Al Orouba Secondary School for Boys Trimester 1 Project (Teacher Copy)

Grade 11 – Standards and Framework

Term 1 Unit 1 – Who Eats What? Field of Application – Animals, Ecology, Wildlife, Zoology, Biology Text Type – Process Grammar – adverbial time clauses, tense contrast, past simple & past continuous

Choice 1 Use either GoAnimate & Voki to have students make a presentation on or about life cycles, the food chain (or any other ecological themed material that relates to the field of application). Have students publish their work on Edmodo. Encourage students to make use of present continuous tense if possible. Include a presentation (assess speaking standards) either before the project or after the project is completed.

Choice 2 Research paper or poster based on the outline of Beyond the Unit On Location Student Book Page 18 & 19. Include a presentation (assess speaking standards) either before the project or after the project in completed.

Project Standards to be Assessed (to be considered in rubrics, check bricks and

instructions to students)

S.B1.4 - Deliver short, rehearsed announcements on a topic pertinent to everyday life. S.B1.18 - Narrate a story and relate the plot of a book or film and describe his/her reactions. S.B1.19 - Relate details of unpredictable occurrences, e.g. an accident. S.B1.21 - Summarize and explain how the points a speaker makes are supported by reasons and evidence. S.B1.22 - Explain why something is a problem. S.B1.27 - Briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions, plans and actions. W.B1.15 - Convey information and ideas on abstract and concrete topics, check information, ask about and explain problems. W.B1.16 - Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions for further research and investigation. R.B1.1 - Read straightforward factual texts on interesting subjects with a satisfactory level of comprehension. R.B1.3 - Understand texts that consist mainly of high frequency everyday language. R.B1.11 - Understand the plot of a clearly structured story, recognize important events and what is significant about them.

Term 1 Unit 2 – Real-Life Hero’s Field of Application – Family, school, Leisure, Free time, Environment Text Type – Biographical Grammar – adverbial time clauses, tense contrast, past simple & past continuous

Choice 1 Use either GoAnimate & Voki to have students make a presentation on or about a historical figure that changed their life (or any other thematic material that relates to the field of application and text type). Have students publish their work on Edmodo. Encourage students to make use of present continuous tense if possible. Include a presentation (assess speaking standards) either before the project or after the project is completed.

Choice 2 Research paper or poster based on the outline of Beyond the Unit On Location Student Book Page 36 & 37. Include a presentation (assess speaking standards) either before the project or after the project in completed.

Project Standards to be Assessed (to be considered in rubrics, check bricks and

instructions to students)

S.B1.4 - Deliver short, rehearsed announcements on a topic pertinent to everyday life. S.B1.18 - Narrate a story and relate the plot of a book or film and describe his/her reactions. S.B1.19 - Relate details of unpredictable occurrences, e.g. an accident. S.B1.21 - Summarize and explain how the points a speaker makes are supported by reasons and evidence. S.B1.22 - Explain why something is a problem. S.B1.27 - Briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions, plans and actions. W.B1.15 - Convey information and ideas on abstract and concrete topics, check information, ask about and explain problems. W.B1.16 - Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions for further research and investigation. R.B1.1 - Read straightforward factual texts on interesting subjects with a satisfactory level of comprehension. R.B1.3 - Understand texts that consist mainly of high frequency everyday language. R.B1.11 - Understand the plot of a clearly structured story, recognize important events and what is significant about them.