6th Grade English/ II Unit 2015
Paola Bencich/ Javiera Hernandez
Saint George’s: Past, Present, and Future
Name: _________________________________________________________________________
6th ________________
Date: __________________________________________________________________________
Time: 15 academic hours
Dear Students, now that our semester is coming to an end, we would like to see how much you
have progressed. This project will give you an opportunity to show the class what you can do. It’s
about your school and people who have studied here. We look forward to seeing your best work.
Your Teachers, Miss Javiera and Miss Paola
Source of pictures: http://www.saintgeorge.cl/nuestro-colegio/historia
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Objectives of the project:
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To write affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences using the simple past tense.
To write affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences using the simple present tense.
To write affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences using the simple future tense.
To report information using the appropriate tense.
To use and ask questions in English orally conveying communication.
To identify specific information from oral presentations.
Skill
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Written expression
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Activities
To write 2 sentences using the
appropriate tense.
To write 2 interrogative sentences
using the simple past tense.
To write 2 interrogative sentences
using the simple present tense.
To write 1 interrogative sentence
using the simple future tense.
Score
_______/4 pts.
_______/4 pts.
_______/4 pts.
_______/2 pt.
Total: _______/ 14 pts.
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To write 2 sentences using simple
past tense.
To write 2 sentences using simple
present tense.
To write 1 sentence using simple
future tense
_______/4 pts.
_______/4 pts.
_______/2 pts.
Total: _______/10 pts.
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To report information conveying
meaning using simple past, simple
present, and simple future.
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To express yourself by
responding to questions using
simple present, simple past, and
simple future.
Oral expression
Classwork
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Total Score
To ask questions orally using
English.
To use English presenting specific
information.
To fulfill activities related to active
listening task.
______/ 24 pts.
________/ 4 pts.
Total: _______/ 28 pts.
_________/ 3 pts.
_________/ 3 pts.
_________/ 3 pts.
Total:_________/ 9 pts.
_______/ 61 pts.
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Timeline
June 09/10: Research in Library
June 10/11/12: Introduction and Guest Presentations
June 11/12: Question Formation, Perform Alumni Interview
June 15/16/17: Record Data Gathered
June 19/22/23: Prepare Oral Presentation
June 24/25/26: Give Oral Presentation
Interview an Alumnus or Alumna of Saint George’s!
Did you know about all the interesting history of St. George’s? The school is 78 years
old and there are so many amazing things that have happened here. Those who
attended the school in the past are a great source of information. Let’s interview them
to learn more about our school.
Source of pictures: http://www.saintgeorge.cl/nuestro-colegio/historia
What is the project about?
In this project you will work with a partner and. . .
1. prepare questions in the past, present, and future tense to interview an alumnus or alumna of
St. George’s.
2. interview an alumnus or alumna of St. George´s College.
3. listen to a recording of your interview and write sentences summarizing their responses to
your questions.
4. prepare a presentation about what you learned.
5. present in partners to the class about your interview.
6. respond to questions about your presentation.
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Part I: Research
Time to find information! Now, we will have our class trip to the library, try to find two interesting
facts about the school’s history. Don´t forget to write in complete sentences with a capital letter,
punctuation, a subject and a predicate. (2 points each, 1 for each relevant fact and 1 for capital
letters and periods).
Fact 1:
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Fact 2:
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
______/4 pts.
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St.George´s alumni are so interesting! Listen to two and
respond to the following questions:
Guest 1
Question
Answer
What is his or her name?
What years did he or she go to St. George’s?
What activities was he or she involved in at St.
George’s?
What did he or she like most about St. George’s?
What didn´t he or she like about St. George’s?
What does he or she do now?
How does English help him or her in their work?
What will the role of the school in Chilean society be in
the future?
Guest 2
Question
Answer
What is his or her name?
What years did he or she go to St. George’s?
What activities was he or she involved in at St.
George’s?
