FCPT6S Composition

COLEGIO DE BACHILLERES DEL ESTADO DE SONORA
Director General Mtro. Julio Alfonso Martnez Romero Director Acadmico Ing. Arturo Sandoval Mariscal Director de Administracin y Finanzas C.P. Jess Urbano Limn Tapia Director de Planeacin Ing. Ral Leonel Durazo Amaya
COMPOSITION Mdulo de Aprendizaje. Copyright , 2011 por Colegio de Bachilleres del Estado de Sonora todos los derechos reservados. Primera edicin 2011. Impreso en Mxico. DIRECCIN ACADMICA Departamento de Desarrollo Curricular Blvd. Agustn de Vildsola, Sector Sur Hermosillo, Sonora. Mxico. C.P. 83280
COMISIN ELABORADORA: Elaborador: Edna Elinora Soto Gracia Revisin Disciplinaria: Jess Moiss Galaz Duarte Correccin de Estilo: Viridiana Vidal Trasvia Apoyo Metodolgico: Jess Moiss Galaz Duarte Supervisin Acadmica: Luz Mara Grijalva Daz Diseo: Joaqun Rivas Samaniego Edicin: Cynthia Meneses Avalos Coordinacin Tcnica: Claudia Yolanda Lugo Peuri Diana Irene Valenzuela Lpez Coordinacin General: Ing. Arturo Sandoval Mariscal
Esta publicacin se termin de imprimir durante el mes de diciembre de 2011. Diseada en Direccin Acadmica del Colegio de Bachilleres del Estado de Sonora Blvd. Agustn de Vildsola; Sector Sur. Hermosillo, Sonora, Mxico La edicin consta de 965 ejemplares.
PRELIMINARES
DATOS DEL ALUMNO

Nombre: _______________________________________________________________ Plantel: __________________________________________________________________ Grupo: _________________ Turno: _____________ Telfono:___________________ E-mail: _________________________________________________________________ Domicilio: ______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________
Ubicacin Curricular
COMPONENTE:
FORMACIN PARA EL TRABAJO

CAPACITACIN PARA EL TRABAJO: IDIOMAS (INGLS)
HORAS SEMANALES:
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PRELIMINARES
PRELIMINARES
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Presentacin ......................................................................................................................................................... 7 Mapa de asignatura .............................................................................................................................................. 8 BLOCK 1: USING WORDS EFFECTIVELY .............................................................................................9 Didactic Sequence 1: Dictionary use ................................................................................................................10 Start up activity .............................................................................................................................................10 Development activities .................................................................................................................................12 Dictionary......................................................................................................................................................12 Finding words in the dictionary ....................................................................................................................13 A dictionary entry ..........................................................................................................................................17 Pronunciation symbols and accent marks ..................................................................................................19 Parts of speech ............................................................................................................................................22 Irregular forms of words ...............................................................................................................................24 Closing activity .............................................................................................................................................29 Didactic Sequence 2: How to become a better reader and thinker ..................................................................31 Start up activity .............................................................................................................................................31 Development activities ................................................................................................................................32 Clear thinking ...............................................................................................................................................33 Identifying logical support ............................................................................................................................36 Determining a logical point ..........................................................................................................................38 Closing activity .............................................................................................................................................40 Didactic Sequence 3: Vocabulary in context: ....................................................................................................41 Start up activity .............................................................................................................................................41 Development activities .................................................................................................................................43 Vocabulary in context ...................................................................................................................................43 Synonyms ....................................................................................................................................................46 Antonyms ....................................................................................................................................................48 General sense of the sentence of passage ................................................................................................50 Closing activity .............................................................................................................................................52 BLOCK 2: COMPOSITION A CORRECT ENGLISH ALIGNMENT ........................................................ 55 Didactic Sequence 1: Building effective sentences ...........................................................................................56 Start up activity .............................................................................................................................................56 Development activities .................................................................................................................................58 Building sentences .......................................................................................................................................58 A compound sentence .................................................................................................................................58 Identifying subject and verb .........................................................................................................................63 Being consistent ...........................................................................................................................................65 Consistent person ........................................................................................................................................67 Consistent tone ............................................................................................................................................69 Closing activities ..........................................................................................................................................71 Didactic Sequence 2: Writing an essay ..............................................................................................................73 Start up activities ..........................................................................................................................................73 Development activities ................................................................................................................................74 Writing an essay ...........................................................................................................................................74 Model essays ...............................................................................................................................................75 Types of essays ...........................................................................................................................................88 Closing activities ..........................................................................................................................................96
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BLOCK 3: ANTHOLOGY ...................................................................................................................... 99 Didactic Sequence 1: Approaching literature .................................................................................................. 100 Start up activity .......................................................................................................................................... 100 Development activities .............................................................................................................................. 101 What is literature? ...................................................................................................................................... 101 Literal and figurative language .................................................................................................................. 101 Selected biographies and poems ............................................................................................................. 106 Closing activity .......................................................................................................................................... 113 Didactic Sequence 2: Readings selection....................................................................................................... 114 Start up activity .......................................................................................................................................... 114 Development activities ............................................................................................................................. 115 Elements of a short story .......................................................................................................................... 115 Selected short stories and tales ............................................................................................................... 117 Closing activity .......................................................................................................................................... 131 Bibliography ..................................................................................................................................................... 133
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Presentacin
Una competencia es la integracin de habilidades, conocimientos y actitudes en un contexto especfico. El enfoque en competencias considera que los conocimientos por s mismos no son lo ms importante, sino el uso que se hace de ellos en situaciones especficas de la vida personal, social y profesional. De este modo, las competencias requieren una base slida de conocimientos y ciertas habilidades, los cuales se integran para un mismo propsito en un determinado contexto. El presente Mdulo de Aprendizaje de la asignatura de Composition, es una herramienta de suma importancia, que propiciar tu desarrollo como persona visionaria, competente e innovadora, caractersticas que se establecen en los objetivos de la Reforma Integral de Educacin Media Superior que actualmente se est implementando a nivel nacional. El Mdulo de aprendizaje es uno de los apoyos didcticos que el Colegio de Bachilleres te ofrece con la intencin de estar acorde a los nuevos tiempos, a las nuevas polticas educativas, adems de lo que demandan los escenarios local, nacional e internacional; el mdulo se encuentra organizado a travs de bloques de aprendizaje y secuencias didcticas. Una secuencia didctica es un conjunto de actividades, organizadas en tres momentos: Inicio, desarrollo y cierre. En el inicio desarrollars actividades que te permitirn identificar y recuperar las experiencias, los saberes, las preconcepciones y los conocimientos que ya has adquirido a travs de tu formacin, mismos que te ayudarn a abordar con facilidad el tema que se presenta en el desarrollo, donde realizars actividades que introducen nuevos conocimientos dndote la oportunidad de contextualizarlos en situaciones de la vida cotidiana, con la finalidad de que tu aprendizaje sea significativo. Posteriormente se encuentra el momento de cierre de la secuencia didctica, donde integrars todos los saberes que realizaste en las actividades de inicio y desarrollo. En todas las actividades de los tres momentos se consideran los saberes conceptuales, procedimentales y actitudinales. De acuerdo a las caractersticas y del propsito de las actividades, stas se desarrollan de forma individual, binas o equipos. Para el desarrollo del trabajo debers utilizar diversos recursos, desde material bibliogrfico, videos, investigacin de campo, etc. La retroalimentacin de tus conocimientos es de suma importancia, de ah que se te invita a participar de forma activa, de esta forma aclarars dudas o bien fortalecers lo aprendido; adems en este momento, el docente podr tener una visin general del logro de los aprendizajes del grupo. Recuerda que la evaluacin en el enfoque en competencias es un proceso continuo, que permite recabar evidencias a travs de tu trabajo, donde se tomarn en cuenta los tres saberes: el conceptual, procedimental y actitudinal con el propsito de que apoyado por tu maestro mejores el aprendizaje. Es necesario que realices la autoevaluacin, este ejercicio permite que valores tu actuacin y reconozcas tus posibilidades, limitaciones y cambios necesarios para mejorar tu aprendizaje. As tambin, es recomendable la coevaluacin, proceso donde de manera conjunta valoran su actuacin, con la finalidad de fomentar la participacin, reflexin y crtica ante situaciones de sus aprendizajes, promoviendo las actitudes de responsabilidad e integracin del grupo. Nuestra sociedad necesita individuos a nivel medio superior con conocimientos, habilidades, actitudes y valores, que les permitan integrarse y desarrollarse de manera satisfactoria en el mundo social, profesional y laboral. Para que contribuyas en ello, es indispensable que asumas una nueva visin y actitud en cuanto a tu rol, es decir, de ser receptor de contenidos, ahora construirs tu propio conocimiento a travs de la problematizacin y contextualizacin de los mismos, situacin que te permitir: Aprender a conocer, aprender a hacer, aprender a ser y aprender a vivir juntos.
PRELIMINARES
BLOQUE 1
Using words effectively
COMPOSITION BLOQUE 2 BLOQUE 3

Anthology Composition a correct English Alignment
PRELIMINARES
Using words effectively.
Competencias profesionales:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Realiza comprensiones oral y auditiva de diversos tipos de texto en otro idioma. Realiza comprensin escrita y de lectura de diversos tipos de texto en otro idioma. Realiza expresin o produccin oral en otro idioma. Realiza interaccin oral en otro idioma. Realiza expresin o produccin escrita de diversos tipos de texto en otro idioma.
Unidad de competencia:
Muestra la forma de comunicarse por escrito con mayor eficacia, cubriendo los aspectos de pensar, escribir, tanto en comunicaciones formales e informales.
Atributos a desarrollar en el bloque:
4.1. Expresa ideas y conceptos mediante representaciones lingsticas, matemticas o grficas. 4.2. Aplica distintas estrategias comunicativas segn quienes sean sus interlocutores, el contexto en el que se encuentra y los objetivos que persigue. 4.3. Identifica las ideas claves en un texto o discurso oral e infiere conclusiones a partir de ellas. 4.4. Se comunica en una segunda lengua en situaciones cotidianas. 4.5. Maneja las tecnologas de la informacin y la comunicacin para obtener informacin y expresar ideas. 6.4. Estructura ideas y argumentos de manera clara, coherente y sinttica. 7.1. Define metas y da seguimiento a sus procesos de construccin de conocimiento. 8.2. Aporta puntos de vista con apertura y considera los de otras personas de manera reflexiva. 10.3. Asume que el respeto de las diferencias es el principio de integracin y de convivencia en los contextos local, nacional e internacional.
Tiempo asignado: 20 horas
Didactic Sequence 1. Dictionary use. Startup Activity

Activity: 1
Dashing definitions Pair work. There are two parts to this puzzle. First, your partner and you must correctly write the missing letters in each line for the dictionary words, answering the definitions. Then, locate those terms within the word search below. Check each others work. 1. TO PROVIDE LODGING 2. THE DISTANCE AROUND A CIRCLE 3. FROM A DIFFERENT COUNTRY 4. TO TRAVEL 5. AN OPINION OR DECISION 6. THE NUMBER OF MILES TRAVELED 7. A LIST OF EVENTS AND TIMES 8. NOT JOINED 9. TO ACHIEVE A DESIRED RESULT 10. TO MAKE A HIGH-PITCHED SOUND AC ____ ____M ____ ODATE CIRC ____MF _____ RENCE FORE ____ ____ N JO ____ RN ____ ____ JU ____ ____ MENT MIL ____ ____ GE S ____ ____ EDULE SEP ____ R ____ TE SUC ____ ____ED W ____IST ____ ____
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D Y R T C T U U E X R O X T G
V D R Y S H A D C N O V Z P I
F S A W U E E D G C R J L J E
Z O S W P N L D O M E U B T R
E T A R A P E S U M E E O J O
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U R P O G M L X L R E O T L E
J A M L L X M K M N W I C X S
C I R C U M F E R E N C E C I
E L T S I H W F F T P R Q B A
N B E K Y J K B P D D Y M E L
M I L E A G E U E K C T B C H
V B U D V Q C D A D T H I W O
H K Z R V A G G S O S T Y U O
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Activity: 1a What can you find in a dictionary? A. Circle the things below that you can find in a dictionary. GUIDE WORDS DEFINITIONS PRONUNCIATION OF A WORD PART OF SPEECH OF A WORD ORIGIN OF A WORD SYNONYMS FOR A WORD SYLLABLES OF A WORD CORRECT SPELLING OF A WORD B. Find the following items in your dictionary and answer the questions. 1) What is the first entry under "P" in your dictionary? _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2) What is the last entry under "A" in your dictionary? _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3) How many pages are there in your dictionary? _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4) How many pages are there in the part of your dictionary covering the letter "U"? _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5) Pick any letter, and then find a word starting with that letter in your dictionary. Write the word, and then write what part of speech it is, how many syllables it has, and what its definition is. Letter Word Part of a Speech Syllables Definition 2007 Realmworks Communications. http://www.everydayteaching.com Evaluation Product: Word search exercises Activity: 1 Value: and dictionary table. Knowledge Conceptual Conceptual Attitudinal Procedimental Attitudinal Integrates social and procedural Practices the use of the dictionary decisions when filling the missing Identifies terms used in a terms to check meaning and for letters and when locating dictionary word search activity. vocabulary development. definitions in a word search activity. C MC NC Co-evaluation Obtained value
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Development Activities
Activity: 2
Read and learn about the dictionary use. The Dictionary The dictionary is a valuable tool. To help you use it, this sequence explains in a clear and detailed way what you need to know about dictionary and the information they provide. You can benefit greatly by owning two dictionaries. The first dictionary you should own is a paperback one you can carry with you. The second dictionary you should own is a desk-sized, hardcover edition which should be kept in the room where you study.
Paperback dictionaries
Desk-sized dictionaries
Hardbound or hardcover dictionaries contain a good deal more information than the paperback editions. For instance, a desk sized dictionary defines far more words than a paperback dictionary. There are more definitions per word, as well. Although they cost more, they are worth the investment, because they are valuable study aids. Dictionaries are often updated to reflect changes which occur in the language. New words come into use, and old words take on new meanings. So you should not use a dictionary which has been lying around the house for a number of years. Instead, buy yourself a new dictionary. It is easily among the best investments you will ever make. In the computer, you may have two additional ways to look up a word: online dictionaries and dictionary that may come with your computer software. You may find it easy to check words online. Here are three sites with online dictionaries: www.merriam.webster.com www.dictionary.com www.yourdictionary.com There are also language learning or dictionaries devices with more than 100,000 entries and clear sounds for every word. They work without an internet connection and include pronunciation guides.
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Activity: 2a
Read and find more about the use of dictionaries. Finding words in the dictionary This section describes how to use guidewords and how to find words you cant spell. Using guidewords to find a word more quickly One way to find a given word in a dictionary is to use guidewords which are the pair of words at the very top of each dictionary page. Shown beside is the part of a page in one paperback dictionary. Guidewords
The first guideword tells what the first word is on the page; the second guideword tells what the last word is on the page. All the word entries on the page fall alphabetically between the two guidewords.
Now check your understanding on how to use guidewords. Underline the three words below that would appear on the page with the guidewords ARMFUL/ARSENIC: Art Aroma army arrest ax allow
Explanation: The guidewords ARMFUL/ARSENIC tell us right away that every word on the page will begin with ar. The immediately eliminated ax and allow. The words that would fall on the page with those guidewords are aroma, army, and arrest. The word art also begins with ar, but alphabetically it comes after arsenic, the last word on the page. Activity 2b. Underline the three words in each series that would be found on the page with the guidewords. 1. 2. 3. 4. daredevil / dated database gloom / go giant kidney / kindhearted kindergarten dumbbell / dustpan during 5. stuffed shirt /subconscious stumble duplicate dye dunk dull danger glow killing Dark Ages gnaw kickback dash glue kingdom date rape glitter kilowatt
sunstroke
subcompact
straw
style
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DESTINY would be found on the dictionary page with which guide word? ___________ a. Designate / desperate c. detach / determine b. Despise / destructive d. descent / design TENTATIVE would be found on the dictionary page with which guide word? ___________ a. Tennis / tentacle c. tent / term b. Tender / tension d. tepid / terminate NOTABLE would be found on the dictionary page with which ___________ guide word? a. Nostalgia / notation c. notary / notify b. Northwest / nostril d. novice / noxious UNDERMINE would be found on the dictionary page with which guide word? ___________ a. Underline / undershirt c. understand/ underwood b. Under / undercover d. underground / underhand EMINENT would be found on the dictionary page with which ___________ guide word? a. Elsewhere / embryo c. emporium / encumber b. Embryology / employment d. eject / electrocute Activity 2d. Look up for 5 words in the dictionary ( words meaning that you want to know like rationale), find the guide words and then write the word, the dictionarys page number, and the guide words on the page where the word is found. number Word Page Guide Word 1 2 3 4 5
Choose and write the letter for the following questions about the dictionary entries:
Activity: 2c

