Dovrei Anglit Program – 9th Grade 2015 -2016 Books: The Giver by Lois Lowry, Help Yourself to English Grammar TOPICS 2 short stories Horror story genre and its conventions The Giver EDUCATIONAL GOALS Improve reading skills Enrich vocabulary and spelling ACTIVITIES GRAMMAR EVALUATION MONTHS Spelling and vocabulary exercises Preposition review and passive voice review Spelling and vocabulary quizzes =3% September and October Analysis of literature Analyze short stories Book Report =10% 22 lessons Improve creative writing skills Enrich vocabulary and spelling Improve reading skills Write a horror story Reading Present perfect simple Past perfect simple Tolerance Horror story =18% Test = 25% Spelling and vocabulary quizzes 3% Book Report = 10% The Giver Create a newspaper article Project on Superhero In depth analysis of characters, themes, plot, atmospheres Creative writing Differences between a narrative piece and newspaper article -Group work -Improve oral skills Improve writing and independent thinking skills Test = 17% Spelling and vocabulary quizzes = 4% Book Report=10% Analyze plot, themes, characters – oral and written work In groups write a newspaper article and then computer and oral presentation Creative writing in pairs Review of all perfect tenses and passive VALUES ATTAINED Excellence Written project = 12% Oral project =12% November and December Honoring of the individua 31 lessons Tolerance January Tolerance 15 lessons Equality of man February Excellence 16 lessons Book Report = 9% Conditionals Giver Test = 26% Book Report = 9% March and April Excellence 21 lessons Presentation of projects Opinion Essay Improve and critical thinking skills Writing skills Direct and Indirect speech Project = 22% May and June 26 lessons Teachers Assessment = 10% Leadership skills and group acceptance Belonging