September 27, 28, 29

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September 22, 27
Using your imagination and creativity

Different text types
Use your creativity to write a text about, or from, the person you imagine yourself to be in the year 2030. Write 200-250 words. (p. 12 MYP English - A concept-based approach. Phase 4)

What would you want your older self to say or ask your younger self? Alternatively, what will be written about your future self?

Homework:  
What is a noun? https://www.englishgrammar101.com/module-1/nouns/lesson-1/what-is-a-noun
 Common and Proper nouns   https://www.englishgrammar101.com/module-1/nouns/lesson-2/common-and-proper-nouns
Singular and Plural nouns:   https://www.englishgrammar101.com/module-1/nouns/lesson-3/singular-and-plural-nouns-1

September 28
Which kinds of intelligence do you have? 
(pp. 14-17 MYP English - A concept-based approach. Phase 4)

Homework:   Capitalization
Names of people:  https://www.englishgrammar101.com/module-10/capitalization/lesson-1/names-of-people 
Titles: https://www.englishgrammar101.com/module-10/capitalization/lesson-2/titles
Names of places: https://www.englishgrammar101.com/module-10/capitalization/lesson-3/names-of-places

September 29 
Criterion B - Reading test

Homework:   Capitalization
Groups of people:  https://www.englishgrammar101.com/module-10/capitalization/lesson-4/names-of-groups-of-people
Names of things: https://www.englishgrammar101.com/module-10/capitalization/lesson-5/names-of-things
Names in School: https://www.englishgrammar101.com/module-10/capitalization/lesson-6/names-in-school
Names on the calendar: https://www.englishgrammar101.com/module-10/capitalization/lesson-7/names-on-the-calendar
Firsts: https://www.englishgrammar101.com/module-10/capitalization/lesson-8/firsts

September 20, 21, 22, 25

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September 20

Key and related concepts:  Creativity and purpose

Consider the questions on page 11 and discuss with your group.


Homework:
1.   p. 11 Look at the cartoon, do you agree with the speaker. Why or Why not? Explain
2.   Present Perfect
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-exercises.html

September 21
Discussion

September 22, 25
Using your imagination and creativity

Different text types
Use your creativity to write a text about, or from, the person you imagine yourself to be in the year 2030. Write 200-250 words. (p. 12 MYP English - A concept-based approach. Phase 4)

What would you want your older self to say or ask your younger self? Alternatively, what will be written about your future self?

September 13, 14, 15

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September 13, 14

1.  Present Simple or Present Continuous quiz: 
http://www.quia.com/quiz/6048659.html

2.  Formative Writing Activity
Cause and effect - what makes you happy?p p. 9-10
The ultimate  guide to writing a "cause and effect" essay outline.

Homework:  Past Simple or Past Continuous
http://www.really-learn-english.com/past-progressive-exercises.html
http://first-english.org/english_learning/english_tenses/comparison_tenses/30_simple_past_or_past_continuous_exercises.htm
http://www.montsemorales.com/gramatica/PastSimpContSw2-6-2.htm
https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/past-simple-vs-past-continuous
https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/past-continuous-or-past-simple
http://www.focus.olsztyn.pl/en-past-continuous-simple-past-exercises.html#.WbhQ09FrypY
http://www.focus.olsztyn.pl/en-past-continuous-or-past-simple-exercises.html#.WbhSv9FrypY
https://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs3.htm
http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/multi/pastsc.htm

Finish classwork:  Advice, Cause, Effect chart

Read the following:
The ultimate  guide to writing a "cause and effect" essay outline.

September 15

1.  Past Simple or Past Continuous quiz
http://www.quia.com/quiz/6162933.html

2.  Cause and Effect
https://www.internet4classrooms.com/grade_level_help/logic_cause-effect_language_arts_seventh_7th_grade.htm

2.  Key and related concepts
Creativity and purpose p. 11
Creativity involves the process of generating new ideas and points of view. . .   Discussion

September 7, 8

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September 7
1.  Read Text A - 15 tips for teens to lead happier lives by Vanessa Van Petten 
2.  While you read Text A complete the chart
3.  Answer the questions on page 6.

Homework:  Present Simple or Present Continuous
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_progressive2.htm
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpre-prepro/exercises 
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpre-prepro/exercises?ex02 
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpre-prepro/exercises?ex03 
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpre-prepro/exercises?ex04 

September 8 
1.  Reading Quiz   http://www.quia.com/quiz/6476475.html

2.  Warm-up:  5 minutes

Odd one out -  Choose the word that is different and explain WHY it is different.
                                    window, river, envelope, client, oregano

3.  ATL - What does ATL mean? What are ATL skills?

ATL:  Social and Thinking Skills
     1.  What effect does you being happy have on others?
     2.  What are the things that make you happy?
     3.  By contrast, what are the things that make you unhappy?
     4.  What effect does being happy have on you?
     5.  What is happiness?

Homework:  Write 100-150 words on the following prompt: 
"Does happiness mean the same thing to everyone?"

Give reasons for your answers.

September 6

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September 4

Welcome back to school 😃

Our lineup for today is:
1.  Intro to Year 10
2.  English Notebook
3.  Discuss "Capable" Rubrics

4. Unit 1 - Happiness and fulfillment
Global context: Identities and relationships    Who am I?  Who are we?
In this unit we will explore: identity; beliefs and values; personal, physical, mental, social and spiritual health; human relationships, including families, friends, communities and cultures; what it means to be human.
Key concept: Creativity
Creativity is the process of generating new ideas and points of view. In this unit, we shall look at some creative suggestions for achieving happiness and measuring intelligence. However, creativity also includes the ability to evaluate ideas: to see their strengths and weaknesses. Therefore, we will also need to make judgments about the ideas we encounter and come to conclusions about them.
Related concept: Purpose
The purpose for communicating can be, for example, to entertain, to recount, to socialize, to inquire, to inform, to persuade, to explain, to instruct. In literary terms, this means the creator's intentions in producing the text. In this chapter you will explore ideas such as meaning, thesis, argument, bias, persuasive techniques, function and opinions.
Statement of inquiry:
We can first use language to describe and define happiness and intelligence and only then can we work towards a fulfilling personal future in a global context.

What makes teenagers happy?  (factual question)

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Before we begin this unit, think about what you already know and believe about the topic of happiness.  Look at this picture of a group of happy teenagers.  Discuss the diagram and make a list of answers to the five questions below:




ATL:  Social and Thinking Skills
1.  What effect does you being happy have on others?
2.  What are the things that make you happy?
3.  By contrast, what are the things that make you unhappy?
4.  What effect does being happy have on you?
5.  What is happyness?

As you answer each question, make a list of points on which you all agree and points on which you disagree.

Discuss this question: "Does happiness mean the same thing to everyone?"

Give reasons for your answers.