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Activity: 2 Conceptual Identifies the types of dictionaries, guide words, and the correct page in a dictionary to find a given word by referring to the guide words. Auto-evaluation Evaluation Product: Guide Word exercises and guide word identification table. Knowledge Procedimental Applies the use of guidewords to help him/her indicate words starting and ending point on any given page. Recognizes different types of dictionaries. C MC NC Value: Attitudinal Shows ability and positive attitude when using guide words to indicate words starting and ending points in a dictionary page. Obtained value
Activity: 3
Finding a Word you cant spell If I cant spell a word, you might ask, How can I find it in the dictionary? The answer is that you have to guess what the letter might be. Guessing is not too difficult with certain sounds, such as the because they can belong to more sound of b and p. But other sounds are more difficult to pin down than one letter. And thats where the g uessing comes in. Here are two hints to help in such case: Hint 1: If youre not sure about the vowels in a word, you will simply have to experiment. Vowels often sound the so on. If, for example, you dont find a word that same. So try an i in place of an a, an i in place of an e, and sounds as if it begins with pa, try looking under pe, pi, po, pu, py. Hint 2: Following are groups of letters or letter combination that often sound alike. If your word isnt spell with one with another in the same pair or group. of the letters in a pair or group shown below, it might be spelled For example, if it isnt spelled with a k, it may be spelled with a c. g/j c/k c/s f/v/ph qu/kw/k s/c/z sch/sc/sk sh/ch shun/tion/sion w/wh able/ible ate/ite ai/ay al/el/le ancy/ency au/aw ea/ee er/or ie/ei ou/ow oo/u y/i/e Pair work activity. For this practice you will need a dictionary. Ask your partner to pronounce the words for you. Try using your ear, the hints on this page, and guideword to help you find the correct spelling of the following words. Write each correct spelling in the answer space. 1. Experament _______________________ 1. Occazion ___________________________ 2. Dicided ___________________________ 2. Rimember _______________________ 3. Dooty ___________________________ 3. Attenshun _______________________ 4. Aksident ___________________________ _______________________ 4. Awtumn 5. Nieghbor ___________________________ 5. Fotocopy _______________________ Activity 3a. Look for the meanings of the following words ending with TION, in your dictionary. Word Meaning Conviction Suggestion Demonstration Invitation Hesitation Intention Meditation Imagination Recollection Attention
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Activity: 3b
1. A persons quickly. ____________________________________________________________________________ 2. Understanding something without reasoning. ______________________________________________________ 3. Capacity of making pictures in your mind. _________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 4. Telling someone what to do without giving a real order. 5. Feeling sure that something is true. ______________________________________________________________ 6. Plan what we are going to do soon if its possible. __________________________________________________ 7. Not to be sure what to do. ______________________________________________________________________ 8. Showing people, usually students; how to do something. ____________________________________________ Activity 3c. Write sh or ch in each of the blank lines so that the sentences make sense. 1. I sailed across the ocean on a big _____ _____ ip. 2. He will _____ _____ ase me on the playground. 3. ____ ____ ew your food before you swallow it. 4. The light fla ____ ____ ed. 5. Ted beat Ben in a game of ____ ____ ess. 6. There was a big spla ____ ____ when Jan dove in the pool. 7. Kim is su ____ ____ a nice girl. 8. Mar ____ ____ is the third month of the year. 9. Mrs. McDonald is the best tea ____ ____ er in the school. 10. ____ ____ ut the door when you leave. 11. We used a knife to ____ ____ op the peppers. Evaluation Product: Spelling and meaning of Activity: 3 Value: words table. Knowledge Conceptual Procedimental Attitudinal Identifies groups of letters or Integrates social and procedural letter combination that often Uses hints that help identify the interest when his/her partner sound alike that help spell spelling of words to be search in a pronounces the words so he/she words to be search in a dictionary. can complete the task. dictionary. C MC NC Auto-evaluation Obtained value
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Choose the corresponding ending TION word from the table above for each sentence and write it on the line.
Activity: 4
Read and discuss in class about interpreting a DICTIONARY ENTRY. A typical dictionary entry includes these parts: 1. The word or phrase gives the correct spelling and is broken into syllables. 2. The word or phrase with the pronunciation indicated through the use of diacritical marks. for example as a noun (n.), verb (v.), adjective (adj.), or 3. The part or parts of speech the word functions as adverb (adv.). 4. Related forms or inflected forms of the word, such as the plural form of nouns and the past tense of verbs. 5. The definition or definitions of the word or phrase. such as from the Latin, Old French, Middle English, 6. The origin, or etymology, of the word or words, Hebrew, the name of a person. The rest of the sequence will look at each of the listed kinds of information above. Syllables Spelling and The dictionary first gives the correct spelling and syllable breakdown of a word. As you can see dots separate the words into syllables. Each syllable is a separate sound, and each sound includes a vowel. In the entry shown above, bias is divided into two syllables. How many syllables are in each of the following words? Do nate com pen sate o be di ent Activity 4a.Use your dictionary to separate the following words into syllables. Put a large dot ( ) between the syllables. Then write down the number of syllables in each word. Number one is done as an example. 1. Birth. place 2 syllables 2. Displease ___________ syllables 3. Hurricane ___________ syllables 4. Undertaker ___________ syllables 5. Inhumanity ___________ syllables
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Use your dictionary and fill in the table with the following information: dictionary entries, write the meanings and separate the words into syllables with dots. Word Guide word Syllables Meaning 1. Impose 2. Sadistic 3. Inevitable 4. Apprehensive 5. Notable 6. Stereotype 7. Destiny 8. Tentative 9. Avert 10. Emerge Evaluation Activity: 4 Product: Dictionary practice table. Value: Knowledge Conceptual Procedimental Attitudinal Applies the use of the dictionary Identifies Parts of a Dictionary, Integrates new knowledge in when filling in the table that and the way syllables are order to identify part of a includes: guide Word, meaning and separated in a dictionary. dictionary. syllables. C MC NC Auto-evaluation Obtained value
Activity: 4b
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Activity: 5
Pronunciation Symbols and Accent Marks A dictionary entry word is followed by information in parenthesis. The information in parenthesis shows you how to pronounce the word. It includes two kinds of symbols: pronunciation symbols and accent marks. Following are explanations of each. Pronunciation Symbols The pronunciation symbols tell the sounds of the consonants and the vowels in a word. The sound of the consonants is probably familiar to you, but you may find it helpful to review the vowels sounds. Vowels are the and copy). To know how to pronounce the vowels letters a, e ,i ,o, u. (Sometimes Y is also a vowel, as in myself is a sample pronunciation key: sounds, use the pronunciation key in your dictionary. Here Pronunciation Key: pat k kick, cat, pique boot pay lid, needle* ou out l (n d'l) care m mum p pop father no, sudden* r roar n (s d'n) b bib ng thing s sauce ch church pot sh ship, dish d deed, milled toe t tight, stopped pet caught, paw, for, horrid, hoarse** th thin bee oi noise th this f fife, phase, rough took cut g gag urge, term, firm, word, heard butter r h hat v valve hw which w with Foreign pit y yes French feu, German schn pie, by z zebra, xylem French tu, German ber garage pier zh vision, pleasure, German ich, Scottish loch <R< TD> j judge about, item, edible, gallop, circus French bon (b )*** To use the above key, match the symbol with the letter or letters in bold print in the short word that follows the symbol. For instance (also called short a) sounds like the a in pat. You can pronounce the i and first e in disrespect by first finding the matching symbols within the parentheses. Note that the matching symbols for both vowels is . Then look for the symbol in the pronunciation key. It shows you that has the sound of i in the short word pit. You can also use the pronunciation key to pronounce the second e in disrespect ( ). It shows you that it is pronounced like the e in pet. A long vowel (a vowel with a line over it) has the sound of its own name. Long a ( ) sounds like the a in pay; Long e ( ) sounds like the e in bee; etc. Finally, note that the last pronunciation symbols in the key looks like an upside-down e: . This symbol is known schwa has a very short sound that sounds more like as the schwa. As you can see by the word that follow it, the uh (like in ago, gallop, and circus) or ih (as an item and easily). symbols for the following words. Use your dictionary to find and write in the pronunciation 1. Cynic s n k 2. Optimist _____________________________________________________________________________ 3. Arrogant _____________________________________________________________________________ 4. Advocate _____________________________________________________________________________ 5. Hypothesis _____________________________________________________________________________
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Activity: 5a
Pair work. Ask your partner to pronounce the words for you then refer to the pronunciation key to answer the questions about the following 9 words. Underline the letter of each of your answers. Then check your answers with your partner. 1. Wrinkle The i in wrinkle sounds like the i in a. pit b. pie 2. Blossom. The first o in blossom sounds like the o in a. Pot b. toe 3. Lively The i in lively sounds like the i in a. Pit b. pie 4. Lumber The u in lumber sounds like the u in a. Urge b. cut 5. Gamble The a in gamble sounds like the a in a. Pat b. care Activity 5b. Pronunciation Schwa. Look at the words below and decide where in the word the schwa sound occurs. Underline and write the schwa symbol over the correct part of the word. The first one has been done for you. Hint: One word has two examples of schwa. All the others have only one. doctor t o mo r r o w s u mme r protect pupil me a s u r e banana difficult level survive theatre wizard Blatant The first a in blatant sounds like the a in a. Pat b. pay
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Lucid The u in lucid sounds like the oo in a. Boot b. out 8. Vehicle The first e in vehicle sounds like the e in a. Pet b. bee 9. Hypocrite The o in hypocrite sounds like the a. a in pot b. schwa in the Word gallop
Activity: 5 Conceptual Identifies pronunciation symbols that show you how to pronounce the Word. Co-evaluation
Evaluation Product: Pronunciation activities. Knowledge Procedimental Uses pronunciation symbols that show how to pronounce the Word. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Integrates new knowledge in the use of pronunciation symbols when pronouncing a word. Obtained value
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Activity: 6
The darker line () is a bold accent mark, and it shows which syllable has the strongest stress. Syllables without an accent mark are unstressed. Some syllables are in between and they are marked with a lighter accent mark (). Here are some words with syllable divisions and accent marks shown in parenthesis. Use the guides to help you pronounce the word. hip-hop Accent Marks
(h p h p ) (m -sh n )
teenager (t
n j r) ( l f -b t -k l)
machine
alphabetical
Answer the questions following each of the five words below. 1. Telethon (tel. - thon) How many syllables are in telethon? Which syllable is most strongly accented? 2. Terminate (t
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How many syllables are there in terminate? ______________ Which syllable is most strongly accented? 3. procrastinate (pr -kr s t -n t , pr -) How many syllables are in procrastinate? Which syllable is most strongly accented? 4. graffiti (gr -f t ) How many syllables are in graffiti? Which syllable is most strongly accented? 5. Tolerate (tol ' er ate) How many syllables are in tolerate? Which syllable is most strongly accented? 6. Superficial (sup' er fi ' cial) How many syllables are in superficial? Which syllable is most strongly accented?
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Activity: 6a
Team work. Read and with your classmates and teacher review the parts of Speech. Parts of Speech Every word in the dictionary is either a noun, a verb, an adjective, or another part of speech. In dictionary entries, the parts of speech are shown by letters in italics. In the entry for dictionary, for example, the abbreviation n. tells us that dictionary is a noun and that is in plural. dictionary (d k sh -n r ) n. pl. dictionaries 1. A reference book containing an alphabetical list of words, with information given for each word, usually including meaning, pronunciation, and etymology. When the word is more than one part of speech, the dictionary gives the definitions for each part of speech separately. In the above entry for insult, the abbreviations are telling us that insult is a verb that comes after the pronunciation symbols; the verb definition follows, when the verb meaning ends, the abbreviation n. tells us that the noun definition will follow. insult ( n-s lt ) v. insulted, insulting, insults. To treat with gross insensitivity, insolence, or contemptuous rudeness. n. An offensive action or remark. Parts of Speech Table This is a summary of the 8 parts of speech; each part of a speech has an abbreviation used in the dictionaries in order to save space.
part of speech and abbreviations Verb (v.) Noun (n.) Adjective (adj.) Adverb (adv.) Pronoun (pron.) Preposition (prep.) Conjunction (conj.) Interjection (interj.) function or "job" action or state thing or person describes a noun describes a verb, adjective or adverb replaces a noun links a noun to another word joins clauses or sentences or words short exclamation, sometimes inserted into a sentence example words (to) be, have, do, like, work, sing, can, must pen, dog, work, music, town, London, teacher, John a/an, the, 69, some, good, big, red, well, interesting quickly, silently, well, badly, very, really I, you, he, she, some to, at, after, on, but and, but, when example sentences Cobach is a nice school. I like Cobach. This is my dog. He lives in my house. We live in London. My dog is big. I like big dogs. My dog eats quickly. When he is very hungry, he eats really quickly. Tara is Indian. She is beautiful. We went to school on Monday. I like dogs and I like cats. I like cats and dogs. I like dogs but I don't like cats. Ouch! That hurts! Hi! How are you? Well, I don't know.
oh!, ouch!, hi!, well
Activity 6b. Use your dictionary to list the parts of speech for each of the following words. Each word has more than one part of speech. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Praise Bridge Stress Reverse Level __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________
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Activity: 6c
Use your dictionary and fill in the table with the appropriate information for the following words. Then check your partners table using the rubric below. Words Muzzle Moderate Stray Sedate Compliment awesome Innate counselor Tranquile incline Guidewords Pronunciation Part of speech Definition
Good 5 pts
Fair 3 pts
Poor 1 pts
Points
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Guidewords
Guidewords being defined are shown clearly and are underlined.
Fair
Guidewords being defined are shown but not underlined.
Poor
Guidewords being defined are difficult to find on the paper.
Good
Pronunciation
The pronunciations are included with the words and are shown in parenthesis.
Fair
The pronunciations are sometimes included or sometimes in parenthesis.
Poor
The pronunciations are not included.
Parts of Speech
Good
All words have included the part of speech (noun, verb, adj., and adv.)
Fair
Some of the words have included the parts of speech (noun, verb, adj., and adv.)
Poor
The parts of speech are not included.
Definition
Good
All words include the entire definition.
Fair
Some of the words included the entire definition.
Poor
Not all words are defined. Total Points
Activity: 6 Conceptual Identifies accent marks, parts of speech and how they are presented in a dictionary. Co-evaluation
Evaluation Product: Rubric. Knowledge Procedimental Uses the dictionary to fill in a table that contains guide words, definitions, pronunciations and parts of speech. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Shows interest and ability when using a rubric to evaluate his/her partners parts of a dictionary activity. Obtained value
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Activity: 7
Irregular Forms of Words When other forms of a word are spelled in an irregular way, those forms are shown. Those forms are given after the part of speech in an entry. With irregular verbs, the dictionary gives the past tense (knew) and the past participle (known), as well as the present participle (knowing). With adjectives, the dictionary gives the comparatives (colder) and superlative (coldest) forms. Plural forms with irregular spellings are also included in this spot in an entry. For example, the entry for country begins: country (k n tr ) n. pl. countries After the part of speech of country (n. for noun), the entry gives the irregular form of the plural (pl.) of country. Below are the beginnings of dictionary entries. Write the part of speech, irregular forms, spelling, syllables, stressed syllables. Do not abbreviate. Ask your teacher for help if needed.
shake (sh k) v. shook (sh k), shaken (sh k n), shaking, shakes Part of speech: ____________________________________________________________________________________ Spelling of past tense: _____________________________________________________________________________ Spelling of past participle: __________________________________________________________________________ Spelling of present participle: ________________________________________________________________________ Number of syllables in shake: _______________________________________________________________________ Stressed syllable in shaken: _________________________________________________________________________
crazy (kr z ) adj. crazier, craziest Part of speech: ____________________________________________________________________________________ Spelling of form that means most crazy: _______________________________________________________________ Number of syllables in crazy: ________________________________________________________________________ Stressed syllable in crazy: ___________________________________________________________________________
quality (kw l -t ) n. pl. qualities Part of speech: ____________________________________________________________________________________ Spelling of plural: __________________________________________________________________________________ Number of syllables in the singular form: ______________________________________________________________ Stressed syllable in quality: __________________________________________________________________________
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Activity: 7 (continuation)
run (r n) v. ran (r n), run, running, runs Part of speech: _______________________________________________________________________ Spelling of past tense: ______________________________________________________________________________ Spelling of past participle: ___________________________________________________________________________ Spelling of present participle: ________________________________________________________________________ Number of syllables in running: ______________________________________________________________________ Number of syllables in run: __________________________________________________________________________
chat (ch t) v. chatted, chatting, chats Part of speech: ____________________________________________________________________________________ Spelling of past tense: ______________________________________________________________________________ Spelling of past participle: ___________________________________________________________________________ Spelling of present participle: ________________________________________________________________________ Spelling on third person singular form: ________________________________________________________________ Number of syllables in chatted: ______________________________________________________________________
Activity: 7 Conceptual Identifies previous knowledge of verb tenses, plurals and adjective degrees. Co-evaluation
Evaluation Product: Dictionary entries activities. Knowledge Procedimental Applies his/her knowledge when using dictionary entries to identify part of speech, irregular forms, spelling, syllables and stressed syllables. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Shows interest when applying previous knowledge of grammar in the dictionary use activities. Obtained value
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Activity: 8
Read carefully and discuss with your classmates and teacher. Definitions Words often have more than one meaning. When they do, their definitions may be numbered in the dictionary. You can tell which definition of a word fits a given sentence by the meaning of the sentence. For example, the following are three of the definitions of the verb form of revive given in most dictionaries: 1. 2. 3. To bring back to life or consciousness To impart or regain health or vigor. To restore to use.
Which of these definitions best fits the sentence below? Modern technology can revive patients who have actually been considered medically dead. The answer is definition 1: Modern technology can bring a patient back to life. Activity 8a. Below are four words and their definitions. A sentence using each word is also given. Choose the dictionary meaning that best fits each sentence. 1. Idle: a) Not working; inactive b) avoiding work; lazy Which definition best fits the sentence below? _______________ The streetcar tracks in our city have been idle since 1960, when the city switched from streetcars to buses. 2. Suspicion: a) The act of suspecting the existence of something, esp. of something wrong, with little evidence. b) A faint trace; hint Which definition best fits the following sentence? _____________ There was a suspicion of rum in the chocolate cake. 3. Sterile: a) Incapable of reproducing sexually. b) Producing little or no vegetation. c) Free from microorganisms. Which definition best fits the following sentence? _____________ The real estate agent had cheated young farmers by selling them sterile land. 4. Universal: a) Extending to or affecting the entire world; worldwide. b) Including or affecting all members of a class or group. c) Of or pertaining to the universe; cosmic. Which definition best fits the following sentence? _____________ Clear air and pure drinking water are a universal goal in our world today.
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Activity: 8b
Read and discuss with your classmates about SYNONYMS, ANTONYMS and THESAURUS. A synonym is a word whose meaning is similar to that of another word. For instance, two synonyms for the word fast are quick and speedy. Dictionary entries sometimes end with synonyms. For example, the word foreign in some dictionaries ends with several synonyms: alien, exotic, and strange. A hardbound dictionary in particular will provide synonyms for words and explain the difference in meaning among the various synonyms. More information on synonyms as well as antonyms (words with opposite meaning) can be found in a THESAURUS, which is a collection of synonyms and antonyms. A Thesaurus can improve your writing by helping you to find the precise word needed to express your thoughts. A thesaurus is like a dictionary, but instead of a definition, you get a list of synonyms or possibly an antonym of the word. You may want to own a paperback thesaurus or you can find a thesaurus online by going to: www.thesaurus.com Activity 8c. Decide whether each pair of words are synonyms or antonyms. Use a check mark ( Synonym 1. agree 2. cold 3. easy 4. argue 5. guess 6. bottom 7. tired 8. huge 9. sink 10. windy 11. noisy 12. unhappy disagree freezing difficult squabble estimate top energetic gigantic float calm quiet sad ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ Antonyms _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ )
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Activity: 8b (continuation)
Read about Usage labels and search for the word aint in your dictionary, write the meaning and usage label. Besides listing definitions, a dictionary includes usage labels; terms that tell us if a meaning is considered something other than standard English. For example the dictionary labels one meaning of the verb crash to go to sleep, as Slang. Other common labels include Informal (the phrase hang in, meaning to persist, is labeled as informal) and Nonstandard (the Word aint labeled nonstandard). We will see more about formal, informal and nonstandard English in block 2. Such labels indicate language not considered appropriate in formal speech and writing. Example: hang (h ng) v. hung (h ng), hanging, hangs 1. To fasten from above with no support from below; suspend. 2. To suspend or fasten so as to allow free movement at or about the point of suspension: hang a door. 15. Slang a. To spend one's free time in a certain place. Often used with around or out: liked to hang out at the pool hall. ain't [ent] ___________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________
Evaluation Activity: 8 Conceptual Identifies synonyms, antonyms and the definition of a word that fits in the blanks by the meaning of the sentence. Co-evaluation Product: Definitions, synonyms and antonyms activities. Knowledge Procedimental Uses synonyms, antonyms and definitions of words to be used in different sentences. C MC NC Value: Attitudinal Shows interest when applying the knowledge acquired. Obtained value
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Closing Activity
Activity: 9
To review what youve learned in this sequence. Answer the following questions by writing the letter of the correct answer. 1. Guide words can help you a. Pronounce a word in a dictionary. b. Find a word in a dictionary. c. Define a word in a dictionary. You can learn how to pronounce a word by using the pronunciation symbols and a. The part of speech. b. Usage labels. c. The pronunciation key. A dark accent mark shows a. Which syllable has the strongest stress. b. Which syllable has the weakest stress. c. That the Word has only one stress. A schwa is an unaccented syllable that sounds like the a in the word a. Ago b. Cake c. Cat Dictionary entries will show you all of the following except a. How to spell a word. b. How to pronounce a word. c. The meaning or meanings of a word. d. Whether a word is a noun, verb, adjective or other part of speech. e. Common spelling errors of a word. __________
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Activity 9a. Aswer the following questions about the dictionary entry for emerge. Use the pronunciation key for help if needed. emerge ( -mrj ) .v. emerged, emerging, emerges 1. To rise from or as if from immersion. 2. To come forth from obscurity. 3. To become evident. 4. To come into existence. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The first e in emerge sounds like the a. e in pet . b. e in bee __________ __________ __________ c. adjective __________
How many syllables are there in the word emerge? a. Three b. one c. two What part of speech is emerge? a. Noun b. verb
Which definition of emerge best fits the sentence below1, 2, 3 or 4? The sun emerged from behind the clouds.
Which definition of emerge best fits the sentence below 1, 2, 3 or 4? __________ The fact that the defendant was once a prison guard emerged in court last week.
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Activity: 9b
Use your dictionary to put dots between the syllables in each word. Then write out the word with the correct pronunciation symbols, including the accent marks. Syllables 1. comply 2. elapse __________________________________ __________________________________ Pronunciation __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________
3. dubious __________________________________ 4. antidote __________________________________ 5. coherent __________________________________
Poor 1 pts POOR The student did not adequately answer the question and provided an unsatisfactory accompanying rationale. POOR The student did not show a basic mastery of the concepts. POOR The student's responses contained numerous grammatical errors (i.e., comma splices, fragments, run-ons, verb formations).
Fair 2 pts FAIR The student somewhat answered the question and provided a rationale with limited development. FAIR The student showed a limited mastery of the concepts. FAIR The student's responses contained a few grammatical errors, but they did not detract from the reader's basic comprehension.
Good 3 pts GOOD The student provided a well-constructed response with a thoughtful rationale. GOOD The student showed an outstanding mastery of the concepts. GOOD The student's responses contained no grammatical errors or only a few minor errors in punctuation and spelling. Total Points
Points
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Mastery of Subject
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Activity: 9 Conceptual Recognizes concepts to answer questions in a questionnaire.
Evaluation Product: Words meaning and Part of speech table. Knowledge Procedimental Applies knowledge considering the lesson presented to answer questions based on the foregoing concepts. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Shows interest and ability when using a rubric to evaluate his/her partners parts of a dictionary activity, as well as openness to feedback given by his/her partner. Obtained value
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Didactic Sequence 2. How to become a better reader and thinker. Start up Activity
Activity: 1
How many hours per day do you watch TV? Pair work. Ask your partner the following questions. 1. How many hours per day do you watch TV? 2. What is your favorite channel on TV? 3. Is TV a big part of your life? 4. Are soap operas very popular among friends? 5. What time of the day do you think TV is best? 6. What kinds of programs do you usually watch? (comedy, cartoon, drama, action, horror, science fiction, soaps, sitcoms.) 7. Do your parents tell you how much TV you are allowed to watch? 8. Do you prefer watching TV than to go out with friends? 9. What is the biggest problem you find with TV? 10. Do you like watching the news on TV? _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ Soaps or Soap Operas: A drama, typically performed as a serial on daytime television or radio, characterized by stock characters and situations, sentimentality, and melodrama. _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________
Activity 1a. Go around the classroom and gather information about the first question: How many hours per day do you watch TV? Then make a graph with the information gathered. The following is just an example of a graph presented by a Canadian student Maryam Zerbes in her Social Studies project. She asked students from her music theory class.
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Draw your graph here.
Activity: 1 Conceptual Organizes information about the time that his/her partners spend in front of the TV to be presented in class. Co-evaluation
Evaluation Product: A graphic organizer. Knowledge Procedimental Obtains partners information about TV issues to draw a diagram for a forthcoming presentation in class. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Collaborates with partners when obtaining information to be organized in a graph. Obtained value
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Activity: 2
Clear Thinking The chances are that you are not as good a reader as you should be to do well in school. If so, its not surprising. You live in a culture where people watch an average of over seven hours of television every day!! All that passive viewing does not allow much time for reading. Reading is a skill that must be actively practiced. The simple fact is that people who do not read very often are not likely to be strong reader. Therefore, they are not good writers. Another reason besides TV for not reading much is that you may have a lot of responsibilities. You may be going to school and working at the same time. When you have free time you are exhausted, and its easier to turn on the TV than to open a book. A third reason for not reading is that school may have caused you to associate reading with worksheets and drills and book reports and test scores. Experts agree that many schools have not done a good job of helping students discover the pleasure and rewards of reading. The aim of this block is helping you become a stronger thinker; a person just not to understand what is read but to analyze and evaluate it is as well. In fact reading and thinking are closely related skills, and practice in thoughtful reading will also strengthen your ability to think clearly and logically, consequently it will also strengthen your ability to write. Kids in the USA spend about 25 hours a week, or more than 3 hours a day watching television.
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Clear thinking is the ability to understand the relationship between a point and its support. This sequence will help you basics of clear thinking, and the sequences that follow will reinforce what you learn here. The skills that you develop at thinking clearly and logically will prove of enormous value in all your school work, especially in writing and composition. You need to understand and to practice recognizing the relationship between a point and its support. The point is the main idea that a person is making. The support is the evidence that is given to back up this idea or the supporting details that you studied in your Writing and Reading Strategies mo dule, remember? The two most important things you must do as a speaker or writer are to: 1. Make a point 2. Support the point The two most important things you must do as a reader are to: 1. Recognize the point 2. Recognize the support for the point Did Snoopy recognize the point that his friend is making?
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Read the example of a point: Point: Our meal in that new restaurant was unpleasant. Now, is there a support for this point? In other words, is the person who made it thinking clearly and logically? Lets say the person then goes on to provide the following detail. 1. 2. 3. Our meal took forty five minutes to arrive. The chicken we ordered was tough, and the rice and vegetables were cold. The dessert choices were limited to stale cake and watery Jell-O.
The details provide solid support for the point. They give us a basic for understanding and agreeing with the point. In light of the details, we would not be eager to eat at that restaurant. When evidence is provided, we have a chance to be both logical and critical thinkers: to evaluate for ourselves whether is enough valid evidence in support of a point. Activity 2a. In each of the following groups, one statement is the point, and the other statements are support for the point. Identify each point with a P and each statement of support with an S. A. 1. 2. 3. 4. B. 1. Sharp pieces of broken glass are scattered near the swing sets. 2. Large stay dogs wander through the park glowing at people who walk near them. 3. 4. C. 1. The authors do not define the new terms they use in each chapter. ______ 2. The book has no illustrations and no index. 3. The sentences are long and hard to understand. 4. The chemistry textbook is not very helpful. D. 1. 2. Hearing can be damaged by a number of common sounds. ______ ______ ______ ______ Listening to loud music through headphones can cause hearing loss. 3. Machinery, such as lawn mowers and leaf blowers, can contribute to deafness. 4. The noise level of many buses and trucks is high enough to damage hearing permanently.
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Some parrots can be trained to count. Parrots are intelligent pets. Parrots have been taught to recognize shapes and colors. Most parrots can learn to speak.
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Our neighborhood park is not a safe place to play. The park has been the site of gang violence on several occasions recently.
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Activity: 2b
E. 1. 2. 3. 4. F. 1. 2. 3. 4. G. 1. My husband is a vegetarian 2. My mother, who lives with us, cant digest certain vegetables 3. One of my children is allergic to milk, wheat, and eggs. 4. H. 1. 2. 3. 4. Each year, Americans spend billions of dollars buying cold medications. Cold cause Americans business to lose millions of hours of work every year. The average child misses a week of school each year due to colds. The common cold has a powerful effect on the nation. ________ ________ ________ ________ My family is difficult to cook for. ________ ________ ________ ________ It is good for people to limit the amount of time they watch TV. When people spend less time watching TV, they pursue healthier activities, including exercises. Studies show that when the TV is turned off, families talk and Share more with each other. Watching less TV means that kids will be exposed to less violence. ________ ________ ________ ________ Requiring kids to wear uniforms to school is a good idea. Studies show that students work better when they are dress in uniform. Uniforms costs less than store-bought clothes. Uniforms stop kids from teasing each other about the clothes they wear. ________ ________ Points and Support in every life An advertisement tries to convince us that something is a great product (Persuasive speech). A political candidate offers reasons why he or she is the person to vote for. Textbooks authors or teachers advance all kinds of points and then supply evidence on behalf of their ideas. ________ ________
Activity: 2 Conceptual Comprehends the relationship between a point and its support when an idea is given. Co-evaluation
Evaluation Product: Clear thinking practices. Knowledge Procedimental Practices recognizing the relationship between a point and the evidence that is given to back up an idea. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Integrates new knowledge in order to understand the basics of clear thinking. Obtained value
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Activity: 3
Read about Identifying Logical Support. Then read the points and the three items of support that follow and circle the letter of the item that provides logical support for the point. Identifying Logical Support Once you identify a point and its support, you need to decide if the support really applies to the point. The critical thinker will ask, Or is it beside the point? In their enthusiasm to advance a point, people often bring up support that does not apply. For example, a student may wish to make the point that her English instructor is a poor teacher. To support that point, the student may say, He speaks so softly I can hardly hear him. In addition, he wears ridiculous clothes. A Critical thinker will realize that although a soft voice may in fact interfere with an instructors effectiveness, what the instructor wears has nothing to do with how well he teache s. The first reason for disliking the English teacher is logical and relevant support, but the second reason is beside the point. This activity will sharpen your ability to decide whether evidence truly supports a point. It will help you become a critical reader who can ask and answer the questions, Is there a logical support for the point? Point: That woman on the news was courageous. Support: a. She collected bags of canned and boxed food for months and then brought it to the Golden Door Soup Kitchen to be used for Thanksgiving. Thanks to her efforts, the soup kitchen was able to feed five hundred more people this year than last. That number includes over a hundred children. b. She had at hand all the facts and figure to back up her statements, citing three different studies by experts in the field. She handled the reporters questions with easy and confidence. c. When she saw the child been attacked, she went to his aid without a moments hesitation. She ran up shouting Let him go! then kick the ferocious pit bull as hard as she could. When the dog released the child, she grabbed the boy and pushed him to safety, even as the dog turned on her. Explanation: a. The information here tells us that the woman on the news was kind and generous with her time. You should not have chosen this item. It is about generosity, not courage. b. The woman described here showed mastery of her subject and skill in being interviewed;you should not have chosen this item either. c. The woman referred here put herself in danger to help a child. Clearly, to do so, she had to be courageous. If you circled the letter of this item, you were correct. Activity 3a. Put a check ( 1. ) next to the sentence that logically supports the point.
Point: Greg is irresponsible. a. He gives up his bus seat to elderly commuters. b. He never pays his bills on time and he is always late for appointments. c. When I need someone to cover for me at work so that I can see my girlfriend, Greg is always too busy to help me up. ________ ________ ________
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Activity: 3a (continuation)
2. Point: That child is very curious. a. He was reciting the alphabet when he was only three years old. b. His favorite word is No! He doesnt start picking up his toys until the fifth or sixth time he is told. c. He has taken apart all the clocks in the house to see how they work. He breaks rocks because he wanted to see what they looked like inside. 3. Point: Mary is self-centered. a. Shell avoid a party invitation to stay home and curl up with a good book. b. Any time we talk, I hear all about her life, but she never even asks what is new with me. c. She spends much of her time assisting her grandparents, she cooks them dinner and talk to them about the family. 4. Point: The teenage boys at the dance were much shyer than the girls. a. They yelled and laughed out loud, drawing attention to themselves, then they left with their friends to go to a nearby party. b. They all gathered at one end of the room, away from the girls, they looked nervously at the girls who were dancing. c. They walked right up to a group of girls and introduced themselves. They asked the girls for their phone numbers. 5. Point: The bus service on this route is unreliable. a. Several times each week, the bus on this route arrives more than a half hour late. b. The buses on this route are at least twenty years old. c. The transit authority is building a rail line to replace the bus route. _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______
Activity: 3 Conceptual Identifies the point and its support to decide if the support relates to the point. Co-evaluation
Evaluation Product: Logical identification exercises. Knowledge Procedimental Applies the support statements to each given point to understand each logical and relevant support. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Appreciates the effectiveness of becoming a critical thinker and how it will help in his/her academic development. Obtained value
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Activity: 4
Read about determining a logical point. Look at the following three items of support and do the exercise, then check your answer by listening to the explanation given by your teacher. Determining a Logical Point This activity will develop your ability to come to a logical conclusion. You will look closely at supporting evidence and then decide what point is well supported by that evidence. The skill of making a reasonable judgment based upon the information presented is a significant part of clear thinking. Support: Most catalogs have a wide range of high-quality products in choices of colors, styles, sizes, and so forth. Catalogs products can be ordered over the phone. The leading catalogs take pride in their delivering on time and accepting returns for any reason.
Circle the letter of the point that is logically supported by the above evidence. a. b. c. d. Catalogs offer better-quality products than stores do. Ordering from catalogs can be a convenient way of shopping. Catalogs provide bigger choice of colors, styles, and sizes than regular stores do. People should stop shopping in stores.
Explanation: a. The support doesnt compare the quality of catalog products with store products. So you should not have not chosen this item. b. The support statement does tell us that shopping by catalog is convenient: It can be done over the phone, delivery is on time, and goods can be returned. This is the statement that is adequately and logically supported, so it is the one you should have chosen c. The supporting statement does not compare the choices available through catalogs with those in the stores. d. The benefits given in the statements of support are not sufficient to support this point. You should not have chosen thin point either. Activity 4a. For each group, read the three items of supporting evidence. Then write the point that is logically supported by that evidence. 1. Support: Dozens of angry bees attacked people sitting at the picnic table. A rain shower made all the food soggy and wet. Nearby kids threw a football onto the table, spilling all the drinks.
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2. Support: High-speed trains can cruise at two hundred miles an hour. For short trips, it can take longer to get to the airport than it would take to make the whole trip by high-speed train. For short and medium trips, high-speed trains are more fuelefficient than airplanes.
Write a statement that describes the supporting evidence. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Support: Before underground plumbing, city people dumped raw sewage out of their windows and into the street. In the days when city vehicles were horse-drawn, manure was piled high in the roadways. Before trash collection was available, pigs were set loose in city streets to eat the garbage thrown there.
Write a statement that describes the supporting evidence. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Support: When my dad was called out of town, the man who lives on the corner collected the mail and paper for him every day. The young man in the house across the street always shovels my dads sidewalk when it snows. Whenever my dads car needs is in the garage for repairs, one of his next-door neighbors drives him around until he gets his car back.
Write a statement that describes the supporting evidence. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Support:
Employers like resumes and letters that are neat. Companies prefer workers with a professional appearance. Interviews like job seekers who speak clearly and with confidence.
Write a statement that describes the supporting evidence. _________________________________________________________________________________________________
Activity: 4 Conceptual Writes statements that describes the supporting evidence statements. Co-evaluation
Evaluation Product: Logical support grids. Knowledge Procedimental Develops his/her ability to come to a logical conclusion when reading supporting evidence and writing the point that is supported by that evidence. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Shows interest and ability when using grids to determine logical points. Obtained value
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Closing Activity
Activity: 5
Team work. Draw a map about How to Become a Better Reader and Thinker, include: Clear thinking, Identifying Logical Support, and Determining a Logical Point. You and your team organize a class map presentation. Grade your partners participation in a rubric.
Criteria Organization
1 Audience cannot understand presentation because there is no sequence of information. Student uses a superfluous map. Student's presentation has four or more spelling errors and/or grammatical errors. Student mumbles, incorrectly pronounces terms, and speaks too quietly for students in the back of class to hear.
3 Student presents information in logical sequence which audience can follow. Student's map relate to text and presentation. Presentation has no more than two misspellings and/or grammatical errors. Student's voice is clear. Student pronounces most words correctly. Most audience members can hear presentation.
4 Student presents information in logical, interesting sequence which audience can follow. Student's map explains and reinforces text and presentation. Presentation has no misspellings or grammatical errors. Student uses a clear voice and correct, precise pronunciation of terms so that all audience members can hear presentation. Total Points:
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Graphics
Mechanics
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Activity: 5 Conceptual Analyzes and interprets the theme How to become a better reader and thinker. Co-evaluation
Evaluation Product: Map presentation and Rubric. Knowledge Procedimental Explains the theme How to become a better reader and thinker and registers his/hers partners participation in a rubric. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Collaborates in his/her team presentation and shows positive attitude when receiving feedback. Obtained value
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Didactic Sequence 3. Vocabulary in context. Start up Activity

