E-CART

ASSESSMENT

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Name:

Mouza Ali Al Mehrezi

Grade:

9\C

Abu Dhabi Education Council

Al Asayel School – cycle 2

Abu Dhabi

مجلس أبوظبي للتعليم

2مدرسة األصايل – حلقة

أبوظبي

الرؤية:

نطمح لجيل قي..ادي متم..يز أكاديمي..ا يص..ل بإنجازات..ه للعالمي..ة بهويت..ه

الوطنية.

Vision:

Aspire to create an academically outstanding generation which accomplishes international achievements with their national identity.

الرسالة:

تسعى مدرسة األص..ايل إلى التم..يز الش..امل لبن..اء جي..ل قي..ادي يعم..ل على رف..ع راي..ة ال..وطن، في إط..ار من القيم و األتجاه..ات المس..تمدة من دينن...ا وتراثن...ا و الق...ادرة على

message:

Al asayel merges excellence in teaching with the values of Islamic faith so that each student can reach their full potential and capable of representing the UAE and its culture concerning about the global issues.

Rules For English Classes

1. Be respectful at all times:A. Be on time.B. Quietly enter the classroom.C. Listen quietly while others are speaking.D. Take good care of school and all English materials.

2. Please ensure ALL English books, homework and materials are with you when you arrive.

3. Your homework must be done by you in clear cursive writing.

4. If you're absent you must have an acceptable excuse – without this, exams and tests will not be repeated. Good attendance increases your ability to do well.

Remember …

If you get your homework done early, you will have plenty of time to do other activities you enjoy.

Following the school rules is for your benefit... It's very important to have a good learning environment.

Don’t hesitate to talk to me whenever you have a problem or a question.

Each girl should have a dictionary (Cambridge or oxford).

Wish you all the best

English teacher: Samah Al Thahli

Grade 9 plan for trimester 1 (E-cart portfolio)

The Theme (adventure)

ORGNAIZATIONOverall planProduct plan including product drafts design sketchesContents pageAppropriate system of organizationMeeting expectationsCONTEXTText type reading and analysisText type study/ rank orderStudent choice of topic in themeREASEARCHRich questionResearch planRecording researchFocus statementAwareness of research skillsA range of source usedReferenced sourcesummaries of each research item chosenEvaluation of each research item chosenAwareness of plagiarismSTRATGIESSustained reading learning experiencesSustained writingreading journalMaking connections to self, the world, other texts, the UAEA statement of the contribution to humanityRelevant vocabulary listAcquired vocabulary activitiesPeer discussionREFLECTION & REVIEWFinal reflectionWeekly reflectionConferencing with teacherChoosing an appropriate productWorking with others

Peer reflection / feedbackResponse to feedbackICT INTEGRATIONB. ProductMatterOral presentationC. Integrated strand taskOne or two of 12 different tasks as collaboratively idetified

Organization

Preparing my product

Think about these topics while preparing you product:

1. Introductory (who are you and why are you doing this)

2. Why is adventure important?

3. What are the advantage and disadvantage of adventure in the place that you chose?

4. What are the difference between risk and challenges?

5. How can you maintain safety while adventuring

6. Your own adventure story about this place (Narrative story)

7. Pictures and comments about this adventure

8. Videos9. Articles

(write the reference)

ThemeTrimesterGrade

Adventure19

Guiding focus questions to consider and explore:

what is adventure?

Why is adventure worth the risks/ challenges involved?

how is adventure explored in texts?

Text type focus

visual literacy

Poetry

writing text type:

narrative - discussion - descriptive - information

critical response

Grammar:

past tense

present tense

future tense

present continues

past continues

notes:

make sure that your spilling is correct

use a variety of vocabulary and grammar. You can use the dictionary.

Organize your writing into paragraphs.

plan and do your mind map before you do / write anything.

search, ask, be punctual and creative.

Overall planDear grade nine..

