Important Information:
Binder Organization:
- Reading
- Writing
- Process
- Product
Dates
Oct 2, 2014 Survey must be completed and conducted.
Oct 15, 2014 All research completed: Visual Research, Survey and Summary & Interview.
Vocabulary Book
- Reading
- Writing
- Process
- Product
Dates
Oct 2, 2014 Survey must be completed and conducted.
Oct 15, 2014 All research completed: Visual Research, Survey and Summary & Interview.
Vocabulary Book
Term One
Week 1: Welcome Back
Key Questions: What are the 5 pillars of good citizenship?
Grammar: Basic sentence structure Vocabulary: All: delicious, headscarf, male, copy, final, surprise, nervous, vegetarian, October & sight words Reading: Fluency and Author's purpose Writing: Writing and editing sentences. Composing poetry |
Week 2: Our Diverse World
Key Questions: What is the most important quality of a citizen?
Grammar: Parts of Speech
Vocabulary:
All: citizen, selfish, obey, considerate, compassionate
trustworthy, leadership, caring, responsible, respectful
Reading: A Good Citizen Poem
Writing: *Baseline Test
Files:
Reading1: A Good Citizen Poem
Coat of Arms Chart
Coat of Arms PP
Coat of Arms Template
Poetry Centers
Vocabulary PP
Vocabulary cards & signs
Vocabulary Student Data for notebook
Spelling Assessment
Week 3: A Good Citizen
Key Questions: Are you a good citizen?
Grammar: Parts of Speech and Sentence Types Vocabulary: All: crime, choices, aware, value, vision, welfare, prompt, committed, law, volunteering Sight Words: new, there, about, make, when: Reading: Visualization (reading strategy), locating cultural features in stories Writing: Essay language and structure. Creating a cooperative picture book. using visual literacy skills |
Files:
Reading2: Citizenship in the Community Essay
Vocabulary PP
Vocabulary Cards
Citizenship Examples
Citizenship Picture Book Layout
Citizenship Video
Process & Product Topics
Test Strategies
Process & Product Resources
Visual Literacy
Centers: Parts of speech, sentences and paragraphs
Spelling Assessment
Reading2: Citizenship in the Community Essay
Vocabulary PP
Vocabulary Cards
Citizenship Examples
Citizenship Picture Book Layout
Citizenship Video
Process & Product Topics
Test Strategies
Process & Product Resources
Visual Literacy
Centers: Parts of speech, sentences and paragraphs
Spelling Assessment
Week 4: Say What?
Key Questions: What does good citizenship look like?
Grammar: Subject and Predicate & Sentence Types Vocabulary: All: implications, mix, miserable, cultivate, confidence, achieve, virtue, surround, resilience Sight Words: because, when, how, who, what Reading: Interview. Prediction. and Connection Strategies. Using volume, emphasis and pause. Writing: Creating a survey and interview questions. Note-taking |
Files:
Reading3: Interview
Vocabulary PP
Vocabulary Cards
Making Connections Strategy
Creating Surveys & Analyzing Data
Making Predictions Strategy
Spelling Assessment
Reading3: Interview
Vocabulary PP
Vocabulary Cards
Making Connections Strategy
Creating Surveys & Analyzing Data
Making Predictions Strategy
Spelling Assessment
Week 5: A Citizen of Change
Key Questions: What problems influence our community?
Grammar: Parts of Speech and sentence types Vocabulary: All: issues, significant, ashamed, determined, influential, involved cruel, insult, expectations, accustomed Sight Words: there, their, they're Reading: persuasive essay structure. Conducting survey Writing: Conducting interview and writing notes. Paraphrasing research. |
Week 6: EID Week
Week 7: Finding a Solution
Files:
Reading Text: Same as Week 5 IST Graphic Organizer IST Practice Texts PP IST Visual Text Theme PP Analyzing Reading Analyzing Data PP |
Key Questions: What can we do to improve life in our community?
Grammar: sentence types Vocabulary: Review weeks 1-6 All: issues, significant, ashamed, determined, influential, involved cruel, insult, expectations, accustomed : Reading: Identifying text type, purpose, audience and main idea using evidence. Identify and explain features of written, visual and spoken texts. Identify the theme of a group of texts. Writing: Create digital graphs of survey data and analyze results by creating a summary. |
Week 8: A Cooperative Community
Key Questions: Can you hook your reader? Why is text structure important?
What messages do you see around your community? Grammar: Editing Vocabulary: All: behavior, punish, accountability, dissatisfaction, charity financial, loyal, cooperate, justice Reading: Written, visual and spoken texts features and structures Writing: Essay *IST Language and Structure Test and Essay Writing Assessment |
Week 9: Your Opinion Matters
Key Questions: What is your opinion about topics that affect the community?
Grammar: Using punctuation Vocabulary: All: interfere, childhood, comparison, educator, awkward, poverty, repeatedly, envy, restrict, select Reading: Analyzing a discussion essay. Writing: Using sentence openers and transition words. Creating a debate |
Week 10: Let's Discuss an Edited Response
Files:
Reading: same as last week Writing Guide Thinkmark Independent Reading PP Editing Coffee Shop centers Editing Coffee Shop |
Key Questions: What is your opinion about topics that affect the community?
Grammar: Capitals, Usage, Punctuation, Spelling (CUPS) Vocabulary: All: interfere, childhood, comparison, educator, awkward, poverty, repeatedly, envy, restrict, select Reading: Analyzing a discussion essay. Writing: Revise and edit essay: (ARMS). Using editing marks. Using transitions |
Week 11: Bring your Message to Life!
Key Questions: Why are public service ads important?
