FINAL EXAM

FINAL EXAM

Hi girls .

This is your final exam.

You will have your exam next THURSDAY  november 16th

It has two parts:

1. Dictation of the vocabulary words of  " The Giving Tree" ( 50 words, 1 point each).

2. Writing sentences ( the teacher will give you 15  proverbs  vocabulary words  and  you chose 5 more vocabulary words and make sentences, the total is 20 sentences from proverbs.YOU CAN NOT USE THE WORDS THE TEACHER GAVE YOU for the five sentences.

- The teacher will give you 19 vocabulary words from "The Giving Tree" and then you must write another 5 sentences, the total is 24 sentences from "The Giving Tree".YOU CAN NOT USE THE WORDS THE TEACHER GAVE YOU to write the five sentences."

3. Matching

Match vocabulary words from both topics. (english to spanish and english to english).

12 words form the proverbs ( 6  english to spanish and 6 english to english)

From " The Giving Tree" 45
10 words  english to spanish.
35 words english to english.

total 57 words.

Summarizing written part.

writing sentences	44
matching	57
total points	101

STUDY HARD. THIS IS YOUR CHANCE FOR PASSING  THE COURSE.

Story Rubric

Short Story Rubric

	1	2	3	4	5
Key Phrases/ Vocabulary	Student did not follow the rules for writing the short story.	The beginning, middle and end of story are not clear; student used one or two key phrases and vocabulary words.	The beginning, middle and end of story is somewhat clear; student used some phrases and at most 7 of the vocabulary words.	The beginning, middle and end of story is mostly clear; student used the phrases and at most 9 of the vocabulary words.	The beginning, middle and end of story is very clear, student used all of the phrases and 10 or more of the vocabulary words.
Presentation Appearance & Grammar	No presentation.	The presentation was not creative or have related information (vocabulary words not underlined, no pictures.) Grammar was horrible.	The presentation was basic and okay. It was a little creative, but not much effort was used. There were a some grammar errors	Student made a Power Point or handmade book and it was well done. There were one or two grammar errors.	Student followed directions. Story is organized and easy to understand. It is clear that a lot of effort was put into it.  There are no obvious grammar errors.
Preparation And Pronunciation of Story ¨Bonus¨	Student read directly from notes, and it was obvious they did not prepare/practice at all. The teacher could not understand anything.	Student did not memorize information and did not prepare much/at all. The teacher could understand one or two words, but not enough to follow.	Student had about half of the information memorized and appeared to have prepared a little. The teacher could understand some words.	Student had most information memorized and it was clear that they had prepared. The teacher could understand most of the words.	Student had all information memorized; flow and expression was great. The teacher could understand everything.

RULES FOR WRITING YOUR SHORT STORY

RULES FOR WRITING YOUR SHORT STORY

Your story must be divided into three parts.

1.Begining

2.Middle (something happened , transition of the story)

3. The end  (the conclusion)

4. YOU HAVE TO USE, IN YOUR STORY, AT LEAST 10 WORDS FROM THE PROVERBS AND THE GIVING TREE LESSONS.

You must write a minimum of 10 pages with pictures in power point or a handmade book.

Your story must be written in past tense (she/he said/did/would/was/went/gone/were).

To help make writing your short story easier for you, we suggest you use the following structure:

Subject + verb (past)+complement, connector (and, however, but, so,….)

She ate a big hamburger however she was not satisfied,……. And she…….

1. Begin your story with :   Once upon a time there was…………….. or

Once there was.

2. In the middle of your story you can use these expressions.

-But time went by…………

-After that………

Days, months ,years later……..

3. You can conclude your story with one of these expressions :

 and they  lived happily/ horribly  ever after.

And…………….were happy.

And ………….was happy/sad. 

You can send your work to my e- mail:  robinsondurango@gmail.com

HOMEWORK

Vocabulary & Grammar

“The Giving Tree

Hi girls.    Remember to do this homework. You have to find 18 verbs, 18 nouns and 12 adjectives

Verb infinitive/aux	Present	Past	Future	Opposite	Spanish

    

                                                                                                                                     

Noun	Singular	Plural	Opposite	Spanish

Adjective	Opposite	Spanish

TALENT SHOW

TALENT SHOW

Hi girls.

This is the chance for having extra grades in english. This is Edgar´s activity

Buenos días compañeros no olviden estar animando a nuestras  estudiantes para que se inscriban para participar en el primer show de talentos de la institución a realizarse en el mes de noviembre, la inscripción se hará a mas tardar hasta el 31 de octubre de 2017 ya sea por medio de los directores de grupo, por de la siguiente survey, o con migo. 

Ah por ahora los incentivos serán Académicos. 

 

Encuesta d inscripcion a el Fisrt Talento SHow

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc4ny9WIGbN01t-ttq34hOxWH-XrQ_QF-_bD1V8h9R0bEMNXg/viewform?c=0&w=1

EXAM

Hi girls

Remember for next class you have to read aloud the short story "THE GIVING TREE". You will have a grade for that.


