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Monday, December 21, 2015

Folders Review

These are the activities that you should have in your folders and this is how you should organize them:

1) SP - Questions worksheet
2) SP - Negative Senteces and Questions SP - Questions worksheet
3) Rosetta Stone Exercises 1 - 5
4) The Story of Earth Part 2 - Reading Comprehension
5) A Christmas Carol Story Elements
6) Christmas Carol Ch 7 and 8
7) Christmas Carol Ch 9 and 10
8) Christmas Carol Ch 11 and 12 + Drawing
9) Christmas Carol Ch 13 and 14
10) My Identity: Questions and Identity circle
11) P2 Test Signed

Rememeber that to check your folders, I really need you to organized them this way.
All other activities are part of P3.

Due date: Monday, January 5th 2016

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Becoming a Detective

Are you ready to become a detective and work hand in hand with Sherlock Holmes?

To do so, please read chapters 4 and 5 of the book The Hound of the Baskervilles. These chapters are very impotant as they give essential information about the case.

Please download, print out and bring the folllowing handbook to start gathering all the imporant information of The Hound of The Baskrvilles case: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwW_x9KouNuJNGpieDZkMFZXYUU/view?usp=sharing

Due date: Thursday, December 17th 2015


Friday, December 11, 2015

Rosetta Stone Week 5 - P3

Please remember that for Sunday, December 13th, you should complete 20 hours of work (total) in Rosetta Stone and 100% of progress in Level 1. Remeber that this means that you have to finish all Unit 1, 2, 3 and 4 activities and all the Adaptive Recalls of this level.

P3 Grades

Please remember to ask your parents to sign P3 grades report that you pasted today in your notebook.

Due date: Monday, December 14th 2015

The Hound of the Baskervilles - Read Chapters 1, 2 and 3

On Monday we will do a reading control related to chapters 1, 2 and 3 of The Hound of the Baskerville, so please read and analyze very well these 3 chapters at home.

Due date: Monday, December 14th 2015


Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Are you ready to read The Houd of The Baskervilles?

This week we will begin to read The Hound of the Baskervilles!

Please bring the book and print out and bring the following images to work in class tomorrow: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwW_x9KouNuJYnh6QnBmUmNYSVE/view?usp=sharing

Due date: Friday, December 11th 2015

Have a look at these scenes of the book. Any clues? What is the book going to be about?

"Can't Buy Me Love" by The Beatles

Here is The Beatles' song that you will sing on the Cristmas Program!



Please learn the lyrics and practice the song for next Thursday, December 10th, 2015.

Rosetta Stone - Week 3 - Exercises 6

Rosetta Stone P3 - Week 3 exercises can be be downloaded from: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwW_x9KouNuJdUk5Z3B0R3pWUTQ/view?usp=sharing


Due date: Thursday, December 10th 2015

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Ignatius of Loyola Project - Self-Assessment

Please remember to fill in the the self-assessment form of the work we did about Ignatius of Loyola: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwW_x9KouNuJSGRHc25tREQ1SDg/view?usp=sharing

Remember that I want to read very thoughtful answers.

Due date: Thursday, December 3rd 2015

Movie Day!

Tomorrow is movie day! We will watch A Christmas Carol Disney movie.

Please remember to get to the class on time so that we have enough time watch the end of the movie.

Also please remember that some of you committed to bring popcorn and drinks to share tomorrow:
  • Plates: MatĂ­as
  • Glasses: Sebastián
  • 3 litres drink: Abraham
  • Popcorn for everybody: Juan JosĂ©, Adrián, Daniel, Joshua
  • ????: Carla

Friday, November 27, 2015

Rosetta Stone Week 3 - P3

Please remember that for Sunday, November 29th, you should complete 15 hours of work (total) in Rosetta Stone and 75% of progress in Level 1. This means that you have to finish all Unit 1, Unit 2 and Unit 3 activities.