Activity: 1
Remember the Chinese saying A picture is worth a thousand words? You learned in your Writing and Reading Strategies module that a picture can help you guess the meaning of a new word. Look at the pictures below and choose and underline the best answer to explain the pictures. 1. Which is the best description for the picture a) Computer b) computer device hardware c) microcomputer system
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Which is the best description for the picture a) For sale b) equipment used in an office
c) instruments for you
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Which is the best description for the picture a) Holidays on beach b) beautiful beach
c) activity of people
Activity 1a. Read the passage below. Answer the questions that follow. Then find and underline the meaning of words. You can use your imagination in the case. A father examined his sons report card and suffered mild cardiac tremors as he saw a solid column of D and F grades. Outraged that a product of his genes could so disgrace the family, he confronted his son and said, Dave, this just wont do. I cant tolerate these grades, and if you dont show me an immediate turn -around, youre going to be grounded! Do you think Dave got good grades or bad grades? ____________________________________________________ Was Daves father happy or angry at his school result? __________________________________________________ What is his father going to do with him? _______________________________________________________________ 1) What does the words suffering mild cardiac tremors mean? a) very angry b) about to die of a heart attack c) very sad 2) What does the word disgrace mean? a) please b) shame c) disappoint 3) What does the word tolerate mean? a) give b) borrow
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Find the meaning of the underlined word in each sentence. Choose and circle the best answer for each question. Then check with your teacher and classmates. In order to understand what you are reading from an English text, you need to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words from the context. This will help you read faster and easier. Do the exercise before studying how you can guess the meaning of vocabulary from context. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. She had often come into conflict with her mother-in-law. a) announcement b) attainment c) argument The old womans blunt questions embarrassed her, making her momentarily tongue-tied. a) emit b) ashamed c) loathe We just need a couple more chairs so everyone can sit down. a) one b) two c) three Please, Uncle Jack, give me a piggyback! a) A ride on someone back or shoulder b) A small bag c) People who arrived to settle in Bangkok 2000
Ladda does not like to eat papaya or carrots, which is high in vitamin A, so she lacks it. Her mother keeps telling her that an inadequate supply of vitamin A can lead to blindness. a) too big b) not enough c) full
Activity: 1 Conceptual Identifies and guesses words from vocabulary in context to answer questions. Co-evaluation
Evaluation Product: Guessing Meanings exercises. Knowledge Procedimental Practices vocabulary to find the meanings, choose and answer questions. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Shows initiative and openness when starting a new theme. Obtained value
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Read about Vocabulary in Context and discuss the theme in class. Then check your understanding by writing the letter of the answer you think is correct on each line. Vocabulary in Context In this sequence, you will read about and practice types of context clues that will sharpen your skills in recognizing and using context clues. They will also help you add new words to your vocabulary. There are four common types of context clues: 1. 2. Examples Synonyms 3. Antonyms 4. General sense of the sentence or passage
Remember not to use a dictionary for these practices. Their purpose is to help you develop the skill of figuring out what words mean without using a dictionary. Pronunciations are provided in parenthesis for the words. You have guide to pronunciation in sequence 1. 1. EXAMPLES If you are given examples that relate to an unknown word, you can often figure out its meaning. For instance, note the examples in this sentence: All animals share the same vital needs, such as food, water, and shelter. The examplesfood, water, and shelterhelped you figure out that the word vital means necessary. Look also at the Frank and Ernest cartoon below.
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Notice that example of the quote helps you understand that the word MOTTO means slogan, clich, saying, etc. The face of the man reading, helps you understand that the word SCOWL means an angry tempered expression. Look at the face of the man again. Now read the items that follow. An italicized word in each sentence is followed by examples that serve as context clues for that word. These examples, which are boldfaced will help you figure out the meanings of each word. On each line write the letter of the answer you think is correct. Then read the explanation that follows. Note that examples are often introduced with signal words and phrases like for example, for instance, including, and such as, that.
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1. In our house, clothes hangers have various odd functions. For instance we use them to scratch back and hold up plants in the garden. ________
function (f ngk sh n) means a) shapes b) problems
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2. Our baseball teams pitcher has a few eccentric habits, such as throwing exactly thirteen pitches when warming up and never wearing socks. eccentric ( k-s n tr k, k-) means a) normal b) strange
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3. Throughout history, humans have built a wide variety of dwellings, including simple mud huts, stone castles, and marble mansions. dwelling (dw l ng) a) homes
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Explanation. In each sentence, the examples probably helped you figure out the meaning of the words in italics: In sentence 1, examples of the odd functions of hangers scratching back and holding up plantsmay have helped you to guess that functions are uses. So the correct answer is C. In sentence 2, the examples of strange habits show that eccentric means strange. So the correct answer is B. Finally, the examples in sentence 3 indicate that dwellings are homes. So the correct answer is A. Note that the examples in the sentences are introduced by the signal words for instance, such as, and including. Activity 2a. In each sentence that follows, underline the examples of the italicized word. Then write the letter of the words meaning on the answer line. Remember DONT USE A DICTIONARY. 1. The debris in the stadium stands included numerous paper cups, ticket stubs, sandwich wrappings and cigarette butts. ________
debris also dbris (d -br , d -, d br ) means a) products b) papers c) trash 2. For his weak stomach, Mario ate a bland diet of white bread, rice, and mashed potatoes. ________
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New York, Boston, and Philadelphia are three of the oldest urban areas in USA.
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4. A transaction, such as buying or selling a product, is the most basic part of an economy. c) business deal ________ ________
transaction (tr n-s k sh n, -z k -) means a) profit b) loss 5.
My uncle often has had some embarrassing mishaps, such as backing his car into the side of the bosss Cadillac and trying to walk through a glass door. c) project
mishap (m s h p , m s-h p )means a) clever moves b) accidents 6.
The death of a child and the death of a spouse are two of lifes most traumatic experience. c) interesting
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Religious rituals like baptisms, church weddings, church weddings, and funeral services give many people a sense of peace and comfort. a) Lesson - l) means b) ceremony c)prayer
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Many people take dietary supplementsfor example, extra calcium or large doses of vitamin Cin the belief that they will cure or prevent disease. c) suggestions
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9. When discussing computers, professionals often use such jargon as RAM, download, and bytes, which others may not understand. jargon (jr g n) means a) special language b) clear instructions c) mean insults
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10. There are hundreds of different kinds of retailers, ranging from car dealerships and department stores to frozen-yogurt stands and online drugstores. re tail er (r t l r) means a) customers b) business that sell directly to users c) business that make products
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Activity: 2 Conceptual Recognizes words in a new passage according to the context to answer questions. Auto-evaluation
Evaluation Product: Vocabulary in context activity. Knowledge Procedimental Develops the skill of figuring out what the words mean depending on the context. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Shows interest when acquiring and applying new knowledge as well as showing a sense of initiative to learn. Obtained value
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Pair work. Read about Synonyms and discuss with your partner. Then check your understanding by writing each synonym in the space provided, each item includes a synonym of the italicized word. Number one is giving as an example. Synonyms Context clues are often found in the form of synonyms one or more words that mean the same or almost the same as the unknown word. Consider the sentence, In the United States, shaking hands is the appropriate way to greet someone: in China, bowing is the right way. Here is the synonym right tells you the meaning of appropriate. A synonym may appear anywhere in a sentence as a restatement of the meaning of the unknown word. Look at the cartoon and notice the meanings of the words meeting. If the man doesnt understand meeting or gathering, maybe hell understand what forum or conference means. The use of synonyms provide effective paraphrases (remember? it is when you try to put information from a source into your own words). An original sentence might say: "Our views about the nature of the early plant and animal communities are now being revised". Can be paraphrased using synonyms into: "The commonly held belief on ancient flora and fauna is now being reviewed". "Commonly held belief" is a synonym for "our views", "ancient flora and fauna" is another way to say "early plant and animal communities", and "reviewed" is a synonym for "revised". 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Everyone turned to look at the arrogant customer who spoke to the manager in a self-important voice. The medicine that Nina is taking is very potent. It is so powerful that she must Not take it for more than a week. After the heavy rains, the stream became murky; in fact the water was so cloudy you couldnt see the bottom. Some overweigh people are called furtive eaters because they eat large quantities of food in secret. A con artist was apparently very believable as he went door to door telling a plausible story about having his wallet stolen and needing twenty dollars to get home. The first step in reaching a peace agreement was to set up a dialogue between the two sides. Without discussion, peace was impossible to force them. You cannot coerce people into learning. If they are not interested, it is impossible to force them. While Ved may not be affluent by American standards, he is rich compared with most people in his homeland of India. self-important _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________
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9. Several tests are necessary to verify that a virus is present. One is never enough to prove a virus exists. ________________ _________________
10. The diversity of the population of the United States is the result of accepting immigrants from a wide variety of cultures and nations.
Activity 3a. Paraphrase the following sentences (sayings) by replacing the CAPITALIZED words with a definition or synonym. Then discuss the sayings with the class. A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. A penny SAVED is a penny EARNED. Valuable GIFTS often come in SMALL packages. You can't teach an OLD dog new TRICKS. A BOY'S best friend is his DOG. A fool and his MONEY are soon PARTED. The EARLY bird GETS the worm. HASTE makes WASTE. HONESTY is the best POLICY. You can't MAKE a silk purse OUT OF a cow's ear. Better LATE than NEVER.
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Activity: 3 Conceptual Selects synonyms in the form of context clues to know meaning of words. Co-evaluation
Evaluation Product: Synonyms exercises. Knowledge Procedimental Uses synonyms to replace some words in the sentences. Uses paraphrasing by replacing some words with synonyms. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Shows interest when learning how synonyms provide clues to guess an unknown word. Obtained value
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Activity: 4 Read about Antonyms and discuss with your partner. Antonyms Antonyms words and phrases that mean the opposite of a Wordare also useful as context clues. Antonyms are sometimes signaled by words and phrases such as however, but, yet, on the other hand, instead of , and in contrast Look at the sentence: Winners in life take an active role in making things happen, instead of being indicates that active and passive are antonyms and passive and waiting for good luck. Here the word instead thus have opposite meanings. Look also at the cartoon about the fighting couple who are visiting a marriage counselor. Notice that the antonym combatible helps you figure out that compatible must mean in agreement answer according to the antonym. Read the following sentences and underline the best 1. Today is a WARM day, said Karoline to Peter. 6. OPEN the door, please! a) Close b) huge c) free a) Hot b) cool c) shine 7. In the trial the judge declared this person GUILTY 2. He is a STRONG man. all the facts. a) Weak b) sturdy c) powerful of a) Easy b) rival c) innocent 3. We are going to talk with our ENEMIES. 8. The International Organizations are going to be in a) Lost b) friend c) rivals TEMPORARY way in the country. a a) Complicated b) permanent c) guess 4. Mr. Brown always makes EASY tests. a) Soft b) hard c) strong 9. How POVERTY is defined? b) wealthy c) idle 5. His garden is very LARGE. a) Guilty a) Small b) huge c) enormous 10. How you are going to JOIN these wires? Said Ana to Pedro. b) separate c) unite a) Paste
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Check your understanding by underling the word or phrases that means the opposite of the italicized words. Then, on the answer line write the letter of the meaning of the italicized word. Finally, read the explanation that follows and discuss it with your partner to choose one. Number one is given as example. 1. The coach takes every opportunity to reprimand his players, yet he ignores every chance to praise them. Reprimand means a) Approve of b) criticize c) choose ____b______
Explanation: In the sentence, the antonyms given probably helped you understand the meaning of the word in italics. Reprimand is the opposite of Praise, so the answer to sentence 1 is criticize. 2. I am having acute pains in my chest now, said the patient, but an hour ago all I felt was a dull ache. Acute means a) Sharp b)weak c) no 3. Some teachers are too lenient. Id rather have strict teachers who take class seriously. Lenient means a) Hard b) easygoing c) busy 4. After his accident, Brad expected an in-depth examination at the hospital. Instead, a doctor gave him a quick, superficial checkup and said, youre fine. Superficial means a) Lacking depth b) complicated c) satisfactory 5. A temporary cough is nothing to worry about, but a chronic one can be a sign of serious Illness. Chronic means a) Continuing b) brief c) mild 6. When drinking was prohibited by the nineteenth Amendment, alcohol became more popular with some people than it had been when it was allowed. Prohibited means a) Permitted b) defined c) forbidden 7. What we need is an innovative idea! cried the chairman. All Ive heard so far are the same old ones. Innovative means a) New b) traditional c) loud ___________
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Activity: 4 Conceptual Classifies words opposite in meaning to another word and identifies their meaning. Co-evaluation
Evaluation Product: Antonyms exercises. Knowledge Procedimental Applies words opposite in meaning to another word and recognizes their meaning. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Integrates basic grammar information to be used in simple exercises. Obtained value
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Read and learn how to solve out the meaning of unfamiliar words. General Sense of the Sentence of Passage Sometimes it takes a bit more detective work to puzzle out the meaning of an unfamiliar word. In such cases, you must draw conclusions based on the information surrounding the word. Asking yourself questions about the passage may help you make fairly accurate guess about the meaning of the unfamiliar word. Look at the cartoon about Lucy complaining to Schroeder, suppose that you dont know the word Features. The phrases: nice hair, pleasant smile, cheerful personality, etc. suggest that features mean characteristics that provide pleasure and attract.
Peanuts by Charles Schulz
Activity 5a. Your teacher will answer the questions in parenthesis that follow each item below. Then using the logic of each answer, write the letter of the meaning you think is correct. Number one is done as example. 1. The newlyweds agreed to be very frugal in their shopping because they wanted to save enough money to buy a home. Frugal means (How will people shop if they wanted to save Money?) a) Thrifty b ) wasteful c) interested a
Explanation: The first sentence provides enough evidence for you to guess that frug lmeans thrifty. The newlyweds (just married) had to be thrifty if they wanted to save money. 2. To reach a sound conclusion about an issue, you must carefully consider all the facts ____________ involved. Sound means (What kind of conclusion would you reach by considering the facts?) a) Early b) obvious c) reasonable
3. My mother refused to divulge the secret ingredients she uses in her fried chicken recipe. ____________ Divulge means (What would someone refuse to do with ingredients that are secret?) a) Reveal b) hide c) invent
4. Because the nicotine in cigarettes is harmful, many people favor stringent laws against ____________ their sale. Stringent means (What types of laws would be favored by people concerned about the harm of nicotine?) a) Strict b) weak c) confusing
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5. Taking the expression raining cats and dogs literally, the child looked for little __________ animals on the ground after the storm. Literally means (In what way did the child interpret the phrase raining cats and dogs?)
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a) Symbolically b) musically c) as the real fact have been made for the It is too late to alter the plans for the party. Reservations ____________ Restaurant and the band, and all the invitations have been sent out. Alter means (If plans have all been made, what is too late to do?) a) Change b) surprise c) repeat Organ transplants will not succeed unless the donor has ____________ the same blood type as the person receiving the organ. Donor means (Who would need to have the same kind of blood as the person receiving the transplant?) a) One who receives b)one who gives c) one who doubts Evaluation Product: Vocabulary knowledge Activity: 5 Value: Exercises Knowledge Conceptual Procedimental Attitudinal Describes meanings based on Determines meaning of unfamiliar Integrates knowledge of general the information surrounding the words based on the information sense used to understand an word. surrounding the word. unfamiliar word or words. C MC NC Co-evaluation Obtained value
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To review what youve learned in this chapter, answer the following questions by writing the letter of each answer on the line. 1. 2. The context of a word is A. Its meaning B. its opposite __________ C. the word around it __________
Which type of context clue often follows signal words like: including, such as, and for instance? A. Example B. Synonym C. Antonym In the sentence below, which type of context clue is provided for the italicized word? A. Example B. Synonym C. Antonym Im looking for a unique gift for my boyfriend, he appreciates unusual things.
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In the sentence below, which word is the synonym for the italicized word? A. Boss B. employees C. dictator Because my boss runs the store like a tyrant, all of the employees call her The little dictator.
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Which type of context clue often follows signal words like: such as, however, but, yet, and on the other hand? A. Example B. Antonym C. Synonym In the sentence below, which type of context clue is provided for the italicized word? A. Example B. Antonym C. Synonym
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Expecting that his license would be renewed, the pilot was surprised when it was revoked instead. 6a. Write the definitions for each boldfaced word, choosing from the definitions in the box. a. Attract e. loosens i. explore b. Play with f. catch and eat j. rush away from c. Closes g. danger k. encounter d. Empties h. benefits
While plants often provide food for animals, some plants turn the table and prey on smaller members of the animal kingdom. One, the Venuss-fly trap, uses its leaves like a steel trap. It lures small insects with its sweet perfume and then clams its jaws so it can digest the insects at its leisure. Another leafy hunter is the pitcher plant, whose sweet juices tempt insects to probe the plant. Once deep within the plant, the insect meets a watery death. Plants are essential for animals life, but for inhabitants of the insect community, they can also be hazard that may end life. 1. Prey on means _____________________________________ 2. Lures _____________________________________________ 3. Clamps ___________________________________________ 4. Probe means _________________________ 5. Meets _______________________________ 6. Hazard ______________________________
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The underlined EXAMPLES suggest the meaning of the italicized term. Circle the letters of the meaning of the italicized word. 1. Carol survived her freshman years despite various adverse events. For instance, she missed two weeks of class because of a strep throat and had all her books stolen just before finals. Adverse means a. Unfavorable b. evil c. fortunate 2. I have seen such poignant scenes as a homeless man caring for a little dog and woman in a slum growing flowers in a patch of soil. Poignant means a. Exciting b. touching c. upsetting 3. The new principal took drastic steps, including firing teachers and forbidding after-school activities. Drastic means a. Funny b. approving c. extreme Activity 6c. Draw conclusions and write a paragraph about the cartoon and the dialogue.
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Activity 6d. Pair work. Check your partners activity using the rubric on the next page. Then report the results to your teacher. Give 3 points for a good work, give 2 points for a fair work, give 1 point for a poor work using the criteria at the left.
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Poor 1 pts The student did not adequately answer the question and provided an unsatisfactory accompanying rationale. The student did not show a basic mastery of the concepts. The student's responses contained numerous grammatical errors (i.e., comma splices, fragments, run-ons, verb formations).
Fair 2 pts The student somewhat answered the question and provided a rationale with limited development.
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Answer formulation
The student provided a well-constructed response with a thoughtful rationale.
Mastery of subject
The student showed a limited mastery of the concepts. The student's responses contained a few grammatical errors, but they did not detract from the reader's basic comprehension.
The student showed an outstanding mastery of the concepts.
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Activity: 6 Conceptual Organizes knowledge using clues to find vocabulary in context, to answer a questionnaire, and to write a paragraph. Co-evaluation
Evaluation Product: Questionnaire and rubric Knowledge Procedimental Integrates knowledge about vocabulary in context to answer questions and to write a paragraph. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Shows openness to the feedback given by his/her partner at the same time that collaborates when giving feedback to his/her partner. Obtained value
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Composition a correct English alignment.
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Desarrolla su capacidad para organizar y expresar sus ideas con claridad y objetividad siguiendo los pasos y las estructuras bsicas de la composicin.
Didactic Sequence 1. Building effective sentences. Startup Activity