This is the rubric for the exam

CATEGORY
	Excellent 5	Good 4	Fair 3	Poor 2	Nothing 1
Pronunciation, clarity	Excellent Pronounces all words correctly and speaks clearly.	Good Pronounces most of the words correctly and speaks clearly. (3-4 errors)	Fair Speaks clearly; mispronounces some words. (5-7 errors)	Poor Difficult to understand, is struggling or mispronounces most words. (8-10errors)	Really bad Difficult to understand, is struggling or mispronounces most words. (more than 10 erros)
Fluidity	Excellent Reads at an appropriate speed. No lapses, hesitation or wavering in the pace. Punctuation pauses are present	Good Reads at an appropriate speed. Few lapses, hesitation or wavering Punctuation pauses are present most of the time (2-4 errors)	Fair Reads at an appropriate speed most of the time. Some lapses, hesitation or wavering. Punctuation pauses are present some of the time (4-6)	Poor Rarely keeps the appropriate speed. Many lapses, hesitation or wavering. Punctuation pauses not are present (6 +)	Really bad Not fluidity at all.

EVALUATION OF THE NATIVE FORMERS PROGRAM

Hi girls.

The Ministry of Education is evaluating the Native Formers program in the english class.

They sent me this link for doing a survey.

Please open it and answer the questions.

Thank you for your help.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjlu3XFqka9vyzzB2ukKVhW3K-F2Z-7CEVuAc-bQv2hIG0ew/viewform?usp=sf_link

Hi girls.


You have to answer these questions about the story . The teacher is going to check them and grade them for next class as homework.

Don´t forget the pronunciation of sthe story also will be grade it.

QUESTIONS

1.      What is the name of the story?

2.      Who is the author of the story?

3.      Who are the characters of the story’

4.      How many times does the boy ask the tree for something?

5.      What does he ask for?

6.      What does the tree give the boy each time?

7.      Why do you think the tree loved the boy?

8.   Did the boy love the tree?   Did the boy always  love the tree? Why?

9.      What is your opinion of the boy´s attitude ?

10.  What is your opinion about the tree´s attitude?

11.  Do you Know of anyone who is like the tree?

12. How would you change the story and why?  
13. What does this story teach you?  (You must answer this question for the exam.)

THE GIVING TREE (BOOK), KIDS READING with ENGLISH SUBTITLES

Hi girls .

In the link below you can find the short story for practicing pronunciation for next class.

Study hard . You have to read aloud the whole story.



https://youtu.be/XznLX-oztis

the giving tree

Hi girls.

Study this vocabulary for working next class.

mid term exam

this is your midterm exam.

1.what is a proverb?
2. What is your favorite proverb?
3. what does that proverb teach?
4. What does being responsable mean?
5. How do we learn to be responsable?
6. Where do we learn how to be responsable?
7. When are we responsable?
8. Name 5 responsabilities you have
9. You have to oral  translation one in english and one in spanish.

homework

Hi Girls,


Our next class assignment (Tuesday) is to discuss your favorite proverb from the English proverb list. Be ready to talk about why you like that proverb and what it teaches you. Also, you will create your own proverb in class. Remember: A proverb is a saying that gives advice about how people should live. Therefore, create a proverb that gives good advice.

PROVERBS EXAM

PROVERBS EXAM

PROVERBS EXAM

Hi girls.

These are the points for the exam.


-. Write the vocabulary word for the picture (spelling). 54 words.
-. Write one sentence for each of the following words,

CATCH      COME     GO     BUILD       THINK      SPEAK       DRINK      SOW     REAP   LEAD

DO               CAN       CRY      WANT     MAKE.

PLUS

Choose five more vocabulary words (not the verbs) from the vocabulary list and write one sentence for each word.

4. Matching.
a. Match the english vocabulary to the spanish equivalent.
b. Match the english word with the correct english definition.

Example : COME

a. to move away

b. to move forward / toward   X

c. go away

BONUS POINT.

Translate into spanish or english two proverbs. (the teacher will choose them).

HOMEWORK

HI GIRLS . REMEMBER YOU HAVE TO TRANSLATE THIS PROVERBS INTO SPANISH Proverbs in English

Proverbs in English

1. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

2. it's the early bird that catches the worm

3. Rome wasn't built in a day

4. think before you speak

5. as you sow, so shall you reap

6. the cure is worse than the disease?

7. love is blind

8. better late than never

9. time is money

10. better safe than sorry

11. it’s no use crying over spilt milk

12. if you want a thing done well, do it yourself?

13. the end justifies the means

14. you can lead or take a horse to water but you can’t make it drink.

15. two heads are better than one

16. all that glitters is not gold

17. no cows, no cares

18.  absence makes the heart grow fonder.

19. every cloud has a silver lining

20. Easy come easy go