Thursday, November 26, 2015

Rosetta Stone - Week 2 - Exercises 5

Rosetta Stone P3 - Week 2 exercises can be be downloaded from: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwW_x9KouNuJSFcxbWdMODJUSm8/view?usp=sharing

Due date: Friday, Novemeber 27th 2015

P2 Test

Contents:

1) Simple Present:
  • 3rd person formation rules
  • Affirmative sentences
  • Negative sentences with "don't" and "doesnt"
  • Questions with "do" and "does"
  • Spelling Rules
2) Present Progressive
  • Affirmative and negative sentences and questions.
  • Spelling rules
3) Simple present vs. Present Progressive
  • Frequency Adverbs 
4) Science
  • Part 2: reading comprehension.
  • Part 2: content and vocabulary.
5) Rosetta Stone

Exercises related to the worksheets we have done so far and this week's work in the program. For example:
  • Possessive adjectives: my, your, our, their, his, her, its.
  • Countable and uncountable nouns: a sandwich vs. water
  • Wh- questions: what, where, when, how many, etc. 

Test date: Monday, November 30th, 2015


Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Ignatius of Loyola's Life Presentations Preparation

Tomorrow we will continue working on Ignatius of Loyola's Life Timeline.

All groups should bring the following:

1) The information that you are going to write on the timeline and the information that you are going to present in front of the class.
2) Images about Ignatius life that you are going to add to your timeline (if you are going to paste the images, please bring silicone, not regular glue).

Questions about Ignatius biography:

All members of the groups should answer the questions that are on Ignatius biography: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwW_x9KouNuJMk1FRkg2M0t0NGM/view?usp=sharing
1) Use a lines sheet of paper to answer the questions.
2) Write your Name and Date on the top of the page.
3) Write the following title: "Identity: Ignatius of Loyola's Life"
4) Answer the questions (you don't need to copy the questions).

Due date: Thursday, November 26th 2015.

Friday, November 20, 2015

Rosetta Stone Week 2 - P3

Please remember that for Tuesday, November 24th, you should complete 12,5 hours of work (total) in Rosetta Stone and 63% of progress in Level 1. This means that you have to finish all Unit 1 and Unit 2 activities, and form Unit 3 - LecciĂłn Principal to Unit 3 - LecciĂłn 3 - Vocabulario.



Thursday, November 19, 2015

Ignatius of Loyola Biography

Ignatius of Loyola biography can be downloaded from here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwW_x9KouNuJMk1FRkg2M0t0NGM/view?usp=sharing

Please download it, print it, read it and bring it to class.

Due date: Friday, November 20th 2015

My Identity Circle

Remember to finish your identity circle for tomorrow.
Remember that the most important people, things and experiences that shape your identity should go in the second circle and the important people, things and experiences should go in the third circle:

Due date: Friday, November 20th 2015

Rosetta Stone - Week 1 - Exercises 4

Rosetta Stone P3 - Week 1 exercises can be be downloaded from: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwW_x9KouNuJcGxTN0ZUQmdMWWM/view?usp=sharing

Due date: Thursday, Novemeber 11th 2015

Friday, November 13, 2015

Notebooks Review!

Next Monday I will collect your notebooks to review them.

Make sure that your notebooks are:
1. Complete: They contain everything we have done in class so far. I will review some of the activities that we have done in class and The Story of Earth Part 2 vocabulary activity.
2. Organized: You have drawn the first pages (Language and Science) and margins; you have copied the "Date"; "Topic" and "Objective" for each class.
3. Clean


Due date: Monday, Novemember 16th 2015

Rosetta Stone Week 1 - P3

Please remember that for Sunday, November 15th, you should complete 10 hours of work (total) in Rosetta Stone and 50% of progress in Level 1. This means that you have to finish all Unit 1 and Unit 2 activities.





Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Are you ready for Friday'sTrivia?

At this point your answer should be YES!

Teams are ready so please make sure to read the rules of the game on this PPT file: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwW_x9KouNuJLVBzamJrU1hiOEk/view?usp=sharing

Also remember that this is a group activity so make sure to study hard and make the best of what you know!

Due date: Thusrday, November 11th 2015

Friday, November 6, 2015

Trivia Time!

Are you ready for the "B"est trivia game of all Eighth Grade?
These are topics that you need to study to play the first trivia game of this year and make your team win!

Grammar:
1) Present Progressive:
- Affirmative and negative sentences
- Questions
- Frequency adverbs

2) Simple Present:
- Affirmate and negative sentences
-Questions
- Frequency adverbs

Science:
1) The Story of Earth Part 1 and Part 2:
- Main events of each part
- Use of the vocabulary words

Trivia date: Friday, Novemember 13th 2015

Let the game begin but don't let the odds play in your favor!

