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Marivel ArroyoYauco English Supervisor

Sandra BlondetPonce III English Supervisor

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Dr. Iris LugoPonce I English Supervisor

Carmen MartínezSanta Isabel English Supervisor

Lina Pérez Adjuntas English Supervisor

Pat RiosPeñuelas English Supervisor

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Olga HernandezSanta Isabel English Teacher

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Prof. Olga HernándezSanta Isabel English Teacher

Brenda E. Serrano SantosGuánica English Teacher

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Dr. Evelyn VeguillaEnglish Program Director

Prof. Alvin RíosJayuya English Supervisor

Prof. Luz Selenia GarcíaVillaba English Supervisor

Prof. Aidita Vélez OrtizCidra English Supervisor

Prof. María V. MartínezBayamón I English Supervisor

Luz Magali Ramos MatosNaguabo English Supervisor

Patricia Nieves SánchezCaguas II English Supervisor

REVISION 2010

Professor María T. Rodríguez English Program Director

English Professional Consultants

Pilar Barbosa Internship English Teachers 2010

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Part I.

Reading Selection I. Rebecca, Brenda and Bryan love to listen to music. They all have MP3 players and share their music all the time. Rebecca loves Hip Hop, while Bryan loves Reggeaton. Brenda loves both genres. She has around 500 songs in her MP3, more than her friends Rebecca and Bryan.

1. Who likes hip hop?a. Rebeccab. Bryanc. Brendad. Betty

2. How many songs does Brenda have on her MP3?a. about 1,000 songsb. about 800 songsc. about 500 songsd. about 50 songs

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Listening and Speaking

A. Instructions: The teacher will read a reading section. Listen carefully and answer the following questions.

L/S.8.1 Listens and responds during a read aloud from a variety of fiction and nonfiction to comprehend, generalize, relate to character and setting, identify tone, voice, and mood; makes connections to text.L/S.8.5 Explains the main idea or topic and important details from learned concepts or read alouds of a variety of expository texts, and applies sequence of events to clarify, discuss, and summarize a topic form a variety of texts.

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Reading selection II

Roberto Clemente

Roberto Clemente was a great baseball star. He belongs to the Baseball Hall of Fame, which is one of the greatest honors in the history of baseball. Roberto could do everything, jump high, run fast, and hit hard. He was voted the Most Valuable Player.

Roberto also loved children. He wanted to build a park for the children of Puerto Rico. In this park, they could play baseball and many other sports. He wanted to call this park the “Sports City”.

In 1972, Roberto was killed in an airplane crash. He and a few friends wanted to help the children of Nicaragua. But people did not forget Roberto Clemente nor his dream. Money was raised to build the park. The Sports City opened in 1975, and is still open today. Roberto Clemente’s dream had come true.

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B. Instructions: The teacher will read reading selection II. Listen carefully and answer the following questions.

L/S.8.1 Listens and responds during a read aloud from a variety of fiction and nonfiction to comprehend, generalize, relate to character and setting, identify tone, voice, and mood; makes connections to text.L/S 8.2 Listens, responds to, analyzes, gives, and discuss complex instructions, statements, and directions; answers and formulates closed and open-ended questions. L/S 8.4 Applies a variety of language patterns and structures.L/S 8.5Explains the main idea or topic and important details from learned concepts or read aloud or a variety of expository texts, and applies sequence of events to clarify, discuss, and summarize a topic from a variety of texts.

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a. Major League Soccerb. Major League Baseballc. National Softball League

. d. National Basketball Association

4. What kind of a player was Clemente?a. an excellent playerb. an average playerc. a good playerd. a bad player

5. What is this selection MOSTLY about?a. a baseball teamb. the poor childrenc. the Hall of Famed. Roberto’s dream

6. What was Clemente’s dream?a. to fly in an airplane b. to build a Hall of Famec. to build a children’s park

. d. to raise money for the elderly

7. What did many people do after Roberto’s death?a. forgot the work he didb. changed his dreams of a parkc. formed a fan club with his named. helped make his dream come true

1. Give your opinion: A Heroic Opportunity

Read the prompt in the box. Reflect on how you would react.

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C. Instructions The teacher will evaluate the student orally using the rubric.

L/S 8.2 Listens, responds to, analyzes, gives, and discuss complex instructions, statements, and directions; answers and formulates closed and open-ended questions.

You are watching some classmates play basketball at the gym. A skinny boy with glasses tries to shoot a basket but ends up falling on his face. His glasses break. Some of the older students begin to laugh at him. The boy can’t see very well without his glasses. You want to help him up, but if you do, the other kids may laugh at you, too.

o How would you feel?o What should you do?

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RESPONSES CAN BE NON-VERBAL OR VERBAL IN ENGLISH. SPANISH RESPONSES ARE NOT CONSIDERED WHEN ASSIGNING A SCORE TO A SHORT-ANSWER ORAL OR NON-VERBAL PRODUCTION ITEM MEASURING.