Activity: 1
Fill in the crossword puzzle with PARTS OF SPEECH. Use the same words to name the italicized words in the sentences below. Across 2. Replaces a noun. 4. Describes a noun. 7. Links a noun to another word. Down 1. Short exclamation. 3. Join clauses, sentences or words. 4. Describes a verb. 5. Actions or state. 6. Names places or things.
Parts of Speech Quiz 1. I'd like to thank you all for attending today's meeting. ____________________ 2. Art lovers can visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art on the Upper Eastside next to Central Park. _____________________ 3. To experience the famous eccentric side of British life, make sure to visit Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park. _____________________ 4. Not only are London parks beautiful, but they may be one of the only places you can meet the British. _____________________ 5. Another choice might be playing a video game on the computer or TV screen. _____________________ 6. I often feel we've forgotten to communicate with our surroundings. _____________________ 7. I think we need to rethink how addicted we are becoming of being available for everyone and everything at all times. _____________________ 8. Hey! - They might have become rich! _____________________
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Activity: 1a
Pair work. Check your partners answers following the results from the crossword puzzle. Sentence 1 is number 7 from the crossword puzzle. Sentence 2 is number 6 from the crossword puzzle. Sentence 3 is number 4 across from the crossword puzzle. Sentence 4 is number 3 from the crossword puzzle. Sentence 5 is number 5 from the crossword puzzle. Sentence 5 is number 5 from the crossword puzzle. Sentence 6 is number 4 down from the crossword puzzle. Sentence 7 is number 2 from the crossword puzzle. Sentence 8 is number 1 from the crossword puzzle. question. Then check your answers with your Activity 1b. Underline the appropriate response for each teacher. 1. What is a phrase? 6. What can conjunctions be used for? a. A group of words that start with a capital a. To make sentences shorter and letter and end with a full stop. snappier. b. A group of words that could be replaced by b. To replace the verbs in a sentence. a single part of speech. c. To make your writing easier to read. c. A group of words containing a verb, a noun 7. What is a statement? or pronoun. a. A sentence that simply tells the reader 2. Which of the following is always true of a something. sentence? b. Something said with force. a. It contains three or more phrases. c. Something surprising or funny. b. It contains more than one paragraph. b. It ends with a full stop, a question mark or an 8. Where should you put a question mark? exclamation point. a. At the beginning of a question. 3. Which of these is a requirement of a sentence? b. At the end of a question. a. It must have at least two verbs in it. c. At the end of a question or a funny c. It must have a verb in it and it must make something. complete sense all on its own. 9. What is a command? d. It must not have a verb in it. a. Always ends with an exclamation mark. 4. What is a clause? b. Shows you are angry about something. a. A simple sentence. c. Tells someone to do something. b. A sentence without a verb. 10. What is a paragraph? c. A sentence with no adverbs or adjectives. a. A diagram drawn using coloured bars. 5. What can you use to join clauses together? b. Four sentences collected together. a. Consonants. c. A collection of sentences about the b. Conjunctions. same thing. c. Junctions.
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Activity: 1 Conceptual Recognizes parts of speech and the structure of a sentence when answering a questionnaire and filling in a puzzle. Co-evaluation
Evaluation Product: Puzzle and questionnaire Knowledge Attitudinal Procedimental Applies his/her experience in the use of parts of speech and sentence structure in a puzzle and in a questionnaire. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Shows openness to feedback given by his/her teacher and classmate. Obtained value
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Building Sentences.
A sentence is an independent grammatical unit that contains a subject (that tells who or what the sentence is about) and a predicate (that tells what the subject does or that links it to words that describes the subject) and expresses a complete thought. Some English sentences are very basic: Shakespeare was a writer. Einstein said something. It was a tragedy.
You could write an entire essay using only simple sentences like these: William Shakespeare was a writer. He wrote plays. It was the Elizabethan age. One play was Hamlet. It was a tragedy. Hamlet died. The court died too. When you start writing essays, it is not likely, however, that your essay would receive a passing grade. This sequence will help you learn to recognize different types of sentences and to use them effectively in your own writing. The Simple sentence A simple sentence has a subject as well as a predicate and both the subject and the predicate may have modifiers. All of the following are simple sentences, because each contains only one clause: Melt! Ice melts. The ice melts quickly. The ice on the river melts quickly under the warm March sun. Lying exposed without its blanket of snow, the ice on the river melts quickly under the warm March sun. As you can see, a simple sentence can be quite long -- it is a mistake to think that you can tell a simple sentence from a compound sentence or a complex sentence simply by its length. The most natural sentence structure is the simple sentence: it is the first kind which children learn to speak, and it remains by far the most common sentence in the spoken language of people of all ages. In written work, simple sentences can be very effective for grabbing a reader's attention or for summing up an argument, but you have to use them with care: too many simple sentences can make your writing seem childish. The Compound Sentence
A compound sentence.
A compound sentence consists of two or more independent clauses (or simple sentences) joined by coordinating conjunctions like "and," "but," and "or": Simple: Simple: Compound: Canada is a rich country. Still, it has many poor people. Canada is a rich country, but still it has many poor people. And, but, yet, so, nor, and or are known as conjunctions, or coordinating conjunctions. Like transitions, they link two or more independent clauses. The punctuation before a conjunction is always a comma, except with very simple, brief ideas, in which case a comma is unnecessary.
Compound sentences are very natural for English speakers -- small children learn to use them early on to connect their ideas and to avoid pausing (and allowing an adult to interrupt): Today at school Mr. Moore brought in his pet rabbit, and he showed it to the class, and I got to pet it, and Kate held it, and we colored pictures of it, and it ate part of my carrot at lunch, and of course, this is an extreme example, but if you over-use compound sentences in written work, your writing might seem immature.
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A compound sentence is most effective when you use it to create a sense of balance or contrast between two (or more) equally-important pieces of information: Montreal has better clubs, but Toronto has better cinemas.
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Write in the blank whether the sentence is simple or compound. Compound Assistance dogs offer disabled people companionship, but they also play a more important role. 1. ____________ A trained dogs help could make independent living possible for a disabled person. 2. ____________ Someone in a wheelchair cant reach a light switch, and a deaf person cant hear a smo ke alarm. 3. ____________ Dogs can help in many everyday situations. 4. ____________ Labrador retrievers open refrigerators, and Border collies nudge people awake. 5. ____________ Assistance dogs push elevator buttons and pick up telephones. 6. ____________ An assistance dog performs many duties, and these duties could change from one day to the next. 7. ____________ Some dogs go to work or school, and others help with child care or housework. 8. ___________ One dog might signal the whistle of a teakettle or the beep of a microwave oven. 9. ___________ Assistance dogs serve as eyes, ears, legs, or arms; they empower those they help. 10. ___________ Many breeds become assistance dogs, but a few seem particularly well suited to the role. Activity 2b. In the following exercises, turn the sentence pairs into single compound sentences, each with a coordinating conjunction. 1. The black dog has won many prizes. He doesn't know many tricks. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. She saw a cat run in front of her. She fell down while roller-skating. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. There was a meteor shower. The crew did not know how to avoid the meteors. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. I wanted to buy a baby Chihuahua. I started to save my money. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Gillian did not like to read. She was not very good at it. _________________________________________________________________________________________________

Activity: 2 Conceptual Defines simple and compound sentences before using them consciously. Co-evaluation Evaluation Product: Building sentences exercises. Knowledge Procedimental Determines different types of sentences and practice using them effectively in exercises. C MC NC Value: Attitudinal Shows a positive attitude when learning anew topic and a sense of initiative to learn. Obtained value
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Special cases of compound sentences There are two special types of compound sentences which you might want to note. First, rather than joining two simple sentences together, a coordinating conjunction sometimes joins two complex sentences, or one simple sentence and one complex sentence. In this case, the sentence is called a compound-complex sentence. Example: The package arrived in the morning, but the courier left before I could check the contents. The second special case involves punctuation. It is possible to join two originally separate sentences into a compound sentence using a semicolon instead of a coordinating conjunction: Sir John A. Macdonald had a serious drinking problem; when sober, however, he could be a formidable opponent in the House of Commons. Usually, a conjunctive adverb like "however" or "consequently" will appear near the beginning of the second part, but it is not required: The sun rises in the east; it sets in the west. A complex sentence contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. Unlike a compound sentence, however, a complex sentence contains clauses which are not equal. Consider the following examples: Simple: My friend invited me to a party. I do not want to go. Compound: My friend invited me to a party, but I do not want to go. Complex: Although my friend invited me to a party, I do not want to go. In the first example, there are two separate simple sentences: "My friend invited me to a party" and "I do not want to go." The second example joins them together into a single sentence with the coordinating conjunction "but," but both parts could still stand as independent sentences -- they are entirely equal, and the reader cannot tell which is most important. In the third example, however, the sentence has changed quite a bit: the first clause, "Although my friend invited me to a party," has become incomplete, or a dependent clause. A complex sentence is very different from a simple sentence or a compound sentence because it makes clear which ideas are most important. When you write you write: My friend invited me to a party. I do not want to go. or even My friend invited me to a party, but I do not want to go. The reader will have trouble knowing which piece of information is most important to you. When you write the subordinating conjunction "although" at the beginning of the first clause, however, you make it clear that the fact that your friend invited you is less important than, or subordinate, to the fact that you do not want to go.
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Read the sentences, identify the type and circle the correct choice: simple sentence, compound sentence, complex sentence, or a compound-complex sentence. 1. Ottawa is the capital of Canada, but Toronto is the capital of Ontario. 1. Simple Sentence. 2. Compound Sentence. 3. Complex Sentence. 4. Compound-Complex Sentence. Democracy is a noble goal; it is important, however, to protect the minority from the tyranny of the majority. 1. Simple Sentence. 2. Compound Sentence. 3. Complex Sentence. 4. Compound-Complex Sentence. I do not own a Porsche. 1. Simple Sentence. 2. Compound Sentence. 3. Complex Sentence. 4. Compound-Complex Sentence. Call your father as soon as you arrive in Antigonish. 1. Simple Sentence. 2. Compound Sentence. 3. Complex Sentence. 4. Compound-Complex Sentence. I ate the sushi and left the restaurant. 1. Simple Sentence. 2. Compound Sentence. 3. Complex Sentence. 4. Compound-Complex Sentence. 6. Unless my girlfriend postpones her visit from Calgary, I will not have time to study for my exam. 1. Simple Sentence. 2. Compound Sentence. 3. Complex Sentence. 4. Compound-Complex Sentence. Susanne wanted to be here, but she cannot come because her car is in the shop. 1. Simple Sentence. 2. Compound Sentence. 3. Complex Sentence. 4. Compound-Complex Sentence. The football game was cancelled because it was raining. 1. Simple Sentence. 2. Compound Sentence. 3. Complex Sentence. 4. Compound-Complex Sentence. The football game was cancelled because of the rain. 1. Simple Sentence. 2. Compound Sentence. 3. Complex Sentence. 4. Compound-Complex Sentence.
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Activity: 3 Conceptual Classifies the different type of sentences when he/she is certain of identifying them in an exercise. Co-evaluation
Evaluation Product: Building sentences exercises. Knowledge Procedimental Develops understanding of how language works when she/he learns the types of sentences. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Shows interest when acquiring and applying new knowledge and prepares for the stage of essay writing. Obtained value
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Activity: 4
According to what you have read about Building Sentences create a graphic organizer, include all the information provided in the previous pages.
Activity: 4 Conceptual Classifies information read about sentence structure in a graphic organizer. Co-evaluation
Evaluation Product: Graphic organizer. Knowledge Procedimental Diagrams knowledge about sentence structure in a graphic organizer. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Integrates hi/her knowledge about sentence structure in a graphic organizer. Obtained value
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Identifying subject and verb.

A complete sentence needs a subject and a verb; we need to be able to recognize these sentences parts. Recognizing subjects and verbs isnt worth much in itself. But if you can do it, you will be able to deal later with some very real problems in writing: sentences fragments, run-together sentences, lack of subject-verb, agreement, inconsistencies in person and tense, and errors in punctuation, so give subject and verb your full attention. The subject tells who or what the sentence is about. The subject is usually a noun or a pronoun. A complex subject is the simple subject plus words that describe it. The underlined words in the following sentence answer the question who? or what? Simple Subject Janice arrived early. Tijuana is south of San Diego. Complex Subject The third computer from the end of the row needs repair. The intelligent students from Cobach are having exams. Note: Computer and student are the simple subjects.
There are two kinds of verbs. Action verbs tell what the subject does (or did, or will do). Linking verbs connect the subject to words that say something about the subject. One group of linking verbs contains forms of the verb BE: am, are, is, was, were, been. Another group of linking verbs contains words such as these: seem, appear, look, become, feel, taste, smell. Action Verbs Geese fly south in the winter. Janets brother attended UNAM university. Linking Verbs Camille was overjoyed at getting a job in Mexico City. Mary Joe seems tired tonight.
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Pair work. Write the subject and verb of each sentence in the appropriate column. Listen to your teacher feedback and then, ask your partner to check your answers and write your score.
Sentence 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. We waste energy in our daily activities. Fossil fuels are non-renewable. The report describes the advantages of solar power. Australia depends on brown coal for electricity production. The focus is on the design of a low energy house.
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The average person can see 93 million miles- when looking at the sun. Air conditioning was invented to control humidity, not temperature.
Activity: 5a
Pair work. Underline the subject in each sentence after you ask your partner and your partner asks you: What is the sentence about? or Who is the sentence about?
3. George Ferris invented the Ferris wheel in 1893. 4. Jupiter, the largest planet, is three times bigger than Earth. 5. Less snow falls at the South Pole than in parts of the United States.
To remember Every complete sentence requires a subject. The subject tells who or what the sentence is about. The subject usually appears at the beginning of the sentence, but it may appear elsewhere.
Activity 5b. Underline the verbs. In the blanks, indicate whether they are action verbs or linking verbs. 1. Many birds eat twice their weight each day. 2. Todays blue whales are bigger than the biggest dinosaurs. 3. Lobsters look red only after boiling. 4. Dolphins and monkeys have better memories than elephants. 5. Ants live on every continent except Antarctica. _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________
Activity 5c. Draw one line under the subject and two lines under the verb in each sentence. 1. French soldiers fought an odd battle in World War 1. 2. German soldiers threatened to cross the Marne River. 3. The river was only thirty miles from the French capital, Paris. 4. The French cause seemed lost. 5. The army needed reinforcements at the front immediately.
Activity: 5 Conceptual Identifies subjects and verbs and prepares to deal with writing matters in the future. Co-evaluation
Evaluation Product: Identification of subject and verbs exercises. Knowledge Procedimental Recognizes subjects and verbs and practices by correcting the inconsistencies in person and tense. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Shows interest when acquiring and applying new knowledge, as well as showing a sense of initiative to avoid future problems in writing. Obtained value
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Activity: 6
Being Consistent Read the following sentences and you will probably notice right away that there is something wrong with each of them. (The underlined words will give you some clues.) Discuss with your partners and teacher. 1. 2. 3. The waiter puts our hamburger on the counter and then returned to the kitchen. When one drives into Yosemite Valley, you are overwhelmed by the magnificent scenery. The president walked slowly to the lectern, carefully adjusted his glasses, and gave a nifty address on the state of the nation.
Each of the sentences is inconsistent; each contains a confusing or annoying shift. Sentence 1 shifts from the present time verb puts to the past time verb turned. Sentence 2 shifts from the third-person pronoun one to the second person pronoun you. Sentence 3 shifts from a formal tone or style to the casual style of nifty. (nifty=clever, ingenious).
Consistent Time (Tense) Be consistent in your use of the time (tense) of verbs unless there is a good reason to shift. Sentence one could have been written in either of these two ways: The waiter puts our hamburger on the counter and then returns to the kitchen. (Both verbs are in present tense.) The waiter put our hamburger on the counter and then returned to the kitchen. (Both verbs are in past tense.) Sometimes a shift in time is necessary: Charles remembers [present time] that her partners owned [past time] a ranch in Guaymas when he was [past time] a little boy. Activity 6a. Make the second verb in each sentence consistent in time with the first. Find the verb and write the correct form above it. opened Example: Ana Gabriela was an outstanding athlete who opens the door for other athlete girls from Sonora. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Fernando Valenzuela was born on November 1, 1960 in Etchohuaquila, Sonora. He is a Mexican professional baseball player whose career span 17 seasons in the major leagues of the United States. Fernando Valenzuela joined the Dodgers in the summer of 1979 and becomes the first Mexican pitcher in modern major league baseball. Valenzuela became the only player in Major League history who win the Rookie of the Year award. In 1981, the 20-year-old Valenzuela took Los Angeles (and Major League Baseball) by storm, he win his first 8 decisions and lead the Dodgers to the World Championship. Valenzuela was a Dodgers support throughout the 1980s, he win 21 games in 1986 and pitched a no-hitter in 1990.
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Pair Work. Check the six sentences with your partner and rewrite them, write all the verbs in past time or past tense. 1. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Activity 6c. Cross out any verbs that are inconsistent and write in the correct past time forms above. The first tinted glasses were not intended to protect eyes from the sun. Darkened with smoke, the glasses are worn by judges in China in the fifteenth century. The idea was to conceal the judges eyes so that witness couldnt tell if the judge thinks they are lying. The earliest dark glasses were not visioncorrected, but by around 1430 judges are taking advantage of the factor too. Outside the courts, others start wearing tinted glasses to reduce glare from the sun. In America, the military played a major role in the development of sunglasses. In the 1930s, the Army Air Force commissions Bausch & Lomb to develop glasses to protect pilots from high-altitude glare. The resulting darkgreen glasses became available to the public as Ray-Ban aviator glasses.
Activity: 6 Conceptual Revises the paragraphs and corrects the verbs so they can be consistent in time with other verbs. Co-evaluation
Evaluation Product: Edited paragraphs. Knowledge Procedimental Writes the correct tense of the verbs so that they can be consistent in time with other verbs. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Shows interest when acquiring and applying new knowledge, as well as showing a sense of initiative to avoid future problems in writing. Obtained value
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Activity: 7
Consistent Person A pronoun is said to be in the first, second, or third person. It depends on whether the pronoun refers to the person speaking, the person spoken to, or the person spoken about. Singular First person Second person Third person I, me, my, mine You, your, yours He, him, his She, her, hers It, its Plural We, us, our, ours You, you, yours They, them, their, theirs
Remember that third person also includes the names of persons, places, and things and indefinite pronouns like one, everyone, anybody. Lets revise our above examples. (Wrong) (Consistent) When one drives into Yosemite Valley, you are overwhelmed by the magnificent scenery. When one drives into Yosemite Valley, one is overwhelmed by the magnificent scenery.
Watch out especially for the most common shift-- from the first-or third-person pronoun to the second-person you, as in the last example. Activity 7a. Correct the statements by crossing out incorrect pronouns and writing the correct words above. Also change verbs when necessary. I get I see Example: I used to think Lola was perfect, but as one gets to know her, one sees she has a few faults. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. When students are late for class, you often interrupt the activities there. If motorists drive defensively, you can avoid many problems. Pierre writes his parents every week, which is a thoughtful thing for you to do. When you do the homework, students should be able to pass this class. When an employee gets a promotion, you feel proud.
Activity 7b. Rewrite each sentence to get rid of the inappropriate YOU. Make the sentences as short as you can without leaving out information. Ask your teacher for help if needed. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. You dont need a ticket to attend the Caifanes Concert._____________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ After eating at Charlie and Marcos Restaurant, you feel you got your moneys worth. _____________________ You can imagine how glad I was to see Pablo again. ________________________________________________ Foreign travel helps you understand your own country._______________________________________________ If your drove 55 miles an hour, it would take you 193 years to travel the 93 million miles to reach the sun.____ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________
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} Correct any inconsistencies of person in these sentences. If necessary, change the verbs to make them agree with any new subjects. Make your corrections above the lines. his or her Example: Each hiker should bring your own lunch. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Jane treats me like family when I visit her. She always makes you feel at home. A student has to show their identification card in order to borrow books from library. The first person at the counter gets their order filled quickly. I love to go dancing. You can exercise, work off tensions, and have fun all at the same time. If a person has lived in a city, you may find the country too quiet. The cast members have discovered that you have to work together to prepare for the performance. A person with high blood pressure should watch their diet. When Lee and I ride our bikes to work at 6 A.M., you can see the city waking up. Every mechanic should make sure they have a good set of tools.
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Activity: 7 Conceptual Recognizes inconsistencies in person in sentences and change the verbs to make them agree with any new subjects. Co-evaluation
Evaluation Product: Exercises on the use of consistent person. Knowledge Procedimental Uses the same person or personal pronoun throughout a sentence or paragraph to avoid inconsistencies in person. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Shows interest when acquiring and applying new knowledge and when avoiding inconsistencies in person in the exercises. Obtained value
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Activity: 8
Read and discuss in class. Consistent Tone In your future you will usually have a literally serious or formal tone. You will want to avoid slipping into overly casual and slangy language. Such shifts in tone are jarring to the reader, as is the case in our original example. (Wrong) The president walked slowly to the lectern, carefully adjusted his glasses, and gave a nifty address on the state of the nation. (Consistent) The president walked slowly to the lectern, carefully adjusted his glasses, and delivered a stirring address on the state of the nation. You are going to learn more about idioms and slang in your Communicative Oral Abilities course. If you are writing an e-mail, a note, a message, or a letter to a friend, of course you can be as informal as you like. Example: Are you coming tonight? = rucmng nyt? Or Are you ok? = RUOK But in a paragraph, maintaining a consistent tone is generally a good thing. Readers appreciate when the tone of a paragraph is generally continuous and maintain a formal tone. When the tone of the paragraph is changed midway through the paragraph, the reader may not appreciate the change (additionally, such a change may lead to some confusing perspective on the topic/subject). Therefore, we advise that you maintain the same tone throughout a paragraph. Activity 8a. Rewrite the statements and change the italicized words using the fairly formal tone from the box. Then check with your teacher. Example: The United States must maintain alliances in the Middle East if it wants to stay in the ball game there. The United States must maintain alliances in the Middle East if it wants to protect its interest there. danced dollars exciting attractive mistaken 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Anyone who thinks America schools will ever operate all year round is full of beans. This years top student is not only intelligent, she is a foxy chick. The orchestra gave a neat performance of a Beethoven symphony. The member of the Downtown Elite Association boogied until midnight after installing new officers. Mr. Alberts was pleased to receive a raise of fifty bucks a week.
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Rewrite the paragraph in order to place it in the formal and Consistent Tone. Our skin is the largest organ in our bodies. Neat, huh? Therefore, I think that good skin care is crucial. However, skin care can be problematic for many people. Whether you live in a dry climate or a humid climate, you may have to use or avoid skin care products with moisturizers. Moisturizers are a great way of adding much needed tone and moisture to your skin. Your skin is like a sponge. When the sponge goes dry, the sponge hardens and begins to decay. Youll look like a zombie without a good moisturizer. Without a good moisturizer, my skin becomes dry, and dryness can cause irritation. A dry climate can necessitate using moisturizers. However, you must be cautious of moisturizing products with abrasive agents, which can damage your skin. Some moisturizing products which contain microscopic abrasives can seriously damage the skin upon contact. Finally, oily products may not be good in either climate. Who wants to have oily skin? Yuck! Skin care products do not need to be oily or greasy to moisturize the skin. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________
Activity: 8 Conceptual Recognizes that there is a difference between formal and informal tone when writing. Co-evaluation
Evaluation Product: Written formal tone statement and paragraph. Knowledge Procedimental Applies the necessary strategies to shift the tone from informal to formal in written statements and paragraph. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Appreciates information about being consistent in tone, for further use of writing activities. Obtained value
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Closing Activities
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Pair work. Do the following sentences express a complete idea? Are they simple sentences? Are they incomplete and therefore not simple sentences? Check if the sentences are simple or incomplete, and then ask your partner to check them after your teachers feedback, write your score. Sentence 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. A barometer measures air pressure. Because of the rising temperatures. Consumption rates rise significantly every year. And weight as well. Will be assumed. Total score /5 Simple or incomplete? simple simple simple simple simple incomplete incomplete incomplete incomplete incomplete Correct?
Activity 9a. Find out and circle the word causing the shift in time, person, or tone and write the correct or appropriate word in the blank at the right. Example: The car sped around the corner and crashes into an ambulance. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. I work out in the gym three times a week; you feel much better as a result. Whenever Camille has a conversation with Mary Joe, she gets angry. When you visited Kino Bay, do you see Isla del Tiburon? People should say excuse me when you stem in front of someone. Frederick said the writings of Benedetti are awesome. Adrian wore his new threads to the dance. As we arrived at the camp, you could see the sunset reflected in the lake. I never have trouble finishing my homework; the first thing you do is turn off the TV. Crashed _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________
Activity: 9 Conceptual Classifies information to fill in a simple and incomplete sentence table. Co-evaluation
Evaluation Product: Building sentences exercises table and sentences. Knowledge Procedimental Applies information about simple sentences and practice the shift in tone from informal to formal writing. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Appreciates information about being consistent in time, person and tone, for further use of writing activities. Obtained value
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Edit the paragraph to correct the underlined errors in time, person, and tone. The first sentence has been done as an example. Then rewrite the paragraph and check with your teacher. Anyone who 1 If someone likes potato chips you should thank Thomas Jefferson and George Crum. 2 Jefferson, the future president, introduced French fries potatoes after he learns to like them while serving as ambassador to France. 3 The salted, thin sliced chips so popular today got in gear because of a dispute between a chef and a customer. 4 It happened in 1853 while Chef George Crum is employed at a fancy resort in Saratoga, New York, where he fried potatoes in the thick-cut French style. 5 A diner sent his French fries back to the kitchen because they were too thick and jucky. 6 If anyone has worked in a restaurant you know how difficult some customers can be. 7 Crum keeps cutting the potatoes thinner, and the diner kept sending them back. 8 Finally the angry Crum slices the spuds so thin they are almost like strips of paper. 9 The diner is delighted with the potatoes; other customers request them, and the restaurant become famous for its Saratoga Chips. 10 So when people sit down in front of the television set with a bag of chips in hand, you should say thanks to Thomas Jefferson and George Crum (and to Crums customer). _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________
Activity: 10 Conceptual Writes the correct verb tense, pronoun and changes words from informal to formal tone. Co-evaluation
Evaluation Product: Edited paragraph. Knowledge Procedimental Builds necessary skills for editing paragraphs, when correcting errors in time, person, and tone. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Appreciates information about being consistent in tone, for further use of writing activities. Obtained value
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Didactic Sequence 2. Writing an essay. Start up Activity

