YEARLY PLAN FOR THE FOUR POINTERS 10th, 11th and 12th Grades Goals of the English Curriculum Interacting effectively in a variety of situations Obtaining and making use of information from a variety of sources and media Presenting information in an organized manner Appreciating literature and other cultures and the nature of language Submitted by The English Staff: Otra Khalaila/Ahmad Khatib /Mickey Kazin / 10th Grade (Four points) Books: Making Sense( Eric Cohen Books) Log into Literature For 4 points (University Publishing Projects) Number of Time Access to Unit Estimation Information Social Interaction Appreciation of Presentation Language, Grammar and vocabulary Literature and Culture Our Senses September (Introduction) October November Follow the *Poem: Count development of an That Day Lost By argument in a range George Eliot. of texts - Comparing and Contrasting. - Simile, Rhyme Scheme. December * Using titles and * Expressing opinions * Comparing For Your Eyes January pictures to predict * Interacting for the different elements of device using in the present using English to their adjectives the present simple February * Understanding the purpose of giving Only advice language *Task: Write an and present Unit One * Describing a -Describing events main idea * Present simple and informative ad progressive * Locating specific present progressive - Using modals and details *Verb from after semi-modals to * Extracting relevant modals and semi- ability, obligation information from modals and possibility *Comparing word And give advice and order in English and permission in your language (phrasal verbs 1) different sources *Understanding the structure and * Poem: The Road convention of an Not Taken by information ad Robert Frost - Problem Solving. - Stanza, Metaphor and Rhyme. Unit Two March * Understanding * Engaging in longer * Comparing * Writing an * Using relative A Question Of April information from conversations different of English opinion clauses to add to their language - giving an opinion information about May visual data * Expressing ideas Taste * Distinguishing fact and opinions -relative pronoun * Topic sentences nouns from opinion *Interacting in order -past progressive * Supporting *Describing events to persuade * Are aware that sentences in the past using the languages use *Task: write a past simple and past June * Understanding the structure and convention of a different idiomatic review expressions *Adjectives ending -expressions about in –ed and -ing taste *Are aware of how cultural practices are reflected in literature *Appreciating a poem * A Short Story: A Summer’s Reading by Bernard Malamud. - Inferring. - Making Connections. - Protagonist and Symbolism. restaurant review progressive 11th Grade (Four points) Books: Making Sense (E. C. B.) Literature for 4 Points- Option 2 (E.C.B.) Number of Time Access to Unit Estimation Information Social Interaction Appreciation of Presentation Language, Grammar and vocabulary Literature and Culture Unit Three September * Using text * Engaging in longer A World Of October organization to conversations Smells November understand the main * Expressing ideas idea of an article and opinions * Identifying the *Interacting for the attitudes of the writers purpose of giving * Are aware that * Writing an email *Expressing action languages differ in -applying for a job or intention in the syntax using connectors future using the -suffix * Task: write a future simple and be response on a forum going to * Comparing different cultural * Discussing events * Understanding the main idea of an interview * Understanding the information practices to their using the passive own * Words that are *Odors connected to both nouns and your culture structure and * A Short Story: convention of a forum The Split Cherry Tree by Jesse Stuart - Explaining Cause and Effect. - Explaining Patterns. - Dialogue, Conflict and Point of View. verbs Unit Four December Have You January Heard? February * Scanning for * Asking and * Are aware that * writing a *Using gerunds and information answering questions languages use paragraph infinitives *Drawing inferences about general topics different idiomatic -giving advantages * present perfect to identify point of * Interacting for expressions and disadvantages simple and view purposes such as - expressions about using connectors progressive giving suggestions hearing and contrast * compound nouns * Expressing personal *Are aware that * Task: write a letter opinions and languages differ - to an advice column providing in depth syntax explanations - adverbs * Understanding the main idea from the first sentences of each paragraph * Extracting relevant information from a story *Comparing famous sayings in English to their language. *Relating to literary text from a personal perspective. -folktale * A Short Story: Thank You Ma’m By Langston Hughes - Predicting. - Uncovering Motives. - Character, Plot and Hero/Heroine. Unit Five March * Understanding the * Expressing personal * Are aware that * writing a report *past perfect simple Just The Right April main idea opinions languages use - using examples to *first conditional, different idiomatic support ideas zero conditional and May *Understanding the * Interacting for the Touch sequence of events purpose of persuading - expressions about Task: write a temporal taste proposal to reduce - changing verbs to *Are aware that violence using nouns languages differ in martial arts June * Following the development of an argument * Understanding the structure and conventions of a website -Synthesizing syntax - adjectives *Are aware of how cultural practices are reflected in a text - greetings around the world - Japanese cultural practices *Are aware of cultural practices are reflected in literature * A Poem: Grandmother By Sameeneh Shirazie - distinguishing Different Perspectives. -Setting and Theme. 12th Grade (Four points) Books: Making Sense (E. C. B.) Literature for 4 Points- Option 2 (E.C.B.) Mastering Module E (E.C.B.) Number Time Access to written Reading Appreciation of Access to spoken Listening strategies and test taking of Unit Estimation Information strategies and Language, information skills test-talking Literature and skills Culture * Identifying the * Asking and * Understanding * Writing a blog * reported speech September attitudes of the writer answering different dialects - editing * second the third conditionals October and speakers in an questions about * Distinguishing - Task: Interview * phrasal verbs 2 November article. general topics between British and someone who does an * Understanding the * Engaging in American alternative treatment extended *Distinguishing conversations between words that Unit Six Making Sense Of The Sixth Sense main idea in an article. sound the same in different languages but have different meanings *Predicting the *Word families *A tour of Duplin *Reading the title and questions first opening *word connected to (interview) *focus on instructions paragraph advertising *following *Verbs and The Fun instructions propositions Theory context clues Unit One December (Mastering Module E) * Identifying opinions * Identifying the *scanning * word families *Michael Phelps *taking notes Beware Of attitudes of the writer *Bagrut *expressions (interview) *multiple choice questions Superbugs and speakers in a report. instructions connected to health * Understanding the *paraphrasing *prefixes main idea in a report. *cause and Unit Two January *use of correct grammar effect Unit Three Mind Reading Computers February * Identifying the *Context clues attitudes of the writer *questions about *word connected to and speakers in a report. the main idea technology *correcting spelling * Understanding the *connectors of *noun phrases *listening to the end main idea in a report. contrast *questions about * word families * Cute crazy * jotting down details (interview) *choosing the option the title Unit Four March * Identifying the *identifying the * word families * Stand Up Paddle *instructions A Global attitudes of the writer writer’s opinion *expressions Boarding *linking words Class and speakers in an * questions connected to (lecture) *focus on what you hear Room article. about cause and education * Understanding the effect *idiomatic *finding expressions prefixes main idea in an article. examples Unit Five Fake Meat April * Identifying the *text * word families Attenborough’s Ark *Making an educated guess attitudes of the writer organization/ *word connected to (lecture) *paraphrasing and speakers in an main idea/ the food article. body *phrasal verbs * Understanding the *completing the main idea in an article. sentence * understanding sequence *choosing the correct answer May English Project Oral Exam