Review of Unit iv, Natural Wonders

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1DGWXkq9pcDa3F4aFpFZU1YT2c/edit?usp=sharing

Jackie Chan - 3rd grade activities

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1DGWXkq9pcDc0M3T3FOUjdNSG8/edit?usp=sharing

Links to read "Brave" and "Iron Man II" Press Conferences on line

http://www.slashfilm.com/iron-man-2-press-conference/movies/brave-press-conference-pixar-discusses-the-making-of-the-film

Iron man II Press conferences - Word doc

Iron man II

3rd grade activity: Films

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1DGWXkq9pcDcHdUaVQ4eGxISXc/edit?usp=sharing

2nd grade activity: Jackie Chan

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1DGWXkq9pcDbjNyM3Qxc3ZJTHM/edit?usp=sharing

October/November 2013 - 3rd grade Dialogue Presentation Rubric.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1DGWXkq9pcDcVJSZVlvWDV1aEk/edit?usp=sharing

October/November 2013 - 3rd grade Dialogue Presentation Rubric.

	Beyond expectations 2 marks	According to expectations – 1 mark	Below expectations 0.5 marks
1- Clothes, costumes and props.	Students use costumes, clothes and props that show work and creativity so the setting is clear and attracts the audience attention.	Sts use costumes or props, which do not generate interest.	Sts do not use costumes or props so the setting is not clear.
2-Preparedness.	Sts are completely prepared, have obviously rehearsed so the flow of the dialogue generate makes it appealing.	Some sts miss their lines so the dialogue does not flow and it lacks appeal. Sts may have needed a couple more rehearsals.	Sts miss their lines, it is clear that rehearsal is lacking, the dialogue is not easy to understand.
3-Speak clearly.	Sts speak clearly all the time and mispronounce no words so the dialogue is easy to follow. Appropriate volume.	Few sts mumble, cannot be understood, or mispronounce words so the dialogue is sometimes difficult to understand.  Appropriate volume most of the time.	Most sts mumble, cannot be understand and/or mispronounce words so the dialogue is not clear. Volume is often too soft.
4-Posture and enthusiasm.	Posture and body language generate interest and enthusiasm. Sts look relaxed.	Some of the sts’ posture and body language generate interest and enthusiasm. Some sts look relaxed.	Most sts do not look relaxed; very few use body language, which do not generate interest or enthusiasm.
5-Use of structures taught.	The dialogue contains examples of use of: Present and Past Simple, Present Perfect and Passive voice.	The dialogue contains most of the structures taught.	The dialogue only contains basic structures, such as Present and Past simple.
6-Use of Vocabulary	The dialogue contains varied vocabulary related to the topic. Sts take risks and use vocabulary and structures beyond expectations.	It contains a good range of vocabulary but not the voc taught in class, sts do not take any risk.	It contains basic vocabulary, showing no interest and creativity.

information about Help!

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1DGWXkq9pcDY04wQU11bDQ3eGc/edit?usp=sharing

information about Help!

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1DGWXkq9pcDY04wQU11bDQ3eGc/edit?usp=sharing

video of the Trailer of the FILM Help!

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1DGWXkq9pcDS0ZRVUk1M3FvWkk/edit?usp=sharing

song HELP! with lyrics

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1DGWXkq9pcDa2QtTV9kS005bXM/edit?usp=sharing

2nd grade crosswords

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1DGWXkq9pcDY2psbEktOVdVQkk/edit?usp=sharing

2nd grade - leo and ana

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1DGWXkq9pcDeGo4ZG9xRDVibkk/edit?usp=sharing

2nd grade - Shakira

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1DGWXkq9pcDUGttbWFlMnVQSW8/edit?usp=sharing

3er grade - John Lennon

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1DGWXkq9pcDWXNucDhVd1FtM0E/edit?usp=sharing

Happy Friendship Day!!!

Friendship... is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.

For 2nd form.

McDonalds

Mercado del Puerto

Cyberbullied stars!!!

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1DGWXkq9pcDLTZlQ1NJa2FxVWs/edit?usp=sharing

I was bullied for being dyslexic

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1DGWXkq9pcDNVlGSlV2dVZDVkU/edit?usp=sharing

I was teased for my race and religion

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1DGWXkq9pcDOERGbHc0Rm5BZjA/edit?usp=sharing

Cyberbulying

cyberbullying part 1

cyberbulying part 2

UNICEF report

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1DGWXkq9pcDQzhkQm1uME5QWlk/edit?usp=sharing

Do I have to? Practice page 39

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1DGWXkq9pcDbWVxNHRZREh0Zms/edit?usp=sharing

Do I have to? Practice (page 38)

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1DGWXkq9pcDVGsxZi0zYVc2cTg/edit?usp=sharing

Audio Do I have to?

