January 28, 30, 31

https://www.test-english.com/explanation/b1/defining-non-defining-relative-clauses/

January 30
Unit 92   Relative Clauses
Unit 93   Relative Clauses
Unit 94   Relative Clauses

January 31
PSAT
https://www.khanacademy.org/join/JXYPS3Q8 PSAT class
Or have your students visit www.khanacademy.org/join and enter your class code JXYPS3Q8.

January 21, 23, 24

January 21
1. Collect homework
2. Passive online exercise  https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/passive-exercise-1.html
3. School uniform introduction
4.  p.67 Conclusion to the factual question - What knowledge do Mollie and the other girls use to travel across Australia?
5.  p.67 Conclusion to the conceptual question - How do the children use their cultural knowledge to survive the journey across Australia?

*Remember that the purpose of an opinion text is to persuade your readers that your opinions are sensible and valid.

January 23

 

1.  Relative clauses: https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/relative-clauses.html
A relative pronoun is used to connect a clause or phrase to a noun or pronoun. The clause modifies, or describes, the noun. The most common relative pronouns are who, whom, whose, which, and that.

HOMEWORK:  Unit 91 - Relative clauses (1) clauses with who/that/which  
 
2.  pp 68-69  Key and related concepts

     Culture 

     Degrees of intercultural awareness

January 24
Criterion A Assessment

January 14, 16, 17

https://worksheetplace.com/index.php?function=DisplaySheet&sheet=Opinion-Writing-Checklist&links=2&id=6502&link1=154&link2=537

January 14
https://www.scribbr.com/academic-essay/introduction/
https://ieltsunlocked.wordpress.com/2019/04/19/ielts-essays-opinion-responsibility-for-the-environment/

Homework:  Write introduction paragraph

January 16
Review/Discuss introduction paragraph

Pro/Con - School uniform  (https://www.procon.org/)
Choose a point of view; produce 3 support reasons; write introduction paragraph

HOMEWORK:   Due Tuesday, January 21 (beginning of class) (classwork and exercises)
1.  Finish classwork





2.  Passive Unit 41 Passive (1)
                  Unit 42 Passive (2)

January 17 
Criterion B - Reading Assessment



* Thesis Builder:
ElectraGuide is a tool that wants to help high school students:

1. find a topic (see example topic questions?)
2. create a good thesis statement (see an example?)
3. and generate an outline (see an example?)

To use Thesis Builder, you'll need:

• a topic
• opinions about the topic
• reasons for your opinion and a main reason others might disagree

Try it here:
http://www.ozline.com/electraguide/thesis.php

January 7, 9, 10 Welcome to 2020!

January 7
1.  Future Me -  https://www.futureme.org/
     a.  Create an account
     b.  Read Public Letters
     c.  Write an email to yourself to be delivered to you in the future.
2. p. 55 Review of Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence
3. p. 56 TextAii: Text handling
    Imagine you are gong to interview the writer Dorris Pilkington/Nugi Garimara. Here are some prepared questions. Use Text Aii to answer the questions. You may find additional useful information in Text Ai

 

January 9, 10
pp 57-59 Formative written activity - opinion piece
1.  Before you write . . .
2.  In pairs make notes on your thoughts and opinions
3.  Planning and scaffolding structure
     Use the table to write an opinion column of 200-250 words for your school magazine or for your personal blog.