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How much do you remember about Paragraph writing? Choose and underline the appropriate response. 1. A paragraph should cover how many topics? a. Two to three. b. Five or six. c. One. There are many different types of paragraphs. a. True. b. False. Which of the following would be the best topic? a. Blue is my favorite color. b. War can lead to many deaths. c. The patriot Act was a wise executive decision. 4. Transitions are used a. Between subject and verbs b. To relate two sentences c. As little as possible A narrative paragraph. a. Tells a story. b. Gives a critique. c. Classifies objects. The topic of the paragraph should a. Be broad and general. b. Always be about science. c. Be something the writer is interested in.
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Activity: 1 Conceptual Recognizes parts of the paragraph and identifies vocabulary for the essay process. Auto-evaluation
Evaluation Product: Paragraph and essay quizzes. Knowledge Procedimental Applies his/her knowledge about the organization of paragraph and essay writing. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Shows interest when applying previous knowledge about organization of paragraphs and essay writing. Obtained value
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Read information about the process of writing an essay and discuss it in class. Writing an Essay Until now we have concentrated on writing paragraphs, like we did in the last semester. It is time to begin the larger challenge of writing the essay. If you have been having success with paragraphs, you sh ouldnt have much trouble with the essay. A paragraph is a brief development of one idea (remember the metaphor of the hamburger). An essay is a longer development of one idea or subject. You have been urged to use a topic sentence to express the main idea of each paragraph. You now are urged to use a thesis sentence to express the main idea of the entire essay. An essay is sometimes called a thesis. Lets look at how the paragraphs are put together in a typical essay. Introduction Introductory paragraph First body paragraph Body Second body paragraph Third body paragraph Concluding paragraph Topic sentence Topic sentence Topic sentence Thesis Sentence Support Support Support Conclusion
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Not every essay is organized just the way the one y oure going to read on the next page. An essay might have as few as two paragraphs to support the thesis or many paragraphs. Essays written by professionals often do not contain a written out thesis sentences; the thesis is only implied. But all essays will have a thesisa central point the writer wishes to make. Why a thesis sentence? Using a thesis sentence forces a writer to decide ahead of time just what point is to be made .Remember that we learned in a previous sequence that: The point is the main idea that a person is making. It helps the writer stay on track once the writing begins. On a smaller scale, the topic sentence offers the same kind of help in writing the paragraph. Some writers (and teachers) like an essay to start with a thesis sentence that outlines the entire essay. The thesis also can appear at the middle or at the end of a paragraph. The essay Watching TV has its thesis sentence at the middle. Whatever method you use, it is important that you know before you start writing just what it is that you want to say. The prewriting stage prepares your ideas for your essay before you begin writing. One or more of the prewriting techniques should be helpful: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Think carefully about what you are going to write. Collect facts related to your paragraph or essay topic. Write down your own ideas. Find the main idea of your paragraph or essay. Choose the most important point you are going to present. Organize your facts and ideas in a way that develops your main idea.
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Read this model Essay from My ESL Lab written by a non -native speaker of English Student. Watching TV Watching television is an experience shared by most adults and children. It is cheap, appealing, and within the reach of the general public. In this way, TV has become an important mass media around the world. Sadly, this resource isnt used in a way that people could get the best possible benefits from it. The purpose of this essay is to persuade the reader that people shouldnt watch too much television because t he content of many TV programs is not educational; it makes people waste time that could be used in more beneficial activities; and it negatively affects peoples mental development. The first reason why people shouldnt watch too much television i s because the content of many TV programs is not educational. Nowadays, we can watch movies, series, and shows that present scenes of violence, sex, and drugs. This has established wrong concepts among the audience that influence them into having a negative behavior. Moreover, the impact this tendency has on children is worse because they grow up with the idea of a world where women must be slender and blonde to stand out, where problems can only be solved with money and violence, and where wars are inevitable. The second reason why people shouldnt watch too much television is because it makes people waste time that could be used in more beneficial activities. The time we spend watching TV could be applied to useful activities like exercise, reading, interacting with friends and family, activities that are a crucial for a healthy lifestyle. The third reason why people shouldnt watch too much television is because it negatively affects peoples mental development. According to several scientific studies, wa tching TV for prolonged periods of time has a negative effect over the intellectual development of children and leads to deterioration of the mental capacity in older people by causing both attention and memory problems in the long term. In conclusion, people shouldnt watch too much television because the content of many TV programs is not educational; it makes people waste time that could be used in more beneficial activities; and it affects peoples mental development. However, this doesnt mean that we should ban TV, but if we are going to watch it, we should do it with moderation. Television is a resource that we should learn to use through the right selection of programs by taking an active and critical attitude towards it.
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The essay introduction is where you will first introduce your topic. It should begin with an eye-catching opening statement, something that will make people want to read on. Then, a good introduction will go on to explore the topic, offering brief and general statements about it. The introduction should serve to introduce the reader to the topic, without giving him too much information. In here is where the Thesis Statement is. This is the overall statement that sums up what will be argued in the paper. By definition, the thesis should be something that can be debated. The body paragraphs offer different pieces of evidence that support the thesis statement. Each piece of evidence is given its own paragraph in the body, and all of them in the aggregate will help to support the essays thesis statement. The body paragraphs should start with a topic sentence, which is essentially a mini-thesis statement for that paragraph. In addition, there are usually 1-2 body paragraphs that explore evidence opposing the thesis statement, in order to address this evidence and prove why it is wrong.
The conclusion sums up the paper, and ties up any loose ends. A good conclusion usually opens with a restating of the thesis statement, reminding the reader what was supposed to be argued in the paper. Then the conclusion should feature some of the main points from the body paragraphs. Although the conclusion is a way to sum up the various ideas presented in the paper, it should not copy directly from it. Restate or reword things in order to avoid sounding redundant. The conclusion will generally end by explaining why the argument is important, and wrapping up any loose ends.
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Watch the video on the site: http://www.wikihow.com/Write-an-Essay Then with the information you have, draw a graphic organizer about the process of writing an ESSAY. After your partner checks you the work, present the graphic organizer to the class.
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Pair Work. Using the following criteria, choose the appropriate number from the following scale to check your partners graphic organizer. 1 = Weak 2 = Moderately Weak 3 = Average 4 = Moderately Strong 5 = Strong 1. The graphic organizer has an appropriate title and labels. 2. The graphic organizers lines, boxes, and text are neat and legible. 3. The information in the graphic organizer is accurate. 4. The spelling, grammar, and punctuation of the text on the graphic organizer are accurate. 5. The graphic organizer presents the information in a manner that is easy to follow. 6. The relationships presented in the graphic organizer are correct and clear. 7. The form in which the graphic organizer portrays the information is appropriate to the relationships being represented. 8. The graphic organizer demonstrates an understanding of the topic, its relationships and related concepts. 9. The graphic organizer fulfills all the requirements of the assignment. 10. Overall, the graphic organizer represents the students full potential. Total Points
Activity: 2 Conceptual Integrates his/her knowledge of Essay writing Process in a graphic organizer. Co-evaluation
Evaluation Product: A graphic organizer. Knowledge Procedimental Diagrams the Essay Writing Process in a graphic organizer. C MC NC
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Model of an Essay: Examine the essay from My ESL Lab written by non -native speaker of English Student. Write a title and then fill in the information below. In the past, I have never been inclined to participate in sports. Honestly, I didnt like it, but many people whom I lived with kept telling me every day how good it was. Since the peer pressure was growing, I decided to go to the gym. It wasnt until then that I could really understand people when they said exercise really helped a person get organized and keep yourself in a healthy physically and mentally. For starters, when you are a lazy person, it is difficult to take the first step, but it is all a matter of committing yourself to something that will provide you a lot of positive feedback. Once you start doing exercise and observing positive results, you actually enjoy it. It takes a lot of effort and strong will, but it's worth it. The principal thing to do is to participate in an activity you like. If you do youll start organizing your day in a wa y that enables you to do everything you have to, including exercising. You will no longer be a person stressed-out without time to carry on with all your activities. Second, it is obvious that once you exercise you will have a better condition. You will be healthier in a physical way. It is probable that you will lose weight and your muscles will get stronger and stronger. Your body will feel good, full of energy and it will respond immediately to any action you want to do, any activity that has to be done with high spirits. The third reason why exercising is good is that it affects you positively in a mental and psychological way. Doing exercise helps you set specific goals which along with strong will can be achieved. When you do that, you are aware of your abilities, accept your weaknesses, and your self-esteem goes up. Any sport distracts you because it helps you not to think about school, friends, problems, among other things. It brings you time to think about yourself and no one else. It helps you keep your mind busy and to avoid dangerous habits like drugs. Doing exercise is very important to any person of any age. The positive effects of exercising, which Ive already mentioned, are like a chain. Once you do a sports activity that you like, you get organized; therefore, you start doing things the right way and get enormous benefits which make you feel good as a whole human being. You start living your life happily. Thesis Sentence: __________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ The three paragraphs in the body support the thesis sentence. 1st Support topic sentence: __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2nd Support topic sentence: _________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3rd Support Topic sentence: _________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Conclusion: _______________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Activity: 3 Conceptual Identifies the various stages of the Essay writing process especially thesis or main point. Auto-evaluation
Evaluation Product: Essay examination. Knowledge Procedimental Determines the thesis or main point of an essay, as well as identifies various stages of the process. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Shows ability and positive attitude when learning about the composition and parts of an essay. Obtained value
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Write an essay with at least two or three paragraphs of development on one of the following subjects: 1. 2. 3. 4. What I like (dislike) about being a teenager. Two or three things I would hate to do without. About social-networks. A topic of your interest.
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Activity: 4 Conceptual Integrates introduction, body paragraph(s) and a conclusion in an essay. Auto-evaluation
Evaluation Product: An essay. Knowledge Procedimental Writes with appropriate organization including introduction, body paragraph(s) and a conclusion in an essay. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Shows interest when having to use the ability of writing on a free subject. Obtained value
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Pair work. One of the most effective ways to improve our own writing is to spend time reading the best writing of others. Read a talk given by the Novelist Mark Twain, the author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) is one of America's great humorists and social critic. He delivered the talk to a group of youngsters. Take turn to read and discuss the text with your partner. 1. 2. 3. 4. What I like (dislike) about being a teenager. Two or three things I would hate to do without. About social-networks. A topic of your interest. ADVICE TO YOUTH by Mark Twain (1835-1910) | Being told I would be expected to talk here, I inquired what sort of talk I ought to make. They said it should be something suitable to youth something didactic, instructive, or something in the nature of good advice. Very well. I have a few things in my mind which I have often longed to say for the instruction of the young; for it is in ones tender early ye ars that such things will best take root and be most enduring and most valuable. First, then. I will say to you my young friendsand I say it beseechingly, urgingly Always obey your parents, when they are present. This is the best policy in the long run, because if you dont, they will make you. Most parents think they know better than you do, and you can generally make more by humoring that superstition than you can by acting on your own better judgment. Be respectful to your superiors, if you have any, also to strangers, and sometimes to others. If a person offends you and you are in doubt as to whether it was intentional or not, do not resort to extreme measures; simply watch your chance and hit him with a brick. That will be sufficient. If you shall find that he had not intended any offense, come out frankly and confess yourself in the wrong when you struck him; acknowledge it like a man and say you didnt mean to. Yes, always avoid violence; in this age of charity and kindliness, the time has gone by for such things. Leave dynamite to the low and unrefined. Go to bed early, get up earlythis is wise. Some authorities say get up with the sun; some say get up with one thing, others with another. But a lark is really the best thing to get up with. It gives you a splendid reputation with everybody to know that you get up with the lark; and if you get the right kind of lark, and work at him right, you can easily train him to get up at half past nine, every time its no trick at all. Now as to the matter of lying, you want to be very careful about lying; otherwise you are nearly sure to get caught. Once caught, you can never again be in the eyes to the good and the pure, what you were before. Many a young person has injured himself permanently through a single clumsy and ill finished lie, the result of carelessness born of incomplete training. Some authorities hold that the young ought not to lie at all. That of course, is putting it rather stronger than necessary; still while I cannot go quite so far as that, I do maintain, and I believe I am right, that the young ought to be temperate in the use of this great art until practice and experience shall give them that confidence, elegance, and precision which alone can make the accomplishment graceful and profitable. Patience, diligence, painstaking attention to detailthese are requirements; these in time, will make the student perfect; upon these only, may he rely as the sure foundation for future eminence. . Think what tedious years of study, thought, practice, experience, went to the equipment of that peerless old master who was able to impose upon the whole world the lofty and sounding maxim that Truth is mighty and will prevailthe most majestic compound fracture of fact which any of woman born has yet achieved. For the history of our race, and each individuals experience, are sewn thick with evidences that a truth is not hard to kill, and that a lie well told is immortal. There is in Boston a monument of the man who discovered anesthesia; many people are aware, in these latter days, that that man didnt discover it at all, but stole the discovery from another man.
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Is this truth mighty, and will it prevails? Ah no, my hearers, the monument is made of hardy material, but the lie it tells will outlast it a million years. An awkward, feeble, leaky lie is a thing which you ought to make it your unceasing study to avoid; such a lie as that has no more real permanence than an average truth. Why, you might as well tell the truth at once and be done with it. A feeble, stupid, preposterous lie will not live two years except it be a slander upon somebody. It is indestructible, then of course, but that is no merit of yours. A final word: begin your practice of this gracious and beautiful art earlybegin now. If I had begun earlier, I could have learned how. Never handle firearms carelessly. The sorrow and suffering that have been caused through the innocent but heedless handling of firearms by the young! Only four days ago, right in the next farm house to the one where I am spending the summer, a grandmother, old and gray and sweet, one of the loveliest spirits in the land, was sitting at her work, when her young grandson crept in and got down an old, battered, rusty gun which had not been touched for many years and was supposed not to be loaded, and pointed it at her, laughing and threatening to shoot. In her fright she ran screaming and pleading toward the door on the other side of the room; but as she passed him he placed the gun almost against her very breast and pulled the trigger! He had supposed it was not loaded. And he was rightit wasnt. So there wasnt any harm done. It is the only case of that kind I ever heard of. Therefore, just the same, dont you meddle with old unloaded firearms; they are the most deadly and unerring things that have ever been created by man. You dont have to take any pains at all with them; you dont have to have a rest, you dont have to have any sights on the gun, you dont have to take aim, even. No, you just pick out a relative and bang away, and you are sure to get him. A youth who cant hit a cathedral at thirty yards with a Gatling gun in three quarters of an hour, can take up an old empty musket and bag his grandmother every time, at a hundred. Think what Waterloo would have been if one of the armies had been boys armed with old muskets supposed not to be loaded, and the other army had been composed of their female relations. The very thought of it make one shuddergger! There are many sorts of books; but good ones are the sort for the young to read. Remember that. They are a great, an inestimable and unspeakable means of improvement. Therefore be careful in your selection, my young friends; be very careful; confine yourselves exclusively to Robertsons Sermons, Baxters Saints Rest, The Innocents Abroad, and works of that kind. But I have said enough. I hope you will treasure up the instructions which I have given you, and make them a guide to your feet and a light to your understanding. Build your character thoughtfully and painstakingly upon these precepts, and by and by, when you have got it built, you will be surprised and gratified to see how nicely and sharply it resembles everybody elses.
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Read Mark Twains text paragraph by paragraph and choose the best answer. From paragraph 1 to 3. 1. The "superstition" is that A. Parents make you obey. B. You should act on your own better judgment. C. You should obey your parents. D. Parents know best. 2. Twain is not convinced that A. You shouldn't avoid violence. B. A brick is of no use. C. You have any superiors. D. That you shouldn't use dynamite. 3. "Extreme measures" include A. Hitting with a brick. B. The use of dynamite. C. An offense. D. A confession. 4. The Latin origin of frank (as in frankly) referred to A. The Franks, a Germanic people. B. A banking family. C. Italian aristocrats. D. English writers. 7. From paragraph 4 to 8. 5. In paragraph 4 the word lark means: A. Trick. B. A person that gets up early. C. Laugh. D. A person that gets up late. You can never again be in the eyes to the good and the pure, means: A. You are not going to be trustworthy. B. You are going to be honorable. C. You are going to be elegant. D. You are not going to be known. What did the grandson do to the old and sweet grandmother? A. Killed her. B. Frighten her. C. Pulled the trigger. D. Honored her. What did the writer mean when he wrote: I hope you will treasure up the instructions which I have given you. A. To treasure all the gold. B. To follow the advice and be thoughtful. C. To bright the lives of others. D. To guide the steps.
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Activity: 5 Conceptual Identifies key elements and condenses important information into their own words to answer questions. Auto-evaluation
Evaluation Product: Reading comprehension activities. Knowledge Procedimental Uses knowledge before, during, and after reading to clarify misconceptions and to understand the text. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Enjoys reading the talk of an America's great humorists delivered to a group of young people. Obtained value
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Read ADVICE TO YOUTH carefully, look for the topic sentence of each paragraph and based on the topics write your point of view in a five paragraph essay (You may write it here or write on a separate paper). My opinion on Mark Twains ADVICE TO YOUTH __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Ask a partner to use the rubric to check your essay. Criteria 4 pts Accomplishes the task; includes many details that are clearly connected to the development of the task, but there may be minor irrelevancies. Exhibits a logical and coherent sequence throughout; provides a clear sense of a beginning, middle, and end. Makes smooth transitions between ideas. Includes a wide variety of vocabulary that expands the topic, but there may be minor inaccuracies. Demonstrates a high control of structure/grammar: correct subject-verb agreement, correct tense, correct noun-adjective agreement, correct word order, and correct spelling. 3 pts Accomplishes the task; includes some details that are generally connected to the development of the task, but there may be some irrelevancies. 2 pts Accomplishes the task; includes few details, some of which may be only loosely connected to the task. There are many irrelevancies. 1 pts Attempts to accomplish the task; makes some reference to it but provides few or no supporting details.
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Organization
Exhibits a logical sequence; provides a beginning, middle, and end.
Attempts to provide a logical sequence and/or the beginning or ending is abrupt or unclear.
Exhibits little order; provides a series of separate sentences and/or disconnected ideas.
Vocabulary
Includes a variety of vocabulary related to the topic.
Includes basic vocabulary; some vocabulary may be inaccurate or unrelated to the topic. Demonstrates some control of structure/grammar, but errors due hinder overall comprehensibility. Or writing is below achievement level. (Errors 12-17)
Includes limited vocabulary and/or most vocabulary is inaccurate or unrelated to the topic.
Structure/ Grammar
Demonstrates some control of structure/grammar: correct subject-verb agreement, correct tense, correct nounadjective agreement, correct word order, and correct spelling.
Demonstrates little control of structure/grammar. Errors impede overall comprehensibility of passage. (Errors 18+)
Activity: 6 Conceptual Orders details to be connected to the development of the essay and to write his/her own point of view. Co-evaluation
Evaluation Product: An essay and a rubric. Knowledge Procedimental Practices the skill of writing by ordering details that connects to the development of the essay. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Appreciates the message sent by the writer and shows openness to feedback given by a classmate. Obtained value
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Read and discuss in class. Types of Essays There are many different types of essays and each type has a different purpose. We are going to study three of the most common types of essays: Persuasive, Narrative, and Descriptive. Persuasive Essay. Weve already studied persuasive paragraphs, as in persuasive writing, we try to convince others to agree with our facts, share our values, and accept your arguments and conclusions. Lets say you want to write a paper showing that grades in college should be eliminated. The Mark Twains text that youve just read is an example of persuasive essay because he shares values with a group of youngster. Here are some techniques of persuasion you might use: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Cite facts or statistics on student health problems or suicides blamed on grade worries. Quote expert authorities who argue that grades inspire negative competition rather than positive cooperation. Give examples from history showing that students have not always been graded. Offer current examples of institutions that dont assign grades. Present a narrative (anecdote) about a rich and famous inventor who flunked out of university. Give a description of a classroom full of students agonizing over an exam. Describe a personal experiencethe time you got a rash over a 60 in algebra.
Here you are going to read a sample of Persuasive Essay on Law: On Acceptability of Capital Punishment. The proponents of capital punishment often say that it was a natural part of human society for thousands of years and only recently there appeared the idea that it is something unacceptable, horrible and immoral. Well, the same goes for slavery and human sacrifices, but nobody seems to be very eager to have them back. The problem with the death penalty is not simply that of moral. It is the problem of law and logic. The state people live in had been created for the sole purpose of protecting their lives and property from any aggression, both inner and outer. The state has legal right to apply force in order to solve disputes between people. In the case of capital punishment, it considers it has right to decide whether this or that person deserves to live, thus, breaking the very foundation of its own existence. Killing a murderer wont resurrect the one who has been killed by him; but the murderer may turn out to be innocent if some additional evidence appears. Such cases were and undoubtedly are with many of those who have been executed or are on the death row right now. One may say that such cases are rare, but even one such case that takes place should be considered to be completely inadmissible. Laws exist not for the convenience of officials, but for the citizens of the state; if the government murders an innocent, it hasnt right to rule over these people because it is an outright murder. The fact that it wasnt committed by a particular person doesnt make it any less gruesome on the contrary, the very fact that it is performed as a kind of mundane work, makes it much, much worse than the most disgusting murder committed by an individual. The matter is, government isnt an individual organism that has some kind of higher understanding of our reality. No, it consists of separate people who try to work together; and as it is often the case when people work in groups, they generally work less effectively than individuals do, so, of course, there are mistakes, and even more than one can imagine. And with the execution being an irreversible action, there is completely no logical reason for such an action being based on insufficient data and there is no data sufficient to legitimize death.
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After reading the persuasive essay, discuss with your partners and answer the following questions. 1. 2. 3. What is capital punishment? _____________________________________________________________________ What is another name for capital punishment? ______________________________________________________ What methods are used for capital punishment? ____________________________________________________
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Activity 7b. Read the different points of view of ESL (English as a Second Language) student and then write a paragraph giving your own point of view. Maria I dont think capital punishment should be allowed. The first reason is that the government should not have the right to take a persons life. We all know that the government can make mistakes. Secondly, I believe that everybody can change. Everybody should be given a second chance. Even if they murdered many people, we should give them a chance to understand what they have done. A life sentence is a good enough punishment for any crime.
Jacob I agree that the death penalty is a bad idea and that the government should not have the power over life and death of the people. However, when I read in the newspapers ab out a monster who killed children or killed many people, I feel that the death penalty could be the best solution. There are some people who never change. When they go to prison, they only boast about their crimes. When they leave prison, they will do it again. I believe capital punishment could be suitable for these people, but Im not sure.
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Activity: 7 Conceptual Organizes ideas read in the persuasive essay so that he/she can answer questions and give her/his point of view on the subject. Auto-evaluation
Evaluation Product: Point of view paragraph. Knowledge Procedimental Applies the information given in the persuasive essay to answer questions and to give his/her point of view on the subject. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Respects others point of view on the subject and gives his/her own point of view.
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Read about narrative essay and discuss with your partners. Narrative Essay When writing a narrative essay, one might think of it as telling a story. These essays are often anecdotal, experiential, and personalallowing the writer to express him/herself in a creative and, quite often, moving way. Here are some guidelines for writing a narrative essay: If written as a story, the essay should include all the parts of a story: a plot, a setting (where and when the story happens), and characters who have motives. The essay should have a purpose. Make a point! Think of this as the thesis of your story. Use clear and concise language throughout the essay. The use of the first person pronoun I is welcomed. Do not abuse this guideline! Though it is welcomed it is not necessarynor should it be overused for lack of clearer diction. As always, be organized! Have a clear introduction that sets the tone for the remainder of the essay. Do not leave the reader guessing about the purpose of your narrative.
Activity 8a. Read this personal narrative written by eighth-grader Alicia. Read the essay and notice how Alicias personality comes through; she obviously cares about her subject. Her use of details gives the reader a clear picture of the characters and environment in this account of Alicias first encounter with racism. When you finish reading fill in the information below. The Racist Warehouse It was a beautiful August morning. The sun was brightly shining on my sunglasses while my mother drove the U-haul truck to a warehouse in Santa Ana, California. As my mother drove down the streets of Santa Ana, I looked out the window and began to realize that the mixture of people was no longer a mixture; there was only white. When we arrived at the warehouse, I had to peel my arm off the side of the hot door like a burnt sausage off a skillet. There were not many cars in the parking lot, and I could see the heat waves. As we walked up the boiling pavement, it felt like we were walking through a scorching desert. When we walked into the warehouse, there was a variety of electronic appliances to choose from, and about three-fourths of them were white (of course). About every 15 minutes, a salesperson followed us around and asked if we needed help, as if we were retarded or ex-cons. My mother really dislikes it when salespersons constantly ask if we need help; she feels if she needs their help, shell ask for it. Finally, after about two and a half boring hours of looking for any scratches or marks on the dryers and refrigerators that might fit best in our new apartment, my mother picked a dryer and refrigerator that were just right. She then let the salesperson know, and he replied with a smile, All right, you can pick up your items in the back in about five minutes. My mother said, Thank you, in a nice, friendly voice and walked across the scorched pavement to drive the truck to the back. When we got to the back, there were about three open spaces for picking up appliances. My mother chose the first parking spot she saw, which was by a white familys car. Then she showed the employees the receipt for the appliances she had just bought. They said, All right, well be with you in just a minute. While I waited for my mother, I looked over and smiled at the white lady in the next car, but instead of smiling back like a nice young woman, she frowned at me like I had some thing hanging from my nose. At first I thought, Well, maybe she is having a bad day.
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Then a few minutes later the people working at the warehouse started to look at my mother and me in a mean way. Then I figured that maybe something was on my face, but when I looked in the mirror, I saw nothing. At the time, I had only spent nine years and some months on this planet. I didnt know racism was still around; I thought that situation had died along with Dr. King. Five minutes passed then ten, then fifteen. We sat there watching people get their appliances and leave. We seemed invisible to them. As I sat in the car, burning up and listening to one of the most boring radio stations my mother could possibly like, I was thinking, Wed better leave or else I ll go ballistic! After 30 minutes had passed, my mother got frustrated and politely asked to have our items loaded. Five more minutes passed, and she asked again with an attitude. They replied, Well be with you in a minute, maam. I could tell she was beginning to get upset because she started to get that dont bother me look. Five minutes later they finally packed our appliances on the truck. When we left the warehouse, I described to my mother what the other people were doing. She explained, They were racist. They didnt like us because we have different skin color. That was my first encounter with racism. It was just a small slice of reality that everyone isnt going to be as nice as you, your friends, and your family might be; and that just because you look nice and politely smile at others, it doesnt mean that others will treat you the same. This situation made me feel very out of place and confused. I didnt expect those people to react as they did. We are all civilized, intelligent, caring, peaceful people . . . or at least that is what I had believed. Houghton Mifflin Company. Thesis Sentence: __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1st Support topic sentence: __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2nd Support topic sentence: _________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3rd Support Topic sentence: _________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Conclusion: _______________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Answer the following WH question from The Racist Warehouse essay. 1. 2. 3. Where does the story happen? ___________________________________________________________________ When does the story happen? ____________________________________________________________________ Who are the characters involved in the story? _______________________________________________________
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Activity: 8 Conceptual Organizes ideas read in the narrative essay so that he/she can complete the grids and answer questions. Auto-evaluation
Evaluation Product: Answers to WH questions. Knowledge Procedimental Reads the essay so that he/she can complete the grids and answer the WH questions. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Enjoys a good narrative essay, the consistent point of view of the writer, and the use of vivid and exact language. Obtained value
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Descriptive Essay.
The purpose of a descriptive essay is to describe a person, place, or thing in such vivid detail that the reader can easily form a precise mental picture of what is being written about. The author may accomplish this by using imaginative language, interesting comparisons, and images that appeal to the senses, just like the descriptive paragraphs you studied in your Reading and Writing Strategies in fifth semester, the descriptiv e essay also makes use of comparisons to help picture itsomething is like something, also you need to employ your five senses how it feels, look, sounds and taste. Using adjectives and adverbs make descriptive writing more interesting.
Read this sample descriptive essay, and then read the notes below.
I have always been fascinated by carnival rides. It amazes me that average, ordinary people eagerly trade in the serenity of the ground for the chance to be tossed through the air like vegetables in a food processor. It amazes me that at some time in history someone thought that people would enjoy this, and that person invented what must have been the first of these terrifying machines. For me, it is precisely the thrill and excitement of having survived the ride that keeps me coming back for more. My first experience with a carnival ride was a Ferris wheel at a local fair. Looking at that looming monstrosity spinning the life out of its sardine-caged occupants, I was dumbstruck. It was huge, smoky, noisy and not a little intimidating. Ever since that initial impression became fossilized in my imagination many years ago, these rides have reminded me of mythical beasts, amazing dinosaurs carrying off their screaming passengers like sacrificial virgins. Even the droning sound of their engines brings to mind the great roar of a fire-breathing dragon with smoke spewing from its exhaust-pipe nostrils. The first ride on one of these fantastic beasts gave me an instant rush of adrenaline. As the death-defying ride started, a lump in my throat pulsed like a dislodged heart ready to walk the plank. As the ride gained speed, the resistance to gravity built up against my body until I was unable to move. An almost imperceptible pause as the wheel reached the top of its climb allowed my body to relax in a brief state of normalcy. Then there was an assault of stomach-turning weightlessness as the machine continued its rotation and I descended back toward the earth. A cymbal-like crash vibrated through the air as the wheel reached bottom, and much to my surprise I began to rise again. Each new rotation gave me more confidence in the churning machine. Every ascent left me elated that I had survived the previous death-defying fall. When another nerve-wracking climb failed to follow the last exhilarating descent and the ride was over, I knew I was hooked. Physically and emotionally drained, I followed my fellow passengers down the clanging metal steps to reach the safety of my former footing. I had been spared, but only to have the opportunity to ride again. My fascination with these fantastic flights is deeply engrained in my soul. A trip on the wonderful Ferris wheel never fails to thrill me. Although I am becoming older and have less time, or less inclination, to play, the child-like thrill I have on a Ferris wheel continues with each and every ride.
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Lets analyze the descriptive essay by reading and completing the paragraphs . 1. 2. The subject of the sample essay is fairly ordinarya ride on a Ferris wheel. The author makes it interesting, by comparing the ___________________________to _________________________________. The author makes good use of fresh and varied vocabulary. For example, in the first paragraph alone, she uses 3. 4. verbs that create excitement like "fascinate," _______________________ and _____________________." In the second paragraph she uses a variety of terms to describe the machine such as "monstrosity," "__________________________," "____________________________," "__________________________________" The author uses her senses to describe the scenehow the ride looks, sounds, smells, and feels. The ride is "______________________________________, _______________________________________" and its engines "_______________________________________" like the roar of a dragon. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. On the ride, she gets a "________________________________" and a "______________________________," she feels immobile and then weightless. The essay is well organized. The introduction begins with a general statement, "__________________________ ______________________________________. The conclusion ends with a more specific statement of what the essay will be about, "the thrill ______________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________. The body of the essay is composed of several paragraphs that describe the ___________________________, the way it seems from the ground and the way it feels to ride on one. Did she want to ride again? ________________________________________________________.The conclusion restates the main idea of the essay, it is that ________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Activity: 9 Conceptual Analyzes a descriptive essay focusing in vivid detail using imaginative language and interesting comparisons. Auto-evaluation
Evaluation Product: An essay analysis. Knowledge Procedimental Reads to clearly form an impression of the thing that is described. C MC NC
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Tell a story about a moment or event that means a lot to you--it will make it easier for you to tell the story in an interesting way; it might be a narrative or descriptive essay. Get right to the action! Avoid long introductions and lengthy descriptions--especially at the beginning of your narrative. Make sure your story has a point! Describe what you learned from this experience. If the essay is descriptive use all five of your senses to describe the setting, characters, and the plot of your story. Don't be afraid to tell the story in your own words. Nobody wants to read a story that sounds like a textbook!
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Activity: 10 Conceptual Writes an essay describing something or someone by appealing to the senses of the reader. Auto-evaluation
Evaluation Product: An essay. Knowledge Procedimental Explains in the essay how the thing smelled, felt, sounded, tasted, or looked to evoke a strong sense of familiarity and appreciation in the reader. C MC NC
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Collect the essays you have written and organize a Portfolio of Evidence (PoE). In the PoE you must include: Your first essay (the one you wrote on a free theme). The opinion essay (The opinion essay on Mark Twains speech). You are going to write a Persuasive essay based on the paragraph you already have (you dont have a complete essay). Write a narrative essay (you dont have one). Your Descriptive essay (the last essay you wrote). Include at the beginning your graphic organizer in activity 2.
It may be a portfolio presented physically. It may be an e-portfolio or online portfolio; here you can use blogs, wikis, podcast, a social network, etc.
Activity: 11 Conceptual Organizes a portfolio of evidence by collecting the different types of essays he/she has written. Auto-evaluation
Evaluation Product: A portfolio of evidence. Knowledge Procedimental Registers the essays she/he has written in a portfolio of evidence to be presented to the teacher. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Integrates his/her knowledge of the process of essay writing to be presented in a portfolio of evidence. Obtained value
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Analiza textos que le permiten hacer interpretaciones y descubrir la posibilidad de ampliar su prctica, aclarar sus ideas y valores a travs de la lectura del mismo, contribuyendo a su formacin acadmica y cultural.
Didactic Sequence 1. Approaching literature. Startup Activity

