?

May 15

1.  Zoom meeting: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/74170073415?pwd=UUFPU2pSWmhZRmx4czdESEdZZGxQQT09

2.  Quill - https://quill.org

Justin: Your Literary Conflict Quiz can be found here:  http://www.quia.com/quiz/7753304.html

May 5, 7, 8

May 5
1.  Zoom class link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/73451707252?pwd=a2tPZ0F5QW1MMTAxZTdwN3NOc28zZz09

2.  Criterion A - Comprehending Spoken and Visual text:  http://www.quia.com/quiz/7743361.html

The video link is as follows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30CPmgVQNks

Justin's test:  http://www.quia.com/quiz/7743446.html

May 7

1.  Zoom meeting: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/73216970529?pwd=akIxR2hvWDZjOXV5VTQwNWc0V1djQT09

2.  Chapter Summary Notes:  Five past Ten
* Thomas Peaceful, a private in the first World War, is determined not to sleep as to not waste time any time dreaming. 
* Thomas recalls his first day of school and his worry about it. His brother Charlie takes him and promises to take care of him.
* Charlie cannot stay with him as he is a Biggun and Thomas is a Tiddler. Thomas learns how to tie his shoes and makes a friend. 
* Thomas sees a dead crow hanging from the fence and it reminds him of his father's death. His father would take him in the woods with him to cut timber.

Discussion of first chapter

May 8   Chapter 2   Twenty to Eleven
1.  Zoom class:   https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79092785151?pwd=eFRtcG43SGk0YXU1cjV6UzlhbWlrQT09

2.  Chapter summary
* Molly tells Thomas she thinks Big Joe is nice and Thomas decides he will love her forever. After that Molly becomes a regular visitor at their home. 
* Thomas's mother works for the Colonel taking care of his wife.
* Grandma Wolf takes care of Big Joe, Charlie, and Thomas. She is actually their great aunt. 
* She is somewhat mean and cantankerous and she often hits Big Joe. She is strict and has too many rules. 
* Thomas's mother is too tired to stand up to Grandma Wolf so Grandma Wolf runs the house.


3.  Discussion questions:
1. What trick do Tommo and Charlie play on Big Joe?
2. Write down five of your own words to describe Big Joe.
3. How does their mother punish the boys for the trick they play?
4. According to Tommo, what did the Peaceful brothers do that first
caused the Colonel to dislike them?
5. Describe what Mrs Peaceful was like before her husband died.
Write down four words that you would use to describe
Grandma Wolf.
7. At the end of this chapter, Tommo talks about his bad dreams.
Have you had a nightmare or bad dream before? What was it about?

April 28, 30, May 1

WW1 propaganda poster

April 28
1. Zoom class 
2. Reading  
It's a good idea to keep a reading log for each chapter. Taking notes will help you keep track of characters and events in that chapter. You can keep a paper version or a computer based version.  You don't have to write in full sentences (you can use bullet points or even pictures).  This will help you better understand the action throughout the novel and you will be able to easily refer to it when we are discussing the book.

  http://www.queenmargaret.sayr.sch.uk/uploads/9/7/5/1/9751352/private_peaceful_lp_t16.pdf

April 30
1.  Zoom class:  https://us04web.zoom.us/j/73417503409?pwd=bTdlTTFnMmxDeTZCdGYyclZUd2VWZz09

2.  Finish reading: p.13 2nd paragraph
http://www.queenmargaret.sayr.sch.uk/uploads/9/7/5/1/9751352/private_peaceful_lp_t16.pdf

3.  Discussion questions:

1. How old is the narrator in the opening paragraph?
2. What is the narrator’s name?
3. How does Tommo describe Mr Munnings?
What did Tommo’s father work at?
5. List three good things that the Colonel says about James Peaceful
at his funeral.
6. How would you describe the character of Charlie after reading this
chapter? Do you like him? Why?
7. Why do you think Tommo says ’I have killed my own father’? Do
you think he is right?
8. Write a few lines about the first day that you started school, from
what you can remember. How did you feel?

May 1 - National holiday (Labour Day) No School

April 21, 23, 24

Welcome to Term 3 - Remote teaching and learning

Our new unit will be a novel: Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo

April 21, 23, 24
1. Zoom call
2. 5 minute Warm-up:  Respond to the following prompt:  Is it better to be the oldest sibling, middle sibling, youngest sibling or an only child?
3. Intro to new unit - Intro to "the novel"

Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo   

Unit Questions: 
Factual - What is a novel? What are the elements of a novel?
Conceptual - Why do we tell stories?  What can we express through a story? What can we learn through a story?
Debatable:  Is literature like life? What is literature supposed to do?

Content includes: Fact or Opinion, Elements of a novel, Literary devices

4. Research the author
    Before you begin a short story or a novel you need to research the author.  Conduct a quick search about Michael Morpurgo to find out the basics: who he is, where he is from, era in which he lives/lived, is he well-known?, has he won any awards?, does he have a website?

