November 4, 5, 6

November 4

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.

2.  Grammar - p. 11 Let's talk grammar
Subject: the person or thing a sentence is about
     For example: Ludovic plays basketball.

Object:  the person or thing affected by the sentence's verb.
     For example: They watch television.

Verb:  a word that expresses the action of a person or thing. Always remember to check the tense.    
     For example, run, talk, play, see, go are all verbs.

Simple sentence:  a group of words that includes a verb and makes complete sense.
     For example: I live in Lima.  He goes to school.

3. p. 20  ACTIVITY:  Take the quiz!

November 5
1.  5 minute warm-up - Respond to the following prompt in your journal: Are smartphones a distraction? Why or why not? Explain

2.  Grammar - Independent clause
An independent clause contains a subject, a verb, and a complete thought. A dependent clause contains a subject and a verb, but no complete thought. ... A SIMPLE SENTENCE has one independent clause.

3. Criterion A - practice
    How to stay calm under pressure
   https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-avoid-choking-under-pressure-noa-kageyama-and-pen-pen-chen#watch

November 6
Criterion A - Assessment

We will watch the video and you will answer the question online: http://www.quia.com/quiz/7446944.html

October 21, 22, 23

October 21
 
1.  Information Sheet - Paragraph Review
2.  Transitional Words


3.  Worksheet 1 - 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.

October 22
1. Paragraph writing
Create an outline and write a paragraph (75-100 words) on each of the following prompts.
1.  Can internet friends be *real* friends?
2.  If there was one talent you wished you had, what would it be and why?

October 23
Criterion C, D Writing Assessment

October 14, 15, 16

https://www.grammarly.com/blog/simple-past/

October 14
1.  Grammar:  Past Simple
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple.html
Mixed Exercise 1
Mixed Exercise 2


2.  The perfect paragraph     https://studylib.net/doc/8288189/the-perfect-paragraph
      Worksheet 2 - Recognizing Perfect Topic Sentences
      Worksheet 3 - Recognizing Unrelated Ideas

 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.  Grammar:  Past Simple
Mixed Exercise 3
Mixed Exercise 4

3.  The perfect paragraph    https://studylib.net/doc/8288189/the-perfect-paragraph
     Worksheet 4 - Unrelated Sentence Fun

HOMEWORK - if you need more practice with was/were:
https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/was_were.htm
https://www.english-4u.de/en/tenses-exercises/was-were.htm 

 October 16
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 Irregular Verbs (list)
     https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/irregular-verbs.html 
3.  How to learn irregular verbs

HOMEWORK:  Finish Worksheet 4. Due Monday October 21, 9:35

October 7, 8, 9

October 7
1.  5 minute warm-up - Respond to the following prompt in your journal:  What is your favorite way to show your individuality?
2.  BBC Bitesize Quiz - https://www.quia.com/quiz/7413867.html
3.  BBC Bitesize Activity https://www.quia.com/quiz/7413867.html

October 8
1.  5 minute warm-up - Respond to the following prompt in your journal:  Do you consider yourself artistic?  Why or why not?
2.  Paragraph Writing 

Expository Writing is one of the popular writing styles. This form of writing is used to inform, explain and describe a concept to the readers. In expository writing, paragraphs are organized in a lucid manner so as to give readers a thorough understanding of the topic.

https://studylib.net/doc/8288189/the-perfect-paragraph

              Harry Potter is my favourite book. I like it for several reasons. First of all, it’s an adventure book and I love those. Harry and the rest of the group fight for the living.  They saved the world from destruction. Also, this book shows us another world. Harry reveals the world of wizardry and how dangerous life is.  Finally, this book teaches everyone who reads it about friendship. In all of the adventures that the characters go on, they find that they really need each other. Harry Potter novels are the best.

 

October 9
1.  5 minute warm-up - Respond to the following prompt in your journal:  Is it best to be an oldest sibling, middle sibling,or younger sibling?  Justify your answer.

Organizing Paragraph Ideas
Practice Worksheet 1
Create outlines for the possible paragraphs below, based on the topic sentences. Remember that the outlining process is just the preliminary stage of the writing plan. You do not need to write complete sentences—just ideas. On the back of this worksheet, create your own outline with your own topic sentence; make sure it is clear and easy to support. Be creative!

A. Topic Sentence: This classroom is too noisy during tests.
B. Supporting Ideas
1.
2.
3.
4.
C. Clincher: 

Cohesive devises
 

Conventions of Language
Conventions include spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and sentence structure.

Let's do this together;)

A. Topic Sentence: This classroom is too noisy during tests.
B. Supporting Ideas
1. Too many people walking around
2. The school’s playground is next to the classroom.
3. It’s the last class in the day.
4. The children are talking to each other.

5. The students are stressed.
C. Clincher:

Noisy Classrooms

This classroom is too noisy during tests.  We need to find a solution.  First of all too many people are walking around during the test. People need to stay in their seats during the tests. If they need help they need to raise their hands. Next, the school’s playground is next to the classroom.  The windows should be closed during the tests so students can concentrate on their work. Finally, it’s the last class in the day. All the students are tired and bored.  We can play music to help calm the students and give a nice climate to the classroom. Noisy classrooms are not a student’s friend.

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