Sunday, December 12, 2010

11th Grade Grammar Period Exam

INSTRUCTIONS: Choose one of the following topics to write a Compare/Contrast Essay about. There are many options to choose from, but if you would rather use a topic of your own, submit it for approval by Wednesday December 15. Use the cover page given in class. Remember, any research used MUST be cited and listed in a bibliography. If you need any help during the holidays, contact me via email (mr.rafaelsans@gmail.com). The due date for this essay is January 25, 2011.

Topics:

-Films:
1) The Karate Kid (1984) v. The Karate Kid (2010)


-Articles:
1) “Why Wikileaks is Good for America” (http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/12/wikileaks-editorial/) v. “Why Wikileaks Cable-Dump is a Bad Thing” (http://rationalistsblog.net/2010/12/09/why-wikileaks-cable-dump-is-a-bad-thing/)

-Music:*
1) The Beatles – Rubber Soul (1965) v. Various Artists – This Bird Has Flown (2005)
2) U2 – Joshua Tree (1987) v. Coldplay – A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002)

-Other:
1) Communism v. Socialism
2) Japanese Animation v. Western Animation
3) El Salvador’s Civil War v. America’s Civil War
4) Dubbed Movies v. Subtitled Movies
5) Xbox 360 v. PS3 v. Wii

*Important Links:
Instructions: 1.Right Click each link and choose Save Target As/Save Link As
                      2.Add each file to your music player of choice

- VA - This Bird Has Flown: http://www.mediafire.com/?nemzjgywjog
Instructions:  1.Open the link and click on "Click here to download file." If you cannot open the file, download the following program (http://downloads.sourceforge.net/sevenzip/7z920.exe) and install it         
                       2. Extract the files into a folder
                       3. Add each file to your music player of choice


Instructions: 1.Right Click each link and choose Save Target As/Save Link As
                      2.Add each file to your music player of choice

Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head: http://www.mediafire.com/?jjzsmv2jjw2
Instructions:  1.Open the link and click on "Click here to download file." If you cannot open the file, download the following program (http://downloads.sourceforge.net/sevenzip/7z920.exe) and install it         
                       2. Extract the files into a folder
                       3. Add each file to your music player of choice

Friday, October 8, 2010

8th Grade Science Extra Credit



Here's the documentary I wanted you guys to watch. Write a summary about it by Friday and you will receive extra credit. Just click play to begin :)

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

8th Grade Science Test 1.3 & 1.5 Review

Guys, make sure you are able to:
-LABEL the parts of the sun, which you will then be required to MATCH them with each one's definition.
-Make sure you are able to FULFILL the objectives (which deal with light years, the inverse square law, binary stars, the star dealing with absolute magnitude, and the difference between novas and supernovas).
- Finally, you will be required to MATCH the characteristics of the planet it corresponds to. Most planets will have at least 2 characteristics to match.One of these will deal with Earth (though it will be a VERY obvious one), and another with the planetoid Pluto (which, again, will be very easy).

Good luck!

Monday, September 20, 2010

11th Grade Paraphrasing Activity

Hey guys, here's the link which contains the original paragraphs for you to paraphrase:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/619/02/

And here are some sample answers for them:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/619/03/

Don't cheat and good luck!

Friday, September 10, 2010

7th Grade Sciene EXTRA CREDIT!

Hey guys,
Are you feeling bored and wanting some extra credit? Here you go, then. Draw one of the cool animals in the link below so I can put it up on my wall!
http://www.news.com.au/travel/galleries/gallery-e6frflw0-1225915234198

Have fun!

