Title: 3rd Trimester
Course: 2024 English 8

Week 27   March 18th - 22th

Topic: Power to the People

Ses 1
 Mar
1.- 1.- Student checks the rules
 to capitalize people, geographical
 places, groups, events, and
 nationalities.
Grammar practice - textbook
 1.- Student crosses and capitalizes the words in ex.1 p. 161 - 162.
 2.- Student crosses and capitalizes the words in the paragraph in ex. 2 p. 162.
 3.- Student crosses and capitalizes the words in ex.3 p. 164.
 4.- Student crosses and capitalizes the words in the paragraph in ex.4 p. 164.
 5.- Student crosses and corrects words that should be capitalized in ex. 5 p. 166.
 6.- Student crosses and corrects words that should be capitalized in ex. 6 p. 168.
1.- None
Ses 2
 Mar
1.- None
Shaping my Language - textbook
 1.- Student discusses and writes how much they are interested in politics in ex . 1. p. 24.
 2.- Student reads “Populism Reaches Europe” and writes the main idea of the text in his/her own
        words in ex. 2. p. 26.
 3.- Student reads the text again, and underlines the main idea, the supporting ideas, and the
       conclusion in ex. 3 p. 26.
1.- None
Ses 3
 Mar
None
1.- Student  writes in the organizer words related to exclusion in ex. 1  p. 28.
 2.- Student reads “Exclusionary Populism” and completes the statements in ex. 2 p. 28.
 3.- Student looks at the words in bold in the text and writes them inside the circle that is closer in meaning
       to each of them in ex. 3 p. 28.
 4.- Student reads the Language Key and classifies the Discourse Markers in the box according to their
        function in ex. 5 p. 29.
1.- None

Week 28   april 8th  -  12th

Topic: politics

Ses 1
 Apr
1.- Student checks the rules
 to capitalize people, geographical
 places, groups, events, and
 nationalities.
Grammar practice - textbook
 1.- Student crosses and corrects words that should be capitalized in ex. 7  p. 170.
 2.- Student  crosses and corrects words that should be capitalized in ex. 8 p. 172.
 3.- Student crosses and corrects words that should be capitalized in ex. 9 p. 172.
1.- None
Ses 2
 Apr
1.- None
Shaping my Language - textbook
 1.- Student fills in the chart with the name and information of as many politicians as he/she can in ex. 1 p. 34.
 2.- Student reads “A Popular Authoritarianism,” and writes “PA” if the words refer to the public agenda or “AT” if
        they refer to authoritarianism in ex.7. p. 37.
3.- Student reads the text again and answers the questions in ex. 8 p. 37
1.- None
Ses 3 Apr | None | 1.- Student completes the organizer by writing the function of each group of Discourse Markers in ex. 5.  p. 39. 2.- Student completes the sentences with “however,” “nevertheless,” or “consequently” in ex. 6 p. 39. 3.- Student writes four sentences describing the attributes of a good politician in ex. 7 p. 39. | 1.- None

Week 29   april  15th - 19th

Topic: POLITICS: PROTEST

Ses 1
 Apr
1.- Student learns the three
 cases for pronouns:
 nominative, objective, and
 possessive.
Grammar practice - textbook
 1.- Student classifies the pronoun as nom. for nominative, obj. for objective, or
        poss. for possesive in ex. 1  p. 123.
 2.- Student  circles the correct use of pronoun as nominative in the sentences in
        ex. 2. p. 124.
 3.- Student corrects the use of pronoun as nominative in the paragraph in ex. 3
        p. 125.
 4.- Student writes the correct personal pronoun for the sentences PDF.
1.- None
Ses 2
 Apr
1.- None
Shaping my Language - textbook
 1.- Student ranks the reasons one is most likely to participate in an uprising in ex. 1
        p. 48.
 2.- Student, in pairs, reads “The Arab Spring” and completes the chart in ex. 2 p. 50.
Audio activities
 1.- Student listens to a conversation about revolutions and order the
       events as they are mentioned in ex. 5 p. 49.
 2.- Student listens again and completes the organizer by writing the
        main points that each participant makes  in ex. 6 p. 49.
  3.- Student ranks the pupularity of social networks  1 - 5 as most popular
          to least popular in ex. 4 p. 51
Ses 3
 Apr
1.- None
1.- Student  reads “The Gezi Park Protests,” writes “T” if the statements are true, “F” if they are
         false, and “U” if the information is unknown in ex.2 p. 52.
 2.- Student completes the sentences according to the text, and , writes in the circle “C” if Pinar
        is certain about what happened and “U” if she is uncertain in ex. 3 p. 52.
 3.- Student reads the Language Key and completes the sentences by writing the letters in the circle
       in front of the statement in ex. 4 p. 53.
 4.- Student corrects the sentences with a different modal verb in ex. 5 p. 53.
1.- None

