Busy Bees

PROJECT WORK

2011-05-14T08:22:00.001-07:00

Project American Dream, based on All My Sons, by Arthur Miller

Bridging Text and Context

Research Question:
American Dream is one of the main themes in All My Sons. What is its historical, social and moral context? To what extent reaching one's goals can be justified by all means? Moral and social values versus personal, how is the theme reflected in the play? In what way the choice of the theme was influenced by the personality of the playwright?
Procedure:
1. Write a cover letter.
2. Use 3 different sources at least (Internet; encyclopedia; mass media; literature; movies) to search for relevant information on the topic (articles; pictures; videos; etc.).
3. Sort out and sift the information.
4. Summarize it. Keep a file.
5. Write a draft. Use the checklist.
6. Write the final paper.
7. Write a feedback.
Explain how the research you have done adds to your understanding of the play.
Length of the Task: 750-1000 words.

Project Requirements: Ministry Information.
Assessment Rubric

Good Luck!

BIG YELLOW TAXI

2011-04-05T10:08:00.000-07:00

LISTEN TO THE SONG.
HAVE FUN!

HAPPY PASSOVER!

2011-04-05T09:51:00.000-07:00

WATCH THE VIDEO.
READ ABOUT PESACH TRADITIONS AROUND THE WORLD.
CHOOSE TWO COUNTRIES AND FILL IN INFORMATION ABOUT THEM.

COUNTRY PESACH TRADITIONS

___________ _____________________
___________ _____________________
___________ _____________________

DO PESACH FUN ACTIVITIES.

GET READY FOR YOUR MEITZAV TEST

2011-03-29T23:27:00.000-07:00

MEITZAV SAMPLE TEST

GOOD LUCK!

ACTIVE/PASSIVE

2011-03-24T04:21:00.000-07:00

WATCH A VIDEO.
PRACTICE ONLINE.
GOOD LUCK!

Save Our Environment

2011-03-22T08:50:00.001-07:00

Watch the video. Fill in the chart.

Ways of Polluting the Environment	Ways of Saving the Environment
	1.
	2.
	3.
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	5.
	6.
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	8. Suggest your way:

Read a story and do the activities that follow.

Listen to the song.

PURIM TIME

2011-03-15T09:53:00.000-07:00

WATCH THE STORY OF ESTHER.
ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS:
Who were these people?
Ahashverosh was a Persian ......
Vashti was ...
Esther was ...
Mordehai was ...
Haman was ...
What did they do in the story?
What do the Jews celebrate on Purim?
How do they celebrate this holiday?
DO PURIM MASK JIGSAW PUZZLE
PLAY HORRIBLE HAMAN GAME
THERE ARE MORE GAMES HERE.
LISTEN TO THE PURIM SONG

HAPPY PURIM!

TIME AND AGAIN

2011-02-22T08:09:00.001-08:00

WATCH A VIDEO ABOUT ANCIENT CASTLES IN EUROPE
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:

WHAT WERE THE CASTLES MADE OF?

WHY WERE THEY SURROUNDED BY TALL THICK WALLS?

HOW DID THE SOLDIERS PROTECT THE CASTLE?

WHO COULD FIND A SHELTER IN THE CASTLE AT WAR TIMES?

WHERE DID THE LORD AND HIS FAMILY HAVE MEALS?

READ A STORY AND DO THE ACTIVITIES.

WATCH ROBIN HOOD MOVIE TRAILER.

ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS.

Who was Robin Hood?

Where did he live?

When did he live?

What is he famous for?

RELATIVE PRONOUNS

2011-02-14T23:47:00.000-08:00

Practice Relative Pronouns here and here, and also here.
Watch the video.

Good Luck!

2011-02-08T22:23:00.001-08:00

Good Luck!

ENGLISH TEST BASED ON UNIT 4 OUTLOOK

FEBRUARY 16-TH, WEDNESDAY

TOPIC: INVENTIONS

ACCESS TO INFORMATION FROM A WRITTEN TEXT.
(READ A STORY ABOUT INVENTIONS AND ANSWER QUESTIONS.)
FILL IN THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE WORDS.(REVISE THE VOCABULARY P.80 IN THE BOOK)
FILL IN THE INFORMATION IN THE JOB INTERVIEW. (REVISE P.58-59 IN THE BOOK.)
GRAMMAR: PAST SIMPLE (REVISE P.73 IN THE BOOK, P.158 IN THE WORKBOOK. THERE'S MORE PRACTICE IN THE BLOG.)