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

9th Grade CORRECTED HW CHART

Alright guys, this is the REAL, OFFICIAL, IMPROVED, and CORRECTED homework chart:



Assignment
Description
Objective
Due Date
Ex. 17, p. 11-12
[Homework Grade]
The students will practice –ING and –ED endings by working on ex. 17, p. 11-12 on a separate sheet of paper.
Apply the rules for –ING and –ED endings.
Aug. 25
Copy Irregular verb chart, p. 20-21
[Homework Grade]
The students will copy the irregular verb chart on p. 20-21 to help them with memorization.
Memorize and identify the most commonly used irregular verbs.
Sep. 1
Ex. 19, p. 48-49
[Homework Grade]
The students will practice using the present perfect and present perfect progressive by working on ex. 19, p. 48-49 on a separate sheet of paper.
Distinguish the present perfect from the present perfect progressive, and use them appropriately.
Sep. 16
Ex. 18, p. 69-70
[Homework Grade]
The students will practice using the present progressive to express future time by working on ex. 18, p. 69-70 on a separate sheet of paper.
Practice expressing future time by using the present progressive.
Sep. 22
Writing Assignment
[Test Grade]
The students will write a short anecdote or story in the present tense, and then change it into the past and future tenses in order to show mastery of all the verb tenses.
Cover page and folder are required. Assignment can be typed.
Compose a story using every verb tense learned this period.
Oct. 13

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

9th Grade Noun Clauses Test

Guys, study the following terms:
Noun clauses and Noun phrases (12.1)
Quoted speech and reported speech (12.6-12.7)
Meaning of the -EVER words (12.9)

The exercises in the test will be similar to the following ones:
Ex. 2, p. 241 [TXT]
Ex. 17, p. 252 [TXT]
Ex. 21, p. 254-255 [TXT]
Ex. 37, p. 265-266 [TXT]

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

10th Grade Essay ResearchWebsites

Here you go guys:

http://www.allacademic.com/index.php
Here, use the quick search option and look for 'keywords.' Some of the articles will not be available, so you'll only be able to use the ones with the green PDF link. This website has academic journals with good and valid research.

http://findarticles.com/
Here, use the search option at the top and look in 'free articles only.' It's a good source for news and magazine articles.

http://www.worldpress.org/
Use the search option at the right. Here you can search for newspaper articles from around the world. 

Good luck!

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

9th Grade Passive Voice Test #2

Guys, make sure you study the folowing terms:
- Stative Passive
- How to use GET in a verb phrase
- Participial Adjectives

Also, look over the following exercises from your textbook:
- Ex. 18, p. 226
- Ex. 22, p. 230-231
- Ex. 24, p. 233-234
- Ex. 26, p. 235 & Ex. 28, p. 236-237.

Friday, April 16, 2010

Discovery:The Ultimate Guide - Extreme Weather [7th Grade Science]

Here you go, guys. Just hit play and watch all of the parts!

Sunday, March 21, 2010

7th Grade Sciene Review

Guys, by now you should have studied pretty much everything except for these three questions:

1) How is dew created?
Dew is formed as air gets saturated quickly because its temperature goes down. As warm air gets colder at night, or early in the morning, the water vapor in it will go from being a gas to a liquid, sticking itself to the closest object available.

2) How does the sun create wind?
The sun creates wind because it heats up air molecules, which makes them move around faster. As this happens, they clash with cold air molecules, creating wind.

3)Explain why the polar regions reflect sun light/heat more than a jungle.
Simply put, because of their color. Polar regions are covered in white snow, whereas other parts of the world, like for example a jungle, are darker colored. Dark colors absorb light and heat, whereas lighter colors reflect it. Because of this, anytime sunlight hits snow, it's reflected, but when it hits a jungle, it's absorbed.

8th Grade Science Review

Guys, here's some help for the ESSAY questions.

1) Why is it good for ice to float?
If ice didn't float, it would sink. If that were to happen, ice would slowly get thicker and thicker until we'd have no drinking water left. [you have a little drawing in your notebooks about this too]
2) History of the 1st law of thermodynamics + examples.
Names and dates aren't exactly necessary for this one, but it's important that you understand HOW it happened. At first, scientists believed heat was a substance, but after a few years of experimenting and research, they realized that heat is interchangeable. This led to the realization that all energy in the universe is constant and interchangeable. Mechanical energy can produce heat energy, chemical energy can produce mechanical energy, etc. With this in mind, you need to be able to look around a room and find at least 2 examples of this law in action.
3) The 2nd law of thermodynamics:
"Everything goes from order to disorder." This means that, if left alone, things will always become less organized. With this in mind, the students should be able to describe what a place would look like after being left alone for centuries.
4) How refrigerators work:
You drew this on their notebooks with an explanation. You should know this one from that. But basically, as the refrigerant goes from a thin, high-pressure tube [found in the back of the fridge] to a wide, low-pressure tube [inside the fridge], it will transform into a gas, and as that occurs, it will create a cooling effect inside the fridge because that transformation will absorb any heat that may be inside the fridge. 
5) How birds' bodies are designed for flight:
In class we looked at the bodies of birds and talked about how every system works to create enough energy for flight. For this question, you should be able to look at your notes and get a good idea about what to write. Think about how the digestive system, the skeletal system, the muscular system, etc. help the bird fly. You should be able to come up with a good answer.