Week 30   april  22th - 26th

Topic: Politics: REVOLUTION

Ses 1
 Apr
1.- Student learns the three
 cases for pronouns: nominative,
 objective, and possessive.
Grammar practice - textbook
 1.- Student writes different objective pronouns to sentences in ex. 4 p. 126.
 2.- Student circles the correct objective pronoun in the paragraph in ex. 5 p. 127.
 3.- Student corrects the pronons in the sentences in ex. 6 p. 127.
1.- None
Ses 2
 Apr
1.-  None
Shaping my Language - textbook
 1.- Student writes down  words related to the word "revolution" in ex. 1 p. 58.
 2.- Student  reads “The Sound of Revolution” and writes a short summary of
        the conversation in ex.7 p. 61.
 3.- Student matches the statements with the numbered fragments to complete
        the conversation in ex. 8 p. 61.
Listening activities
 1.- Student listens to a discussion between classmates,
      and matches the key words below according to their
        opinions in ex. 5 p. 59.  Listen to "A Necessary Evil."
 2.- Student listens again and completes the chart about
       revolutions  in ex. 6 p. 59.
 3.- Student listens to the description of a famous revolutionary
        and complete sthe organizer by writing how the attributes
        are connected to specific quotes in ex. 2 p. 60. Listen to
         "The World Icon of Revolution."
Ses 3
 Apr
None
1.- Student reads the Language Key and classifies the statements by writing the
       numbers in the correct circle ex. 5 p. 63.
 2.- Student filles in the gaps using “could” or “be able to” to refer to past abilities in
         ex. 6 p. 63.
1.- None

Week 31   april  29  -  may  3rd

Topic: COMMERCE: DIGITAL PURCHASE

Ses 1 Apr/May | 1.- None | 1.- Student presents his/her topic to the group. | 1.- None
Ses 2
  Apr/May
1.- None
Shaping my Language - textbook
 1.-Student ranks as (1) as the person who uses  the most e-money and (4) the least
  in ex. 1 p. 72.
 2.-  Student writes down three reasons e-commerce makes traveling easier in ex. 1 p. 76.
  3.- Student  reads “A Travel to the Future” and crosses out the activities in the to-do list
         that are not mentioned in the text in ex. 2 p. 76.
 4.- Student reads again and writes questions to find the reasons exposed in ex. 3 p. 76.
Listening activities
  1.- Student listens to a man telling an anecdote and order the
       events by writing the numbers in the boxes in ex. 5 p. 73.
 2.- Student listens again and corrects each of the sentences in
         ex. 6 p. 73.
 3.- Student listens to a podcast about e-commerce, identifies
          the opinion, and writes the correct letter
         in the checkboxes in ex. 6 p. 75.
Ses 3 Apr/May | 1.- None | 1.- Student reads the Language Key and matches the columns in ex. 5 p. 77. 2.- Student rewrites the statements below using “needn’t have” in ex. 6 p. 77 | 1.- None

Week 32   may  6th - 10th

Topic: E-COMMERCE: HOW PRESENT IS NOWADAYS?

