9^th Grade

Topic: The future

PRESENTATION STAGE

 How will the world look like in 10 years?

How about the robots. Do you think that they will be as common as a computer in your house?

PRACTICE STAGE 1         

Fill the gaps with Will or Going to

a)  Do you want to borrow my hover board? Thanks. I______bring it back tonight

b) If you need this software, I_______get it for you.

c) This computer is very heavy! Don’t worry I________carry it for you.

d) Why do you want to sell your cell phone? I_______ buy a new one.

e)  Don’t  worry about your robot, I______ _fix it.

f) Do you want to go to the arcades this afternoon? I can’t ; I______  fix my dad’s laptop

PRACTICE STAGE 2

Look at the comic strip. What do you think they are planning to do ? Create a story using will and/or going to.

PRODUCTION STAGE

Write a short paragraph about your life in the future. Be as creative as posible !

7th grade

Topic: Music

PRESENTATION STAGE

The Beatles

The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. From 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon (rhythm guitar, vocals), Paul McCartney (bass guitar, vocals), George Harrison (lead guitar, vocals) and Ringo Starr (drums, vocals).

The Beatles achieved mainstream success in the United Kingdom in late 1962 with their first single, “Love Me Do”. Gaining international popularity over the course of the next year, they toured extensively until 1966, then retreated to the recording studio until their break-up in 1970. Each then found success in an independent musical career. Lennon was murdered outside his home in New York City in 1980, and Harrison died of cancer in 2001. McCartney and Starr remain active.

PRACTICE STAGE 1

Read the text again and choose the correct answer

1) The Beatles were

                a) An American Pop band

                b) An English Rock band

                c)An English Pop Band

2)Their first single was

                a) Love Me Two Times

                b) Love Me Tender

                c) Love Me Do

3) Ringo Starr played

                a) The guitar

                b) The bass

                c) the drums

PRACTICE STAGE 2

Are this statement true (T) or false (F) ?

a) John Lennon was a singer [   ]

b) George Harrison remain active [   ]

c) Their first single was “Love Me Too” [   ]

d) The Beatles had 4 members  [   ]

e) 3 members are still alive [   ]

f) John Lennon died in 1970 [   ]

PRODUCTION STAGE

Match the concepts of column A with column B, then  complete the sentences

                A                                                                                           B

1) John Lennon                                                               ___English Rock band

2) The Beatles                                                                 ___Died of cancer

3) George Harrison                                                        ___Drums

4) Paul McCartney                                                         ___Murdered

5) Ringo Starr                                                                   ___Alive

1) John Lennon was ________ in 1980.

2) The Beatles were an ___________ formed in Liverpool.

3) George Harrison ___________ in 2001.

4) Paul McCartney is still ________.

5) Ringo Starr played the _________.

Grade: 9th grade.

Topic: The City
Communicative function: Asking for and giving directions, ask and answer questions.

Presentation Stage

Tell me where I should go…

 If I was robbed – I should go to the POLICE STATION

 If I feel sick – I should go to the HOSPITAL

 If I want to read a book – I should go to the LIBRARY

 If I want to see the dolphins - I should go to the AQUIARIUM

 If I want to take the bus – I should go to the BUS STATION

 If I want to buy a new sweater – I should go to the DEPARTMENT STORE

 If I want to see a painting – I should go to the ART GALLERY

Can you tell me where the following places are?

You have to use next to, opposite, at the corner of, in front of and near.

(EXAMPLES)

Police Station: The Police Station is in front of the Department Store

Hospital: The Hospital is opposite to the Library

Library: The Library is near the Police Station

Aquarium: The Aquarium is opposite the Hospital

Bus Station: The Bus Station is next to the Department Store

Department Store: The Department Store is at the corner of Pine Street

Art Gallery: The Art Gallery is near the High School

High School: The High School is opposite to the Post Office

Post Office: The Post Office is near the Law Courts

Museum: The Museum is at the corner of Oak Street

In pairs, create a dialogue using the vocabulary already reviewed in class, and try to explain to your partner how to arrive from one place to another.

 How do I get to …?
 What’s the best way to …?
 Where is …?
 Go straight on
 Turn back./Go back.
 Turn left/right
 Go along …
 Take the first/second road on the left/right
 It’s on the left/right.
 Straight on
 opposite
 near
 next to
 between
 at the end (of)
 on/at the corner
in front of

(EXAMPLE)
From Art Gallery to Library

A: Excuse, how do I get to the library?

B: Go Straight on Oak Street, and then turn right, the Library is at the corner of 1^st Avenue with Pine Street

Production Stage

Present the dialogue in front of the class explaining how to arrive to a certain place using the map.

Rubrics

1=Poor          
2=Fair           
3=Good            
4= Very Good          
5=Excellent

1.       Asked Questons follows the pattern

2.       The student uses a good quantity of vocabulary

3.       The student can clearly indicate how to reach a place

4.       The student speaks loudly and clearly enough to be heard by everyone.

5.       The student demonstrate a good spoken english

Total Points:                                                                                     Mark:

A portfolio is a collection of work you have done through a period of time. It should include all the materials used and detail every step. Represents the student’s outcome.

With a portfolio a teacher can easily assess a student’s achievements in one or more areas of the curriculum, It’s a very useful method, and could be a powerful tool to make students learn something. Feedback plays the main role in portfolios, is the way to assess the students and correct their mistakes.

The only negative aspect is that it takes a lot of time for teacher to actually assess their whole student’s portfolios, nevertheless it works great in small groups of students.

This type of evaluation is made to provide information on a student’s performance. It gives a general view of a student strengths and weaknesses. It’s very useful to help students with their mistakes and correct them with the proper feeedback.

The most important point of this type of evaluation, is that it focus on a product rather than a process.