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CRITERIA

Full Oral or Non-verbal Production – A thorough oral or non-verbal production of the concept has been demonstrated. The student’s response is correct and complete and provides evidence related to the question/task. Details in the response are clear accurate.

1Partial Oral or Non-verbal Productions – Partial oral or non-verbal production of the concept has been demonstrated. The student’s response provides some information that is accurate. However, the response is not complete and may not provide clear evidence related to the questions/task.

0No Oral or Non-verbal Production – The student’s response demonstrates no oral or non-verbal production no understanding of the concept being assessed. The response is inaccurate or unrelated to the question/task.

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Part II.

The Spanish Club

(1) “I have bad news,” said Mrs. Cortés. The Spanish Club is nearly $500 short of the amount they need to take the trip to Mexico City next month. The club members were gloomy. They had planned this trip since last year. The club made many fund-raisers, like a talent show, a bake sale, a car wash, and sold chocolates among other activities. But still, they needed to make one big activity to complete the money they needed.

(2) “How depressing”, said Marisol. “We’ve planned all year and now we can’t go.” “Don’t give up now”, said Jonathan. Let’s put our heads together and come up with a huge fund raiser. Everybody started to give ideas. “I know!” said Jasmine. “Let’s make a huge Mexican dinner party. Everything we sell will be Mexican dishes like enchiladas, tacos, and burritos. Everybody will dress up as a Mexican. We can have some Mariachi music”. “It will be fun”, Mrs. Cortés said, “It’s a great idea”. They planned a huge party, sold the tickets, food, and drinks. The entire community was there. It was a great party. They raised almost $1,000. Needless to say, they had a lot of fun in Mexico City.

1. Where was the group going?a. Mexico Cityb. Guadalajarac. Las Vegasd. San Juan

2. Who is the teacher?a. Mrs. Torresb. Mr. Cortésd. Mr. Lugo c. Mrs. Cortés

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Reading

Content Standard: The student uses reading strategies, literary analysis, and critical thinking skills to construct meaning and develop an understanding as well as an appreciation of a variety of genres of both fiction and nonfiction.R.8.1Analyzes the text, establishes purpose, identifies author’s purpose, and distinguishes text features to enhance comprehension.R.8.2 Applies context clues, reference sources, and other vocabulary expansion strategies to assess word meaning using prior knowledge to relate to new meaning; uses prefixes, suffixes, and root words to determine the meaning of unfamiliar , multiple meaning, and compound words.

A. Instructions: Read the selection carefully. For each question choose the correct answer.

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a. depressed b. excitedc. anxiousd. tired

4. What idea was presented to make the money they needed?a. a big Mexican partyb. another talent showc. a chocolate saled. a movie day

5. How much money did they raise?a. $ 200b. $ 500c. $ 1,000 d. $ 2,000

6. What does the underlined word in the sentence mean?

a. excitedb. nervousc. sleepyd. sad

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The club members were gloomy.

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The Champion

(1) Sandra stood nervously near the ice, watching Angela Martin skating. It was Angela’s first time competing in the city championships, but she didn’t look nervous at all. Sandra was sitting next to her coach, remembering the first time she competed. Even though she was still in high school, she felt old. All of the other competitors were two or three years younger than her. This would be her last competition. Skating took long hours of practice and college was on her mind now.

Angela Martin looked so confident. She looked graceful and landed every jump perfectly. After every jump, the crowd cheered. (2) Sandra was next. She skated onto the ice just as Angela was leaving the rink. She had to admit that Angela was hard to beat. The music began and she started to skate. But, she was still thinking about Angela’s performance and about how well she had skated. Her program was good, but not perfect. As Sandra skated off the ice, she knew she had lost her title. She didn’t want to cry as she stood to hear the winners.

(3) Finally, the scoreboard flashed the results. Sandra had finished second. Angela was the new city champion. Everybody cheered for the winners. Sandra approached Angela to congratulate her. She shook her hand and they embraced. Now it was Angela’s turn to represent their city in the National championships.

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R.8.1Analyzes the text, establishes purpose, identifies author’s purpose, and distinguishes text features to enhance comprehension.R8.4 Sorts and organizes relevant events, states cause and effect, makes connections, predictions, and inferences, determines problem and solution, and draws conclusions in narrative, expository, and persuasive texts.R.8.5 Distinguishes between fact and opinion in narrative and expository texts; states and paraphrases main idea, or topic, and determines important details.

B. Instructions: Read the selection carefully. For each question choose the correct answer.

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a. skatingb. cryingc. friendshipd. competition

8. What can be CONCLUDED regarding Angela from this sentence?

a. She was happy.b. She was nervous.c. She was arrogant.d. She was confident.

