THE OXFORD SCHOOL TERM TEST WEEK TERM I th- Grade- Commerce (9C)

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THE OXFORD SCHOOL TERM TEST WEEK

TERM I -2017 9th-Grade- Commerce (9C)

Term Tests for 9th grade will take place from MONDAY 29TH MAY to THURSDAY 1ST JUNE. The schedule for 9th grade Term Tests is the following.

Les informamos que los exámenes trimestrales de 90 se llevarán a cabo del LUNES 29 AL JUEVES 1 DE JUNIO. El horario para los exámenes de 9o 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 ACCOUNTING ENGLISH LITERATURE ECONOMICS BUSINESS STUDIES 10:00 – 10:15

RECESS RECESS RECESS RECESS

10:15 – 10:45

STUDY HALL STUDY HALL STUDY HALL ENF OF TERM

CELEBRATION 10:45 – 12:45 SPANISH/SSL MATHS ENGLISH LANGUAGE (EFL/ESL)

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.

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I. ENGLISH LANGUAGE: 9TH GRADE EFL

Teacher: Erica Leary Grammar:

1. Parts of a sentence (subjects, predicates)

2. Correct the sentence for sentence structure (Simple, compound, complex, compound-complex sentences)

3. Run on sentences and sentence fragments

Reading. Candidates read a text and answer a series of questions testing detailed comprehension . Write a Letter. Follow the instructions for the letter. Use each of the 3 bullets equally and follow the way the test says to address your letter. You should base your ideas on what you have read in the passage, but do not copy from it.

 You should write between 1 and 1½ sides, depending on the size of your handwriting.

 Up to 10 marks are available for the content of your answer, and up to 5 marks for the quality of your writing.

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

9TH GRADE ESL EXT Teacher: Sonia Ortiz

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 : Revise all grammar components

Prepositions, phrasal verbs, adjectives and adverbs, irregular verbs, active and passive voice, past perfect

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

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 Reading exercise 1. Candidates read a short text and answer a series of questions testing reading skills. Candidates write short (single word/phrase) answers.

 Reading exercise 2. Candidates read a text and answer a series of questions testing more detailed comprehension.

SECTION THREE :

 Summary writing. Candidates write a summary about an aspect or aspects of the passage.

 Writing prompt. Candidates write approximately 100–150 words of continuous prose, 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

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

9TH GRADE ESL EXT

Teachers:John Coffroth 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) 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

 Correct the sentence for sentence structure (Simple, compound, complex sentences)  Run on sentences and sentence fragments

SECTION TWO : READING PASSSAGES ( SKIMMING, SCANNING, IDENTIFYING KEY WORDS, CONSTRUCTING ANSWERS)

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SECTION THREE :

 Summary writing. Candidates write a summary about an aspect or aspects of the passage.

 Writing prompt. Candidates write approximately 100–150 words of continuous prose, 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

9TH GRADE ESL CORE Teacher: Navina Daswani

In preparation for the 1st term examination students should study all class notes discussions and tests. They should also review the Coursebook, Workbook and grammar material we have studied so far. SECTION ONE : GRAMMAR

 Types of sentences (Declarative, Interrogative, Imperative and Exclamatory)  Review simple, compound, complex sentences

 Revise run on sentences and sentence fragments  Verb Tenses: Present, Past, and Future

SECTION TWO : READING PASSSAGES

 Comprehension- Skim and scan the text

 Examine relevant information from text and find factual details

 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.

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II. ENGLISH LITERATURE – 0486 - 9th Grade Poetry and Prose

You must have a developed understanding of the following poems:  William Blake – The Clod and the Pebble

 Lady Mary Wroth – Song

 Emma Jones – Tiger in the Menagerie

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. ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING 9C

Chapter 1 Introduction to Accounting, pages 1 - 9

Chapter 2 Double entry bookkeeping, part A, pages 10 - 30 Chapter 3 The Trial Balance, pages 31 - 41

Chapter 4 Double entry bookkeeping, part B, pages 42 - 60

Review: Test your understanding sections, review questions, workbook exercises, accounts classification

IV. BUSINESS STUDIES BUSINESS STUDIES 9C

Prof. Aricela Dominguez G.

