The monthly contents document summarizes the English curriculum for the third bimester of February 2012 at the Instituto Bilingüe Santillana del Mar. Over the 12 school days, students will be assessed in various areas including an online exam, a presentation, a project, workbook exercises, homework, and spelling. Their performance will be evaluated based on different criteria such as an online exam (20%), presentation (20%), project (20%), homework (20%), and spelling (20%). Parents are required to sign off on the contents after reviewing with their child.

1. INSTITUTO BILINGÜE SANTILLANA DEL MAR
MONTHLY CONTENTS
ENGLISH – KEYSTONE D
THIRD BIMESTER
FEBRUARY 2012
Date Topic - Contents/Activity Objective Comments
1 Wednesday Word Search - Review Vocabulary List 16
Grammar: Past vs. Present Perfect
WB
Read pgs. 114-117 “Abuela Invents the Zero”
6 Monday No Classes
7 Tuesday Vocabulary List 17
UNIT 3 – How can we tell what´s right?
Video for Unit 3
Literary and Academic Words – RB pgs. 137 and
138
Irregular Plurals – pg. 139
8 Wednesday Review Vocabulary
Read “The Golden Serpent” – RB pgs. 140-145
Grammar: The modal must pg. 148
Writing a persuasive paragraph – pg. 149
13 Monday Dictation List 17
Valentine´s Day Handout and activity
Literary & Academic Words – pg. 151-152
Reading Strategy: Distinguish Fact from Opinion
14 Tuesday Review Vocabulary
Read “I Love Pluto” – RB pgs. 154-156
Read “Why Pluto is not a Planet” – RB pg. 157
Grammar: Some and Indefinite Pronouns
15 Wednesday Review Vocabulary – crossword puzzle
Grammar: Some and Indefinite Pronouns – 160
Writing a Persuasive Paragraph – A Letter 161
20 Monday Dictation List 18
Vocabulary List 19
Black History Month – Handout
Literary & Academic Words – RB pgs. 163-164
Word Study: Long and Short Vowels – pg. 165
21 Tuesday Review Vocabulary - worksheet
Read from “A Single Shard” – RB pgs. 166-169
Grammar: The uses of would – pg. 172
22 Wednesday Review Vocabulary
Writing a Persuasive paragraph – pg. 173
27 Monday Dictation List 19
Vocabulary List 20
Key Words & Academic Words – pg. 175-176
Reading Strategy: Summarize – pg. 177
28 Tuesday Review Vocabulary - handout
Read “Marian Anderson: A Voice for Change” –
RB pgs. 178-181
Grammar: Superlative Adjectives – pg. 184
29 Wednesday Review Vocabulary – spelling
Writing an Advertisement – pg. 185

2. This month is made up of 12 school days in which students will present: an online exam, a project,
workbook exercises and homework to be included in their portfolios.
Student Name Parent´s Signature
Evaluation Online
Presentation Project Homework Spelling
Criteria Exam
Percentage 20% 20% 20% 20% 20%
Comments News Program Dictation
every
Monday