Rosetta Stone Week 3 - P1

Please remember that for Sunday, November 8th, you should complete 7.5 hours of work (total) in Rosetta Stone and 38% of progress in Level 1. This means that you have to finish all Unit 1 activities and from Unit 2 - LecciĂłn Principal until Unit 2 - LecciĂłn 3 - Vocabulario.

Remember that this is the last week of the period. So you please make sure to complete the hours but speacially the 38% of progress.

Chapters 13 and 14: Tiny Tim and A Changed Man

Chapters 13 and 14 activity can be downloaded from: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwW_x9KouNuJbnd0MWpzWjVFcmM/view?usp=sharing

Due date: Monday, November 9th 2015

Friday, October 30, 2015

Chapters 11 and 12: A Merry Christmas Everywhere and The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

Chapters 11 and 12 activity can be downloaded from: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwW_x9KouNuJQWg2YmZKelg1M2s/view?usp=sharing

Due date: Thursday, November 5th 2015

The Story of Earth Part 2 - Vocabulary

Use the pictures of The Story of Earth Part 2 and the vocabulary activity instructions to create vocabulary cards for The Story of Earth Part 2 vocabulary words.

Remember!
1) Cut your color sheet of paper to make it 17,5 cm wide.
2) Divide the sheet of paper in 4 parts and cut them.

3) The vocabulary words that you are going to use to describe each picture should go on the first flap of the cards.
4) The pictures and the descriptions should go inside.

5) Your descriptions should be written in the simple present!

Due date: Friday, November 6th 2015

Rosetta Stone - Week 2 - Exercises 2

Rosetta Stone P2 - Week 2 exercises can be be downloaded from: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwW_x9KouNuJNkVTUWdQVmlqLUE/view?usp=sharing

Due Date: Thursday, Novemeber 5th 2015

Rosetta Stone Week 2 - P1

Please remember that for Tuesday, Novemeber 3rd, you should complete hours of work (total) in Rosetta Stone and 25% of progress in Level 1. This means that you have to finish all Unit 1 activities.

Thursday, October 29, 2015

The Story of Earth Part 2 - Reading Comprehension

Please remember that The Story of Earth reading comprehension activity is due tomorrow, Friday, October 30th 2015.

Instructions:
1) Do the activity on a separate sheet of paper (general writing paper).
2) Write your name and date on the top of the sheet of paper.
3) Write the title "The Story of Earth Part 2".
4) Use what you learned about The Story of Earth Part 2 to write a subtitle (for example: The Beginning of Life").
5) Copy the questions and answer them in the sheet of paper.
6) Find the answers to the questions in the text and underline them with a green color pencil.


The Story of Earth Part 2 - Pictures

The Story of Earth Part 2 images can be downloaded from: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwW_x9KouNuJNGhJRi12R0dVVzQ/view?usp=sharing

Please make sure to bring them tomorrow, Friday, October 29th 2015.

Friday, October 23, 2015

Rosetta Stone Week 1 - P2

Welcome to the first week of Rosetta Stone! Please remember that for Sunday, October 25th, you should complete 2,5 hours of work (total) in Rosetta Stone and 13% of progress in Level 1.

Story Elements Chart and A Christmas Carol Puzzle

The story elements are the pieces of parts that make a story. Make sure to copy this chart in your notebooks:

After copying the chart in you notebooks, use the pieces and a cardboard to make a puzzle with all the important pieces that make A Christmas Carol a good story: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwW_x9KouNuJQWl2RDV4SWg1M1U/view?usp=sharing

Due date: Monday, October 26th 2015

Chapters 9 and 10: The Ghost of the Christmas Present and Christmas with the Cratchits

Chapters 7 and 8 activity can be downloaded from: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwW_x9KouNuJUGJCcFRjNUNPdlU/view?usp=sharing

Due date: Monday, October 26th 2015


Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Also remember to...

1) Ask your parents to sign P1 test and P1 grades.
2) Organize P1 activities in your folder and bring it to the class. I will collect ir to review it.
3) Log-in into your Rosetta Stone account to make sure that everything works fine.