5.  Let's begin.
    a. Based on the title of this book, What do you think this book is about?
    b. Now, look at the image above, Is the topic of the novel any clearer upon seeing the cover of the book?
    c. Read the blurb from the rear book cover then answer the question, "Do you want to read this book?" Why or why not?  Explain, include details

   d.  Next, let's watch the trailer for the film.
         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUoA8njBZVA

   Do you now have a better idea of what the book is about?  

   e. What do you know about World War 1? When did this war take place? Who were involved? What was the outcome? etc.?

   f.  What were the main (M.A.I.N) causes of the war? look at the infographic
     https://infogram.com/causes-of-wwi-1g8e20zgn8w3pod

   g.  Find images (conduct research) related to WWI and share them.

   h. What is a good opening to a novel?  (discuss)

   i.  Read the first 4 pages of the novel.  Is this a good opening for a novel? Why or why not? Private Peaceful pdf (Text)     http://www.queenmargaret.sayr.sch.uk/uploads/9/7/5/1/9751352/private_peaceful_lp_t16.pdf
 
   j. Write a short paragraph; explain your predictions for why you feel the rest of the story will be about based on the first paragraph.  Put your paragraph on this padlet: https://padlet.com/rddietrich1/rd9ol1d8f3yztnxy

   k.  Take a look at this World War 1 facebook page:         https://www.facebook.com/WWar1/

6.  Reading assignment - read Five Past Ten   Private Peaceful pdf (Text)
http://www.queenmargaret.sayr.sch.uk/uploads/9/7/5/1/9751352/private_peaceful_lp_t16.pdf

April 24
1.  Zoom call
2. Elements of a novel
3. Setting:  The setting of a piece of literature is the time and place in which the story takes place. The definition of setting can also include social statuses, weather, historical period, and details about immediate surroundings. Settings can be real or fictional, or a combination of both real and fictional elements.

Exercise - https://www.ereadingworksheets.com/reading-comprehension-worksheets/setting-worksheet-01.pdf

March 31, April 2, 3

MARCH  31
1.  Zoom call - roll, instructions, questions, discussions

2. 5-minute warm-up.  Respond to the prompt:
Would you rather be an animal or a toy?

3. The first conditional

Explanation:  https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/first-conditional.html

Exercises: https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/first-conditional-exercise-1.html

4.  p 56 Take action!  Upload your work to Your English Folder
Open a Word Document
Write your name at the top of the paper

1. Write a paragraph to discuss what it means to change something and what it means to influence something. Look up both these words in a dictionary or online.
Do the definitions help?

Think about what you might be able to directly change or influence the outcome of.
For example, you might be able to stop a local park closing, but can only influence a decision to end poverty throughout your country.

Is it hard to accept that some things aren’t in your control? Are there things you feel you have to accept and can’t really expect to change or influence? Being aware and accepting these things can help us to focus on the things we can do.

2. Identify a cause you personally feel strongly/passionate about and think of specific actions you and your school community can take. (Service as Action)

What could you achieve in:

• 10 minutes 
• half an hour 
• an hour 
• a day  
• a week 
• a month?

APRIL  2

1.  5 minute warm-up  Respond to the prompt: 
Would you rather be an animal or a toy?

2.  Zoom call

3.  2nd Conditional

Explanation: https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/second-conditional.html
Exercise:  https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/second-conditional-exercise-1.html

3.  Second conditional in use

The Ministry of Education here in Portugal will meet on April 9 to decide when the schools in Portugal will reopen.

Write a text (100-150) words giving your opinion on this topic.  Remember to include the 2nd Conditional and cohesive devices in your writing.

APRIL  3

1.  Zoom meeting

2.  Good Morning - Let's see how this works:  

How playing sports benefits your body ... and your brain  - Criterion A  Video http://www.quia.com/quiz/7446944.html

March 24, 26, 27

MARCH  24
1.  Zoom call - roll, instructions, questions, discussions

2.  Let's rename our English Folders in OneDrive 
     1. Open OneDrive
     2. Right Click, Select Rename
     3. Y9 English - Your name

2. 5-minute warm-up.  Respond to the image below:



3.  Grammar - Linking Verbs

Watch the video

What is a linking verb? - explanation and list of verbs here: https://7esl.com/linking-verbs/

Now it's your turn:
https://clip.cookdiary.net/chain-clipart/chain-clipart-linking-verb
https://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/linking_verbs/quiz522.html
https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/5ae8b3c2cdae99001ad2440c/linking-verbs




MARCH  26, 27
1.  Zoom call - roll, instructions, questions, discussions

2. 5-minute warm-up.  Respond to the prompt:
Write about a time when you had to make a tough choice.  How did you decide what to do?

3. pp 54-55 When in your life do you feel it is important to take risks?
https://www.hoddereducation.co.uk/media/Documents/International/MYP%20By%20Concept/9781471880674-EnglishMYP3_Sample_ONLINE.pdf

What does it mean to be a risk taker?
pp 54-55 ACTIVITY:  Unfulfilled dreams

Visit the websites and answer the questions:

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/jan/11/shanaze-reade-bmx

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/jan/10/tom-daley-olympics-diving-training

Watch this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGSULNrmliM

March 17, 19, 20

MARCH  17
1.  Zoom - let's try again to have a video conference.  Only this time let's use Zoom (http://www.zoom.us).  It gets good reviews.