What did he or she like most about St. George’s?
What didn´t he or she like about St. George’s?
What does he or she do now?
How does English help him or her in their work?
What will the role of the school in Chilean society be in
the future?
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Now it’s your turn!
Part II: Interview questions
Prepare 5 questions to ask the alumnus or alumna you will interview (2
points each, 1 for correct question formation in the corresponding verb
tense and 1 for capital letters and periods).
 Remember to use question words: Who? What? When? Where? How?
Why?
 Remember to include proper capitalization and punctuation.
 Don´t forget to form your questions correctly.
Remember, QUASM:
QU
A
S
M
What
was
your favorite teacher
like?
What kind of homework
did
you
do back then?
Two questions in the past tense about the alumnus or alumna’s experience as a student at Saint
George’s. Be sure to be specific when asking them what they were involved in and what those
activities were like. We encourage you to ask more than the two questions you have written to
find more information.
1. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Two questions in the present tense about the changes they see in the school from the point of
view of an Old Georgian:
3. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
4. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
One question in the future tense about what the school will be like in the future in terms of:
infrastructure, lessons, technology and/or community service.
5. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
______/ 10 pts.
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Part III: Interview
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Time to interview!! Remember to record your interview using a phone or iPod. Listen
to the recording and write the alumnus or alumna´s responses to your questions in
the spaces below. You can listen to the recording as many times as you need. (2
points for each response, 1 for relevant information written in the sentence and
1 for capital letters and periods).
Remember, you can always say:
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I don’t understand what you said. Can you repeat it please?
I don’t know what you mean. Can you please explain that?
Can you say that more slowly please?
What is the meaning of ________________?
Remember to practice good interviewing skills:
1. Be polite.
2. Look the person in the eye.
3. Repeat what they tell you out loud to make sure you understand
it.
Don´t forget to write down the basic information about the person you are interviewing:
Name: ______________________________________________
Graduation Year: __________________________________
Current Job: _______________________________________
1. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
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2. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
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3. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
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4. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
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5. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
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______/ 10 pts.
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Part IV: Oral Presentation Preparation
You and your partner will present what you learned about your alumnus or alumna to the class. You
will each be responsible for half of the presentation. Use the graphic organizers to help plan your
presentation.
Remember to listen to the recording you made of your interview to help you!
 Part 1: The alumnus or alumna’s life at Saint George.
Complete the graphic organizer below to help plan your presentation:
Student’s name presenting part 1: _____________________________________________________________________________
Years alumnus or
alumna attended
Saint George´s
Activities in which
alumnus or alumna
participated at
Saint George’s and
a description of
those activities
What else did you
learn?
What else did you
learn?
What else did you
learn?
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 Part 2: What changes do they see at St. George’s?
Complete the graphic organizer below to help plan your presentation:
Student’s name presenting part 2: _____________________________________________________________________________
What the alumnus/
alumna currently
does now?
How is St. George’s
different than
when he or she was
a student?
What do they think
will happen in the
future?
What else did you
learn?
What else did you
learn?
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Checklist
Aspect
Did you take notes during the St. George alumni visit?
Did you create all questions using the QUASM formula?
Did you do your interview politely and respectfully?
Did you complete your interview with information taken from the library’s visit?
Did you prepare your presentation with your classmate responsibly and consciously?
Did you use English during the lesson?
Yes
No
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Classwork (teacher only)
Aspect
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Questions in English Student always
asks questions
orally using
English during
class.
Student always
English use in
specific information. uses English
presenting specific
information about
school history.
Student fulfills all
Active listening
activities related to
task.
active listening
task.
2
Student sometimes
asks questions
orally using
English during
class.
Student sometimes
uses English
presenting specific
information about
school history.
Student fulfills
some activities
related to active
listening task.
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Student rarely asks
questions orally
using English
during class.
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Student only uses
Spanish.
Student rarely uses Student only uses
English presenting Spanish.
specific
information about
school history.
