THE OXFORD SCHOOL TERM TEST WEEK
TERM I -2017 10th-Grade- Arts (10B)
Term Tests for 10th grade will take place from MONDAY 29TH MAY to THURSDAY 1ST JUNE. The schedule for 10th grade Term Tests is the following.
Les informamos que los exámenes trimestrales de 100 se llevarán a cabo del LUNES 29 AL JUEVES 1 DE JUNIO. El horario para los exámenes de 10o es el siguiente
TIME MONDAY 29 TUESDAY 30 WEDNESDAY 31 THURSDAY 1 7:15 – 8:00 HOMEROOM/ STUDY HALL HOMEROOM/ STUDY HALL HOMEROOM/ STUDY HALL HOMEROOM/ STUDY HALL 8:00– 10:00 FRENCH ENGLISH LITERATURE BIOLOGY ENGLISH LANGUAGE (EFL/ESL) 10:00 – 10:15
RECESS RECESS RECESS RECESS
10:15 – 10:45
STUDY HALL STUDY HALL STUDY HALL END OF TERM
CELEBRATION
10:45 – 12:45
MATHS MUSIC SPANISH
During this period, classes will begin as usual at 7:30 a.m. and will end at 12:45 p.m. Students must go home once this schedule is completed. Students are not permitted to remain in areas around the school after they have completed their exams.
Durante este periodo, todos los exámenes iniciarán a las 7:30a.m. y terminarán a las 12:45 p.m. Los estudiantes se retirarán a sus hogares después de haber terminado los exámenes y está prohibido que permanezcan en los predios de la escuela una vez terminados el horario asignado.
I. ENGLISH LANGUAGE: 10TH GRADE EFL
Teacher: Erica Leary
Reading. Candidates read a text and answer a series of questions testing detailed comprehension.
In preparation for the 1st term examination students should study all class notes, journals and discussions. They should also review the 2014 Coursebook, Workbook and
Grammar material we have studied so far. This year's exam will have the following format:
Grammar / Sentences.
Choose the correct answer. Correct the sentences for sentence structure. Up to 15 marks available for correct answers.
Summarise:
Your summary must be in continuous writing of 200–250 words. (full sentences; not note form). Use your own words as far as possible.
Aim to write no more than one side in total, allowing for the size of your handwriting. Up to 15 marks are available for the content of your answer, and up to 5 marks for the quality of your writing.
Composition. Narrative Writing. Write about two sides, allowing for the size of your handwriting
A PDF guide is also available from Cambridge at: http://www.cie.org.uk/images/163028-cambridge-learner-guide-for-igcse-first-language-english.pdf
10TH GRADE ESL CORE Teacher : Ammar
Comprehension- Skim and scan the text
Examine relevant information from text and find factual details (C/W: Week beginning 15 April 2017)
Note-taking exercise: Use bullet points at the beginning of each line and write short answers that fit the space on the line. Although your answer must be short, make sure you include all the key information
Write a summary: Remember no introduction or conclusion and use linking words to write a summary. Include all the key facts, this will mean looking again at the entire text
and underlining relevant points. If you use your own words instead of copying from the text, you have more chance of getting a higher mark.
Write a longer piece - Directed writing, always check what is the task? a letter, an email etc.
Check that it is the right length and remember to have paragraphs. Answer the question – don’t forget to answer any bullet points. Also, be careful to check your spelling, grammar and punctuation and lastly the writing must be clear to read – so keep your handwriting tidy.
Review Simple, Compound, & Complex Sentences
For Compound sentences remember Fanboys (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So)
For Complex sentences remember ABE IS TUW (Subordinating Conjunction) a. after, as, before, because, besides, even though, even if, if, since, though, unless, upon, until, when, wherever, while, whenever, whether
Revise Past/Present simple and Past/Present Continuous
You will be assessed on both Content & Quality of Writing: paragraphs, spelling, punctuation, sentences and vocabulary. Finally, your handwriting must be legible.
10TH GRADE ESL EXT
Teachers:John Coffroth , Sonia Ortiz and Esmeralda Singh
In preparation for the 1st term examination students should study all class notes, journals and discussions. They should also review the Coursebook, Workbook and grammar material we have studied so far.
