Saturday, September 22, 2012

1º ESO Graded Readers' Books for 1º A

My 1º ESO A students have to read three Graded Readers Books this year, one each term as follows.

  • 1st term: The Borrowers. Burlington Books. 1º ESO


  • 2nt term: The Ghost Teacher. Burlington Books. 1º ESO



  • 3rd term: Tales from Greek Mythology. Burlington Books 1º ESO

1º Bachillerato. Ampliación de Inglés

Our new book for this year is the following:



RUBRIC FOR ORAL EXAMS IN 1º AMPLIACIÓN DE INGLÉS

The evaluation rubric will measure proficiency in expressing oneself in English.

CATEGORY
3
2,5
1,5
0 to 1
Score
Grammar

Grammar covered in class was used to communicate effectively.
A few minor difficulties arose from not using the grammar studied in class.
Grammatical errors led to many minor difficulties or one major breakdown in communication.
Grammatical errors severely hampered communication.
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Fluency
Student acted as a facilitator,   helping the conversation flow and develop.
Some minor difficulties maintaining the conversation were evident.
Some effort was required to maintain the conversation. There may have been a few long pauses.
Much effort was required to maintain the conversation. There may have been many long pauses.

CATEGORY
2
1,5
1
0 to 0,5
Score
Vocabulary

Vocabulary studied in class was used to express ideas eloquently.
A few minor difficulties arose from not   using appropriate vocabulary.
Some difficulties arose due to limited vocabulary and/or bad diction.
Communication was severely hampered due to lack of vocabulary.

Voice and non-verbal communication

Pronunciation was clear and inflection and expressions were used to enhance communication.
No serious problems arose, but better pronunciation, inflection, and/or non-verbal communication could have made communication more efficient.
Some communication problems arose due to unclear pronunciation and/or lack of inflection and/or expression. Student may have been difficult to hear.
Pronunciation, inflection, and/or expression confused communication.Student may have been very difficult to hear.


Points will be deducted from your final score if you speak for less than the assigned time.