September 30, October 1, 2

https://www.proenglish.ch/learn-new-vocabulary-fast/

September 30

1.  5 minute warm-up -   Respond to the following prompt in your journal: Would you ever consider getting a tattoo?

2.  Grammar - What personality traits do I possess?

pp 6-7 ACTIVITY:  What do we mean by personality?
Task 1: Match the words below to the descriptions that follow.
Task 2: In pairs, look at the list of words on the opposite page. They are personality adjectives. (https://grammar.yourdictionary.com/parts-of-speech/adjectives/what-is-an-adjective.html)

Identify if they are negative or positive characteristics.
3.  Extension - Find out what pizza bet suits your personality and what it says about you! Take the pizza quiz. Go to http://www.foodnetwork.co.uk/article/what-kind-pizza-are-you.html

October 1
Reading Test - Criterion B 

October 2

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.  Review reading quiz 
3. Watch Margaret Atwood video above (1minute 38 seconds)
4. Writing -  Structure and paragraphs -
It is important to organise ideas and give your writing a clear sense of structure. This means having a clear beginning, middle and ending, and organising your paragraphs.



HOMEWORK:  Structure and paragraphs - due October 7 , please expect a quiz
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September 23, 24, 25

September 23

1.  5 minute warm-up -   Respond to the following prompt in your journal: 

     Who is your hero?  What inspires you about this person?

 

2.  Vocabulary -  10 minutes   https://beta.freerice.com/ 
3.  Reading: The most beautiful girl in school by Hal Ames http://www.ilsclasses.com/The%20Most%20Beautiful%20Girl%20P.pdf

 

September 24
1.  5 minute warm-up:  Respond to the following prompt in your journal:  Which three foods best describe your personality?
2.  Capitalization:  http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/satz/capital1.htm
3.  Reading:  Answer the questions on the worksheet (The most beautiful girl in school).

September 25

1.  5 minute warm-up -   Respond to the following prompt in your journal: If you could take any animal from the zoo home as a pet, which would you choose—and why?
2. Finish worksheet
3.  Reading:  pp 4-5   What is friendship? Read the text and answer the questions on p. 5.

1. Identify the type of text this is. (strand ii)
2. What kind of person is Fatima? (strand ii)
3. Evaluate if friendship is important to Fatima. Why? Why not?
4. Fatima has a lot of free time. True or false? Quote words from the text to justify your answer. (strand i)
5. Why is Fatima excited? (strand i)
6. What is the penultimate paragraph (which begins, "So, she goes home . . .") about?
7. Find one word that means "regularly". (strand ii)
8. What does Fatima not understand? Why is she upset? (strand i)
9. What is the difference between a friend and an acquaintance?(strand iii)

September 16, 17, 18

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September 16

1.  5 minute warm-up - Respond to the following prompt in your journal: The best thing about Monday is . . .

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 "Elderly BFF's Talk About Friendship

 

    In pairs, discuss what makes a positive friendship.  What are the signs of a good friend?

    Write down your ideas in a word cloud.  A word cloud is a way to write down words in a visual form. You can use a word cloud generator like wordclouds  or  wordle.net. 

September 17, 18

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

2.  Grammar - Verb tenses (action words) https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-simple-use.html

 

HOMEWORK:

     Present Simple: 

Mixed exercise 1
Mixed exercise 2
Mixed exercise 3
Mixed exercise 4 using both 'be' and other verbs

September 18

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 23

1.  5 minute warm-up -

 

2.  Grammar -

 

3.  Reading: The most beautiful girl in school by Hal Ames

 http://www.ilsclasses.com/The%20Most%20Beautiful%20Girl%20P.pdf

 

September 9, 10, 11

September 9, 10

Oral Assessment:   Choose one of the following prompts and deliver a 3-4 minute oral presentation.  Develop your ideas, include examples and details.

  a. When you imagine yourself in 20 years, where do you want to be?   OR
  b. What do you friends think of you? How would they describe you? Do you think it’s accurate? OR
  c. How would you describe yourself in three words? Why did you choose them?



September 11
Unit 1:  How can I connect with others?

Statement of Inquiry:  The way we connect with others often depends on context and sometimes we need to adapt our message to demonstrate our identities and relationships. 

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

Related Concept:  Context, Message

Global Context: Identities and relationships

Inquiry Questions:  Factual:  What personality traits do you possess?  How can others learn about your personality?  Conceptual: What is friendship? Are you a good friend?  Debatable:  Do you know who your real friends are?  Can very different people be friends?

Key Words:  acquaintance   appearance    BFF    characteristics    expectations    friendship    gadgets marooned    personality    popularity    sentence    sibling    traits    twins

IB Learner Profile:  Principled - we are proud of who we are and are respectful of other

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 "Elderly BFF's Talk About Friendship

 

    In pairs, discuss what makes a positive friendship.  What are the signs of a good friend?

    Write down your ideas in a word cloud.  A word cloud is a way to write down words in a visual form. You can use a word cloud generator like  wordle.net.