What we'll do this semester:

1. Reading some texts about the theme (Adventure).

2. Identifying the elements of a narrative writing.

3. Looking at some pictures related to the theme: to describe and discuss.

4. Writing your own a narrative story about a real or imaginary adventure that happened to you.

5. You will search the Net for the Adventure happened/ could happen in the place you have chosen in your story.

6. You have to:

Tell us where did you go? With whom? When? Why? What did you see?

Know the danger and problems that could happen in that place.

How to avoid it or how to deal with it.

7. You can do your own presentation using only one of the following:A picture book or a website about your adventure.

ECART – organizationProduct plan

My product is _______________________________________

It's about:

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ECART – organization

"What the mind of man can conceive and believe can achieve."

adventure

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Back to school

To start…

Tell me about your summer holiday.

1. When? And where did you go?

2. Who went with you?

3. What did you do? I really want to read all the details.

4. Do you remember anything odd or difficult situation happened? Explain.

5. Describe your feelings and the situations happened to your or to any one else in this holiday.

Summer holiday

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Linking words and phrases

CauseForBecauseSinceAsBecause ofTo cause

SequenceFirst, firstly, second, secondly, third, thirdlyNext, last, finallyIn addition, moreover, furthermoreAlsoIn conclusion, to summaries

ExampleFor exampleFor instanceThat isSuch asIncludingNamely

AdditionIn additionFurthermoreAlsoAndas well as

EmphasisUndoubtedlyIndeedObviouslyGenerally, AdmittedlyIn theory/ factsParticular, Especiallyclearly

ContrastHoweverNevertheless, NonethelessAlthough, even though, thoughStill, but, yet, while, whereasOn the other hand, On the contraryIn contrast, in comparisonDespite, in spite of

EffectSoAs a resultAs a consequenceThereforeThusConsequenceHenceTo result fromDue toAs a result/ consequence ofTo result inTo affect

ComparisonSimilarlyLikewiseAlsoTooAsJust asAndLikeJust likeSimilar to/ the same asBe likeNo only … but alsoTo compare to/ with

Writing narrative storyDon’t forget to use: connective words – describe feelings, places and people – PAST TENSE – long understandable sentences.

The first … The/a second … One …

Another … An

When?

Where?

Who?

Why?

Writing a storyLook at the pictures and try to write a story using PAST TENCE:

1-Write a suitable title.2-Start your story with it was the winter

holiday and Jamie and his sister jasmine on a plane. It was their first skiing holiday and Jamie was so excited.

Raising action:

What happened at the

Conflict/ complication:

What was the

Failing action:

How does this problem

Conclusion:

What did you learn from this

3-Conclude with a moral lesson

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Writing an adventure story

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An avalanche

Narrative story

Learning activityWriting (discussion):

Tittle: ___________________________________________________who: _________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________

what: _________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________complication: ___________________________________________________

_____________________________________________Series of events: ________________________________________________

_____________________________________________Resolution: ___________________________________________________

_____________________________________________Coda or moral: __________________________________________________

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Answer the following questions then write a discussion essay about:

Does adventure worth risk?? When and why?

How do we define a risk?

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What risks have you taken in your life?

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How people in your age experience 'adventure'?

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When is adventure worth the risk?

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What do you think of people who take unnecessary risks?

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It is important to change yourself?

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What do you imagine will be the biggest challenge in your own life?

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What challenge have you faced already?

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Writing a discussionDon’t forget to use the connective words:

In addition, however, moreover, although …, because, for example.

Does adventure worth risk?

What is the difference between risk and challenge?

Introduce the important of adventures.

What are the advantages of

doing adventure?

What are the disadvantages of doing adventure?

What is the difference

between risks and challenges?