PAST SIMPLE

2011-02-08T07:41:00.000-08:00

REVISE THE RULES OF PAST SIMPLE.

WATCH THE VIDEO.

DO THE EXERCISES.

READ A STORY AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS. READ ANOTHER STORY ABOUT THE FIRST MARATHON, THEN DO THE ACTIVITIES.

DO THE PICTURE STORIES.

LISTEN TO (AND SING) SONGS IN THE PAST SIMPLE.

HERE'S ANOTHER SONG.

DO MORE EXERCISES HERE AND HERE.

OPTIONAL: LISTEN TO THE NEWS AND DO THE EXERCISES.

INVENTIONS

2011-01-25T09:56:00.000-08:00

1. WATCH THE VIDEO.
MAKE A LIST OF INVENTIONS FROM THE VIDEO. WRITE ONE FACT ABOUT EVERY INVENTION.
2. READ ABOUT THE BUBBLE GUM INVENTION.
ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS:
WHO INVENTED BUBBLE GUM?
WHEN DID IT HAPPEN?
WHERE?
HOW?
3. FIND INFORMATION ABOUT ANOTHER INVENTION.
POST IT IN THE BLOG. (SEE QUESTION 2)

NIGHT, BY ELIE WIESEL

2011-01-23T04:30:00.000-08:00

PROJECT WORK FILE

plot summary
historical context
chapter 1 cloze
chapter 2 cloze; worksheet
chapter 3 cloze; worksheet
chapter 4 worksheet
chapter 5; worksheet
chapter 6 cloze
chapter 7
chapters 8,9 ; cloze
CHECKLIST FOR THE PROJECT
FREE AUDIO BOOK

QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION

PRACTICE FOR THE ORAL TEST
MORE PRACTICE FOR THE ORAL TEST
HERE'S SOME MORE

ROMEO AND JULIET, BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

2011-01-19T07:17:00.000-08:00

LESSON 1
WATCH WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE VIDEO.
DO WORKSHEET 1.
WATCH GLOBE THEATER VIDEO.
THEN, DO WORKSHEET 2.

LESSON 2 (OPTIONAL: HOMEWORK)
WATCH CREATIVE QUOTATIONS BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.

CHOOSE ONE QUOTATION. EXPLAIN IT.
MOST OF THESE QUOTATIONS ARE STILL WIDELY USED. WHY, IN YOUR OPINION?

LESSON 3
INTRODUCTION TO ROMEO AND JULIET .
WATCH ROMEO AND JULIET VOCABULARY VIDEO.
DICTIONARY OF LITERARY TERMS.
TEXTUAL ANALYSIS WORKSHEET
DO THE BALCONY SCENE WORKSHEET.

LESSON 4
WATCH THE BALCONY SCENE WITH LEONARDO DICAPRIO AND CLAIRE DANES.
DO THE SUMMARY OF THE BALCONY SCENE.

LESSONS 5-6
READ POINTS FOR OBSERVATION PART 1 BEFORE WATCHING THE MOVIE.
WATCH THE MOVIE SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE.
COMPLETE POINTS FOR OBSERVATION PART 2 AFTER WATCHING THE MOVIE.

LESSONS 7-8

IN PAIRS OR SMALL GROUPS, WRITE A NEW SCENE/ENDING TO THE PLAY.
ROLE-PLAY IT IN CLASS.
SEE THE RUBRIC PAGE.
OPTIONAL: WRITE A DIARY ENTRY FOR ROMEO OR JULIET DESCRIBING THE BALCONY SCENE.