Activity: 1
Pair work. How much do you know about literature? Take a guess and match the questions to the responses, write the letter on the line. Check your answer with your teacher. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Who is the all-time best-selling fiction writer in the world, whose 78 crime novels have sold an estimated 2 billion copies? _____________ In which country does the story "The Pied Piper Of Hamelin" take place? ______________ In literature, how are the famous duo Charles and Gerald better known? _____________ Which famous literary character's parents were killed by Lord Voldemort? _______________ Which famous novel was written in 1954, and has a title which is the English translation of the Hebrew word "Beelzebub"? ______________ To what type of animal was Robert Burns referring in his poem that starts "Wee, sleek it, cowrin, tim'rousbeastie."? _______________ Published in 1951, the childrens book "Prince Caspian" was the second in a series of seven books. What was the first? ______________ Which Russian novelist wrote "Anna Karenina" and "War And Peace"? _____________ In which of Shakespeare's plays does the line "A horse! A horse ! My kingdom for a horse" appear? ____________ a) Lord of the Flies b) A Mouse c) The lion, the witch and the Wardrobe d) Leo Tolstoy e) Richard III f) Agatha Christie
g) Germany h) Mills and Boon i) j) k) 55 Harry Potter Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
10. What was Roald Dahl's follow up to his book "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" called? ________________ 11. Into how many languages has "The Diary of Anne Frank" been translated? ____________________
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Activity: 1 Conceptual Analyses the questions and verifies his/her knowledge about literature. Co-evaluation
Evaluation Product: Literature questionnaire. Knowledge Attitudinal Procedimental Registers his/her knowledge in Literature in a questionnaire. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Appreciates the purpose of literature as a review and the acquisition of new knowledge when the teacher gives feedback. Obtained value
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What is Literature?
People read for two main reasons. First they read to learn useful information. To bake a cake you read a recipe. To Fix a car, you read a repair manual. To learn a career, you read a book on the subject. This is reading for its practical values and you studied them as instructive texts in your Writing and Reading Strategies module . You read because of what the reading materials can do for you. Reading can also do things to you. It can make you laugh and groan and shiver and even sweat. It can introduce you to interesting people. It can stir up in your new thoughts and feelings in the same way that your own adventures do. This is why you can think of literature as an experience your experience. In fact, every time you read a piece of literature, stop to think what it does to you. In this block youll read some stories and poems of famous writers of the past. Youll also meet some exciting authors who are writing today. In addition, you will be asked to practice the skills that will make you and even better reader than you are now. GOOD LITERATURE DEMANDS GOOD READERS. Remember that one of the most effective ways to improve our own writing is to spend time reading the best writing of others. Literature isnt simply facts or information. Literature involves you, the reader. The words on your module are just marks on paper until your lively mind and improving reading ability bring them to life. You make the difference. Literature is a term used to describe written or spoken material. Literature is used to describe anything from creative writing to more technical or scientific works, but the term is most commonly used to refer to works of the creative imagination, including works of poetry, drama, fiction, and nonfiction. You are going to improve some skills that will help you in your reading and writing practice.
Literal and Figurative Language.

Most words we use mean exactly what they say. For instance, If you like peanuts, you might say, I could eat a lo t of peanuts right now. Every work in that sentence means just what the dictionary says it means. Another term for such dictionary language is literal language. But suppose you say, I could eat a million peanuts right now. Clearly, the word million doesnt really mean 1,000,000. Its real meaning is a great many. Another term for this kind of language is figurative language. Figurative language says one thing and means another. The opposite of literal language is figurative language. Figurative language is language that means more than what it says on the surface. Two more points must be made about figurative language: 1. 2. Oddly enough (and often confusing to students) one of the most figurative expressions is the word literally. Think about statements such as I was literally frozen to death. This really means of course, I was figuratively frozen to death. Many figurative expressions are used so much that we dont recognize them as figurative. Any overused and unoriginal expression can be called a clich: examples are expressions like: a million peanuts, sometimes catching the eye, and most uses of literally.
Writing using literal language is simple; you write what you mean. Using figurative language in writing is difficult; you write using words that infer different meanings than what they mean literally. When you are writing such things as emails and business letters, you are able to write quickly because most of the language is literal. When you write poetry and short stories, there is more figurative language, making the writing process slow and laborious. Many people enjoy the challenge of writing selections with figurative language.
This image illustrates money laundering, which is figurative language.
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Activity: 2
Read the following song lyrics. In the spaces provided, write what you understand about the numbered statements.
You Are the Sunshine of My Life by Stevie Wonder You are the sunshine of my life1 Thats why Ill always be around, You are the apple of my eye, 2 Forever youll stay in my heart I feel like this is the beginning, Though Ive loved you for a million years 3, And if I thought our love was ending, Id find myself drowning in my own tears. 4 You are the sunshine of my life, Thats why Ill always stay around, You are the apple of my eye, Forever youll stay in my heart, 5 You must have known that I was lonely, Because you came to my rescue, And I know that this must be heaven, 6 How could so much love be inside of you? You are the sunshine of my life, yeah, Thats why Ill always stay around, You are the apple of my eye, Forever youll stay in my heart. 7
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Activity: 2 Conceptual Conceptual Define literal and figurative language in a song. Auto-evaluation
Evaluation Product: Figurative language exercise. Knowledge Attitudinal Procedimental Determines the figurative speech in lyrics from a song. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Appreciates the use of figurative language in daily English. Obtained value
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Activity: 3
A clich is not just something that lots of people say; its something that lots of people say and it words, a metaphor characterized by its convey some sort of idea or message. A clich is, in other overuse. The term is frequently used in modern culture for an action or idea which is expected or predictable, based on a prior event. Typically a pejorative, "clichs" are not always false or inaccurate. A clich may or may not be true. facts. Clichs are often for comic effect, typically in Some are stereotypes, but some are simply truisms and fiction. Choose a word from the right box and complete these famous clichs. Use your dictionary for the unknown words in the box. Clichs Loose lips sink_________________________________________________. The road to hell is paved with good _______________________________. If you can't stand the heat, stay out of the __________________________. 1. Doctor ______________________________________ makes the world go round. 2. Dull 3. Cat Think outside the ______________________________________________. 4. Moss 5. Deep All is fair in love and ____________________________________________. 6. Stomach 7. Law A watched pot never ___________________________________________. 8. Boils 9. War An apple a day keeps the __________________________________ away. 10. Box 11. Money All work and no play make Jack a ____________________________ boy.
Read about clich 13. Ship 14. intention Still waters run _________________________________________________. The way to a man's heart is through his ___________________________. Possession is 9/10's of the ______________________________________. Evaluation Activity: 3 Product: Clich table. Value: Knowledge Conceptual Procedimental Attitudinal Identifies phrases Applies the word to form clichs Appreciates the use of figurative characterized by its overuse in used in daily English language. language in daily English. daily language. C MC NC Auto-evaluation Obtained value There's more than one way to skin a ______________________________. _ A rolling stone gathers no _______________________________________. 12. Kitchen
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Activity: 4
Two figures of speech
Read and learn more about Literal and Figurative Language.
Most figures of speech compare two things. There are two main kinds of comparisons. A simple comparison like: Time is running out is called metaphor. A metaphor is simple and direct; no extra words are used to show the understanding of time as a resource. Instead one expression is simply substituted for another. The other kind of comparison is called a simile. A simile does use a word to show that a comparison is being made. Usually this word is like or as. Well-chosen similes can be used to enliven writing or as an alternative to description using adjectives, example: His temper was as explosive as a volcano. His temper is being compared to a volcano in that it can be sudden and violent. Playing chess with Ashley is like trying to outsmart a computer. The activity playing chess with Ashley is being compared to trying to outsmart a computer. The p oint is that Ashley can think in a powerful manner that resembles the way a computer operates, not that she is like a computer in any other way. Activity 4a. Write on the line if the comparison in each statement is METAPHORE or SIMILE. 1. Big trees fell like toothpicks when Paul Bunyan swung his axe. ____________________________________ 2. The forest was as quite as a falling leaf. _______________________________________________________ 3. Babes hoof beats were thunder rebounding through the hills. __________ __________________________ 4. Pauls voice was a cannon breaking the silence. _____________________ __________________________ 5. Babe was a two ton bundle of blue dynamite. __________________________________________________
Activity 4b. Underline the word or phrase that is being described by each SIMILE. Put parentheses around the word or phrase it is being compared to. The first has been done for you . 1. 2. 3. 4. Mary frowned and said, I believe that taking drugs is like (playing with fire). I walked along the beach and listened to the ocean. My sadness was as unending as the waves. Dont tell Mother that her cookies taste like lumps of sand. Sam waited impatiently for his older brother to calm down. Bill, I think you are acting like a baby, he said. 5. Karen was offended when I said that she was as flaky as a snowstorm. 6. Be careful when you go out. The sidewalk is as slippery as greased glass. 7. Im not comfortable about this situation. I feel like a bug sitting under a magnifying glass. 8. I hoped our play would be a success and last for many performances. However, I guess it will last as long as a balloon in a roomful of kittens. 9. I really like Patty. Her heart is as soft as a feather pillow. 10. Cheryls smile is as sweet as a lullaby.
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Activity: 4c
Explain how the two items in each sentence are alike. Circle the two items being compared. 1. Jenny sings like a bird. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Mary is a pack rat. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. The playground became a lake after the thunderous rain. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. The dancer moved around the stage like a spinning top. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. My friend is a stubborn mule. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. The lake was a huge mirror in the moonlight. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. I am the glue that holds us together. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Laura sang like an old cat. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. The pillow was a cloud when I put my head upon it after a long day. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. No one invites Harold to parties because hes a wet blanket. _________________________________________________________________________________________________
Activity: 4 Conceptual Identifies literal and figurative language and the two kinds of comparisons. Auto-evaluation
Evaluation Product: Figurative language exercises. Knowledge Procedimental Determines the literal and figurative language in the statements given. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Shows a positive attitude when learning about literal and figurative language which can be used in his/her daily communication. Obtained value
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Pair work. Read the biography of a woman considered one of the greatest American poetsif not the greatest. After reading the biography discuss with your partner, what might have happened to make a young woman slowly withdraw from society? Emily Dickinson The Poetess Emily Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts on December 10, 1830. Emily lived secluded in the house she was born in, except for the short time she attended Amherst Academy and Holyoke Female Seminary, until her death on May 15, 1886 due to Bright's disease. Emily was an energetic and outgoing woman while attending the Academy and Seminary. It was later, during her mid-twenties that Emily began to grow reclusive. She attended almost exclusively to household chores and to writing poetry. Many scholars have tried to understand and theorize why Emily decided to seclude herself in her home and write about the most intimate experiences and feelings of life. I think that the best of these theories is that Emily could not write about the world without first backing away from the it and contemplating it from a distance. Emily had a few friends and acquaintances from day to day. One of these acquaintances was Thomas Wentworth Higginson whom she sent a few pieces of her poetry to. He rejected her poems, but he was eventually the first to publish her work after her death. Emily only had a six or seven of her poems published during her lifetime--and those without her consent. The number is argued over because one poem was published more than once. It was after her death that her poems were discovered. It is estimated that Emily wrote over 1700 poems. Activity 5a. Have you ever felt that if you suddenly vanished, you really wouldnt be missed? Of course you have. Everyone once in a while, feels like a nobody, And this knowledge about other people can help us with our own feelings. Read what Emily Dickinson has to say on this and other subjects and answer the questions. 1. In line 1, the poet asks, Who are you? Does the word you seem to refer to the reader, to the frog, or to somebody else mentioned later? Explain.__________________________________ Line 2 also contains a question. What answer does the poet seem to expect, yes or no? ________________________________ Examine the figurative language in the poem. Clearly, the word somebody (line 5) means the opposite of the word nobody. What kind of person does the poet mean by somebody? _______________________________________________________ Think about the rest of the figurative language in the second part. By saying that a frog repeats its name as it crocks away in swamp, what is the poet suggesting about a certain kind of person? ________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ What does the figurative expression admiring bog suggest to you as a reader? ________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ Explain in your own words what enjoyment the poet gets out of being a nobody. _______________________________________ _______________________________________________________
I'M NOBODY! I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too? Then there's a pair of us--don't tell! They'd banish us, you know. How dreary to be somebody! How public, like a frog To tell your name the livelong day To an admiring bog!
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A WORD A Word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day.
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In A Word, what might make one spoken Word be dead, while another just begins to live? _____________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Has history shown the words in this particular poem to be dead or alive? ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________
Suppose another personnot a poet! had wanted to express the

