English Study Guide

Hello students!

The topics below are the ones you need yo review for your 5th Bimester English Exam next Thursday, June 7.

Plese study hard!

Unit 7

7.1 Adverbs

7.2 Comparisons with Adverbs

7.3 Good & Well

7.4 Negatives

5th Bimester Evaluation

Hello parents and students! Reading Exam will be performed orally in front of the classroom. Students will be asked to read a random story aloud, clear, and correctly. The rubric below is what the teacher will use to evaluate your oral reading performance. Plese read a lot at home ! :) 

 

	2	1	0
Expression & Phrasing	*Voice shows extensive interest and understanding. *Speech consistently reflects punctuation. *Student demonstrates a thorough comprehension of words and phrases that belong together.	*Voice shows a little  expression and understanding. *Speech sometimes reflects punctuation. *Student demonstrates some comprehension of words and phrases that belong  together.	*In a monotone voice indicating limited understanding. *Speech rarely reflects punctuation. *Student misjudges which words and phrases belong together.
Accuracy and Fluency	*All printed words included during reading. *Fluent and natural pacing at a normal talking speed. *Student reads every word without help and student doesn’t hesitate.	*Occasional skipping of words during reading. *Limited fluency with some hesitation affecting pacing.	*Frequent skipping of words  during reading. *Lack of fluency with frequent hesitation.
Voice Quality •  clarity • volume	*Words clearly pronounced at all times. *Use of natural volume, easily heard by all.	*Words clearly pronounced some of the time. *Inconsistent volume sometimes making it difficult to hear.	*Words unclear and mumbled during reading. *Difficult to hear unless at close range.
Self-Correction	*Identifies most mistakes and corrects them independently	*Identifies some mistakes and makes an attempt to correct them.	*Identifies a few  minor mistakes but is frequently unable to correct them.

Oral Reading Self-Asessment

This time, you will practice your oral reading and you will evaluate yourself using the rubric below. 

Ask someone else to hear your oral reading, and together complete the rubric to discover how good you are reading.

Oral Reading Self' Asessment Rubric

	0	1	2
Volume	I can’t hear myself properly.	I don’t read loud enough to hear all the text.	I read loud enough to hear all the text.
Pace	I read too quickly or too slowly.	I mostly read at the same speed all the way through.	I read at the right pace to make it easy to listen to.
Pause	I don’t look for punctuation when I read.	I sometimes use punctuation when I’m reading.	I use punctuation to pause and stop at the right places.
Clarity	I hesitate (doubt) over lots of words or mumble lots of words.	I mostly read clearly with a few hesitation.	I read each word clearly.
Expression	My voice is boring with no highs or lows.	I use some highs or lows to add life to a text.	I use expression in my voice to make the text ‘come alive’.
Fluency	I read like a robot.	Some of my reading flows and some is stilted.	I read so the text flows smoothly.
Total:                 /12

4th Bimester Study Guide

English UNIT 6 Pronouns 6.1 What is Pronoun? 6.2 Subject Pronouns 6.3 Object Pronouns 6.4 Using I / and me 6.5 Possessive Pronouns 6.6 Contractions with Pronouns 6.7 Pronouns and  Homophones Spelling Study spelling and meaning of Basic Words Unit 25 to 30. Words for the Dictation will be from UNIT 25 and 28. Pay special attention on these words. Reading Reread the lessons, study vocabulary, activities and order of the events about each of the following lessons: 1 My name is Maria Isabel 2 Marven of the Great North Woods 3 The Last Dragon

Science Chapter 11 Matter and Its Properties Lesson 1How can physical properties be used to identify matter? Lesson 2 How does matter change states? Lesson 3 What are mixtures and solutions? Chapter 12 Changes in Matter Lesson 1 What is matter made of? Lesson 2 What are physical changes in matter? Chapter 13 Sound Lesson 1What is sound? Lesson 2 What are the properties of waves? Lessons 3 How do sounds waves travel? Chapter 14 Light and Heat Lesson 1 How does light behave? Lesson 2 How can heat be transferred?

Object Pronouns

Hi dear students!
This time click on the links below to practice on the use of Subject and Object Pronouns.
At the end of the exercise click on the button CHECK to see if you answered correctly.

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/pronouns/personal_pronouns.htm 

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/pronouns/personal_pronouns3.htm

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/pronouns/personal_pronouns2.htm 

Spelling Bee Finalists and My name is Maria Isabel

Hello dear students!!

I want you to know the finalists that will represent 4th grade A on the Spelling Bee Contest next March.

The Finalists are :

*Oscar A. Tijerina

*Hypatia D. Montelongo Zamora

*Luis F. Ramirez

CONGRATULATIONS to all of them!

Now, please go to link below and have some fun while you learn by playing the e-word and Word Search about My name is Maria Isabel selection.

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/tnc/gr4/gr4_th4_sel1.html 

ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND!!

3rd Bimester Study Guide

English Unit 4 Adjectives 4.1 What is and Adjective? 4.2 Adjectives after be 4 .4 Making Comparisons (study when to add “er” or “est” to the adjective. 4.5 Comparing with more and most. Remember! *Comparing two things: short adjective + er Ex: shorter than more + long adjective Ex: more intelligent than *Comparing three things or many: short adjective + est Ex: the shortest most + long adjective Ex: the most intelligent Unit 5 Capitalization and Punctuation 5.1 Correct Sentences 5.2 Names of people and Pets 5.3 Names of places and things 5.4 Abbreviations (study abbreviations and their meanings. 5.5 Commas in a Series Spelling Study spelling and meaning of the Basic Words from Unit 19 to Unit 24. Words for the Dictation exercise will be from UNIT 22 and 23. Pay special attention on these words.

Science Chapter 8  Changes to Earth’s Surface Lesson 1 What are some of Earth Landforms? Lesson 2 What causes changes to Earth’s Landforms? Lesson 3 What are fossils? Chapter 9 The Water Cycle Lesson 1 What is the Water Cycle? Lesson 2 How is the water cycle related to Weather? Chapter 10  Planets and Other Objects in Space Lesson 1 How do Earth and Its Moon Move? Lesson 2 How do objects move in the Solar System? Lesson 3 What other objects can be seen in the sky? Reading Reread the lessons, study vocabulary, activities and order of the events about each of the following lessons: -The Stranger -Cendrillon *Practice your Reading Comprehension. You will have to read an article on the exam and answer questions about it.