Listen to Stories and Songs, Do Activities, Have Fun

2011-01-10T06:23:00.000-08:00

Choose a Topic and Practice Your English

Topic: Shopping, Birthdays The Monster Shopping Trip
Topic: My Day The Twins' Week
Topic: Months Time for Another Year
Topic: School Lily Talks About School
Topic: Professions People Work

All My Sons, by Arthur Miller

2011-01-09T06:16:00.001-08:00

Arthur Miller at his writing desk

Useful Links:

Arthur Miller Biography and Career
An Insight into Life and Times of the Playwright.
Marilyn Monroe & Arthur Miller video.
Marilyn Monroe & Arthur Miller worksheet.
Read about Arthur Miller and his play on wikipedia.
Complete Glossary of Literary Terms.
Literary Terms (a worksheet)

Notes on Characters (a worksheet)

Outline of Events (a worksheet)

Listen to the play (Lux Radio Theater Production).

Study Guide 1
Study Guide 2
Do Online Quiz
HOTS Worksheets
All My Sons movie trailer, 1948
Read The Play Reviews.
This play is still a big success in theaters. Watch the video.
Watch the movie, 1948
Do the Bridging Text and Context Task (The Project)

JOBS

2011-01-04T08:04:00.001-08:00

Watch a video about different jobs.

Learn more jobs.

Listen to the song.

Read a job interview.

Do a puzzle.

ADJECTIVES

2010-12-28T20:23:00.001-08:00

WATCH THE VIDEO 1 AND VIDEO 2.
REVISE THE RULES.
DO THE ONLINE QUIZ.
YOU CAN DO MORE PRACTICE HERE.

AN ISRAELI HERO

2010-12-19T22:27:00.001-08:00

Write 7-9 sentences about an Israeli hero from the past or someone modern.

Write his/her name

When and where he/she was born

Describe the heroic act
Express your opinion about it
What lesson can we learn from it
If possible, attach the link to the Internet sites giving information about this peron.

For reference see the book Fast Forward p.49 ex.B.

2010-12-14T06:06:00.001-08:00

Birthdays

(activity based on unit 1, Outlook)

What is zodiac? What is a horoscope?

Watch the video about 12 signs of the zodiac.

Listen to what astrological signs are like.

Read your daily horoscope and your week horoscope.

Fill in the table.

My birth date		My zodiac sign		My day/week will be…	My lucky day this week	The way I should behave…

5. Answer these questions:

Did you like your horoscope? Explain your answer.
Do you think horoscopes may help people to succeed in life better?
Should people fully rely on their horoscopes?

What did you learn about the signs of the zodiac and horoscope?

6. Read the story of your zodiac sign. Summarize it in your own words.

Hanukkah Activities

2010-11-29T06:58:00.001-08:00

Watch a video about Hanukkah.

Read the story.

Hanukkah word search.

Unscramble the words.

Listen to the song. Read the lyrics and sing together.

Adam Sandler sings
Hanukkah song.

Happy Hanukkah!

PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

2010-11-16T10:02:00.001-08:00

Watch video 1 about everyday activities-Present Simple

Revise how to use Present Simple here and here.

Watch video 2 about Present Progressive.

Watch video 3 – Present Progressive-Questions and Negatives

Revise Present Progressive here.

Practice Present Simple and Present Progressive.

More practice here and here.

Read stories in Present Simple.

Listen to the story in Present Progressive.

TIPS TO IMPROVE YOUR SPELLING

2010-11-10T07:47:00.000-08:00

The links below contain some useful information about spelling and ways to improve it.

link 1

link 2

Interactive Spelling Bee

Enjoy Your English!

FUN IN THE SHOPPING MALL

2010-11-01T04:45:00.001-07:00

ACTIVITY 1. Watch the video and answer these questions.

Name 2 biggest shopping malls from the video.

What activities do modern malls offer (מציעים) their visitors? Choose from the list: shopping, eating out, skating, skiing, rafting, swimming, playgrounds for kids, movies, recreation areas, zoos, parking lots, beautiful design.

What do you usually do in the mall?

Which of the malls from the video would you like to visit?

What would you like to do in these malls?

What is your favorite shopping mall in Israel?

What else can people do in a shopping mall?

Do you think shopping malls is a good idea? Why?

ACTIVITY 2. Listen to the song. You can sing it too.

ACTIVITY 3. Make a flyer for the "BIG" shopping center in Yokneam.

Draw its map. Write a list of shops. Invite visitors.

Make your flyer colorful and attractive.

Post your flyer in the blog.