Monday, March 15, 2010

The Kakapo [8A]

Here it is, guys! The kakapo in all its glory. Enjoy!
To watch the video, you'll need to press the RED play button once, and then press it again when it turns GREEN.
I would recommend you to let the video load for a few minutes [wait for the gray bar to fill up as much as possible, if not completely] so that it's not too choppy when you try to watch it. We stopped watching at around the 35th min. mark.




If the video doesn't work for you, use this link to watch it: 
http://www.megavideo.com/?v=OQRJLS3O

Monday, March 8, 2010

9th Grade Passive Voice Test

Guys, don't forget to study 11.1 - 11.4. More specifically, study the following things:

- Forming the passive, chart on p. 208.
- How to change an ACTIVE voice sentence into a PASSIVE voice sentence [chart given in class, not found in the book].
- When to use the passive, 11.2 [p. 211].
- Using indirect and direct objects as PASSIVE voice subjects, 11.3 [p. 213].
- Exercises similar to: Ex. 3, p. 210 [TXT]; Ex. 11, p. 219 [TXT]; Pr. 4, p. 91 [WK].
- Know how to turn a PASSIVE sentence into an ACTIVE sentence.

Good luck!

Monday, March 1, 2010

The Mastery of Flight

To watch the video, you'll need to press the RED play button once, and then press it again when it turns GREEN.
I would recommend you to let the video load for a few minutes [wait for the gray bar to fill up as much as possible, if not completely] so that it's not too choppy when you try to watch it. Enjoy!



If the video doesn't work for you, use this link to watch it: http://www.megavideo.com/?v=PZLWE6AI

I will check your notes on Monday the 8th of March, 2010.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

8th Grade Extra Credit

Guys, don't forget about your extra credit assignment (due Thurs. 25)!!
You must answer the following questions, using about half a page answering each:

a) Explain five ways in which electricity is able to show us the first law of thermodynamics at work.

b) Explain, in detail, what would happen to San Salvador if it were left alone for 1,000 years. Be as descriptive and creative as possible.

Good luck!

Thursday, February 11, 2010

9th Grade Grammar Test #1 Review

Guys, make sure you study the following:

1) What are reflexive pronouns? /how to use them (8.4)
2) Difference between ANOTHER/THE OTHER(S)/OTHER(S) + common expressions with OTHER (8.6 + 8.7)
3) What can MODALS express? (9.1) + How to use MUST, HAVE T, SHOULD, OUGHT TO, +HAD BETTER (9.5 - 9.7)
4) Using polite requests (9.2 - 9.4)

Good luck! Study hard!

Thursday, January 14, 2010

10th Grade Grammar Period Exam - Exercises

The following exercises are similar to the ones that will be in the exam. Look over them so you don't freak out during the test:


Simple Subject and Simple Predicate: Ex. A, p. 40
Principal Parts: Exercise, p. 62
Identifying Tenses: Ex. B, p. 68
Identifying Verbals: Ex. D, p. 61


Good luck!

10th Grade Grammar Period Exam - Exercises

The following exercises are similar to the ones that will be in the exam. Look over them so you don't freak out during the test:


Simple Subject and Simple Predicate: Ex. A, p. 40
Principal Parts: Exercise, p. 62
Identifying Tenses: Ex. B, p. 68
Identifying Verbals: Ex. D, p. 61
Good luck!