Sunday, June 2, 2013

FINAL ENGLISH TEST COVERAGE

FINAL ENGLISH TEST COVERAGE

Learning Area

Coverage

Materials

1. Content Reading /Science

1.    Frogs Vs. Toads – differences between frogs and toads and between their tadpoles;  life cycles of frogs
2.    Raising Ants -  Describe the ant colony and the jobs of the members of the ant family; life cycle of ants and reproduction
3.   Red Cherry Shrimp – characteristics, reproduction and habitat
4.   Classifications of Animals
– classifications, characteristics of each group

5.  Food Chainsknow what a food chain is, predator, prey and be able to give an example

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2.  Reading Skills

·         Mind-mapping

·         Summarizing – main idea and details

·         Comparing and contrasting using a Venn Diagram

·         Drawing conclusion – distinguish between facts and opinions

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3. Vocabulary

predator
breeding
fluoride
tadpoles
supplier
antennae
larva
pupa
vendor
gills
colony
species
colony
metamorphosis
habitat

Animal Unit vocabulary: Set 1:

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Set 2:

breeding
reptile
appearance
omnivore
vertebrate
vulnerable
mature
debris
amphibian
devour
algae
adequate
characteristic
differentiate
invertebrate
classify
herbivore
carnivore
nonaggressive
mammal

 

4. Word Study

·         Related Words – pronunciation, meaning and usage of different related words in context.

·         Silent Consonantspronunciation and identification of silent consonant in each word

·         Prefixes & Suffixes – specific meaning of target prefixes (Prefixes mis-, non-, re-) & suffixes (-ful, -ly, -ion, -ment,  -ness,  -less) Focus on selected words only.

 

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5. Grammar

1. Common Errors In Writing Sentences – fragment, run-on sentences, comma splice.  Students should be able to correct these errors.

 

2. Simple, compound and complex sentencesbe able to write sentences of each type.

Identify the parts of each sentence: subject, predicate, compound subject, compound predicate, independent clause (IC), dependent clause (DC),

 

3.       Conjunctionsbe able to use different conjunctions

coordinating conjunction (CC)  (FANBOYS = for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)

 

subordinating conjunction (SC) while, because, when, until, by, before, after,

correlative conjunctions (paired conjunctions)  neither…nor,  either…or,  both…all, e tc.

4.       Prepositional Phrases and prepositions

 

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6. Writing

Writing piece on

·   Sequencing – practice sequencing using the activity on “Making Pizza”

·   6 Traits:  Sentence Fluency – an application of the use of different kinds of sentences.

 

Objective questions on the use of the following:

·   Use of commas (GWpp212-215), quotation marks (GWpp218-221), capitalization (GWpp206-209) and writing titles correctly  (GWpp224-227)

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