Due date: Thursday, October 22nd 2015

P1 Test Correction Analysis

Remember that P1 test correction should be done in your notebook. You should use the following format to do the correction:

Due date: Thursday, October 22nd 2015

Friday, October 16, 2015

Rosetta Stone trainning!

On Monday you will have the Rosetta Stone training. Please remember to:
  • Write your school's e-mail and password in your English notebook.
  • Bring your headphones. 

Thursday, October 15, 2015

To-do List for Tomorrow

Please remember to:
  • Ask your parents to sign your P1 Test
  • Write your school's e-mail address and your password in your English notebook.
Due date: Friday, October 16th 2015


Chapters 7 and 8: Christmas with the Fezzwig and The Girl Who Loved Scrooge

Chapters 7 and 8 activity can be downloaded from: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwW_x9KouNuJTE1GdEl4azgxZ1U/view?usp=sharing



Remember to use the simple present in your answers!

Due date: Monday, October 19th 2015

Thursday, October 8, 2015

Rosetta Stone Information

Remember to give the information about Rosetta Stone to your parents and to bring the notice signed by them on Monday, October 12th: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwW_x9KouNuJajVFaGZNLVM1eDQ/view?usp=sharing

Present Progressive Spelling Rules

Follow these rules and become a present progressive spelling master! (click on the table to make it bigger)


Remember to copy the table in your notebook (use different colors as in the table!) and to practice conjugating the following verbs in the present progressive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwW_x9KouNuJdU5vdmd6Ul8zaDA/view?usp=sharing

Due date: Monday, October 12th 2015

Present Progressive and Simple Present Review

Please use the following worksheet to review the structure and spelling of the Simple Present and the Present Progressive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwW_x9KouNuJWFZmcUx1UHVGMmM/view?usp=sharing

Due date: Monday, October 12th 2015

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

P1 Test

The contents of next week's test will be the following:

1) Simple Present:
  • Verb "To be"
  • 3rd person formation and spelling rules
  • Affirmative sentences
2) Present Progressive
  • Affirmative and negative sentences and questions.
  • Spelling rules
3) Science
  • Part 1: reading comprehension.
  • Part 1 content and vocabulary.

Test date: Monday, October 12th 2015

Monday, October 5, 2015

Friday, October 2, 2015

The Story of Earth Part 1 Presentations

On Monday you will have 30 minutes to finish preparing your presentations about The Story of Earth Part 1.

Remember that it is important to allocate some time  to plan what each member of the group is going to say.

I am sure that you are going to do an excellent work!

Notebooks Review

Please remember that next Monday I will collect your notebooks to review them.

Make sure that your notebooks are:
1. Complete: They contain everything we have done in class so far.
I will check the exercises that we did in class related to the present progressive, the simple present and Science Part 1.
2. Organized: You have drawn the first page of the Language and Science sections; you have make a separation for the Science section; and you have copied the "Date"; "Topic" and "Objective" of each class.
3. Clean

Due date: Monday, October 5th 2015

Monday, September 28, 2015

Simple Present - Spelling Rules

The simple present spelling rules worksheet can be downloaded from: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwW_x9KouNuJTF9pQW1mM0ZZbDA/view?usp=sharing

Please remember to check if you are talking about black or green!

Due date: Thursday, October 1st 2015


Chapters 3 and 4: Marley’s Ghost and News for Scrooge

Chapters 3 and 4 activity can be downloaded from: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwW_x9KouNuJMkFVa0JlSGlteW8/view?usp=sharing

Remember to use the simple present in your answers!

Due date: Monday, October 5th 2015


Friday, September 25, 2015

A Christmas Carol tells the story about a man...

For those students who need to repeat this activity, the tell the story activity can be downloaded from: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwW_x9KouNuJT0hMWk0tQ1pXTUk/view?usp=sharing

Instructions:
1. Cut the pictures and organize them according to your logic order of events.
2. Paste them on a separate piece of paper and write a short story describing what happens on each picture.