SECTION ONE : GRAMMAR (ACTIVE GRAMMAR BK 3)
Study Material: English as a First Language Coursebook and Workbook (Unit 9 – 12) Notebooks, (All class notes, discussions, activities and assignments)
Exam
Reading exercise 1 Students will read a short text and answer a series of
questions testing skim-/gist-reading skills.
Reading exercise 2 Students will address major themes, character analysis and
be able to respond to passages.
Reading exercise 3 Students will write a summary about an aspect or aspects of the passage.
Note Taking exercise Students will prepare note related to aspect or aspects of the passage
Form exercise Students will fill out a form based upon passage information. Summary writing. Candidates write a summary about an aspect or aspects of the
passage.
Writing prompt Students will write in response to a short stimulus (which may take the form of pictures) and/or short prompts printed on the paper. The question includes information on the purpose, format and audience.
Letter writing: write an informal or formal letter from a prompt Revise how to write informal correspondence – letters & e-mails Active Grammar Level 3 (pages 6-22) Review page 50
Present simple and present continuous
Past simple and past continuous, used to and would Present perfect simple and present perfect continuous Past perfect simple and past perfect continuous Grammar: Sentences
Parts of a sentence (subjects, predicates)
Correct the sentence for sentence structure (Simple, compound, complex sentences)
Run on sentences and sentence fragments
A PDF guide is also available from Cambridge at: http://cie.org.uk/images/151726-cambridge-learner-guide-for-igcse-english-as-a-second-language.pdf
II. ENGLISH LITERATURE - 0486 - 10th Grade Poetry and Prose
You must have a developed understanding of the following poems: John Donne – Lovers’ Infiniteness
George Herbert – Love (III) Edith Sitwell – Heart and Mind
Liz Lochhead – For my Grandmother Knitting Dilip Chitre – Father Returning Home
Patricia Beer – The Lost Woman… Owen Sheers – Coming Home
You must have a developed understanding of the following short story: Patricia Highsmith – Ming’s Biggest Prey
What to expect from the term exam:
Essay: You will answer one essay question on one of the set texts.
Passage-based: You will answer 2 – 3 short questions (1 paragraph each) on a passage from one of the set texts.
III. FRENCH 10B :
Vocabulaire: Vocabulaire sur les loisirs, le shopping et la nourriture.
Lecture: Lecture d’une petite lettre avec 5 questions (vrai/faux). Ensuite, un texte plus long avec 10 questions qui doivent être répondues avec une phrase et finalement un vrai/faux ou les fausses affirmations devront être corrigées.
Ecriture: Il y aura trois exercices d’écritures, le premier consiste en un courrier électronique, le deuxième est une invitation à un anniversaire et le troisième est une petite rédaction de 150 mots sur un sujet qui comprend le vocabulaire étudié.
* Study from your course book and notebooks.
IV. MUSIC
TOPICS FOR MUSIC FINAL EXAMS – TERM 1 – 2017 - Baroque (Review)
o Characteristics o Ritornello o Genres o Vivaldi
The Four Seasons (General aspects) Summer (in detail)
- Classical Music o Characteristics o Forms
Sonata form Trio & Minuet Rondo Form Sonata Rondo Theme & variations o Genres Classical Symphony Classical Concerto Chamber Music - Musical Devices o Ornaments
o Imitation
o Voice-exchange - Chords & chord patterns
o Triads
o Primary chords o Dominant 7th
o Technical names o Harmonic rhythm
- Listening (the first minute of each movement)
o VIVALDI – Summer (from The Four Seasons) o HAYDN – Concerto for trumpet and orchestra o MOZART – Symphony 39.
o BEETHOVEN – Trio for clarinet, piano and cello. Students should study from provided questionnaires and Tests.
V. BIOLOGY
10 th B Biology Study Guide I. Chapter 6. Senses and coordination.