thought of I never saw a Moor. He or she might have written: Although Ive never seen heather or an ocean wave, I feel I know about them. In the same way, although Ive never seen God or heaven, I feel I know about them, too. These two sentences make the meaning clear, but they would never have become as famous as the poem. Now write in your own words the same poem: ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________
I NEVER SAW A MOOR I never saw a moor, I never saw the sea; yet know I how the heather looks, and what a wave must be. I never spoke with God, nor visited in heaven; yet certain am I of the spot as if the chart were given.
Activity: 5 Conceptual Recognizes life and work of one of the greatest American poet.
Evaluation Product: Poem analysis. Knowledge Procedimental Obtains information about Emily Dickinsons life and works to make a connection between the poems and real-life experiences. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Values the importance of reading and the significance of making the connection between reading and real life experiences. Obtained value
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Langston Hughes is an honored black American poet, his voice for the African-American experience lives on in the hearts of Americans of all races. Read about his life and work and answer the questions. Langston Hughes Who are you Langston Hughes? What do you stand for? Lets let the poet himself tell us: I play it cool And dig all jive Thats the reason I stay alive. My motto, As I live and learn, Is: Dig and be Dug In Return.
The American people have dug the poetry of Langston Hughes for over 60 years. And for good reasons. His language is direct and uncomplicated. He catches the rhythms of jazz and the soulful sounds of the blues. In his own words, he gives us the music of a community. Langston Hughes was born in Missouri on February 1 st 1902. He was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist. He was one of the earliest innovators of the then-new literary art form jazz poetry. Langston was raised in Kansas and Illinois. Before publishing his first book, The Weary Blues, he lived in Mexico, New York, and traveled through Africa and Europe by working a variety of odd jobs. Hughes is best known for his work during the Harlem Renaissance. He famously wrote about the period that "Harlem was in vogue He died in his beloved Harlem on May 22, 1967, a central figure of the Harlem Renaissance and author of numerous plays, poems, and novels. This poem is filled with figures of speech: Five similes suggest ideas that finally explode in a metaphor. a) What does at least one of the similes suggest might happen if the dream is put off to long? _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ b) What does the very last word suggest might happen? _______________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________
HARLEM What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode?
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Class discussion. Discuss the use of metaphors in the poem, Mother to Son, by Langston Hughes. Describes Hughes' use of figurative language. Discuss the poem's basic message.
MOTHER TO SON Well, son, I'll tell you: (line 1) Life for me ain't been no crystal stair. (line 2) It's had tacks in it, (line 3) And splinters, (line 4) And boards torn up, (line 5) And places with no carpet on the floor (line 6) Bare. (line 7) But all the time (line 8) I'se been a-climbin' on, (line 9) And reachin' landin's, (line 10) And turnin' corners, (line 11) And sometimes goin' in the dark (line 12) Where there ain't been no light. (line 13) So, boy, don't you turn back. (line 14) Don't you set down on the steps. (line 15) 'Cause you finds it's kinder hard. (line 16) Don't you fall now (line 17) For I'se still goin', honey, (line 18) I'se still climbin', (line 19) And life for me ain't been no crystal stair. (line 20)
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Activity: 6 Conceptual Recognizes the life and work of one of honored American poet.
Evaluation Product: Poem analysis. Knowledge Procedimental Obtains information about Langstons life and works to make a connection between the poems and real-life experiences. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Values life and work of a famous American poet.
Co-evaluation
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Read the biography of one of the most widely read of the Spanish American poets. Then answer the questions. Pablo Neruda Pablo Neruda was born Ricardo Eliecer Neftali Reyes y Basalto in Chile in 1904, and later acquired his pen name from the Czech author Jan Neruda. His poetry brings alive the destiny and dreams of South America with the action of an elementary force. His first essay was published at the age of 13.His work, utilizing surrealist techniques and exploring his inner self against the broad background of South America, was critically acclaimed through his career. He had a deep commitment to communism, and he was a force in the political arena as a Chilean diplomat. He wrote poetry at all levels, from his Odes to Common Objects to his numbered poems. Poem Number Twenty is one of his most famous works. He was encouraged to write poetry by a local teacher in Temuco, Chile, Gabriela Mistral, who would later become a famous writer in her own right. Ner uda's first volume of poetry, La cancin de la fiesta, was published in 1921. Nerudas use of literary devices complements his themes and motifs throughout his poetry. Metaphors, visual imagery, personification, and similes are some of the major devices used in Nerudas poetry. Nerudas poetry has been widely known as the best lyrically written poetry in the world of poetry, due to his intricate imageries and language. The American poet Walt Whitman, become a major influence on his work. "I, a poet who writes in Spanish, learned more from Walt Whitman than from Cervantes," Neruda said in 1972 in a speech during a visit in the United States. He was also a political figure and activist in his native country of Chile, in South America, and one can see his political themes in many of his works. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1971. Pablo Neruda died in 1973. 1. 2. 3. 4. Where did Neruda get his pen name? _____________________________________________________________ At what age did Neruda begin to publish his first works? _____________________________________________ What famous writer to be, motivated Neruda to write poetry? __________________________________________ What literary figures of speech did Neruda use in his poetry? _________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. 6. What was Nerudas opinion about the famous poet Walt Whitman? ____________________________________ What can the reader discover in Nerudas work? ___________________________________________________ _ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________
Activity: 7 Conceptual Recognizes the life and work of a famous Spanish American Poet. Co-evaluation
Evaluation Product: Reading comprehension exercise. Knowledge Procedimental Obtains information about Pablo Nerudas life and works to make a connection between the poems and real-life experiences. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Values the work of the famous Nobel Prize for literature as one of the most famous Spanish speaking American poet. Obtained value
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Activity: 8
Team work. An ode is a poem that is written for an occasion or on a particular subject. They are usually dignified and more serious as a form than other forms of poetry. Read Pablo Nerudas ode and answer the question. Discuss with your classmates and ask your teachers opinion. Ode to an Artichoke The tender-hearted artichoke dressed up as a warrior, erect, it built itself a little dome, it kept itself impregnable beneath its armored leaves, beside it the raving vegetables began to frizzle, they turned themselves into tendrils, bullrushes, touching bulbs, below the ground the red-moustachioed carrot slept, the vine dried out its shoots through which wine climbs, the leafy cabbage took to trying on skirts, oregano to scenting the world, and the sweet artichoke there in the garden, was dressed as a warrior, burnished like a grenade and proud, and one day assembled with its fellows in large wicker baskets, it walked through the market to make its dream of soldiery come true. In ranks it never was so military as at the market, the men among the vegetables with their white shirts were marshals of the artichokes the serried files, the ordering voices, and the report of a fallen crate, but then Maria comes along and with her basket, picks out an artichoke she isn't scared, she scrutinizes it, considers it against the light as if it were an egg, and buys it, tossing it into her bag jumbled together with a pair of shoes, a cabbage and a bottle full of vinegar until when entering her kitchen she plunges it into a pot. Thus ends in peace the enlistment of this armed vegetable called the artichoke, after which leaf after leaf we undress its deliciousness and eat the peaceful substance of its green heart.
Artichoke is a plant with large, spine like flower head.
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Read and explain in your own words what Neruda wanted to express in this poem.
I Do Not Love You Except Because I Love You I do not love you except because I love you; I go from loving to not loving you, from waiting to not waiting for you my heart moves from cold to fire. I love you only because it's you the one I love; I hate you deeply, and hating you bend to you, and the measure of my changing love for you is that I do not see you but love you blindly. Maybe January light will consume my heart with its cruel ray, stealing my key to true calm. In this part of the story I am the one who dies, the only one, and I will die of love because I love you, because I love you, Love, in fire and blood.
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Activity: 8 Conceptual Identifies the Ode as a poem and as a form of poetry.
Evaluation Product: Ode and poem comprehension exercises. Knowledge Procedimental Reads poetry as form of Ode of a famous writer and creates a class discussion. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Enjoys poetry when learning the work of art of a famous writer.
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Closing Activity
Activity: 9
Create a Poetry Portfolio. You must collect, complete and organize the following: Write the biography of 7 major poets of all times, add the three poets presented in this sequence with their poems and worksheets. Then there will be 10 poets. A formal research paper, including a title page, citations and bibliography, on the life of the poet. A copy of a poem by their assigned author. (You already have poems of the three poets presented). The "Analysis of a Poem" worksheet defining and identifying types of figurative language including simile and metaphor. (You already have activities on the poems of the three poets presented). A current newspaper article that is in some way connected to the poem the student selected. For example, if the poem is about nature, they might have included an article about the environment in your city. The cover for the portfolio, decorated with an original artwork that could accompany the author's poem if it were published in an ANTHOLOGY.
Use the rubric to evaluate your partners portfolio and ask your partner to evaluate yours before turning in to your teacher.
Points Required items All required items are included, with a significant number of additions. All required items are included, with a few additions. Concepts Items clearly demonstrate that the desired learning outcomes for the term have been achieved. The student has gained a significant understanding of the concepts and applications. Items clearly demonstrate most of the desired learning outcomes for the term. The student has gained a general understanding of the concepts and applications. Items demonstrate some of the desired learning outcomes for the term. The student has gained some understanding of the concepts and attempts to apply them. Items do not demonstrate basic learning outcomes for the term. The student has limited understanding of the concepts. Reflection/Critique Reflections illustrate the ability to effectively critique work, and to suggest constructive practical alternatives. Reflections illustrate the ability to critique work, and to suggest constructive practical alternatives. Reflections illustrate an attempt to critique work, and to suggest alternatives. Reflections illustrate a minimal ability to critique work. Overall Presentation Items are clearly introduced, well organized, and creatively displayed, showing connection between items. Items are introduced and well organized, showing connection between items. Items are introduced and somewhat organized, showing some connection between items.
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Items are not introduced and lack organization.
Activity: 9 Conceptual Interprets and analyzes complex informational texts and presentations. Co-evaluation
Evaluation Product: Poem portfolio. Knowledge Procedimental Recognizes and understand the significance of a wide range of literary elements and techniques and use those elements to interpret the work. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Values the significance of specific data, facts and ideas of some poems. Obtained value
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Didactic Sequence 2. Readings selection. Start up Activity