Read the magazine article and listen to Lucy and her mother.https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1DGWXkq9pcDM3NWMzZCVXRXZFk/edit?usp=sharing

Do I have to? ii

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1DGWXkq9pcDQ2lxRGJjYm9VTGc/edit?usp=sharing

Do I have to? i

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1DGWXkq9pcDMDYyMm9qc09VQzA/edit?usp=sharing

audio Children of the streets

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1DGWXkq9pcDdTZsV25Gdko4TEU/edit?usp=sharing

children of the streets part 2

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1DGWXkq9pcDVFJ5TER1TnZ3M0k/edit?usp=sharing

children of the streets part 1

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1DGWXkq9pcDcU81ZU52VUkwa00/edit?usp=sharing

children and women's rights

http://schools.papyrusclubs.com/ags/general-news/women-and-child-rights

3rd grade Dialogue Oral Rubric

	Beyond expectations	According to expectations	Below expectations
Clothes, costumes and props.	Students use costumes, clothes and props that show work and creativity so the setting is clear and attracts the audience attention.	Sts use costumes or props, which do not generate interest.	Sts do not use costumes or props so the setting is not clear.
Preparedness.	Sts are completely prepared, have obviously rehearsed so the flow of the dialogue generate makes it appealing.	Some sts miss their lines so the dialogue does not flow and it lacks appeal. Sts may have needed a couple more rehearsals.	Sts miss their lines, it is clear that rehearsal is lacking, the dialogue is not easy to understand.
Speak clearly.	Sts speak clearly all the time and mispronounce no words so the dialogue is easy to follow.	Few sts mumble, cannot be understood, or mispronounce words so the dialogue is sometimes difficult to understand.	Most sts mumble, cannot be understand and/or mispronounce words so the dialogue is not clear.
Volume.	The dialogue is loud enough to be heard during all the presentation.	Volume is loud enough to be sometimes heard by all audience members.	Volume is often too soft to be heard by all audience members.
Posture and enthusiasm.	Posture and body language generate interest and enthusiasm. Sts look relaxed.	Some of the sts’ posture and body language generate interest and enthusiasm. Some sts look relaxed.	Most sts do not look relaxed; very few use body language, which do not generate interest or enthusiasm.
Content and creativity.	Sts take risks and use vocabulary and structures beyond expectations.	Sts create their own dialogue but some required vocabulary and/or structures are lacking; or, sts do not take any risk.	Sts do not create a dialogue but use a dialogue from the textbook showing no interest and creativity.

April Writing rubric

	Above expectations	According to level expectations	Below level expectations
Introduction	It’s inviting and gives the reader a clear idea who the text is about.	It is not inviting and it gives a superficial idea who the text is about.	It is not inviting and it does not give any relevant info about who the text is about.
Paragraphing, sequencing and transitions	Info is given in well organized paragraphs which are in logical order using a good variety of linkers and connectors	There are paragraphs, however they are not well  organized and some details are not in an expected order, transitions are not clear	There are no paragraphs, ideas are not in logical order, there’s no clear transition between ideas.
Grammar, spelling, capitalization and punctuation	There are no important errors in grammar, spelling, capitalization and punctuation.	There are some grammatical and spelling error, however capitalization and punctuation are correct so it’s not difficult to understand the text	Important errors in use of tenses, errors in spelling, capitalization and/or punctuation make the text difficult to read and understand
Use of vocabulary	The writer uses a good variety of vocabulary so the text is easy and interesting to read	The writer uses basic vocabulary so the text is not inviting to read	The writer uses little, repetitive, very basic vocabulary.
Content	The text covers all or almost all the information suggested in the assignment and the writer added his/her personality to it	The text covers some of the information suggested in the assignment but the writer does not seem to add anything personal to it	The text is really short, there’s little information about the personality being portrayed.
End	The writer gave the text a thoughtful closure, (like a personal opinion)	The writer tried to give a closure to the paper but wasn’t successful	The paper just ends

would you like a sandwich? mp3

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1DGWXkq9pcDMjNMYW5CTkNHU1k/edit?usp=sharing

introduction of characters mp3

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1DGWXkq9pcDRjU3SG5Pa1FUd28/edit?usp=sharing

text message exercises

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1DGWXkq9pcDdFZQYTY4cFFYc1U/edit?usp=sharing

