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THE OXFORD SCHOOL

REMEDIALS – 12 TH GRADE

TEMARIOS DE CONVOCATORIA 12º GRADO 2016

Remedial examinations can only be sat by students who have failed in NO MORE THAN

THREE SUBJECTS.

Students eligible to sit remedial examinations will have to attend The Annexe on Tuesday

6th

December and Wednesday 7th

December, 2016. On those days, students must register at

The Annexe by 8.00 a.m., dressed in full School uniform.

TUESDAY 6TH

DECEMBER

08.00 -10.00 a.m. MATHS

10.15 – 12.15 p.m. ENGLISH LITERATURE/

1.15 p.m.- 3.15 p.m MUSIC/CHEMISTRY/BUSINESS STUDIES

WEDNESDAY 7TH

DECEMBER

08.00 -10.00 a.m. SPANISH

10.15 – 12.15 p.m. ENGLISH LANGUAGE/ BIOLOGY/ECONOMICS

1.15 p.m.- 3.15 p.m FRENCH/ 12B CHEMISTRY/PHYSICS/ACCOUNTING

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SPANISH

TEMARIO DE CONVOCATORIA

ESPAÑOL - 2016

Profesoras: Edilma Maure y Marina Markou

Grado: 12° SFL

LITERATURA:

1. EL AHOGADO , TRISTÁN SOLARTE

Biografía

Contexto histórico (de la obra)

Leyenda

Temas

Personajes

Valoración crítica de la obra.

2. AZUL , RUBÉN DARÍO

Modernismo

Biografía

Temas

Personajes

Recursos Literarios

Elementos Modernistas en los relatos y poemas

Valoración crítica de la obra.

Análisis de la obra COMPLETA (Todos los relatos y poemas)

3. TRILOGÍA TEBANA: EDIPO REY, ANTÍGONA, EDIPO EN COLONO.

Tragedia griega

Temas

Personajes

Estilo

Ambiente

Estructura

Técnicas narrativas

Valoración crítica de las obras completas.

LITERATURA UNIVERSAL-ANTOLOGIAS:

• Literatura clásica.

Géneros narrativos en la antigüedad griega Pág.8

El teatro griego.

Poesía, Lírica y Oratoria.

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Modernismo, Realismo y Naturalismo.

Contexto histórico de finales del siglo XIX e inicios del XX Fragmentos representativos de los movimientos literarios

Sonatina (pág.192)

Guerra y Paz (pág.198)

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Germinal (pág.204)

Análisis de los fragmentos con sus respectivas actividades.

TEMAS DE APLICACIÓN Y REDACCIÓ COMERCIAL:

El análisis literario tradicional (p.26) o El análisis poético.

Elementos del análisis poético

Redacción de párrafos

Fases de la redacción

Coherencia y Cohesión (Conectores pag.106 y pag.136)

Oficio, parte y resolución (pág. 158)

Hoja de vida (pág.190)

Contrato, certificado y decreto (pág.192)

Profesoras: Maritza Valencia y Kattie Castillo

Grado: 12° AS & A LEVEL

LITERATURA.

1. PEDRO PÁRAMO, JUAN RULFO

Biografía del autor

Contexto histórico, literario y social

Realismo mágico

Estructura literaria

Personajes, ambiente, estilo , lenguaje, temas

Técnicas narrativas y simbologías

2. EL CORONEL NO TIENE QUIEN LE ESCRIBA, GARCÍA MÁRQUEZ

Biografía

Contexto histórico literario

Realismo mágico.

Estilo y recursos narrativos

Temática

Personajes

Ambiente

3. EVA LUNA, ALLENDE Biografía de la autora

Literatura hispanoamericana

Boom de la literatura del siglo XX

Realismo social

Contexto histórico y literario

Personajes, ambiente, estilo

Lenguaje, simbologías, temas, y técnicas narrativas

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4. EL AHOGADO, TRISTÁN SOLARTE

Biografía

Contexto histórico y geográfico (de la obra)

Leyenda

Temas

Personajes

Valoración crítica de la obra.