Ses 1
 May
1.- Student compers different
 people, objects, places, animals,
 feelings, etc. according to the
 degree of comparison.
Grammar practice - textbook
 1.- Student writes the form of the adjectives to comparative and superlative in
       ex. 1 p. 137.
 2.- Student completes the adjectives in their comparative or superlative forms
        in ex. 3  p. 138.
 3.- Student crosses the incorrect adjective to its comparative or superlative form
        in the paragraph in ex. 4 p. 141.
  4.- Student crosses the incorrect adjective to its comparative or superlative form
        in the sentences in ex. 5 p. 141.
1.- None
Ses 2
 May
1.- None
Shaping my Language - textbook
 1.-  Student writes the occupations that will be there in the future in ex. 5 p. 85.
 2.- Student  reads “Automatize the Future!” and writes the letter of the correct
        sentence to complete the text in ex. 6 p. 85.
 3.- Student reads again and answers the questions in ex. 7 p. 85.
Listening activities
  1.- Student listens to a live-streaming and matches the columns in ex. 5 p. 83.
 2.- Student listens again and writes the main topic and two supportive ideas
         in ex. 6 p. 83.
 3.- Student listens to a group talk and orders the words as they are mentioned
        in ex. 2 p. 84.
Ses 3 May | 1.- None | 1.- Student reads the Language Key and categorizes the sentences in ex. 5 p. 87. 2.- Student rewrites the sentences in Passive Voice in ex. 6 p. 87. | 1.- None

Week 33   may  13th - 17th

Topic: HAPPINESS : WHAT IS IT?

Ses 1
 May
1.- Student learns how
 different phrases modify
 words depending on
 where it is located.
Grammar practice - textbook
 1.- Student rewrites the prepositional phrase to modify the correct word in the sentences in ex. 6. p. 143.
 2.- Student corrects the sentences to avoid dangling or misplaced modifiers in ex. 7 p. 144.
 3.- Student rewrites the sencentes placing the modifier phrase where it should be in ex. 8 p. 145.
1.- None
Ses 2
 May
1.- None
Shaping my Language - textbook
 1.- Student writes things that make him/her happy in ex. 1 p. 98.
 2.- Student asks a classmate question  in ex. 1 p. 102.
 3.- Student  reads "A Painful Breakup” and completes the statements text in ex. 2 p. 102.
 4.- Student reads again and checks ( ✔) the things that the writer found difficult at first. in ex. 3 p. 102.
Listening activities
1.- Student listens to a lecture about happiness and checks (✔) the signposts
        that the speaker uses in ex. 5 p. 99.
 2.- Student listens again and writes in his/her own words what each line of
          arguments is about in ex. 6 p. 99.
 3.- Student listens to a group meeting and matches the names with the
        statements in ex. 6 p. 101.
Ses 3
 May
1.- None
3.- Student reads the Language Key and matches the statements with their description
       in ex. 5 p. 103.
 4.- Student  completes the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the boxes and the
         modals “be used to” or “get used to” in ex. 6 p. 103.
1.- None

Week 34   may  20th - 24th

Topic: HAPPINESS: WHAT IS IT?

Ses 1
 May
1.- Student learns how different
 phrases modify words
 depending on where it is located.
Grammar practice - textbook
 1.- Student rewrites the sentences correcting the misplaced modifier in the sentences in ex. 9. p. 146 - 147.
 2.- Student correct the form of comparatives and superlatives in ex. A p. 148.
 3.- Student rewrites the sentences by placing the modifier phrase where it should go in ex. B p. 148.
1.- None
Ses 2
 May
1.- None
Shaping my Language - textbook
 1.- Studentin writes the characteristics of how a happy country looks like  ex. 1 p. 108.
 2.- Student writes three ways he/she could speak out about  injustice in ex. 5 p. 111.
 3.- Student  reads the letter and labels its parts by writing the correct number in each
        box in ex. 6 p. 111.
Listening activities
 1.- Student listens to family talking at the dinner table and circles
      the issues they have discussed in more detail in ex. 5  in p. 109.
 2.- Student listens again and writes the name next to the correct
         statement in ex. 6 in p. 109.
 3.- Student listens to a news report and answers the questions in
         ex. 2 in p. 110.
Ses 3 May | 1.- None | 1.- Student reads the Language Key and classifyies the sentences in ex. 5 p. 113. 2.- Student  paraphrases the statements below using “get + noun + infinitive with to” in ex. 6 p. 113. | 1.- None