Assessment indicators (this is how I am going to grade your work):
Content of the story: 0 - 4
Logic relation among events in the story: 0 - 4
Uses correct grammar and spelling: 0 - 4
The story has a title: 0 - 0,5
The work is clean: 0 - 0,5

Due date: Monday, September 28th 2015

The Story of Earth Part 1 - Pictures

Please print out and bring the Story of Earth Part 1 pictures to the class: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwW_x9KouNuJVGt3bXFtTmJtYTQ/view?usp=sharing

Due date: Monday, September 28th 2015

Thursday, September 24, 2015

The Creation of the Earth

The Story of Earth Part 1 vocabulary, text and reading comprehension activity can be downloaded from: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwW_x9KouNuJZG1rODZXeHNkbEU/view?usp=sharing

1) Finish painting the vocabulary words in blue and the main ideas in yellow.

2) Watch the documentary again before coming to the class tomorrow. Enjoy!

Due date: Friday, September 24th 2015


Monday, September 21, 2015

Chapters 1 and 2: Ebenezer Scrooge and Visitors for Scrooge

Chapters 1 and 2 activity can be downloaded from: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwW_x9KouNuJTmRpRlhmQVMweUE/view?usp=sharing

Due date: Monday, September 28th 2015


A Christmas Carol tells the story about a man...

Tell the story activity can be downloaded from: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwW_x9KouNuJT0hMWk0tQ1pXTUk/view?usp=sharing

Instructions:
1. Cut the pictures and organize them according to your logic order of events.
2. Paste them on a separate piece of paper and write a short story describing what happens on each picture.

Assessment indicators
Content of the story: 0 - 4
Logic relation among events in the story: 0 - 4
Uses correct grammar and spelling: 0 - 4
The story has a title: 0 - 0,5
The work is clean: 0 - 0,5

Due date: Thusday, September 24th 2015

A Christmas Carol - The Vitorian Era

Do you want to know more about the setting of our story? Have a look at these videos!

London during the Victorian Era

British Workhouses

London from 1890 - 1920

A very interesting article by the Daily Mail: When poverty meant poverty: Impoverished Victorians revealed in photographs of workhouse residents eating their dinner and 'coffin beds' inside shelter

Friday, September 18, 2015

What are they doing?

Use the present progressive to ask question and write affirmative and negative answers about what the people are doing on each picture: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwW_x9KouNuJaEFMWEMxT3ZSSWs/view?usp=sharing

Remember that you have to ask a question and one affirmative and one negative sentence for each picture.

Due date: Monday, September 21st 2015

Thursday, September 17, 2015

What is he doing?

Use the present progressive to describe what the man is doing on each picture: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwW_x9KouNuJc2ROZDY4dlNpdDQ/view?usp=sharing

Remember that this activity should be done on the lines writing paper and that you should follow this format:

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Ready. Set. Read!

Next week we will start reading 1 of the 3 readers that we have selected for this year!

For the moment please only buy and bring MacMillan readers "A Christmas Carol" and "The Hound of the Baskervilles".

Where to buy them?

EDUSOL
Address: Corea E1-24 y 10 de Agosto

Due date: Monday, Sept 21st 2015

My Family and I

Finish My Family and I activity that we begun in yesterday's class.

Remember to:
  • Use different colors to make the difference between I, You, We, They, He, She and It.
  • Paste or draw pictures of the people you describe.

Remember that your work has to be clean an organized!

It would be great if you could also paste a family picture at the end of the activity!

Due date: Thursday, Sept 17th 2015

Thursday, September 10, 2015

This is Me

Remember to bring the student's profile and interest's inventory filled in with your information:

This is Me (student's profile that should be signed by your parents): https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwW_x9KouNuJZ0Fmcm52VlFseEE/view?usp=sharing

This is Me (interests inventory): https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwW_x9KouNuJLTR6eGpacW5pMVk/view?usp=sharing

Due date: Friday, September 11th 2015

List of Materials

Please remember to bring your 100 pages notebook (squares) and the money for the photocopies tomorrow, Friday, Sept 11th. Remember to draw the first page of your notebook!

The rest of the materials are due on Monday, Sept 14th:
  • 1 plastic folder (6 divisions)
  • 2 sheets of butcher paper (white)
  • 15 sheets of bond color paper (remember they have to be light colors!)
  • General writing paper (lines)

Please also remember that you should always have with you:
  • Pens
  • Ruler
  • Markers
  • Color pencils
  • 1 pair of scissors
  • Glue and silicone