 

2. Did we finish our documentary?  You tell me that we did.  Well, the conversation will be lively!

MARCH  19

Good afternoon!
1.   Make a "Term 3 English" folder in OneDrive,
      Share the folder with me.
      (I will demonstrate)


2.  5 minute warm-up: Respond to the prompt below: What conversation do you want to have with the world?



3.  Zoom meeting - I will send the link for the video conference by email.

4.  Literature/Writing
     Simile vs Metaphor

 

a)  https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=simile-or-metaphor_4VZ

b) https://www.sporcle.com/games/shelby16/simile-or-metaphor


5.  GRAMMAR
Prepositions of time (in, at, on)
     explanation:  https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/prepositions-of-time.html
     practice:   https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/time-prepositions-exercise-1.html
                      https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/time-prepositions-exercise-2.html
  

Prepositions of place (in, at, on)
    explanation: https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/prepositions-of-place.html
    practice:   https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/prepositions-of-place-exercise-1.html
                     https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/prepositions-of-place-exercise-2.html

MARCH  20

Open a Word Doc in your English Term 3 folder. i

1.  5 minute warm-up - Respond to the following prompt
One thing that motivates me:
One thing that frustrates me:
One thing that worries me:

2.  Zoom meeting - I will send the link for the video conference by email.

3.  Reading/Writing
     Fact or Opinion - http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/topic/fact-or-opinion 

4. Navajo Water Lady

What do you think? How do you feel?  
State your opinion based on facts. . . 

March 10, 12, 13

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/sep/05/we-need-to-hear-bone-splintering-touching-the-void-crashes-on-to-the-stage

March 10, 12
Watching the documentary Touching the Void - The plot concerns Joe Simpson and Simon Yates's disastrous and near-fatal climb of Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Peruvian Andes, in 1985. It is based on Simpson's 1988 book of the same name. Critically acclaimed, Touching the Void was listed in PBS's "100 Greatest Documentaries of All Time".

  http://www.documentarytube.com/videos/touching-the-void

March 13
 As we begin our online learning journey. . .
1.  finish watching the documentary (it's fascinating!)
2.  Lis, Amicie, and Isis go to Go Brunch (https://gobrunch.com/). This is an online webinar and meeting space. Familiarize yourself with it so we can use it in the future to have online meetings/classes. It's quick to learn, easy to use and the graphics are great.  Send me an email with the results.

March 3, 5, 6

March 3
p.50 ACTIVITY: A question of survival?
Visit the following website to watch a short video showing mountaineers Joe and Simon facing the most difficult challenge of their adventure, and then complete the tasks on p.50
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqmYP0OmHcw

March 5
1.  Articles: a, an, the, no article
Study the explanation: https://www.test-english.com/explanation/a1/aan-no-article-articles/
Do the exercises: https://www.test-english.com/grammar-points/a1/a-an-the-no-article/


2. p. 51 ACTIVITY: Discussing Themes

Touching the Void: watch it here:  http://www.documentarytube.com/videos/touching-the-void

or here: https://youtu.be/Ddeq-vRCZ8k

March 6

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxHncbpR7TY

February 18, 20, 21

 February 18
1. Leadership lessons

2.  p 45 Interviewing skills



      Interviewing tips for kids:

3.  p 46 Links to Individuals and societies - History 

     Useful resource: https://www.ducksters.com/biography/

February 20
Criterion C, D  Writing Assessment

February 11, 13, 14

February 11
1.  5 minute warm-up: Activity  Word puzzle
LEADERSHIP - use and rearrange the letters in the word "leadership" to create new words. How many different words an you come up with?

2.  What is leadership?
pp 42-43  How do you develop leadership skills?
Read and discuss

3.  Activity: A lollipop moment p. 43
Criterion A practice - Watch the video and answer the questions
https://www.ted.com/talks/drew_dudley_everyday_leadership#t-20025


February 13
1.  5 minute warm-up:  Odd one out - all but one of these words have something in common.  Which one is the "odd one out"?
                    banana, tomato, peach, apple, pear

2.  Activity: Write your story, change history  p. 43
 Watch the video and answer the questions.

February 14
1.  Valentine's Day  Worksheet
2.  Valentine's Day Kahoot

February 18

1. Leadership lessons

p 45 Interviewing skills
p 46 Links to Individuals and societies - History

February 4, 6, 7 Parent Teacher's Meetings

February 4
Relative Clauses
Unit 93
Unit 94

February 6
Justin - Relative Pronouns:  https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/pronouns/relative_pronouns.htm

New Unit - 3. How can we overcome difficult challenges? pp 40-59

sample chapter: https://www.hoddereducation.co.uk/media/Documents/International/MYP%20By%20Concept/9781471880674-EnglishMYP3_Sample_ONLINE.pdf

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.