Placement Test-grade 10

2010-10-03T07:36:00.001-07:00

לכבוד תלמידי כיתות ט' והוריהם 8/09/2010

הנדון: שיבוץ באנגלית לקראת כיתה י'

ברצוננו להביא לידיעתכם שכל התלמידים המעוניינים לשפר\לשנות את השיבוץ שלהם באנגלית יוכלו לעשות זאת אחרי השלמת החומר ומבחן שיבוץ באנגלית שיתקיים ביום ד' ב-6.10.2010.

מועמדים ל4 ו5 יח''ל יעשו אותו מבחן. הכניסה ל 4 יח''ל תתאפשר מציון עובר 60 ול- 5 יח''ל מציון עובר 85.

חומר למבחן:

הבנת הנקרא – טקסט אינפורמטיבי או ביוגרפיה
כתיבת חיבור– מכתב לחבר (80 מילים ל 4 יח''ל ו 100 מילים ל 5 יח''ל)
דקדוק: Tenses (Present Simple and Progressive; Past Simple and Progressive; Future simple; Present Perfect Simple and Progressive; Past Perfect); Passive- Active Voice; Adjectives (Comparatives and Superlatives); Adverbs; Relative Pronouns; Conditionals and Time Clauses; Reported Speech.

ניתן להשתמש במילון Oxford אנגלי-אנגלי- עברי

בהצלחה לכל התלמידים,

צוות אנגלית

העתקים:

עדה שמש, מנהלת ביה''ס

טלי קליש, מנהלת פדגוגית

אוולין עמוס, מנהלת בית ט'-י'

קרו בביקר-שלום

מחנכות

Revise your grammar. Good Luck!

An Ordinary Hero (an ECB activity)

2010-09-27T13:22:00.000-07:00

What makes an ordinary person a hero? Do you know any 'ordinary' people who have characteristics similar to those of superheroes? What makes these people special?

You are going to read about ordinary people who have been singled out as heroes because they have performed challenging deeds or motivated people to support important causes.

Choose one of the heroes listed and complete the activity An Ordinary Hero (download the activity page ). You may want to read the descriptions before you choose.

Prepare a presentation about the hero you have chosen. It may be:

a letter to the hero thanking him or her
a poster
a PowerPoint presentation
a role-play
a letter to a newspaper
an advertisement in a newspaper, on television or radio

Post your presentation in the blog.

Read and evaluate one of your friends' posts. Use the rubric page.

Modals and Semi-Modals

2010-09-26T10:24:00.000-07:00

Revise Modals and Semi-Modals.

Practice Modal Can online.

Practice Modal Must on line.

Play the game. - optional!

Listen to the story. Do the worksheet. Enjoy your English!

Eating Out in an Usual Restaurant

2010-09-26T04:31:00.000-07:00

People all over the world like to eat out - it's easy, affordable (in many cases) and FUN!

So many people, so many tastes. Every place is different for its environment, service and menu. Some restaurants seem to be quite ordinary and are very often dull. You would never step in there unless you are really starving. Others, suggest incredible combinations of food and fantastic atmosphere of exploring something unknown. Eating out in such an usual restaurant may become an unforgettable experience and will make you "hungry" for more.

I invite you to explore the world of delicious tastes mixed with creativity and challenge!

Follow me to the unusual restaurant sites:

1. Browse 3-4 sites.
http://restoran.us/trivia/unusual.htm

http://www.toxel.com/inspiration/2009/06/20/10-unusual-and-creative-restaurants/

http://www.forbes.com/2006/12/18/most-unusual-restaurants-forbeslife-cx_ls_1219mostunusualrestaurants.html

http://www.walletpop.com/specials/worlds-most-unusual-restaurants/

Choose ONE place and fill in the information about it in the attached QUESTIONNAIRE

Submit your answers.

2. Read the answers of the other pupils.

3. Answer: 1. What restaurant did most of the pupils choose to eat out? Why? Do you agree with their choice? Explain.
Submit your answers.

4. How to evaluate service in a restaurant? Read this article to learn about it.

5. Are you a "supertaster"? Do the quiz and you'll know it.

6. Create your own unusual restaurant. Design an Internet page for your restaurant. Include all the necessary information such as kind of cuisine, menu, prices, accessibility, atmosphere, etc. Advertise your restaurant as a special place and invite customers to visit it.
Blog your restaurant!

Bon Appetit!