Title: 1st Trimester
Course: 2024 Literature Basic 3

GOALS OF THE 1ST TRIMESTER:

1.- Student gets acquainted with certain topics' vocabulary.

2.-Student explains orally in simple descriptions the main concepts of a topic.
3.-Student enhances his/her reading skills with short texts.

EXPECTED LEARNING：
4.-STUDENT IS ABLE TO READ SHORT STORIES, AND ANSWER "W" QUESTIONS.
5.- STUDENT IS ABLE TO USE VERB "TO BE" TO GIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION.
6.- STUDENT CONJUGATES VERBS IN PRESENT TIME TO GIVE EVERYDAY INFORMATION.

content:

1.- Europeans around the world
2.- What about the Portuguese?
3.- Why did the Spanish sail to America?
4.-Did early explorers know where they were going?
5.- What did the Maya do besides temples?
6.- How did the Inca become so powerful?
7.- What are the Aztecs best known for?
8.- Are Cicero and Plato still relevant?
9.- What is the center of the universe?

STUDENT'S PROGRESS 1ST TRIMESTER

1ST TRIMESTER STUDENTS' PROGRESS

Week 1  August  29th  -  September 2nd

Topic: Introduction

Expected learning: Student gets acquianted to the subject's directions, evaluation rubric, classroom rules, etc.

Ses 1 | None | 1.- Student introduces him/herself to the teacher and class. | None
Ses 2 | 1.- Student matches the vocabulary with the correct picture. | 1.- Student gets acquainted to the descriptive letter, class rules,  topic content, etc. 2.- Student orders chronologically the events in Marco Polo's journey in act. 2 p. 20. 3.- Student writes the pros and cons of exploration in act. 3 p. 20 | None

Week 2      September 5th  -  9th

Topic: Marco Polo's journey

Expected learning: Student  explains how expeditions were done at the beginning of the 15th century

Ses 1
 Sep
None
1.- Student write the word that matches the definition in act. 3 p. 20
  2.- Student writes the pros and cons of exploration in act. 4 p. 20
  3.- Student matches the columns to complete the idea in act. 5 p. 21
  4.- Student plans a journey tellling where he/she is going, what he/she is taking.
None
Ses 2 Sept | None | 1.- Oral Quiz Student answers questions from the text in p. 20. 2.- English grammar | None

Week 3  September  12nd  -  16th

Topic: Henry's Dream

Expected learning: Student describes the Portuguese expeditions and their main voyages

Ses 1 Sep | 1.- Student matches the vocabulary with the correct picture. | 1.- Student finds and highlights the questions in act. 2 in the text p. 30. 2.- Student replaces the words in bold with its synonym in act. 3 p. 30. 3.- Student researches the quotes in act. 5 to complete them p. 31. | N  /  A
Ses 2 Sep | N  /  A | 1.- Student answers the questions from the text in p. 30. 2.- Student writes his/her speech for hi/her show and tell presentation. 3.- Student explains what the character does in a short paragraph. | N  /  A

Week 4  September  19th  -  23rd

Topic: Columbus’ Legacy

Ses 1
 Sep
Send a picture
Show and tell
 1.- Student introduces one of his/her parents to his/her classmates.
 2.- Student circles the answers to the questions in act. 2 p. 40.
 3.- Student writes the words to their correct definition in act. 3 p. 40.
None
Ses 2
 Sep
None
1.- Student conjugates the verbs in act. 5 with "had" or "wouldn't" p. 41.

       Reading  Doctor Bugs
 2.- Student identifies verbs in present time.
 3.- Student answers questions from the reading.
None

Week 5  September  26th  -  30th

Topic: Early navigational instruments

Ses Sep 　 | 1.- Student matches the pictures with its definition. | 1.- Student matches the statements to true or false in act. 2 p. 50. 2.- Student fills in the blanks using the words in bold in act. 3 p. 50. 3.- Student uses an imaginary with the conditional "if" in act. 5 p. 51. | None
Ses Sep | None | English Grammar  verb to be - negative form 1.- Student conjugates verb to be in negative form. 2.- Student conjugates verbs in negative form. | None

Week 6  October  3rd  -  7th

Topic: Ancient Maya

Ses 1
 Oct
1.- Student matches
 the pictures with
 their definition.
1.-Student writes down T true or an F for false in act. 2 p. 60.
 2.- Student completes the sentences using the words in  bold in act. 3 p. 60
 3- Student chooses the correct verb according to imaginary scenerios in act. 5 p. 61
 4.- Student writes what he/she knows, wants to know and what have learned about the Ancient Maya in act. 7 p. 61.
None
Ses 2
 Oct
None
English Grammar / verb to be - questions
  1.- Student changes normal sentences to questions.
 2.- Student answers verb to be questions in affirmative and negative.

   Reading  present time
  1.- Student answers questions with present time.
None

Week 7  October  10th  -  14th

Topic: Inca Empire

Ses 1 Oct | 1.- Student matches the pictures with their definition. | 1.- Student writes "T" for true or "F" for false to the statements  in act. 2 p. 70. 2.- Student matches the words with it definition in act. 3 p. 70. 3.- Student writes sentences in simple past about the Inca Empire in act. 5 p. 71. | None
Ses 2
 Oct
None
1.- Student does the 1st mid-term test

      English Grammar  adjectives
 1.- Student  uses adjectives to describe, people, objects, places, or animals.
 2.- Student writes verb to be questions adding adjectives.
 3.- Student answers verb to be questions.
None

Week 8  October  17th  -  21st

Topic: Aztecs

Ses 1 Oct | 1.- Student matches the pictures with their definitions. | 1.-Student completes  the sentences in act. 3  with the words in bold in p. 80 2.- Student completes the sentences in act. 6  p. 81 using possibility or impossibilitty. | None
Ses 2
 Oct
None
2nd Show and tell
 1.- Student gives their speech about whom they admire.

     English Grammar
 1.- Student identifies the indefinite articles a and an.
None

Week 9  october  24th  -  28th

Topic: Phylosophy

Ses 1 Oct | 1.- Student matches the pictures with their definition. | 1.-Student reads and crosses out the mistakes to write them  correctly in his/her notebook in act. 2 p. 90. 2.- Student matches the words in bold with its definition in act.   3 p. 90. 3.- Student researches questions  in act. 4 p. 90 and writes the answers in his/her notebook. | None
Ses 2
 Oct
None
Reading - present time
 1.- Student answers question in present time.

  English grammar  - comparative
 1.- Student compares people, places, things, animals, emotions usign comperatives.
None

Week 10  October  31st  - november  4th

Topic: Renaissance men

Ses 1
 Oct
1.- Student matches
 the pictures with
  their definition.
1.- Student draws a model of the solar system in the space in act. 1 p. 100
 2.- Student matches the words in bold with its definition in act. 3 p. 100.
 3.- Student completes the phrases in act. 6 p. 101
 4.- Student completes the sentences in act. 7 p. 101.
1.- None
Ses 2 Nov | 1.- None | No class (holiday) | 1.- None

Week 11  november  7th - 11th

Topic: Greek and Roman culture

Ses 1 Nov | 1.- Student matches the pictures with their definition.. | 1.- 3rd mid-term comprehension test 2.- Student underlines the answers to questions in act. 2 p. 110 3.- Student (in pairs) writes the words in bold with its definitions in act. 3 p. 110. | 1.- None
Ses 2 Nov | 1.- None | 1.- Student completes the sentences using the information from the text in act. 6 p. 111. English grammar - superlative adjectives 1.- Student states the rank, grade, etc. of people, places, objects, animals, etc. with superlatives. | 1.- None