Reading guide

Study the following concepts; exposition, climax, falling action, falling action, internal conflict, external conflicto, setting, imagery, mood, symbol, theme, author's purpose, claim, support, imagery, figurative language, simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole. Re-read; Where have you gone, charmin Billy? And The Scarlet Ibis

Grammar

Study Guide (focus on)

Conditionals

Passive Voice

Reported speech, reporting verbs

Gerunds and infinitives

All tenses

Modal Auxiliaries

Phrasal verbs with up

Used to / be used to ...ing

Word formation

Sentence transformation

FCE writing: opinion essay, narrative story

MUNEMA

HRC - Africa Day, May 25

http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2012/sgsm14308.doc.htm

UNEP - climate change

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/24/un-climate-conference-bonn-struggles_n_1541760.html?ref=green&ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009

MUNEMA

IAEA

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/21/gregory-jaczko-resigns-nrc-nuclear-regulatory-commission_n_1531805.html?ref=green&ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009

MUNEMA

http://www.undispatch.com/

MUNEMA

http://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/pressreleaseandstatementarchive/2012/may/20120514psidaho/

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For an extra 10 on continuous evaluation go to freerice.com and score 2,500 grains of rice.  Bring proof of your score by getting a screenshot.  Turn in by June 8.

For 5 extra decimals on your final grade, visit IV Feria de Las Culturas Amigas, on Reforma Avenue.

Bring proof of your visit (pictures, booklets, flags, things you bought...) and a written opinion essay.  Turn in by May 23.

For 5 MORE decimals... convince someone at the Country Fair... to come to MUNEMA and present something on their country... music, dancing, food, general culture... anything!!!

MUNEMA

http://www.ilo.org/safework/events/safeday/lang--en/index.htm

Grammar

Green Tip 10

Organize car pooling duty with your friends, neighbors, classmates... it will save time, gasoline, and create less traffic.

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Green tip 9

Always unplug appliances and gadgets when you are done using them to save energy. 

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Green tip 8

Buy food packaged in paper, glass, aluminum (tetra-pack) as much as possible.  All these containers are easy to recycle, but only 4% of all plastic is being recycled. 

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Green tip 7

Buy rechargeable batteries and a battery charger.  You will save money and less batteries will end up n the trash and contaminating water bodies.

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Green tip 6

Always cover pots and pans when cooking, food will cook faster and you will use less energy.

Earth Day - MUNEMA

Hey, Guys!!

Check this out... many ideas for Earth Day, MUNEMA... and life!!

I hope you like it!

http://www.un.org/en/sustainablefuture/index.shtml

Happy Earth Day!!

Grammar

Study Guide

Passive voice

Modal verbs

Relative clauses

Conditionals

Gerunds and infinitives

Use of suffixes and prefixes

Expressing hypothetical meanings

Sentence transformation

Word formation

Open cloze: Multiple choice

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Green tip 5

Get your news online and cancel newspaper subscriptions. 

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Green tip 4

Use as many eco-friendly products as possible. Use biodegradable cleaning products like detergent, use cruelty-free products like make up, shampoo, and lotions, use natural or house-made products like vinegar, baking soda, lemon, and honey.

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Green tip 3

Fill a bowl with cold water and wash fruits and vegetables with it, instead of letting water from the faucet run over them.

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Green tip 2

Choose gifts that support reuse. Visit local antiques shops where you can find some real treasures that are not very expensive and can be great gifts.

grammar

Green tip 1

Take a shower or do laundry with warm water (or as cold as you can take it), you will save up to 80% in gas and water.

MUNEMA

Here is a link to very recent information on a MUNEMA topic... I am sure it will be useful.

http://www.voanews.com/english/news/environment/-South-Korea-Researches-Vertical-Farming-for-Food-Security-146291155.html

Grammar

Typed Opinion Essay from work done in class (p. 90) Counts as a partial.

Arial, Helvetica, Times, 12 points

For Friday, March 16.

Reading

Topic A first draft must be turned in next March 9th. Staff 3 news with opinion, same date!

Grammar

I could not see you today...

but the student who makes the most points on worldpsellingday.com

will get a really fun surprise!!!

print your results!!

Grammar

Do not forget to practice on Worldspellingday.com EVERYDAY!!!

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WOW!! I just checked the page www.worldspellingday.com... and some of you are already on the scoreboard with big numbers.

Congratulations!! keep up the good work!!

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You need to work on this page during this month. It is part of spellodrome, and will count for your grade.

www.worldspellingday.com

use your spellodrome information to sign in.

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Study guide

Use of English applied to the following topics and concepts:

Reporting verbs/ reported speech

modifiers and intensifiers + adjectives

modal auxiliaries (certainty and possibility)

articles (a, an, the, no article)

tenses

prepositions and collocations

passive voice

FCE Writing - Article - (unit 4, p. 52)

R AND W

REMEMBER YOU MUST ANSWER THE EXAM WITH RED INK PEN!!!!!

READING STUDYING GUIDE

3RD GRADE STUDYING GUIDE- READING
Define the following concepts:
Theme: ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Symbol:____________________________________________________________________________________________
Mention the clues that help you find the theme in a story: ___________________________________________________
Author’s purpose: ____________________________________________________________________________________
Give examples to the following author’s purposes:
To inform: __________________________________________________________________________________________
To persuade: ________________________________________________________________________________________
To entertain: ________________________________________________________________________________________
RE- read and study the text “The Scarlet Ibis”

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IMPORTANT!!

New word lists have been added to Spellodrome!

Practice with these 4 lists!! Last chance to get lots of points and the 10% of your cont. evaluation.

Reading and Writing

I just want to remind you that next week is the last chance you will have to hand in all the missing home works. Remember this is part of the bimonthly evaluation.

Study for the exam, you have to re-read units 4 and 5a, you will be asked questions about the texts and the reading concepts, you will also have to analyze a poem underlining, the concepts we worked with.

It is important you participate in the Valentines chart contest. More information is pasted on the classroom walls. if you cover all the requirements, you will get an extra 10 in continuous evaluation.

Grammar

Special Study sessions before bimonthly exam will be held on Tuesday 7, Wednesday 8, and Thursday 9, from 2.30 to 3.30. (Classroom pending)