Peru: Candelaria's festival-goers to enjoy quinoa delicacies

http://www.andina.com.pe/Ingles/Noticia.aspx?id=Ua5j2+tqMlM=

Quinoa:Tourism Story: The Virgen de la Candelaria festival in Puno, Peru

http://quinoa4life.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-virgen-de-la-candelaria-festival.html

Festival of Candelaria - Bolivia and Peru

http://gosouthamerica.about.com/cs/southamerica/a/Candelaria.htm

Festival of Candelaria - Peru

http://www.perutravels.net/peru-travel-guide/art-festivals-virgen-candelaria.htm

This link is the you tube link to watch the video with Isabelle Carohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS2mfWDryPE

video watching activity

thes are the activities we're going to work on when working with Isalbelle Caro's interview.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_me14vK1FUqdwMN6vw2p-eKtYRFkhGYtyALz2zrYOy4/edit?usp=sharing

BMI calculator!!!

This link is a Body Mass Index calculator, try it!!!
http://www.halls.md/body-mass-index/bmi.htm

excellent material about 2012 Patria Gaucha

the link:
http://uruguay-foto.com/blog/2012/2/la-patria-gaucha

Material Patria Gaucha

mmmmmm
http://www.vivatravelguides.com/south-america/uruguay/uruguay-articles/fiesta-de-la-patria-gaucha/

another material Patria Gaucha

this is another link with information about Patria Gaucha in English:
http://www.worldfestivaldirectory.com/2012/03/15/la-fiesta-patria-gaucha-tacuarembo-uruguay/

different material about Patria Gaucha

This is a blog about Uruguay wonders commenting on Patria Gaucha (in English!!!)

http://www.paradiseuruguayblog.com/2013/01/fiesta-de-la-patria-gaucha-in-tacuarmbo.html

consolidation part b

well, this is part b, consolidation
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1DGWXkq9pcDRDlLR3VRdGZzR3c/edit?usp=sharing

consolidation part a

this is the unit consolidation, it's divided into part a and b. This is part a
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1DGWXkq9pcDdkRWUUpGalZCM1U/edit?usp=sharing

exercises

these are exercises from the workbook for lesson 2
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1DGWXkq9pcDOGJDMmEtQ1RQRFk/edit?usp=sharing

lesson 2 part f

lesson 2 part f
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1DGWXkq9pcDaUJzaDlmVjJ2Szg/edit?usp=sharing

lesson 2 part e

this is lesson 2 part e
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1DGWXkq9pcDbTZpNHdTNVJPSmM/edit?usp=sharing

lesson 2 part d

this is part d from lesson 2
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1DGWXkq9pcDNVF6TU5sbTVwX2M/edit?usp=sharing

lesson 2 part c

this is part c of lesson 2 from the students' book
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1DGWXkq9pcDZ1YyaUxJLWtodWc/edit?usp=sharing

lesson 2 part b

this is part b of lesson 2
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1DGWXkq9pcDVktPRzlsT1FwVTQ/edit?usp=sharing

lesson 2 part a

lesson 2 part a
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1DGWXkq9pcDdnRDWi13VS1PdXc/edit?usp=sharing

Patria Gaucha

This is the link of this year Patria Gaucha leaflet.
http://www.google.com.uy/imgres?hl=es&sa=X&biw=1024&bih=509&tbm=isch&tbnid=259Hl5ULHVoVWM:&imgrefurl=http://www.municipiomaldonado.gub.uy/nota%3Fx%3D871&docid=q8QaBKapjPGamM&imgurl=http://www.municipiomaldonado.gub.uy/fotosprensa/27_patria_gaucha.jpg&w=217&h=300&ei=ykxEUf3wOIL40gGvy4C4BA&zoom=1&ved=0CE0QhBwwAA&iact=rc&dur=4890&page=1&tbnh=186&tbnw=134&start=0&ndsp=9&tx=73&ty=253

welcome!!!

Hi everybody!!
I want to welcome and thank you for joining this blog. I hope we can share and learn together. Here you'll find the lessons from the students' book we're going to work with, videos, audios etc. 

I also hope you find this blog interesting and help me make it fun, please feel free to share music, videos, jokes or anything you like, in English, of course!!!

See you soon.... Claudia