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Unit 4 –Lesson 6
Mary Lou Retton: The Story of
anOlympiad
Reading
Lesson Targets
The students will…
dentify the tone and purpose of a text
Helpful Criticism• Determine the tone used in a sentence
Take part in a skit about giving andresponding to criticism
Snapshot
Fun Facts
T he origin of the O lymp ics was a series of comp etitions
among citiz ens ofdifferent city-states in ancient
G reece.
The Olympic motto is Citius, Altius, Fortius. It is a Latin
phrase meaning“Faster, Higher, Stronger.”
T he O lymp ic rings consist of five intertwined rings that
rep resent unity ofthe continents of America, Asia,
Africa, O ceania, and E urop e
Mary Lou Retton: The Story of an Olympiad
Pages 327-328
Who is your favorite athlete, and
what
is
this
athlete’s
signaturemove?
Discuss
your
answers with a seatmate. Then,
read the textentitled “Mary Lou
Retton,” and nd out what her
signature move is
Skills Builder
Setting
Helps create the mood or atmosphere of
the story.
Skills Builder
Examples:
Dekada ‘70 – set in the Philippines during the
Himala
Martial Law era
– set in a small town with dry
landscape, shot in Ilocos Norte
Skills Builder
Activity. Your teacher will make you
watch a short film. Write a short essay
talking about its setting and location.
RUBRIC
Needs
improvement
Punctuation
Capitalization
Content
Grammar
Student did not
observe the use of
correct punctuation.
Fair
Good
Excellent
Student used
Student used accurate Student used accurate
punctuation
punctuation for some punctuation for every
inaccurately for most
sentences.
sentence. .
sentences.
Student did not
Student used
Student used accurate Student used accurate
observe the use of
capitalization
capitalization for
capitalization for
correct capitalization. inaccurately for most
some sentences.
every sentence.
sentences.
Student did not follow
Student hardly
Student mostly
Student followed the
the given topic.
followed the given
followed the given
given topic.
topic.
topic.
Student’s grammar
Most of the students’
Most of the students’
Student wrote
use is unacceptable. .
sentences did not
sentences followed
sentences following
follow the acceptable acceptable grammar.
the acceptable
grammar.
grammar.
All Ears
To relate a song to a movie, ask these questions:
What are the emotions expressed by the song? What
movie makes you feel the same emotions?
What is the song about? Is there a movie that tackles
something similar to that?
All Ears
What is the artist’s attitude toward the topic? What is
the artist’s opinion about it? What movie addresses the
topic in a similar way?
Does the song tell a story? What movie does the story
remind you of?
Does the song express a theory or assumption/ What
movie expresses the same thing?
All Ears
Activity
Find a partner then listen to a song from a
foreign country. Then, write an essay
relating that song to a movie that you have
both watched.
Answer on EnglishTek2, page 323 (Workbook)
RUBRIC
Needs
improvement
Punctuation
Capitalization
Content
Grammar
Student did not
observe the use of
correct punctuation.
Fair
Good
Excellent
Student used
Student used accurate Student used accurate
punctuation
punctuation for some punctuation for every
inaccurately for most
sentences.
sentence. .
sentences.
Student did not
Student used
Student used accurate Student used accurate
observe the use of
capitalization
capitalization for
capitalization for
correct capitalization. inaccurately for most
some sentences.
every sentence.
sentences.
Student did not follow
Student hardly
Student mostly
Student followed the
the given topic.
followed the given
followed the given
given topic.
topic.
topic.
Student’s grammar
Most of the students’
Most of the students’
Student wrote
use is unacceptable. .
sentences did not
sentences followed
sentences following
follow the acceptable acceptable grammar.
the acceptable
grammar.
grammar.
Sound Off
•You look for
Similarities similarities
Contrast
•You look for their
differences
Sound Off
Activity
Choose two movies from two different countries
then discuss them in front of the class. Focus on
how each country is depicted through setting and
location.
Answer on EnglishTek2, page 324 (Workbook)
RUBRIC
Unable
to do
The student discussed the movies clearly.
The student showed confidence during the
activity.
The student followed the instruction correctly.
Overall, student demonstrated understanding of
the lesson by accomplishing the task well.
With much
difficulty
With
some
difficulty
With
proficiency
Grammar Points
False series
Is done by combining two or more elements in a
series, but the sentence structure is wrong
Example:
Michael like travelling to other countries as well as to help people in need.
Grammar Points
Examples of Parallel Constructions:
Michael likes travelling to other countries as well as helping
people in need.
Michael like to travel to other countries and to help people
in need.
Grammar Workout
Answer the Grammar Workout
Activities A and B on your
EnglishTek (Workbook)
Pages 208 - 209
Writing
Comparison and contrast essay
Focuses on the similarities and
difference between two things from a
similar kind/category
Conjunctions for Comparison and Contrast
Writing
A. Write a comparison and contrast essay about the
traditions and practices of the Chinese and the
Japanese.
B. Write the introduction for your essay in five to
eight sentences
Answer on EnglishTek2, page 211 (Workbook)
RUBRIC
Needs
improvement
Punctuation
Capitalization
Content
Grammar
Student did not
observe the use of
correct punctuation.
Fair
Good
Excellent
Student used
Student used accurate Student used accurate
punctuation
punctuation for some punctuation for every
inaccurately for most
sentences.
sentence. .
sentences.
Student did not
Student used
Student used accurate Student used accurate
observe the use of
capitalization
capitalization for
capitalization for
correct capitalization. inaccurately for most
some sentences.
every sentence.
sentences.
Student did not follow
Student hardly
Student mostly
Student followed the
the given topic.
followed the given
followed the given
given topic.
topic.
topic.
Student’s grammar
Most of the students’
Most of the students’
Student wrote
use is unacceptable. .
sentences did not
sentences followed
sentences following
follow the acceptable acceptable grammar.
the acceptable
grammar.
grammar.
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Unit 4 –Lesson 5
The United Nations
False Series
Thank you!