1. INSTITUTO BILINGÜE SANTILLANA DEL MAR
MONTHLY CONTENTS
ENGLISH – KEYSTONE D
THIRD BIMESTER
JANUARY 2012
Date Topic - Contents/Activity Comments
2 Monday No School
3 Tuesday UNIT 2
Build Background on unit theme. Video for Unit 2.
QuickWrite – pg. 71
Vocabulary – pg. 73
Key Words – WB pg. 33
Vocabulary - pg.74
4 Wednesday Word Study – RB pg. 75 WB pg. 35
Reading Strategy – Recognize Sequence pg. 75
Read – RB pg. 76-77 answer Before You Go On pg. 77
Read folktale – RB 78-79 answer Before You Go On 79
Review and Practice pgs. 80-81
Speaking Tip – How a Seed becomes a plant
9 Monday Discussion Act- RB pg 81 WB pg 37
Grammar – sequence words pg. 82
Read pgs. 76-79 – Audio CD
Unit 2 Reading Test 1
List # 13
10 Tuesday Write a Story with a Starter – pg. 83 Project
Writing Activity WB pg. 39
Vocabulary – pg. 85 Practice chart
Literary Words – WB pg. 40
Vocabulary – pg. 86
11 Wednesday Word Study pg. 87 complete Practice
Reading Strategy – Compare and Contrast pg. 87
Read pgs. 88-89 – Audio CD Before You Go On pg. 89
Read pgs. 90-91 Before You Go On pg. 91
Pgs. 92-93 Before You Go On pg. 93
Speaking Tip - Reader´s Theater pg. 94 act out scene
16 Monday Dictation List 13
Comprehension Questions – pgs. 94-95
Listening Tip – pg. 95 Discussion Activity
Response to Literature – pg. 95 WB pg. 44
Grammar – Conditional Sentences pg. 96
Review Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry – Audio CD
Unit 2 Reading 2 Test
Vocabulary List 14
17 Tuesday Introduction to “Rewrite a Familiar Story” – pg. 97
Writing Activity – WB pg. 46
What You Will Learn – pg. 98
Vocabulary – pg. 99-100
Key Words – WB pg. 47
Academic Words – WB pg. 48
Word Study – pg. 101
18 Wednesday Reading Strategy – Scan pg. 101
Read pg. 102-103 – Audio CD
Answer Before You Go On pg. 103
Read pg. 104 answer Before You Go On questions
Read Letter on pg. 105
Review and Practice – 106-107 answer

2. comprehension questions pg 106 WB pg. 51
Speaking Tip – pg. 106
Reading Wrap-up pg. 44
23 Monday Dictation List 14
Vocabulary List 15
Grammar – Simple Past and Present Perfect pg. 108
Article – Migration Patterns – Audio CD
Unit 2 Reading 3 Test
Write a Personal Letter intro pg. 109
Writing activity WB pg. 53
24 Tuesday Vocabulary – pg. 111-112
Literary Words WB pg. 54
Word Study – pg. 113
Reading Strategy – Make Inferences pg. 113
Read pgs. 114-115 – Audio CD
Literary Check – Characterization – pg. 115, answer
Before You Go On
25 Wednesday WRITTEN EXAM
Read pgs. 116-117
Literary Check pg. 116 – Author´s use of dialogue
Finish reading pgs. 118-119 answer Before You Go On
30 Monday Dictation List 15
Vocabulary List 16
Review and Practice pgs. 120-121 – Speaking Tip
Comprehension – RB pg. 120 WB pg. 58
Discussion questions – pg. 121
Response to Literature Activity pg. 121
31 Tuesday Grammar – have to + verb pg. 122
Practice pg. 122
Review the story – Audio CD
Unit 2 Reading 4 Test
Read intro – Write a Personal Narrative pg. 123
Writing activity – WB pg. 60
1 Wednesday Link the Readings pg. 124
Discussion – answer questions in groups
Fluency Check – work in pairs
Projects – pg. 125
Evaluation Written Classwork Homework Spelling
Criteria Exam
Percentage 40% 20% 20% 20%
Comments Dictation every
Monday
This month is made up of 15 school days in which students will present written exams; we will
finish our class topics, workbook exercises and homework to be included in their portfolios.
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