Section 1 Business Activity pages 9-18 Classification of Business 20-26 Enterprise, business growth and size 23-42 Types of business organization 45-55

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V. ECONOMICS ECONOMICS 9C

Prof. Aricela Dominguez G.

Unit 1 The Basic Economic Problem: choice and the allocation of resources. 1.1 The Basic Economic Problem pages 3-19 Unit 2 The allocation of resources: how markets work, market failure

2.1 Economic Systems pages 23-37 2.2 How markets work 39-47

Remember you need a ruler to draw your graphs, you are not allowed to borrow any material during the exam.

VI. ESPAÑOL :

NOVENO GRADO SFL Profesoras: Edilma Maure y Kattie Castillo

Literatura: Comprensión lectora y redacción de ensayo literario 1. Bodas de sangre: Federico García Lorca

 Biografía de la autor

 Contexto histórico, literario y social  Estructura  Argumento  Personajes  Ambiente  Recursos literarios  Simbologías

2. Aves sin Nido, Clorinda Matto de Turner  Contexto histórico, literario y social  Indigenismo

 Argumento  Temática  Personajes  Simbologías

 Estructura (interna y externa)  Recursos literarios

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LENGUAJE:

Componente 1: comprensión lectora de textos. Componente 3: Escritura dirigida y composición

Tipos de textos según su estructura: Narrativos y Descriptivos.  Texto descriptivo

 Texto narrativo  Texto dialogado

 Cartas, artículos y blog.

 Comprensión lectora de textos

Temas de aplicación. Libro Lengua y literatura 9. Santillana.

1. Comunicación oral y escrita: usos de b, v, y, ll, k, q, s, z, c, x, cc y h. Págs. 38, 40, 96, 98. 2. Signos de puntuación. Págs. 210,212,260

3. Casos especiales de acentuación. Pág. 156 4. Cualidades de los textos. Pág. 46

5. Los conectores. Págs. 111, 225. Y copia impresa que debe estar en su cuaderno. 6. Estructura del ensayo literario. El tema debe estar en sus apuntes del cuaderno. NOVENO GRADO SSL

Profesora: Maritza Valencia

Literatura: Comprensión lectora y redacción de ensayos. (ver cuaderno) 1. Bodas de sangre: Federico García Lorca

 Biografía de la autor

 Contexto histórico, literario y social  Estructura  Argumento  Personajes  Ambiente  Recursos literarios  Simbologías

2. Aves sin Nido, Clorinda Matto de Turner (los primeros 15 capítulos de la primera parte) Ver cuaderno.

 Contexto histórico, literario y social  Indigenismo (características)

 Temática  Personajes  Simbologías  Recursos literarios

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LENGUAJE:

Componente 2: comprensión lectora de textos. Componente 4: Escritura dirigida y composición

Tipos de textos según su estructura: Narrativos y Descriptivos.  Texto descriptivo, texto narrativo

 Cartas y artículos

Español: Libro Lengua y literatura 9. Santillana 1. Usos de los grafemas s, z, c, x, cc y h. Págs. 96- 99. 2. Cualidades de los textos. Pág. 46

3. Los conectores. Págs. 111, 225.

4. Estructura del ensayo literario. Apuntes del cuaderno. Temas de aplicación:

1. Ortografía general: acentuación y puntuación 2. Concordancia de género y número

3. Precisión semántica.

Nota: No se permitirá el uso de dispositivos electrónicos, ni copias de las obras literarias durante la examinación trimestral VII. MATHS: 9 Grade Core Mathematics IGCSE Chapter 1 Number  1.1 Arithmetic

 1.2 Number Facts and Sequences  1.3 Approximations and estimation  1.4 Standard Form

 1.5 Ratio and Proportion  1.6 Percentages

 1.7 Speed, distance and time Chapter 2 Algebra 1

 2.1 Negative numbers  2.2 Directed Numbers  2.3 Formulae

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9th grade Extended Mathematics IGCSE 1.1. Arithmetic

1.2. Number facts and sequences 1.3. Approximations and estimation 1.4. Standard form

1.5. Ratio and proportion 1.6. Percentages

1.7. Speed, distances and time 2.1. Direct numbers

2.2. Formulae