9. Why was this Sandra’s last competition?a. She was going to college.b. She did not have a coach.c. She was not good anymore.d. She was too old to compete.

10. What PROBABLY affected Sandra’s performance?a. She was not practicing enough.b. Skating was too difficult for her.c. She was distracted by Angela’s performance.d. The crowd was too noisy when she performed.

11. How did Sandra PROBABLY feel when she finished skating?a. She felt confident.b. She felt nervous.c. She felt happy.d. She felt disappointed.

12. What do you think will PROBABLY happen after the competition?a. Angela will go to college.b.Sandra will become a coach.c. Angela will go to the National Competition.d. Angela and Sandra will become best friends.

13. Which of these statements is a FACT?a. Ice skaters are all teenagers.b. Ice skaters practice long hours.c. Ice skaters become too confident when they win.d. Ice skaters stop skating after they finish college.

14. Which of these statements is an OPINION?a. Sandra is very sensitive.b. Angela won the competition.c. Sandra wants to go to college.d. Angela is younger than Sandra.

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R.8.1Analyzes the text, establishes purpose, identifies author’s purpose, and distinguishes text features to enhance comprehension.R.8.6 Uses elements of poetry to identify and interpret genre, imagery, and symbolism.

“It was Angela’s first time competing in the city championships, but she didn’t look nervous at all.”

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Azure and GoldBy Amy Lowell

April had covered the hillsWith flickering yellows and reds,The sparkle and coolness of snow

Was blown from the mountain beds.

Across a deep-sunken streamThe pink of blossoming trees,

And from windless apple bloomsThe humming of many bees.

1. What is the MAIN IDEA presented in the poem?a. changing of the seasonsb. the life of a flowerc. animals in the wildd. music is beautiful

2. What kind of sensory image does the poet use in stanza 1 when he writes the phrase… “coolness of snow”?a. auditoryb. tactilec. visuald. smell

3. What do you think is the author’s message?a. preserve the treesb. feel the musicc. enjoy natured. recycle

4. What is the poet’s tone in the last stanza?a. very coldb. very happyc. very depressedd. very mysterious

Part III.

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The air was of rose and goldArabesque with the song of birdsWho, swinging unseen under leaves,Made music more eager than words.

C. Instructions: Read carefully the following poem. For each question choose the correct answer.

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Writing

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1. Which of these sentences is correct?a. Get out of the car?b. Lost last night I was.c. Where is the city park?d. Carmen look very anxious.

2. What is the underlined word in the sentence?

a. a verbb. an adjectivec. an adverbd. a noun

3. Which of these sentences is a complex sentence?a. Amelia bought a new iPod to give to her sister the day of her graduation.b. Saint John is a very small and beautiful island in the Caribbean.c. After Vanessa writes her letter, she will take it to the post office.d. Carol will prepare a big surprise party for her brother. .

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Content Standard: The student effectively communicates to a variety of audiences in all forms of writing through the use of the writing process, proper grammar, and age-appropriate expressive vocabulary.W.8.1 Combines sentences and ideas using simple transitional phrases; applies commas and colons to correctly punctuate sentences; identifies phrases and clauses; applies phrases in writing to construct complex sentences.W.8.2 Classifies and applies the parts of speech; uses vocabulary, accurate spelling, appropriate grammar and syntax in writing.

A. Instructions: Read the questions carefully. For each question choose the correct answer.

B. Instructions: Choose one of the two prompts listed below. Write a three (3) paragraph narrative about the topic. Use appropriate descriptive details and word choice to create a vivid picture in the readers mind. Be careful with the grammar, vocabulary, and sentence structure in the paragraph. Each paragraph must be at least five (5) sentences long.

Patricia is too sick to go to school,

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SHORT-ANSWER FOR WRITTEN PRODUCTION RUBRIC

RESPONSES SHOULD WRITTEN IN ENGLISH. SPANISH RESPONSES ARE NOT CONSIDERED WHEN ASSIGNING A SCORE TO A SHORT-ANSWER WRITTEN PRODUCTION ITEM MEASURING.

SCORE

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CRITERIA

Full Written Production – A thorough written production of the concept has been demonstrated. The student’s response is correct and complete and provides evidence related to the question/task. Details in the response are clear accurate.

1Partial Written Productions – Partial written production of the concept has been demonstrated. The student’s response provides some information that is accurate. However, the response is not complete and may not provide clear evidence related to the questions/task.

0No Written Production – The student’s response demonstrates no written production or no understanding of the concept being assessed. The response is inaccurate or unrelated to the question/task.

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a) Think about a time when something unexpected happened. Write a narrative in which you tell about an unexpected event that happened to you or someone you know. Be sure to include specific details so that a reader can follow your story.

b) Think of your best day in school. What happened that makes this day stand out in your memory? Write a story for a friend that tells about what happened on this day in school.

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