Worksheet schedule and content

Monthly worksheet

Week of June 7th

Content

Unit 5, Lesson 2 and 3
Expressing obligation and lack of obligation
Making deductions and specultating about the past

Unit 6, Lesson 1 and 2
Reporting what people said
Reporting what people asked

Unit 7, Lesson 1 and 2
Passive tenses

Research 9 - The Great British Donkey Race

Our miniworksheet 9 scheduled for the week of May 24th is based on the following podcast reading:

http://www.listen-to-english.com/index.php?cat=podcasts (click to get to link)

Make sure your research covers the article's understanding of its vocabulary, grammar (syntax: the rules for the formation of grammatical sentences - morphology: the patterns of word formation) and concepts found in it.

Don't forget to study "Passive Tenses", Unit 7, Lesson 1. They are found on both your text and work books.

Research 8 - All's well that ends well

Our miniworksheet 8 scheduled for the week of April 19th is based on the following podcast reading:

http://www.listen-to-english.com/index.php?cat=podcasts (click to get to link)

Make sure your research covers the article's understanding of its vocabulary, grammar (syntax: the rules for the formation of grammatical sentences - morphology: the patterns of word formation) and concepts found in it.

Don't forget to study "making deductions and speculating about the past", Unit 5, Lesson 3. They are found on both your text and work books.

Evaluation plan 2010 - 3rd period

All activities have the same value. Marks are obtained through average.

Research 8 - Week of April 19th

Listening comprehension 1 - Week of April 26th

Visual comprehension 1 - Week of May 10th

Monthly worksheet 1 - Week of May 10th

Research 9 - Week of May 24th

Listening comprehension 2 - Week of May 31st

Monthly worksheet 2 - Week of June 7th

Rounds of class participation on the ongoing basis.

Evaluation and grading criteria for essays

The following entry explains some of the major aspects that are given special attention when an essay is evaluated.

1. Thesis and Thesis Statement

The thesis should be stated in your introduction as one complete sentence that

1. identifies the topic of the essay, (gets readers interested in the subject of the essay),

2. states the main points developed in the essay,

3. clarifies how all of the main points are logically related, and

4. conveys the purpose of the essay.

Topic Sentence 1 +
Topic Sentence 2 +
Topic Sentence 3 =
Thesis Statement

2. Organization

Effective expository papers generally are well organized and unified, in part because of fairly rigid guidelines that writers follow.

1. Each body paragraph of your paper should begin with a topic sentence, a statement of the main point of the paragraph.

2. In general, body paragraphs are between 6 and 12 sentences, and most expository essays have at least three body paragraph each (for a total of at least five paragraphs, including the introduction and conclusion.)

3. Support and Development of Ideas

The main difference between a convincing, insightful interpretation or argument and a weak interpretation or argument often is the amount of evidence than the writer uses. "Evidence" refers to specific facts.

4. Insight into Subject

Sometimes a student will write a well-organized essay, but the essay does not shed much light on the subject.

· The insightfulness of an essay often is directly related to the organization and the support and development of the ideas in the essay.

5. Clarity

If your writing is not clear, your meaning will not reach readers the way you would like it to. If any parts of your essay or any sentences seem just a little unclear to you, you can bet that they will be unclear to readers.

6. Style

It refers to

1. conciseness: A. Avoid Wordy Expressions. B. Avoid Use of the Passive Voice

C. Avoid the Use of Clichés

2. variety of sentence structure

3. consistent verb tense

4. avoidance of the passage voice: A. Do not use first-person pronouns ("I," "me," "my," "we," "us," etc.). B. Avoid addressing readers as "you." C. Avoid the use of contractions. D. Avoid colloquialism and slang expressions. E. Avoid nonstandard diction. F. Avoid the overuse of short and simple sentences.

5. attention to the connotative meanings of words.

7. Mechanics

It refers to the correctness of a paper: complete sentences, correct punctuation, accurate word choice, etc. All of your papers for the course should be free or almost free from errors.

Research 7 - Robert's castle

Our miniworksheet 7 scheduled for the week of February 8th, is based on the following podcast reading:

http://www.listen-to-english.com/index.php?id=511 (click to get to link)

Make sure your research covers the article's understanding of its vocabulary, grammar (syntax: the rules for the formation of grammatical sentences - morphology: the patterns of word formation) and concepts found in it.

Don't forget to study "conditionals". They are found on both your text and work books.

Have fun!

Research 6 - The big freeze

Our next next miniworksheet is based on the following podcast reading:

http://www.listen-to-english.com/index.php?id=504

Make sure your research covers the article's understanding of its vocabulary, grammar (syntax: the rules for the formation of grammatical sentences - morphology: the patterns of word formation) and concepts found in it.

Have fun!

Guide to write an English essay.

Please click the link to have access to the guide: http://www.scribd.com/doc/25109154

Evaluation plan 2010 - 2nd period

2 Internet researches 10% each/20% /4 points, week: January 18th & March 01st

1 Listening comprehension 10%each/2 points, week: January 28th

1 Written exercise 10%each/2 points, week: On going bases (OGB)

1 Oral exercise 10%each/2 points, week: OGB

1 Proactivity & student attributes 10%each/2 points, week: OGB

2 Worksheet papers 20%/40%/8 points, week: January 25th & March 01st


Subtotal 20 points or 70% equivalence = 14 points


1 Term worksheet 30% /6 points, week: April 5th


Final mark 100% or 20 points, week: April 23rd

Research 5 - Banksy

Our next research comes in both audio and video formats. It includes a script which can be found on the following page: http://www.listen-to-english.com/index.php?id=293

Please listen, watch and read the script about this subjet matter. Bear in mind that you need to be prepare to respond to "objective" questions on the week of November 16th.

You are not obliged to print the article. However, you are encouraged to make notes, conceptual maps, summaries... as to get familiar with the vocabulary, grammar and concepts found in it.

Enjoy the program!