Your opinion about this statement.

writing:(discussion)__________________

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Common connective words

ContrastHoweverOn the other handDespiteIn spite ofThough, Although, Even thoughBut, YetOn the contraryOtherwiseInstead ofRather, WhereasNonethelessCompared withIn contrastalternative

AdditionIn additionAndSimilarlyLikewiseAs well asFurthermorealsoMoreoverAnd thenTooNot only… but alsoEvenBeside this/ that besides

SequenceFirstlyInitiallySecondly etc.To begin withThenNextEarlier/ laterAfter this/ thatFollowing this/ thatAfterwardsDefinitionIs, meanRefers toMeansConsist of

ConsequenceAs a resultThus, SoThereforeConsequentlyIf follows thatTherebyEventuallyThenIn the caseAdmittedlyCertainlyobviouslycertainly, plainlyof courseundoubtedly

ReasonSinceAsSoBecause (of)Due toOwing toThe reason whyIn other wordsLeads tocause

TimeBeforeSinceAsUntilMeanwhileAt the momentWhenWheneverAs soon asJust as

SummaryIn conclusionIn summaryLastlyFinallyTo sum upTo concludeTo recapitulate (to repeat)In short

ConditionIfUnlessWhetherProvided thatForSo thatDepending on

Feeling words

Context

Ecart context

My search will be about an adventure in ________

The sources I'm going to use are:

1.____________________ 2. ____________________

3. ____________________ 4. ____________________

5. ____________________ 6. ____________________

Do you like adventures? Why?

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"Success often comes to those who dare to act. It seldom goes to the timid who are ever afraid of the consequences."

Risks & challengesIs there a different between risks and challenges?

On way to decide whether something is a risk is to ask yourself if the action is dangerous.

A risk is usually dangerous.

A dangerous action might cause physical harm for example driving too fast or it might affect what other

people think of you, for example doing something new that other people may not like.

Another way to decide if something is risky is to yourself "what will happen if I do this?" if something bad might happen, you will be taking a risk.

A challenge is something difficult for you. A challenge will make you think hard and try hard.

Look at these pictures. Decide whether you think each one shows risk or a challenge or both.

What are the difference between the two people in the pictures? Why is one of them taking more of a risk than the other?

Discussion:

Think of challenges that you have in your life. Select one and identify it.

Why is it a challenge?

What you will do about it?

Who will help you?

Mountain adventure By sue Clarke

It was the winter holiday and Jamie and his sister Jasmine were on a plane. It was their first skiing holiday and Jamie was so excited.

“I can’t wait to go skiing,” he said, “and all that sun and snow will be wonderful!”

The plane landed at a small airport and very soon Jamie and Jasmine and their parents were in a small, cosy hotel at the bottom of a mountain. They went outside and looked. They saw huge mountains all around them.

“Tomorrow I want to go up a mountain,” said Jamie.

They went back inside the hotel. There was a big fireplace and it was warm. In front of the fire they saw a big brown dog. It was asleep and snoring happily.

Jasmine liked dogs. She patted the dog on the head. It opened one eye and yawned. Jasmine saw the dog’s name on his collar – Bruno. The dog looked at Jasmine and smiled. Then he closed his eyes, crossed his paws and went back to sleep.

“What a nice dog,” said Jasmine. “He’s a big old softie.”

They left the warm firelight and went upstairs to bed. In no time at all Jamie was dreaming of speeding up and down mountains as a champion skier.

The next day they put on their special skiing jackets, trousers and boots. They took their skis and went out for their first skiing lesson.

At first they both fell over in the snow. Then the teacher, Monsieur Laurent, told them to bend their knees and they were off! Slowly at first they moved across the gentle slope - then a bit faster.

The next day they had another skiing lesson and this time they didn't fall over! By the end of the week they could balance and ski around.

They went up the mountain in the chair lift. They sat in the special seat and went high into the sky. They could see the mountain tops and the blue sky. Then they skied back down the mountain. It felt wonderful. The wind rushed past them and they felt as free as birds.

"Whee!" Shouted Jasmine. "I can ski! It's fantastic!"

The second week of the holiday began. One day when they arrived on the slope it was very early. No-one was around.

"Come on!" said Jamie. "We can't wait for the others. Let's go up the mountain."

