lunes, 28 de noviembre de 2011

domingo, 27 de noviembre de 2011

Oral Skills

Scrapbook from Preposada (December 2, 2011.)

Due date: 1B, 1C December 13
1A December 14

Counts as 20% of the third period grade + one partial (oral presentation)
Has to be done in pairs by list number (1-2, 3-4, 5-6...)


Visit the following websites for ideas...

www.scrapbook.com
www.scrapbooking.com
www.creativememories.com

Reading and Writing

Do not forget!! Book report is due December 2.

Counts as 20% of the second period grade, and gives you the right to present the exam on Monday, December 5.

As explained in class, this is what you have to do:

1. Identify the stages of the plot using the diagram we have studied in class. (This can be done by hand, just leave the space on the paper.)

2. Answer the following questions about the reading:
1. When and where does the story take place?
2. Who are the main characters and what are they like? (Character sketch)
3. From what point of view is the story told?

3. Write a one-page opinion essay, where you explain why you liked or disliked the book. use details from the story to support your answer.

Class format: Font size 12; Arial, Helvetica, Times; 1.5 space between lines; name, group and date on top of the page; stapled.

miércoles, 16 de noviembre de 2011

Grammar

Reminder about Spellodrome
The demo list is available for you to practice during this week.
Time minimum time you have to cover during every week is 105 minutes.
We start next week 21st Nov-26th Nov. Good Luck!!!!!

Reading & Writing

Book report is for December 2, 2011.

I will tell you what to do on November 25, but you have to read everyday and take notes.

(Remember you got the book on November 9-10, so that gives you enough time to finish the book.)

martes, 8 de noviembre de 2011

Oral Skills

2-minute Oral Presentations (Places) (Nov 14-18)

First class- List numbers 16-30

16. Arc of Triumph
17. Brandenburg Gate (Berlin door)
18. Teatro alla Scala
19. Pompeii
20. Mount Everest
21. The Alamo
22. The White House
23. The Pink House
24. The Australian Outback
25. The Amazons
26. Notre Dame de Paris
27. The Great Wall of China
28. Versailles
29. Great Barrier Reef (coral Reef Australia)
30. Antarctica
31. Easter Island (Isle of Pascua - Rapa Nui)
32. Mecca
33. Pyramids of Giza
34. Dublin Castle

Second Class List numbers 1-15

1. Yellowstone National Park
2. Chichen Itzá
3. Nazca
4. Machu Pichu
5. Lost City of Petra
6. The Roman Coliseum
7. Stonehenge
8. White Cliffs of Dover
9. The Big Ben
10. The Statue of Liberty
11. Mount Rushmore
12. Abraham Lincoln Memorial
13. Sacred Family Cathedral in Barcelona
14. Niagara Falls
15. Salem, Massachusetts.

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Have you voted today?

martes, 25 de octubre de 2011

Oral Skills

2- minute Oral presentations (animals)

First class 1-15
1. Meerkat
2. Hamster
3. Capibara/capibari
4. Hummingbird
5. Ostrich
6. Dragonfly
7. Turtle
8. Orca
9. Manatee
10. Beluga
11. Walrus
12. Camel
13. Rabbit
14. Gecko
15. Elephant

Second class 16-32
16. Spider monkey
17. Lemur
18. Red Panda
19. Praying Mantis
20. Ray/Stingray
21. Raven
22. Polar bear
23. Dingo
24. Wombat
25. Lizard
26. Snail
27. T.Rex
28. Wolf
29. Kangaroo
30. Koala
31. Wallaby
32. Ladybug
33. Roadrunner

lunes, 24 de octubre de 2011

Oral Skills

Please check your email and print the file I sent you (regular verbs pronunciation)

Help all your classmates have the copy for next class.

martes, 11 de octubre de 2011

Oral Skills

Here are the names for your 2-minute oral presentations next week.

Tuesday, October 18, from number 1 to 15.

1. Steve Jobs
2. Edgar Allan Poe
3. Shel Silverstein
4. Dr. Seuss
5. Isadora Duncan
6. Stan Lee
7. Björk
8. Richard Wagner
9. George Washington
10. Leonora Carrington
11. Alfonsina Storni
12. Octavio Paz
13. Neil Gaiman
14. Malcom X
15. John F. Kennedy

Wednesday, October 19, from 16 on.

16. Franz Kafka
17. Alfred Hitchcock
18. George Lucas
19. Maria Callas
20. Vincent Van Gogh
21. Remedios Varo
22. Albert Camus
23. Wassily Kandinsky
24. Bill Gates
25. Nelson Mandela
26. Winston Churchill
27. Joseph Stalin
28. Abraham Lincoln
29. Martin Luther King
30. Amelia Earhart
31. Gloria Steinem



domingo, 9 de octubre de 2011

Reading & Writing

Study Guide

Drawing conclusions
Making inferences
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
Summarizing
Reading Comprehension