Week 35   may  27th -  31st

Topic:  HOW VIOLENCE IMPACTS LIFE

Ses 1
 May
1.- None
Shaping my Language - textbook
 1.- Student creates an antidote to crime, he/she uses drawings and words to represent
        ingredients in ex. 1 p. 122.
 2.- Student, in pairs, writes what woud he/she change about their school in ex. 1 p. 124.
3.- Student reads “New Policies for a Better School” and completes the information in ex. 2 p. 124.
4.- Student reads the text again and answers the questions in ex. 3 p. 124.
Listening activities
 1.- Student listens to a conference about crime prevention and
        crosses out the word that the speaker does not mention in
          ex. 5 p. 123.
2.- Student listens again and writes three main ideas of the
        conference using his/her own words in ex. 6 p.123
3.- Student listens to a talk about prevention and writes three
      pieces of advice to achieve the goals in ex. 7 p. 125
Ses 2
 May
1.- None
1.- Student writes five elements that create a negative relationship in ex. 1 p. 126.
 2.- Student reads “Forum: Crime Prevention and Domestic Violence” and circles A, B, or C
       according to what each person wrote in the forum in ex. 2 p. 126.
 3.- Student reads the text again and matches the verbs in bold with their meanings in ex. 3 p. 126.
 4.- Student answers the questions in ex. 4 p. 126.
1.- None
Ses 3
 May
1.- None
1.- Student reads the Language Key and makes Phrasal Verbs with two particles to write them in
        the space on the right in ex. 5 p. 127.
2.- Student reads the statements and replaces the verbs with Phrasal Verbs from Exercise 5 in ex.
       6 p. 127.
1.- None

Week 36   june 3th - 7th

Topic: HOW VIOLENCE IMPACTS LIFE

Ses 1 Jun | 1.-  None | 1.- Student presents his/her topic to the group. | 1.- None
Ses 2
 Jun
1.- None
Shaping my Language - textbook
  1.- Student writes down who is more vulnerable to get involved with criminals in ex. 1 p. 132.
  2.- Student reads “Announcements” and writes four aspects that the paragraphs have in common in ex. 6 p. 135.
  3.- Student reads again and writes “a,” “b,” or “c” next to each statement depending on the announcement they refer to in ex. 7 p. 135.
1.- None
Ses 3 Jun | 1.- None | 1.- Student reads the Language Key box and matches the columns by writing the numbers in the organizer in ex. 5 p. 137. 2.- Student rewrites the sentences as if he/she was reporting what a person said or asked in ex. 6 p. 137. | 1.- None

Week 37   june 10th - 14th

Topic: CLOSING 3RD TRIMESTER

Ses 1
 Jun
1.- None
Shaping my Language - textbook
 1.- Student reflects and writes what he/she thinks injustice is in ex. 1 p. 146.
 2.- Student reads “Would You Help?” and completes the notes about the different ways to help in ex. 2 p. 148.
 3.- Student reads the text again and replaces the underlined parts of the text with the words and expressions by writing the correct number in ex. 3 p. 148.
1.- None
Ses 2
 Jun
1.- None
Shaping my Language - textbook
 1.- Student writes little actions he/she has taken to change something in school, community, or country in ex. 1 p. 150.
 2.- Student reads “Micro-transformations” and classifies the issues by writing “P” for problem, “MT” for micro-transformation, and “NM”
         if it is not mentioned in ex. 2 p 150.
 3- Student reads the text again and writes what the original statement was from the underlined sentences in his/her own words in ex. 3 p 150.
1.- None
Ses 3
   Jun
3RD TRIMESTER RESULTS

 1.- Student writes his/her percentage report for 3rd trimester.