"Okay," said Jasmine. "We can ski on our own now."

So they took the chair lift up to the top of the mountain. It was a beautiful morning as they went up the mountains. Only a few white clouds hovered in the distance.

They got out at the top of the mountain. They were really a long way up. They looked down at the village. They could only see small matchbox houses and the people walking round were ants.

Jamie and Jasmine set off down the mountain at top speed. Jasmine felt afraid. This mountain was much steeper than the others and it was more dangerous. She felt herself going out of control and fell into some soft green trees.

Luckily she wasn't hurt. Jamie stopped and turned back.

"Are you okay?" He shouted from a distance. He had to shout very loud.

"Yes, I'm alright," she shouted back.

Then Jasmine heard a low rumbling noise from the other side of the mountain. She looked across and saw that the clouds were black. The noise continued…and then she saw it. A huge sheet of white snow was heading towards Jamie.

"Jamie, ski quickly!" she shouted. "It's an avalanche!"

She set off to ski as fast as she possibly could. She could hear the swish of Jamie's skis behind her. The rumbling noise grew louder.

And then suddenly everything was dark.

Down below in the village there was panic. Luckily the avalanche was on the other side of the mountain so the village was not in danger. But Jamie and Jasmine's parents were worried. Where were the children?

The search began. The police helicopter flew over and over the mountain and the village but could find no sign of the children. The rescue patrols set off up the mountain. They took many men and dogs.

They hunted and hunted but all they found were sheets of pure white snow. The weather was worse. The dark clouds brought rain and then more snow. It was almost impossible to search.

In the late afternoon as it was getting dark the search patrolled once more. They headed towards some green trees. Suddenly a dog started barking loudly and jumping up and down. It was Bruno, the hotel dog. He came out of the trees carrying a boot. It was one of Jamie's.

"Here!" Shouted the men. "They must be here!"

They followed Bruno the dog into the trees. He sniffed around for a while and then started barking. The men dug in the snow. They found Jamie's body lying underneath. He was still breathing.

The men took the dog and searched all around the trees. Bruno ran this way and that until finally he found what he was looking for. He barked on the spot.

They pulled Jasmine out of the snow. She groaned. Then she opened her eyes and saw the dog.

"Bruno!"

The police rescue helicopter arrived and took the two children to hospital. Their parents were waiting with the doctor. After a week Jasmine felt much better. Jamie had a broken leg and was walking with crutches. No more skiing this year!

The next afternoon they had a special visitor. It was Bruno the big brown dog. Jasmine patted his head and said, "Thank you Bruno, you saved our lives." They put a medal on his collar. It said 'Bruno the Brave'. The dog barked happily, then lay down by the fire, crossed his paws and went to sleep.

Reading Read the passage "mountain adventure". Then answer the following questions:

Part 1: reading for gist:

1. What is the title of the story?__________________________________________________________

2. Who is the author?__________________________________________________________

3. Who are the characters in the story?__________________________________________________________

4. Did you like the story?__________________________________________________________

5. Give another title for the story.__________________________________________________________

Part 2: reading for specific information:

1. What did Jamie and jasmine want to do in this holiday?__________________________________________________________

2. How was the weather? __________________________________________________________

3. How did they feel?__________________________________________________________

4. Where was the hotel? Describe it.__________________________________________________________

5. What did Jamie and jasmine see in the hotel?__________________________________________________________

6. Who was "Bruno"? What was he doing?__________________________________________________________

7. What was the name of their ski teacher?__________________________________________________________

8. When did they learn how to balance and ski around?__________________________________________________________

9. What did Jamie and jasmine di in the next week of the holiday?__________________________________________________________

10. How did the village look like from the top of the mountain? __________________________________________________________

11. Who get hurt? Why was she scare?__________________________________________________________

12. What was happening in the village in the meantime?__________________________________________________________

13. How was the weather at the time?__________________________________________________________

14. Who found Jamie and jasmine? How?

__________________________________________________________

15. How did this story make you feel?__________________________________________________________

ReadingRead the passage "mountain adventure". Then answer the following question:

Write 5 verb in the past:____________________________________________________Negative verb:____________________________________________________Two opposite:____________________________________________________

In page 1:

A synonym for the word touched:________________________________________________________________________________________________________

In page 2:

A metaphor: ____________________________________________________

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In page 3:

A sentence shows that Jamie and jasmine were in a real danger.________________________________________________________________________________________________________

In page 4:

A sentence you believe it ended the story________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Reading Read page 2 from "mountain adventure" then answer the following question:

They refare to: ____________________________________

A synonym for the words:

Tittle:____________________________________________

Preposition: __________________________________Adjectives: __________________________________

Answer the following questions:

1. Who was teaching the children how to ski?________________________________________________________

2. How did the children go up the mountain?________________________________________________________

3. What did Jamie and jasmine see when they looked down from the mountain?________________________________________________________

4. Why jasmine was afraid when she was skiing on the top of the mountain?________________________________________________________

5. Describe the wind on the mountain?________________________________________________________

True or false:

1. The children learn how to ski in a day. (__________)

2. The children could balance by the end of the week. (__________)

3. In the morning there was a storm. (__________)

4. The way to the top of the mountain was long. (__________)

5. It was jasmine's idea to go skiing on their own. (__________)

Reading (mountain adventure)

____________________________________________cozy1

____________________________________________patted2

____________________________________________yawned3

____________________________________________collar4

____________________________________________paws5

____________________________________________softie6

____________________________________________champion7

____________________________________________bend8

____________________________________________slope9

____________________________________________balance10

____________________________________________hovered11

____________________________________________matchbox12

____________________________________________afraid13

____________________________________________steeper14

____________________________________________distance15

____________________________________________rumble16

____________________________________________avalanche17

____________________________________________swish18

____________________________________________panic19

____________________________________________patrol20

____________________________________________hunted21

____________________________________________sheet22

____________________________________________sniffed23

____________________________________________groan24

____________________________________________crutches25

____________________________________________brave26

Find the meaning for the following words from the dictionary:

Writing an adventure story

Narrative story

Tittle: ___________________________________________________who: _________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________

what: _________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________complication: ___________________________________________________

_____________________________________________Series of events: ________________________________________________

_____________________________________________Resolution: ___________________________________________________

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Words type’s quiz

What is an adverb?o A word that

describes an adjective

o A word that describes a verb

o A word that describes a noun

What is an adjective?o A doing wordo A word that

describes a nouno When you see two

words together that start with the same sound

An article (e.g. a, an, the) tells you.

o Whether a noun is specific or general

o Where something is in relation to something else

o How big something is in relation to something else

What is a verb?o It tells you whether

a noun is specific or

What is a pronoun?o A word that takes

the place of a nouno The name of a

place, person or thing

o A word that describes a noun

What is an adverbial phrase?

o More than one word doing the job of an adverb

o An adverb and an adjective used together

o An adverb placed after the verb it describes

What type of word is “inside”?

o Verbo Pronouno Preposition

Why do we use conjunctions?

o To describe nouno To join sentences

Coda or moral: __________________________________________________

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generalo A describing wordo A doing word

What sort of word is “nose”?

o A nouno An adverbo An adjective

togethero To shorten a

sentenceWhat is a clause?

o Something you find on a cat’s paw

o A doing wordso A short sentence

Adjectives Describe yourself in five adjectives:__________________________________________________________Describe your friend using three adjectives:__________________________________________________________

Name from your classmates who has the following adjective:

Shy__________________

Trustworthy

__________________

Tall__________________

Quiet__________________

Good-natured

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Nice__________________

Clever__________________

Helpful__________________

Impulsive

__________________

Creative

__________________

Active__________________

Witty__________________

Persuasive

__________________

Polite__________________

Irritating

__________________

Describe two of your family member:1________________:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2________________:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________