1. Touch, taste and smell 138 - 139
2. The eye 140
3. The parts of the eye 141
4. Vision 142 – 143
5. The nervous system 146 – 147
6. More about the nervous system 148 – 149
II. Chapter 9. Drugs
1. Health warning 224 – 225
2. More about drugs 226 – 227
III. Human reproduction
1 . Chapter 1. Cell division by mitosis 24 – 25
2. Chapter 1. Cell division by meiosis 26 – 27
3. Chapter 2. Chromosomes and genes 36
4. Chapter 6. Sex hormones and menstruation 152 – 153 5. Chapter 6. Sex hormones and development 154 - 155
6. Further topics. Human reproduction 232 – 233
7. Further topics. Life before birth 234 – 235
8. Birth and birth control 236 – 237
9. Sexually transmitted diseases 222 – 227
Textbook: Biology for Higher Tier Notebook and worksheets
VI. ESPAÑOL :
Profesoras: Edilma Maure y Kattie Castillo
A. Lenguaje: Papel 1 ó 2 y 3: comprensión lectora de textos no literarios y los textos según su estructura: diarios, blogs, artículos, cartas, narrativos, dialogados y descriptivos.
B. Literatura: Comprensión lectora y redacción de ensayo literario 1. Aves sin nido, autora: Clorinda Matto
Biografía
Contexto histórico literario y social Características del Indigenismo Argumento Personajes Estructura Recursos literarios Temas Estilo
2. Bodas de sangre, autor: Federico García Lorca Biografía
Contexto histórico, literario y social Características del teatro lorquiano Generación del 27 Argumento Personajes Estructura Recursos literarios Temas Estilo Simbologías
Temas de aplicación. Libro de Destrezas y habilidades 10° SFL 1. Acentuación general
2. Signos de puntuación
3. Uso de los conectores en la redacción 4. Textos según su estructura
5. El narrador y punto de vista. 6. .El tiempo y el espacio.
7. .El texto: concepto y características
8. Redacción de textos narrativos, explicativos y argumentativos 9. El texto narrativo.
Narrador Personajes Acciones
11. Los actantes
12. Flujo de conciencia
13. Estructura del ensayo literario, el tema debe estar en sus apuntes del cuaderno. 10° SSL
Profesora Maritza Valencia Lenguaje: Papel 2 y 4 Cartas Blogs Correos electrónicos Artículos Texto descriptivo Texto narrativo
Comprensión lectora de textos no literarios
Literatura: Bodas de sangre, autor: Federico García Lorca Biografía
Contexto histórico, literario y social Características del teatro lorquiano Generación del 27 Argumento Personajes Estructura Recursos literarios Temas Estilo Simbologías
Temas: Libro de Español. Destrezas y habilidades
La acentuación general y casos especiales de acentuación. Págs. 188 (aplicación) Los signos de puntuación. (aplicación)
La oración gramatical. 98-100
Enunciado, oración y proposición. Págs. 96s El párrafo
Clases de párrafos
10° SSL
Profesor Ramsis Mejía
Lenguaje: Papel 2 y 4. Comprensión lectora y redacción Cartas Blogs Correos electrónicos Artículos Texto descriptivo Texto narrativo
Redacción de ensayos no literarios
El párrafo, su características y cualidades Párrafo de introducción, desarrollo y conclusión Los conectores en la redacción
Temas adicionales. Ver cuaderno 1. Pronombres personales.
2. Conjugación de verbos regulares e irregulares. 3. Oraciones afirmativas, negativas e interrogativas. 4. Conjugación y usos del verbo ser o estar.
5. Adjetivos.
- Comparativos por igualdad o diferencia. - Superlativos. - Números ordinales. VII. MATHS: 10 Grade Core Mathematics IGCSE Chapter 5 5.1 Algebraic fractions
5.2 Changing the subject of a formula 5.3 Variation
5.4 Indices 5.5 Inequalities Chapter 6
6.1 Right angles triangles 6.2 Scale drawings
6.3 Three dimensional problems 6.4 Sine, cosine, Tangent for any angle 6.5 The sine rule
10th Grade Extended: 5.1. Algebraic fractions
5.2. Changing the subject of a formula 5.3. Variation 5.4. Indices 5.5. Inequalities 6.1. Right-angled triangles 6.3. Three-dimensional problems 6.4. Sine, cosine, tangent for any angle 6.5. The Sine rule