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How much do you know about basic literary elements? According to your general knowledge and what you have studied in this module choose and underline the best choice. Check with your teacher. 1. An object or idea that has its own meaning and represents something else as well. Irony Allution Symbol Inference The main idea or author's opinion about life expressed in a piece of literature. Theme Setting Non-fiction Exaggeration The time and place of the story. Foreshadowing Setting Science-fiction Plot Fiction based on technological or scientific developments. Frame story Symbolism Science fiction Theme The story that contains or connects other stories when there are two or more stories within one story. Symbol Frame story Proglogue Preamble A reference to a famous person, place, event, or work of literature. Foreshadowing Illusion Irony Theme 7. Hints or clues provided by the author that permitthe reader to predict what might happen later in the story. Foreshadowing Irony Setting Characterization A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens or exists. Allution Inference Irony Frame story A logical guess or conclusion based on facts. Allution Point of view Inference Irony The relationship between the narrator and the story (who is telling the story). Allution point of view Inference theme A series of related events (what happens in the story) Theme setting Plot irony A series of related events (what happens in the story). point of view setting plot characterization
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Activity: 1 Conceptual Selects the correct basic literary elements to answer the questionnaire. Auto-evaluation
Evaluation Product: Questionnaire. Knowledge Procedimental Registers his/her knowledge in literary elements in a questionnaire. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Shows interest when applying and acquiring a new knowledge. Obtained value
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Elements of the short story.
You may be familiar with the saying The whole equals the sum of its parts. This saying applies perfectly to the short story. A story can almost always be examined by looking at four basic element: setting, characters, plot, and theme. Setting. Every short story has to happen in somo place and at some time. The time and place of a story are its setting. The setting also includes natural events, such as a snowstorm, a falling tree, or a beautiful sunny day. Authhors usually try to make their settings very clear because certain kind of stories seem more real in certain setting. Characters. Most people in stories can be called either flat or rounded characters. Some flat characters are called stereotypes---one dimensional characters weve met before in our reading: the kind old grandmother, the goofy teenager boy who cant do anything right, the sports hero who always manages the last -minute home run or touchdown pass. Rounded characters, on the other hand, are not types but distincts individuals. We havent met them before, and we cant predict exactly what theyll do when faced with certain problems. The reader learns about a characters in two ways. First, an autor can simply tell the reader that a character is cheerful, tall, sick whatever. More usually, the autor provides character clues. Character clues are speeches, thoughts, and actions that indicate indirectly what a character is like. Plot. Few stories are interesting if we dont keep asking ourselves, What will happen next? What happen in a story is called its plot. Eary in the story an important plot question is raised. The action that answers this question can either end the story or lead to still other questions. Long stories often contain a number of implied plot questions. The rising action in such a story lead finally to an exciting climax at or near the end. Some stories continue after the climax with a section of falling action, or a resolution. Another way to think about plot in terms of conflict, or the meeting of opposing forces. Characters in stories can be in conflict with (1) other characters, (2) themselves (inner conflict), (3) things, or (4) nature. In this sequence you are going to read a book excerpt and three stories from very different contexts and time, the first story Appointment in Baghdad is one of the shortest stories ever told. Over the years, different authors have written many different versions. It is presented here as a jumping-off point for a study of the elements of the short story. Here you have the dictionary words underlined in the story that will help you to understand and answer the questions.
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Read the story carefully. Answer the questions about the basic elements of a story: setting, characters, plot, and theme. Appointment in Baghdad One day the sultan of Damascus was sitting on the board, flat roof of this palace, basking in the morning sun. The sultan's favorite servant came to him and, flinging himself to the ground at the feet of the potentate, cried out, "Master, lend me your fastest horse; I beg you. I must leave at once for Baghdad." The sultan asked why the youth was in such a hurry to go to Baghdad. "As I passed through the palace garden just now I saw a gruesome figure standing there. It was Death. When he saw me he stretched out his arms as if to take me, I must lose no time in escaping from him, I am too young to perish." The sultan, a kind and sympathetic ruler, allowed the downcast young man to take the horse and leave. When he was gone, the sultan went into the garden and found Death still lingering there. "How dare you accost my servant?" he demanded harshly of the eerie figure lurking in the shadows. Death looked at the sultan in astonishment. "But Your Majesty," he said, "I did not accost the youth. I simply threw up my hands in surprise at finding him here in your garden. You see, I have an appointment with him tonight in Baghdad. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. What is the setting of Appointment in Baghdad? ___________________________________________________ Would you call the characters in this story stereotypes or rounded characters? __________________________ What is the plot question that first interested you in Appointment in Baghdad? _________________________ The sultan himself asks the last plot questions. What is it? ____________________________________________ In your opinion, what kind of conflict is involved in the story? __________________________________________ In your opinion, is the theme in Appointment in Baghdad important? __________________________________ What is the theme? _____________________________________________________________________________
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Activity: 2 Conceptual Selects passages of a story to answer questions. Auto-evaluation
Evaluation Product: Reading comprehension exercise. Knowledge Procedimental Practices Active Vocabulary Skills and the knowledge of the four basic elements of a story by answering questions from the reading. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Shows a positive attitude when learning a new topic and a sense of initiative to learn. Obtained value
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Team work. Take turns with your partners and read the story written in the early 1930s, this story describes an episode that takes place on a train traveling from Detroit to New York. At that time, trains were still the major means of travel in the United States for both rich and poor people. Discuss the story and the dictionary words with your team and teacher, these dictionary words will help you to answer the questions. On the outside by August W. Derleth. I can't remember when the boy got on the train. Perhaps he'd been there already when I boarded it and I hadn't seen him, or perhaps he'd changed coaches while I was reading. I can't even remember what it was that made me see him at last. A thin little fellow looked to be under twelve. He had sharp black eyes, intelligent eyes, and when I saw him they were fixed on a prosperous-looking businessman, sunk deep in a fur coat. The boy had turned in his seat to look at the businessman and to listen to him. I had noticed the businessman when I passed him to go to my seat, just a glance, no more. He had been talking for the past half hour with two university students who sat across the aisle from him. When I looked at the boy and watched him, I began to listen to the conversation. The businessman was talking. "You fellows," he was saying, "are on the outside. You theorize. That's all very well. But you don't know anything about it..." "Capitalism," interrupted one of the students. "Catchwords," cut in the businessman. "I know, I'm on the inside. I have to go through these things. You know nothing but what you read in the newspapers - and God knows what they don't all print." "Capitalism," said the student patiently, "is bound to collapse within a few decades." The businessman smiled but said nothing. "This massacre at Detroit, now," cut in the second student. "What do you think of that?" "It serves those men right. The only thing I'm sorry about is that it gives them a chance to be martyrs for the martyr-worshipping hoodlums who cause riots and disturbances." "Riots and disturbances," murmured the student. "riots and disturbances. If a man wants bread and goes to get it, that's a riot. If a woman wants milk for her children, it's a disturbance, and dangerous to the peace. Hunger is a crime against society." "Bosh," said the businessman. "That's an extreme view." "Hunger," said the second student, "is always extreme." There was an expression of satisfaction on the businessman's face, and it was not dispelled by the student's bitter words. The man looked away from the students. Suddenly his eyes met the boy's. "You," he said smiling, "what do you think about it?" The boy looked at him for a moment without answering. "Detroit," he said slowly, "was a hungry place." Everyone looked at the boy. "I'm glad we're going away from it." "Oh, you're not alone, then?" asked the businessman. "No, pa's along. We're both going. We're going to New York where ma is." Silence fell. The clicking of the drivers edged into the coach, sounding louder and louder. "I didn't see your father," said the businessman. "I didn't see him come in. Where's he at?" The boy made a vague gesture in the direction of the smoking car. "Oh, I see," said the businessman. He looked speculatively at the boy and asked, "What are you going to do in New York, you and your dad?" "I don't know." Silence crept into the coach again and presently the businessman turned away. But the boy continued to look at him, staring at him rather, without once blinking his eyes or shifting his stare. The businessman was conscious of the boy's scrutiny, for he looked up again, fixed the boy with his eyes, and said, "Your dad's been gone some time. He must have a whole box of cigars."
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At that, the boy's stare wavered for the first time. He closed his eyes for a moment. "A big box, " he murmured. "A big box." The businessman got up suddenly and stretched himself. "I'm getting old," he muttered. "No, I'm stiff, too," said one of the students, and came to his feet. "I tell you what," said the businessman abruptly, looking toward the boy. "Let's go find your dad." The boy nodded eagerly and jumped from his seat. He went quickly along the aisle, pausing only once to look back to see whether the others were following. On an impulse, I got up, too. We passed through another coach, in which three men were sleeping, one with a newspaper spread over his face. Then we came to the smoker, but there was no one in it. The businessman, who was directly behind the boy, stopped, but the boy apparently did not notice, for he kept on going. "This is the smoker," he called to the boy. Then he turned, said, "Diner ahead, perhaps," and went on. But there was no one in the dining car either. The boy kept on, and we followed him. We came to the baggage car. Two men were sitting in it; they looked curiously at us. The boy stopped and pointed. "There's my pa," he said. He was pointing at a long box. The students stared. The businessman drew a sharp gasping breath, and his face coloured. "They shot him in Detroit," the boy said, his voice sounding loud in the sudden silence. "Listen," said the businessman jerkily, turning to the boy, "have you had dinner?" The boy shook his head. "I'm hungry," he said in a slow dispassionate voice, as if despair of ever getting food had saturated his thin body. "I was always hungry in Detroit. All of us. It used to be better - before they put oil on the stuff in the garbage cans. They wanted to save our health." One of the students smiled bitterly. "They wanted them to starve healthily," he said. The businessman said, "We'll fix that in a jiffy," avoiding the eyes of the students. "You come right along and see what Rastus can find for you in the dining car." He took the boy by the hand and led him quickly out of the car. One of the students began to laugh harshly. "Using an eyedropper on a burning skyscraper. My God! What about the millions?" Reference: Mullen, J. S. Changed coaches: Went from one car to another on a train. Capitalism: And economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of goods and open competition for business. Martyr-worshiping: Making heroes of victims they believe to have been persecuted. Riots and disturbances: Noisy public demonstrations, sometimes violent. Rather: Usually means "somewhat," but here it means "instead" as a self-correction. Nodded eagerly: Indicated an emphatic "yes" by moving his head up and dow". Jerkily: In a stilted, somewhat shaky manner. Starve healthily: (irony or ironic) die from lack of food, but not get sick from eating garbage Rastus: A common name in slave times (stereotype name) for a black servant or waiter. Eyedropper: A small instrument that allows one drop at a time (usually of medicine) to flow out.
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Choose the closest answer for each question. There is no correct answer to all the questions as one can always interpret the meaning of the story from different perspective. However, everyone on the team must agree on the same answer. 1. "The boy had turned in his seat ... " A. The boy was uncomfortable. B. The boy was curious about the businessman. C. The boy was the businessman's son. D. The boy had been listening to what the businessman was saying. 2. "I began to listen to the conversation" A. The narrator was annoyed at their talking while he was trying to read. B. The narrator was tired of reading. C. The narrator was interested in the boy. D. The narrator wondered what they were saying. 3. "'Capitalism,' said the student patiently, 'is bound to collapse...'" A. The student disagreed with the businessman, but he was trying to be polite. B. The student was a Communist. C. The student liked to argue about politics. D. The student had been taking courses about government or politics. 4. "'I didn't see your father,'" said the businessman...' 'Where's he at?'" A. The businessman was worried about the boy's father. B. The businessman was somewhat curious about the boy's father. C. The businessman was trying to sound important. D. The businessman didn't believe the father was really o the train. 5. "'This is the smoker,' he called to the boy." A. The businessman wanted to sit down there and have a smoke. B. The businessman thought the boy didn't know which car was the smoker. C. The businessman was older and couldn't go as fast as the boy. D. The businessman was wondering why the boy's father wasn't there. 6. "They shot him in Detroit,' the boy said." A. The boy was angry and said that to embarrass the businessman. B. The father must have been one of those people the students were talking about. C. The father preferred to be shot rather than to go hungry. D. The businessman felt ashamed of what he had said about the rioters.
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Answer the questions about the basic elements of a story: setting, characters, plot, and theme. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. What is the setting of On the outside? ___________________________________________________________ Would you call the characters in this story stereotypes or rounded characters? __________________________ What is the plot question that first interested you in On the outside? __________________________________ In your opinion, what kind of conflict is involved in the story? __________________________________________ What is the the theme? __________________________________________________________________________ In your opinion, is the theme in On the outside important? ___________ ________________________________ Read the title of the story, and the third paragraph when the businessman said "I know, I'm on the inside. What did he mean by saying that. Write your opinion. Discuss your paragraph in class. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Activity: 3 Conceptual Selects passages of a story to answer questions and presents his/her opinion to partners of the team. Co-evaluation
Evaluation Product: Paragraph and reading comprehension exercise. Knowledge Procedimental Develops and improves his/her language level of competency by reading and discussing a story. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Values and respects his/her partners opinion and is willing to get into consensus. Obtained value
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Read the epic deed that happened when the year 1854 was full of events in our country these events and this epic deed would transcend the days of that century and have remained in the memory of Sonorans. Francisco Rojas Gonzalez wrote an interesting novel based on these famous story. The kidnapping of Lola Casanova History or Legend? By:Gilberto Escoboza Lola Casanova was a very beautiful eighteen-year old lady, according to those who met her. She was the daughter of a Spanish couple who were residents of the Guaymas community. The father, a rich tradesman, was very proud of that gorgeous woman: her green eyes resembled the waters of the bay, her golden mane was like ripe wheat, she had fair skin, and on her cheeks, the blush of two pink roses from Jericho. She was the Dulcinea (Quixote's dream girl) to the most handsome young men of the area. But old man Casanova already had plans to marry his only child to a man from the old country who also lived in the Port. A brother of Mr. Casanova who lived with his family in Hermosillo invited his niece on several occasions to spend some time in his house with his also teenage daughters. He persisted and was successful when Dolores' father agreed to allow his daughter go on vacation to the house of her cousins. In those days the Seris (native Indians) were raiding places near the coast, from Guaymas up to the beaches of Altar. For this reason, stagecoaches that would take travelers from the Port to the Old Villa Pitic (Hermosillo), were protected by a numerous escort of dragoons, as ordered by General Jos Mara Yez. Doloritas, as her father called her, left Guaymas on the morning of April 2. It was still cold and the fifteen dragoons who escorted the stagecoach were wearing their heavy coats. It was a special escort that the military authorities appointed for such a distinguished lady. Lola was not only protected by the troops and several passengers, but her godmother was going with her also. The vehicle and its escort were traveling at normal speed, "the three trunks of robust beasts", the coachman would say, "can make this stagecoach fly". But they could not go any faster; they had to keep the pace with the others in the line, because many travelers took advantage of the escort to make such a dangerous journey. In his book, journalist Federico Garca Alva says: "Upon arriving to the point known as La Palmita, the Seris attacked and after a fierce combat the Indians defeated the others. Some of the cart drivers died, others managed to escape, and poor Lola Casanova fainted in one of the carts. The chief of the Seris, very tall and athletically built, took the beautiful booty in his arms and fled with her through valleys and mountains, to finally place her gently on a hard boulder and turn himself into her guardian and anxiously await for her to regain consciousness. When Lola opened her eyes and saw herself next to that suntanned warrior, she was at first petrified and later pretended to flee, but the Indian grabbing her clothes fell to his knees at her feet and in very clear Spanish told her not to fear anything from him, not to flee, that he, though a chieftain of the tribe, was not a Seri, but a Pima. That since his youth he had been taken prisoner by the Seris in a battle, and through the years he had come to master with his courage and skill; that he adored her and that he would make her the queen of the tribe.
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"Poor Lola was lost and surely not because of love, but she gave in to the ferocious passion of that fearsome wild man. He engaged in heroic battles against the main leaders of the tribe who opposed the arrival of that queen, until finally he imposed her". Mr. Garca de Alva makes a mistake when he states in the last paragraph transcribed above, because the Indians of Sonora -as it happens today- have always respected the women of the men of the same tribe, even when they are from another ethnic background. Legend has it -or perhaps history?- that Coyote-Iguana, the chief who kidnapped the white girl, was a man of approximately 6' 4" (which was a very common height among the ancient Seris, who were the tallest of all native Americans) and that his muscles made him invincible in hand-to-hand combats. They also say that the Seri chieftain fell so madly in love with Lola, that he took her to his village and not wanting to keep her as a prisoner, built a house for her. The Indian knew the girl could not escape since she did not know the whereabouts of the Seri community. Also, to this day, oral tradition has it that Coyote-Iguana respected the girl's integrity for a long time and that at night he would go to her dwelling to sing her love songs in his dialect, and that those songs were heard all over the village. Lola, being very young, soon learned how to speak the Seri dialect and followed the traditions of the tribe, starting to mingle with the single women of the group. Meanwhile, Coyote-Iguana, who had fallen madly in love with her, would always be seen in battles against government troops or against the warriors of other tribes leading his men without worrying about losing his own life. That is why the Seris were afraid to lose their chieftain. On many occasions, the Pima who became a Seri chief, survived wounds that would have killed any other man; and every time that the giant arrived to the village aided by his warriors, Lola would wash and cure his wounds. Two years after the kidnapping, Coyote-Iguana lost all hope of conquering Lola's heart and one day he came to the girl's room and said: -Tomorrow, before sunrise, you go back to your people. Two warriors to go with you near Guaymas. Then the white woman answered: -I do not want to leave. -Why? -asked the chieftain and she answered lowering her eyes as the Indian women do when their men talk to them: -Because I want to be your woman. Mrs. Manuelita Romero, widow of De la LLata, who died after her 100th birthday in 1933, was my father's aunt and lived until her death in one of his houses, located on the other corner of the Cathedral of Hermosillo, which was torn down to make Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Boulevard. She was an elderly woman who had an extraordinary memory. That is the reason why I always tried to go with my dad whenever he visited her to provide for her. My great aunt's stories always moved me or made me happy. She was very charming when she told anecdotes, short stories or old tales. "It seemed", my sister Gloria says, "that when she used to tell her stories, she would take us by the hand to the place where the real or fictitious characters were, and would make us feel the emotions that moved her when she recalled the events of her childhood and youth". With such a long and fruitful life, the very loved old lady had many things to tell; she loved to tell them and I loved to listen to them.
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One day, Aunt Manuelita told me: -Ah! If you had seen Lolita Casanova as I did, the girl that a Seri chieftain kidnapped, you would have thought that you were seeing an angel dressed as a woman. I met her because.... you know? My dad was also Spanish and one day that we went to Guaymas, we visited the Casanovas. The old lady thought for a while, as if she were digging in a trunk of memories. Then she went on, with her eyes fixed on the ceiling of the room, as if she were thinking aloud: - This was ... was almost eighty years ago... But it seems as if I were looking at her this moment!. The aunt kept silent again and I noticed she cried inside; for they say that old people do not have any more tears because they already shed them all. And I felt a lump in my throat when she continued her story. - Mr. Casanova and his wife died the year after the kidnapping. When they did not find their daughter, they lost all interest in life. Lolita's uncle took care of the businesses of the dead man and spent a fortune trying to rescue his niece. As the old lady stopped talking, surely because the memories moved her emotions, I asked impatiently: -And what happened at the end, Aunt Manuelita? -There were revolutions later, many revolutions; the Empire of Maximiliano was imposed and many battles followed. That is why Lolita's uncle had to stop looking for his niece. The old lady was silent for a few seconds before going on: -But one day they found her, after fifteen years of the assault on the stagecoach. My aunt's clear eyes could not see the emotions in my face; the senile blindness allowed her only to see my silhouette. However, she wanted to please my curiosity and ended her story: -Lolita did not want to go back to the civilized world. She said she loved Coyote-Iguana. And I, who was a child, was satisfied with the ending of the story, considering that such a painful drama deserved a happy ending. Instituto Sonorense de Cultura Activity 4a. Your teacher will make teams of four or five and will assign the paragraphs that you are going to read.Take turns with your team members to read, together summarize your assigned paragraphs. Then share your teams summary with the rest of the class by reading it and by writing it on the board or present it on a flip chart. Collec t the rest of the teams summaries and discuss the story in class. Write your teams summary here. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Read the story The kidnapping of Lola Casanova and fill out the graphic organizer.
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Activity: 4 Conceptual Organizes information of a text to complete a graphic organizer and to summarize facts in a paragraph. Co-evaluation
Evaluation Product: Graphic organizer, summary paragraph and class discussion. Knowledge Procedimental Integrates information of a short story in a graphic organizer and summarizes facts in a paragraph. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Collaborates and learns with partners while developing skill at summarizing. Obtained value
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Read the selection from the book Living to Tell the Tale a book from one of the most famous writers of modern times Gabriel Garca Mrquez. Then Answer the questions about the basic elements of a story. LIVING TO TELL THE TALE by Gabriel Garca Mrquez The Story So Far when Mrquez accompanies his mother to his childhood home to help her sell the house in which they were both raised, he is flooded with memories of his childhood. This excerpt is from the first book of what will be a three-book-long memoir of his life and work. IT WAS ALSO MY GRANDFATHER WHO GAVE ME MY first contact with the written word when I was five, and he took me one afternoon to see the animals in a circus passing through Cataca, under a tent as large as a church. The one that attracted my attention was a battered, desolate | ruminant with the expression of a frightening mother. Its a camel, my grandfather told me. Someone standing nearby interrupted: Excuse me, Colonel, but its a dromedary. I can imagine now how my grandfather must have felt when someone corrected him in the presence of his grandson. Without even thinking about it, he went him one better with a worthy question: Whats the difference? I dont know, the other man said, but this is a dromedary. My grandfather was not an educated man and did not pretend to be one, for he had dropped out of the public school in Riohacha to go and shoot a gun in one of the countless civil wars along the Caribbean. He never studied again, but all his life he was conscious of the gaps, and he had an avid desire for immediate knowledge that more than compensated for his deficiencies. That afternoon he returned dejected to his office and consulted the dictionary with childish attention. Then he and I learned for the rest of our lives the difference between a dromedary and a camel. In the end he placed the glorious tome in my lap and said: This book not only knows everything, but its also the only one thats never wrong. It was a huge illustrated book, on its spine a colossal Atlas holding the vault of the universe on his shoulders. I did not know how to read or write, but I could imagine how correct the colonel was if the book had almost two thousand large, crowded pages with beautiful drawings. In church I had been surprised by the size of the missal but the dictionary was thicker. It was like looking out at the entire world for first time. How many words does it have? I asked. All of them, said my grandfather. The truth is that I did not need the written word at this time because I expressed everything that made an impression on me in drawings. At the age of four I had drawn a magician who cut off his wifes head and put it back on again, just as Richardine had done in his act at the Olympia. The graphic sequence began with the decapitation by handsaw, continued withthe triumphant display of the bleeding head, and ended with the wife, her head restored, thanking the audience for its applause. Comic strips had already been invented but I only saw them later in the color supplement to the Sunday papers. Then I began to invent graphic stories without dialogue. But when my grandfather gave me the dictionary, it roused so much curiosity in me about words that I read it as if it were a novel, in alphabetical order, with little understanding. That was my first contact with what would be the fundamental book in my destiny as a writer. When children are told the first story that in reality appeals to them, it is very difficult to get them to listen to another. I believe this is not true for children who are storytellers, and it was not true for me. I wanted more. The voracity with which I listened to stories always left me hoping for a better one the next day, above all those that had to do with the mysteries of sacred history.
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Everything that happened to me in the street had an enormous resonance in the house. The women in the kitchen would tell the stories to the strangers arriving on the train, who in turn brought other stories to be told, and all of it was incorporated into the torrent of oral tradition. Some events were first learned through the accordion players who sang about them at fairs, and travelers would retell them and enhance them. But the most striking story of my childhood occurred very early one Sunday, on our way to Mass, in an ill-advised sentence spoken by my grandmother: Poor Nicolasito is going to miss Pentecost Mass. I was happy, because Sunday Mass was too long for a boy my age, and the sermons of Father Angarita, whom I loved so much as a child, seemed soporific. But it was a vain illusion, for my grandfather almost dragged me to the Belgians studio, in the green velveteen suit I had been dressed in for Mass and that was too tight for me in the crotch. The police officers recognized my grandfather from a distance and opened the door for him with the ritual formula: Go in, Colonel. Only then did I learn that the Belgian had inhaled a solution of gold cyanide which he shared with his dogafter seeing All Quiet on the Western Front, the picture by Lewis Milestone based on the novel by Erich Maria Remarque. Popular intuition, which always finds the truth even when it seems impossible, understood and proclaimed that the Belgian had not been able to endure the shock of seeing himself crushed with his decimated patrol in a morass of mud in Normandy. The small reception room was in darkness because of the closed windows, but the early light from the courtyard illuminated the bedroom, where the mayor and two more police officers were waiting for my grandfather. There was the body covered with a blanket on a campaign cot, the crutches within reach, where their owner had left them before he lay down to die. Beside him, on a wooden stool, was the tray where he had vaporized the cyanide, and a sheet of paper with large letters written in pencil: Dont blame anyone, Im killing myself because Im a fool. The legal formalities and the details of the funeral, soon resolved by my grandfather, did not take more than ten minutes. For me, however, they were the most affecting ten minutes I would remember in my life. The first thing that shook me when I came in was the smell in the bedroom. I learned only much later that it was the bitter almond smell of the cyanide that the Belgian had inhaled in order to die. But not that or any other impression would be more intense and long-lasting than the sight of the corpse when the mayor moved the blanket aside to show him to my grandfather. He was naked, stiff and twisted, his rough skin covered with yellow hair, his eyes like still pools looking at us as if they were alive. That horror of being seen by the dead shook me for years afterward whenever I passed the graves without crosses of suicides buried outside the cemetery by order of the Church. But what I remembered with greatest clarity, along with a charge of horror when I saw the body, was the boredom of nights in his house. Perhaps that was why I said to my grandfather when we left the house: The Belgian wont be playing chess anymore. It was a simple idea, but my grandfather told it to the family as if it were a brilliant witticism. The women repeated it with so much enthusiasm that for some time I ran from visitors for fear they would say it in front of me or oblige me to repeat it. This also revealed to me a characteristic of adults that would be very useful to me as a writer: each of them told the story with new details that they added on their own, until the various versions became different from the original. No one can imagine the compassion I have felt since then for the poor children whose parents have declared them geniuses, who make them sing for visitors, imitate birds, even lie in order to entertain. Today I realize, however, that this simple sentence was my first literary success.
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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. What is the setting of Living to tell the tale? ___________________________ _________________ Would you call the characters in this story stereotypes or rounded characters? __________________________ What is the plot question that first interested you in Living to tell the tale? ______________________________ In your opinion, what kind of conflict is involved in the story? __________________________________________ What is the the theme? __________________________________________________________________________ In your opinion, is the theme in Living to tell the tale important? _________ _____________________________
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_________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Why? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ In the selection from Living to Tell the Tale, think about the meaning of each underlined word. Also consider the context in which the word is used. Then fill in the blank with the letter(s) of the correct definition(s). a) Outpouring b) Quality of having a large appetite c) Predetermined course of events d) Counterbalanced; made up for e) Blended f) Serving as a basis or foundation g) Ability to bring about a response h) Eager; enthusiastic i) Causing drowsiness or sleep
He never studied again, but all his life he was conscious of the gaps, and he had an avid desire for immediate knowledge that more than compensated for his deficiencies. ______________________ _____________________ That was my first contact with what would be the fundamental book in my destiny as a writer. __________________ The voracity with which I listened to stories always left me hoping for a better one the next day, above all those that had to do with the mysteries of sacred history. ______________________________________________________ Everything that happened to me in the street had an enormous resonance in the house. ______________________ The women in the kitchen would tell the stories to the strangers arriving on the train, who in turn brought other stories to be told, and all of it was incorporated into the torrent of oral tradition. _______________ _____________ I was happy, because Sunday Mass was too long for a boy my age, and the sermons of Father Angarita, whom I loved so much as a child, seemed soporific. ___________________________________________________________
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Activity: 5a
Your teacher will make teams of four or five and will assign the paragraphs that you are going to read. Take turns with your team members to read, together summarize your assigned paragraphs. Then share your teams summary with the rest of the class by reading it and by writing it on the board or present it on a flip chart. Finally collect the rest of the teams summaries and discuss the selection in class. Write your teams summary here. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________
Activity: 5 Conceptual Selects information to summarize and write a paragraph. Co-evaluation
Evaluation Product: Reading comprehension exercises, class discussion and summary paragraph. Knowledge Procedimental Applies knowledge of context clues to answer question and integrates ideas and facts to summarize in a paragraph. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Collaborates and learns with partners while developing skill at summarizing. Obtained value
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Activity: 6
Investigate and write about the life and work of Gabriel Garca Mrquez (El Gabo) one of the most famous living writers. Hes also known as the Father of Magical Realism. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Activity: 6 Conceptual Integrates information to write a report about the life and work of a famous Latin-American writer. Co-evaluation
Evaluation Product: Written report. Knowledge Procedimental Searches and writes about the life and work of a famous LatinAmerican writer. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Appreciates the purpose of literature as a review and the acquisition of new knowledge when investigating about facts of a famous writer. Obtained value
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Closing Activity
Activity: 7
Plan and write an essay based on Garcia Marquez relationship with his grandfather. Use details from Living to Tell the Tale to back up your thesis. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Activity 7a. Ask a partner to use the rubric to check your essay.
4 Accomplishes the task; includes many details that are clearly connected to the development of the task, but there may be minor irrelevancies.
3 Accomplishes the task; includes some details that are generally connected to the development of the task, but there may be some irrelevancies. Exhibits a logical sequence; provides a beginning, middle, and end.
2 Accomplishes the task; includes few details, some of which may be only loosely connected to the task. There are many irrelevancies. Attempts to provide a logical sequence and/or the beginning or ending is abrupt or unclear.
1 Attempts to accomplish the task; makes some reference to it but provides few or no supporting details.
Purpose/Task
Organization
Exhibits a logical and coherent sequence throughout; provides a clear sense of a beginning, middle, and end. Makes smooth transitions between ideas. Includes a wide variety of vocabulary that expands the topic, but there may be minor inaccuracies. Demonstrates a high control of structure/grammar: correct subject-verb agreement, correct tense, correct noun-adjective agreement, correct word order, and correct spelling.
Exhibits little order; provides a series of separate sentences and/or disconnected ideas.
Vocabulary
Includes a variety of vocabulary related to the topic.
Includes basic vocabulary; some vocabulary may be inaccurate or unrelated to the topic. Demonstrates some control of structure/grammar, but errors due hinder overall comprehensibility. Or writing is below achievement level. (Errors 12-17)
Includes limited vocabulary and/or most vocabulary is inaccurate or unrelated to the topic. Demonstrates little control of structure/grammar. Errors impede overall comprehensibility of passage. (Errors 18+)
Structure/ Grammar
Demonstrates some control of structure/grammar: correct subject-verb agreement, correct tense, correct nounadjective agreement, correct word order, and correct spelling.
Activity: 7 Conceptual Writes an essay about the excerpt from the book Living to Tell the Tale.
Evaluation Product: Essay and rubric. Knowledge Procedimental Uses his/her own words to write about the selection from Garcia Marquez book. C MC NC
Value: Attitudinal Appreciates the purpose of literature as a review and the acquisition of new knowledge when reading about facts of a famous writer. Obtained value
Co-evaluation
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Bibliography
Buscemi Santi, Smith Charlotte. 2000. 75 Reading Plus McGraw Hill Higher Education. United States of America. Garcia Marquez Gabriel. 2002. Living to tell the Tale .Editorial Diana S.A. de C.V. Printed in Mexico. Translated by Edith Grossman. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, a Division of Random House Inc. Gray Betty, Davies Toth Marian, Nickell R. Nancy. 1996. "World of Language. Silver Burdett Ginn Inc. United States of America. Kirszner Laurie, Mandel Stephen. 1989. The Holt Handbook Second Edition. Holt, Rinehart and Winston Inc. United States of America Langan John.1998. Ten Steps to Building College Reading Skills. Third Edition. McWhorter Katheleen T. 2001. Academic Reading. Fourth Edition. AddisonWesley Longman, Inc. Printed in the United States of America Nist Sherrie, Diehl William. 2003. The Readers Corner. 2003. Houghton Miffin Custom Publishing. Boston MA Oshima Alice and Hogue Ann. 2008. Writing Academic English. Pearson Longman Inc. Page Jack. 2001. Checkpoints. Fourth Edition. Addison-Wesley Educational publishers Inc. Printed in the United States of America. Potter Robert R. 1987. The American Anthology. Globe Book Company, Inc. Printed in the United States of America. Rosa Alfred, Eschholz Paul. 2004. Models for Writers Eight Edition. Bedford/St. Martins. Boston MA Richards Jack C. 1999. New Interchange Teachers Edition. Cambridge University Press. Printed in the United States of America.
Electronic Sources
Famous Writers: Dictionary use: http://www.librarything.com/author/derlethaugust&all=1 http://www.tlsbooks.com/dictionaryskillsreview.pdf http://www.ehow.com/how_5143798_teach-childrendictionary.html#ixzz1WphcHprD http://www.wordreference.com/ http://www.thefreedictionary.com/dictionary www.aucegypt.edu/academic/writers/ http://www.uop.edu.jo/download/PdfCourses/TW/PurposesforWriting.pdf
Writing an Essay:
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COLEGIO DE BACHILLERES DEL ESTADO DE SONORA

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COMPOSITION BLOQUE 2 BLOQUE 3

Using words effectively.

Atributos a desarrollar en el bloque:

Tiempo asignado: 20 horas

Didactic Sequence 1. Dictionary use. Startup Activity

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USING WORDS EFFECTIVELY

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USING WORDS EFFECTIVELY

USING WORDS EFFECTIVELY

USING WORDS EFFECTIVELY

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oh!, ouch!, hi!, well

USING WORDS EFFECTIVELY

Guidewords being defined are shown clearly and are underlined.

Guidewords being defined are shown but not underlined.

Guidewords being defined are difficult to find on the paper.

The pronunciations are sometimes included or sometimes in parenthesis.

The pronunciations are not included.

The parts of speech are not included.

All words include the entire definition.

Some of the words included the entire definition.

Not all words are defined. Total Points

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3. dubious __________________________________ 4. antidote __________________________________ 5. coherent __________________________________

Activity: 9 Conceptual Recognizes concepts to answer questions in a questionnaire.

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USING WORDS EFFECTIVELY

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USING WORDS EFFECTIVELY

Write a statement that describes the supporting evidence. _________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Write a statement that describes the supporting evidence. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Support:

Write a statement that describes the supporting evidence. _________________________________________________________________________________________________

USING WORDS EFFECTIVELY

Didactic Sequence 3. Vocabulary in context. Start up Activity

c) instruments for you

USING WORDS EFFECTIVELY

function (f ngk sh n) means a) shapes b) problems

bland (bl nd) means a) spicy 3.

urban (r b n) means a) empty

USING WORDS EFFECTIVELY

transaction (tr n-s k sh n, -z k -) means a) profit b) loss 5.

mishap (m s h p , m s-h p )means a) clever moves b) accidents 6.

traumat ic (-m t k) means a) Rare b)painful 7.

supplement (s p l -m nt) means a) Addition b) losses

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Peanuts by Charles Schulz

USING WORDS EFFECTIVELY

USING WORDS EFFECTIVELY

The student provided a well-constructed response with a thoughtful rationale.

The student showed an outstanding mastery of the concepts.

USING WORDS EFFECTIVELY

Composition a correct English alignment.

Atributos a desarrollar en el bloque:

Tiempo asignado: 20 horas

Didactic Sequence 1. Building effective sentences. Startup Activity

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