May 31, June 1, 3

May 31
Scrambled paragraphs

June 1 - no lesson - Year 8  Field trip
Verb review
Present Simple
Present Continuous
Past Simple
Past Continuous
Present Perfect

June 3
Writing Assessment

May 24, 25, 27

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May 24
Review homework

Working at your tables exchange paragraphs and evaluate. Is the structure correct?

Locate:  Point, Evidence, Example.

Homework: 
Directions:
Argue for or against the statement below using a formal argument (PEE paragraph).
In a formal argument you must:

1) State your position  (Point)
2) Provide points that support your position  (Evidence)
3) Support each point with specific reasons/examples.  (Example)

Question:  Which is a better sport:  gymnastics or basketball?


May 25
Paragraph Worksheet

May 27

Period 6
1.  Worksheet - order the sentences
1.  Meng Yi - 3 Worksheets (scrambled sentences)

Period 7
Read Theory (Minimum 5 texts.  Remember to read carefully.)
scrambled sentences   http://www.agendaweb.org/grammar/word-order-scrambled.html

present continuous practice   http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/present_continuous-exercises.html


Meng Yi -
present simple practice - http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/present_simple-exercises.html
vocabulary practice - http://eslgamesworld.com/members/games/levels/easy/index.html

May 17, 18, 20

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May 17
Writing  - A formal letter
p. 55 #3, #4
Homework: Present Perfect Exercises
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-simple

May 18
p. 55 Unit 5 Progress Check
Homework:  Read Theory (minimum 5 texts) 

Study for a formative grammar quiz.   Present Perfect

Meng Yi study  Present Simple for a formative grammar quiz.

May 20

1.  Formative grammar quiz
2.  Paragraph writing - organize the sentences into paragraphs.

3. PEE paragraph practice.

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1.  Directions:
Answer the question below using a formal argument (PEE paragraph).
In a formal argument you must:

1) State your position  (Point)
2) Provide points that support your position  (Evidence)
3) Support each point with specific reasons/examples.  (Example)

Question:  If you could be a cat, star, or book, which would you be?

Homework:  Write a paragraph that addresses the statement below.

Directions:
Argue for or against the statement below using a formal argument (PEE paragraph).
In a formal argument you must:

1) State your position  (Point)
2) Provide points that support your position  (Evidence)
3) Support each point with specific reasons/examples.  (Example)

Statement:  It is better to give than to receive.

May 10, 11, 13

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May 10
5c Interviews
p. 54 #1,
          Study Skills - Guessing the meaning of words from context
p. 54 #2


May 11
Individual Read theory Paper based formative quiz

Homework: Present Perfect Exercises
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-simple

Meng Yi - past simple verbs
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-simple-past.php
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/past_simple-exercises.html

May 13
1) 30 minutes Read Theory (read carefully)
2) 30 minutes - present simple review- http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/present-simple-intermediate-level-exercises.html 
3) Research:  a) Who is Jackson Pollock? b)  Look at 3 Jackson Pollock works of art. c) Create your own Jackson Pollock artwork online. http://www.jacksonpollock.org/
4) Free Rice - practice your spelling and help the world  http://freerice.com/#/english-vocabulary/1532
5) Magnetic poetry - Write poetry online  -  http://magneticpoetry.com/pages/play-online

2) Meng Yi
present simple - http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/present_simple-exercises.html

May 3, 4, 6

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May 3

Vocabulary
Adjectives: qualities for jobs
p. 51 #6 Guess the meaning of the words
         #7 Complete the question

Workbook p. 36
Vocabulary jobs #1 Complete the names of the jobs.
Adjectives: qualities for jobs #2

Homework: Present Perfect Exercises
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-simple

May 4
5b The ladder of success

Speaking
p. 52 Work in pairs, read the rules, than play the board game
          Roll Dice Online (http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks1/maths/dice/index.htm)

Homework:  Read Theory (minimum 5 texts)

May 6
Exploring grammar
Present perfect:  yet and already
p. 53 # 2, 3, 4, 5

Irregular Verbs: http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/verbs.htm 

Online Exercises:  Finish for homework
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/present_perfect_already_yet.htm
http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentPerfect1C.html
http://www.adelescorner.org/grammar/pres_perfect/pres_perfect_yet.html
http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/presperf3b.html

Present Perfect Questions
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/questions/present_perfect.htm
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-simple/exercises?07
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-exercise-3.html