Student fulfills
Student doesn’t do
only one activities activities related to
related to active
active listening
listening task.
task.
Total score: ______/9 pts.
Part V: Interview Presentation
You and your partner will present what you learned about your alumnus or
alumna to the class. You will be assessed on the following criteria:
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Pronunciation
Fluency
Grammar (use of simple present/simple past/future)
Content
How well you are prepared
How well you respond to questions
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To receive the highest score in your oral presentation you need to:
CATEGORY
Content
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Relevant, informative presentation. It
mentions all 5 questions and items to
be researched. Adequate level of
detail for each of them.
Grammar
Student has proper conjugation and subject
verb agreement for all past, present, and
future tense verbs.
Preparedness
Student is completely prepared and has
obviously rehearsed.
Fluency
Fluid, smooth speech. No or very few
hesitations.
Pronunciation
Completely comprehensible. Pronunciation
errors do not cause misunderstandings.
Time Adherence
Presentation is at least 1 minute per person.
Self Expression
Student responds to questions clearly with a
corresponding verb tense.
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FINAL PROJECT: Saint George’s: Past, Present, and Future
Grade
Oral Presentation RUBRIC
CATEGORY
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3
2
1
Content
Relevant, informative
presentation. It
mentions all 5
questions and items
to be researched.
Adequate level of
detail for each of
them.
Response to the task
is generally
informative. It fairly
mentions all 5 or 4
questions and items
to be researched.
May lack some detail.
Presentation vague.
It mentions only 3 or 2
questions and items
to be researched.
Lacks some
important
information.
Presentation not
informative. Provides
little or no
information.
Grammatical
accuracy
Student has proper
conjugation and
subject verb
agreement for all
past, present, and
future tense verbs.
Student makes 1-2
mistakes in the
conjugation or
subject verb
agreement for all
past, present, and
future tense verbs.
Student makes 3-4
mistakes in the
conjugation or
subject verb
agreement for all
past, present, and
future tense verbs.
Student makes 5 or
more mistakes in the
conjugation or
subject verb
agreement for all
past, present, and
future tense verbs.
Body Language
Student is completely
prepared and has
obviously rehearsed.
Student makes eye
contact, uses body to
express his/her ideas
and doesn’t use
distractive pacing or
exaggerated
movements.
Preparation and
rehearsal are
needed. Student
makes little eye
contact, is steady or
uses distractive
pacing or
exaggerated
movements.
Student did not
prepare and did not
rehearse
Fluency
Fluid, smooth speech.
No or very few
hesitations.
Occasional hesitation
that does not interfere
with communication.
Pauses frequently
searching for words
or ways to
paraphrase.
Halting speech,
constantly interrupted
by pauses. Repetition
of structures.
Pronunciation
Completely
comprehensible.
Pronunciation errors
do not cause
misunderstandings.
Generally
comprehensible;
pronunciation errors
may cause some
misunderstandings.
Number of
pronunciation errors.
Many pronunciation
difficulties which
affects
comprehension.
Time Adherence
Presentation is at least
1 minute per person.
Presentation lasts for
less than 59 seconds
per person.
Presentation lasts for
less than 45 seconds
per person.
Presentation lasts for
less than 30 seconds
per person.
Self Expression
Student responds to
questions clearly with
a corresponding verb
tense.
Student responds to
questions clearly with
1 mistake in verb
tense.
Student responds to
questions clearly with
2 mistakes in verb
tense.
Student responds to
questions clearly with
3 or more mistakes in
verb tense.
Teacher´s
Comments
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Grammar observation details:
Present
Past
Future
Oral Presentation Score: ______/28
Booklet Score: ____/24
Classwork: _________/ 9
Total Score: _____/61
Self-evaluation
1) How did you feel during the presentation? Check the best option.
2) The best thing in my presentation
was_____________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
3) For my next presentation I need to
improve_________________________________________________
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