2015 First Term Plan
Teacher: Angelica Guevara Bernal
Subject: English Grade: Eleventh 1
Goals: Eleventh graders will be able to talk about themselves and their life projects through oral presentations, conversations and written reports.
Competences (National Standards):
- Describo en forma oral mis ambiciones, sueños y esperanzas utilizando un lenguaje claro y sencillo.
- Escribo textos a través de los cuales explico mis preferencias, decisiones o actuaciones.
- • Estructuro mis textos teniendo en cuenta elementos formales del lenguaje como la puntuación, la ortografía, la sintaxis, la coherencia y la cohesión.
Situational Topics:
- Introducing Myself
- Classroom language
- Why English (English Speaking Countries)
- My Biography Poem
- My Spider Web (collocations)
- Vocabulary Strategies (Graphic Organizers)
- My Childhood Memories (past tense)
- Mnemotechnic for Irregular Verbs
- My Leadership Shield (prefixes and suffixes)
- Great Leaders Biographies
- My Personality Traits
- My Life Plan (future tense)
- Introduction to Essay Writing (linking words)
Evaluation Criteria:
- Strict English language use during the English Lessons.
- Language usage of the grammar, vocabulary and pragmatic contents taught.
- Oral Exams: Interviews, Monologues, Conversations, Oral Presentations.
- Weekly Homework: Ss will have to read an article that will be posted on the blog. They will add comments in order to get extra points for the class.
- Vocabulary Log: Ss will keep a file in which they will register the most meaningful new words they have learned throughout the course.
- Classwork Values: Respect, Tolerance, Punctuality, Self-confidence, Responsibility, Creativity, Honesty, Perseverance.
- Assignments: Ss will submit their assignments on the due dates.
- File for Vocabulary Graphic Organizers: Weekly, Ss will keep a record of vocabulary families.
- Final Evaluation: At the end of the term students will have a complete final evaluation on the four language skills: Listening Exam, Oral Exam, Writing Exam, Reading Exam.
- Extra Points for participation: Positive and negative points will be taken into account for the final grade.
Blog’s url: http://www.englishgabo.wordpress.com
Facebook Group: Our International Friends
Word Families File
Week 1: Personal Values
Week 2: Hobbies
Week 3: School Subjects
Week 4: School Activities
Week 5: Careers
Week 6: Professional Values
Week 7: Feelings and Emotions
Week 9: Verbs related to Biographies
Week 10: Optional