Grammar: Editing: Focus: fragments, run-on sentences, verb tense and basic punctuation Vocabulary: All: Reading: Reading using grammar clues. Writing: Revising and Editing (CUPS and ARMS) and publishing essays. Designing and creating a public service announcement |
Week 12: Prepare and Conquer
Week 13: Speak out and Be Heard
Week 14: National Day
Important Information
Essential Term 2 Files
Term 2 General Documents Term 2 Graphic Organizers Term 2 Newsletter |
Supplies: - One ringed-notebook. A4. Hard cover.
- Glue Stick - Ruler - Highlighters - Pencils and eraser - Pens Dates to Remember January 11, 2015- First day back to school |
Term 2
Week 1: We Meet Again
Key Questions: What did I learn in term 1? What will I learn in term 2 (my goals)?
Grammar: Editing: Focus: Review fragments, run-on sentences, verb tense and basic punctuation Vocabulary: All: layers, safe, spot, permanent, sweet, sugar, persuade, impact, safety, leaders Frequency words: there, they're, their Reading: Poetry. Writing: Writing poems with poetic devices: similes, metaphors, rhyme, alliteration, personification |
Week 2: The Rise of a City
Key Questions: How can you create a healthy and safe city? Is urban planning important?
Grammar: reviewing sentence structure Vocabulary: All: faint, breakfast, growth, meal, stress, hunger, obesity, sufficient, stomach, complicated Frequency words: because, want, went Reading: Advice for Healthy Eating: advice essay Writing: Students will write summarizes * diagnostic test |
Week 3: Emergency Procedures
Key Questions: What is a procedure? What would you do in case of an emergency?
Grammar: imperatives and verbs Vocabulary: All: pain, medical, sink, scientist, wash, spill, prevent, flesh, hospital, infection Frequency words: said, told, friend Reading: Reading strategy: visualization. Writing: Writing summaries |
Week 4: Be Aware and Prepared
Key Questions: What should you do if there is a grease fire? How is a town/city developed for safety and health?
Grammar: Students will use imperatives and conditionals Vocabulary: All: pour, emergency, fate, burst, cloth, potential, services, liquid, lack, spill Frequency words: well, will, how Reading: Students will be able to visualize when reading and summarize a procedure and research. Writing: Student will be able to write a summary and procedure. |
Week 5: Saving Lives
Week 6: Developing Health and Safety
Key Questions: What rules and things are needed to create a safe and healthy environment?
Grammar: conditionals Vocabulary: All: advice, challenge, examine, adequate, neglect, behavior, breathe, influence, necessity Frequency words: this, Reading: Students will make predictions and summarize. Students will gather research and identify key points. Writing: Students will identify and explain the structure of an essay. Students will plan their essay for their product. * |
Week 7: The Perfect Place
Key Questions: What rules and things are needed to create a safe and healthy environment?
Grammar: conditionals, sentence types, verb tense Vocabulary: All: whatever, elements, aspects, blocks, sharp, otherwise, wounded, thoroughly, wet : Reading: Students summarize Writing: Student write a draft of their essay. They edit using C.U.P.S and A.R.M.S. . * Students reflect on their learning of term 2. |
Week 8: Your Vision
Files:
EMSA Reading Grade 11 Reading Test Key EMSA Writing Test Strategies PP Presentation Success Criteria PP Term 3
|
Key Questions: How can safety and health features and rules help the UAE develop?
Grammar: Using conditionals Vocabulary: All: Review Reading: Using reading strategies and test strategies Writing: Look at success criteria for writing and compare different text * Prepare presentation and attend the Urban Planning Conference. |
Important Information
Essential Files for Term 3
Term 3 Graphic Organizers |
Supplies: - One ringed-notebook. A4. Hard cover.
- Glue Stick - Ruler - Highlighters - Pencils and eraser - Pens Dates to Remember |
Week 1: The ABCs of Art
Key Questions: What are the Arts? Why are they important?
Grammar: Review parts of speech.: Adjectives and Adverbs Vocabulary: All: texture, proportion, splendid, tower, imply, abstract, express, explore, assertive, symbolize Reading: Descriptive writing: Gustav Klimt Interpretation Writing: Write descriptions using adjectives and adverbs |
Week 2: My Culture & My Identity
Key Questions: What can art teach me about myself? My family? My culture? My country? The world?
Grammar: Adjectives and Adverbs Vocabulary: All: rhythm, optimism, , stiff, poised, dense, tight, backward, nurture, fade, repetition Reading: Descriptive writing: Makki Interpretation Writing: Write descriptions using adjectives and adverbs |
Week 3: The Heart of Creativity
Key Questions: What is a biography? What important information should be included in a biography?
Grammar: emotive language Vocabulary: All: Reading: Biographical reading: Klimt. Evaluating information. Writing: Gathering and paraphrasing research. Writing a biography |
Week 4-6: Artists Unite
Key Questions: How can I write expressively? What have I learned in English this year?
Grammar: emotive language, adverbs, adjectives Vocabulary: All: Reading: Biographical reading: Makki. Evaluating information. Writing: Edit Art interpretation. Write a biography and writing reflections |
EMSA Prep
Exam Prep & Presentations
Review Exam strategies
Analyzing writing prompts
Complete Mock Exam
Files:
Mock Exam
Essay Prompt 1
Essay Prompt 2
Essay Prompt 3
Parts of Speech PPT
Parts of Speech sheet
Analyzing writing prompts
Complete Mock Exam
Files:
Mock Exam
Essay Prompt 1
Essay Prompt 2
Essay Prompt 3
Parts of Speech PPT
Parts of Speech sheet