TEMAS DE APLICACIÓN. Español 12. Destrezas y habilidades. Santillana

El ensayo

Fases de la redacción

Los signos de puntuación

Comprensión lectora (análisis)

Coherencia y cohesión

Conectores en la redacción

Ortografía: acentuación y puntuación

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MATHS 12TH

GRADE

PURE MATHEMATICS 2 AND 3

POLYNOMIALS

o ADDITION, SUBTRACTION AND MULTIPLICATION OF

POLYNOMIALS

o EQUATION AND IDENTITIES

o DIVISION OF POLYNOMIALS

o THE FACTOR THEOREM

THE MODULUS FUNCTION

o THE MODULUS FUNCTION AND ITS GRAPH

o GRAPHS OF FUNCTION INVOLVING MODULUS

o SOME ALGEBRAIC PROPERTIES

o MODULUS ON THE NUMBER LINE

o EQUATIONS INVOLVING MODULUS

o INEQUALITIES INVOLVING MODULUS

o SQUARES, SQUARES ROOTS AND MODULI

MECHANICS

VELOCITY AND ACCELERATION

o MOTION WITH CONSTANT VELOCITY

o GRAPHS FOR CONSTANT VELOCITY

o ACCELERATION

o EQUATIONS FOR CONSTANT ACCELERATION

o MORE EQUATIONS FOR CONSTANT ACCELERATION

o MULTISTAGE PROBLEMS

o AVERAGE VELOCITY

STATISTICS

REPRESENTATION OF DATA

o STEAM AND LEAF DIAGRAMS

o HISTOGRAMS

o CUMULATIVE FREQUENCY GRAPHS

o PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES

MEASURES OF LOCATION

o THE MEDIAN

o FINDING THE MEDIAN FROM A FREQUENCY TABLE

o THE MEAN

o SUMMATION NOTATION

o FINDING THE MEAN FROM A FREQUENCY TABLE

o THE MODE

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE. 12TH

GRADE

Commentary on use of language in the passage(s) – Candidates will identify distinguishing

features of the texts, relate them to the function and context of the writing, and organise

information in their answers.

Comment on aspects such as vocabulary, figurative language (e.g. use of metaphor and

simile), word ordering and sentence structure, formality/informality of tone, and the

communication of attitudes, bias or prejudice, structure

Write for a specific purpose and/or audience using appropriate vocabulary, tone, and style.

Directed writing task based on the passage(s) – students should be aware of the major

themes, character analysis and be able to respond to questions such as:

Comment on aspects such as vocabulary, figurative language (e.g. use of metaphor and

simile), word ordering and sentence structure, formality/informality of tone, and the

communication of attitudes, bias or prejudice, structure

Write for a specific purpose and/or audience using appropriate vocabulary, tone, and style.

Reading Non Fiction

Genres

Purpose

Annotating a text

Planning and structuring a commentary (review pp. 12-13)

Using Evidence and Quotations

Analysing Descriptive Writing

Describing an external location

Lists of Three

Simile and Metaphor

Understanding Voice

Connotations

Students must be able to identify genre and purpose of a text and then analyse how an author

achieves his/her purpose through specific literary techniques

Imaginative Writing (Analysing)

Narrative Voice

Characterisation

Dialogue

Setting and Location

Theme, Symbol, and Motif

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ENGLISH LITERATURE- 12TH

GRADE

Paper 5 – William Shakespeare

For the exam, students must have a thorough understanding of the entire play, Othello.

Themes and ideas to consider:

Shakespeare’s presentation of race in the opening act of the play and how it

develops throughout

The portrayal of Iago as an ‘artist of evil’

Othello’s introduction to the audience

The presentation of female characters and the significance of Desdemona and

Emilia

Othello and Desdemona’s relationship in Act I

The relationship between Othello and Iago

The development of Othello’s jealousy in the play

The death of Desdemona and Othello

Students will be given a passage taken from the play and they are expected to

answer questions set on this. For each response, students must use the PEEE

structure to show a clear understanding of the passage.

Paper 5 – Pre 20th

Century Writing

For the exam, students must have a thorough understanding of the following poems by

Christina Rossetti:

The Lowest Place

Good Friday

Themes and ideas to consider:

Religion/Faith

Rossetti’s love for Jesus

The death of Jesus

Feelings of loss

Feelings of hope

Paper 7 – Comment and Appreciation

You will be given one unseen passage where you will be expected to focus on

language/imagery/form/structure and then explain how meaning is created. You must have

an understanding on the following features of unseen passages:

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Metaphor

Personification

Onomatopoeia

Alliteration

Line lengths and its effect

Imperatives/exclamatory sentences

Plosives

Sibilance

Symbolism

The writer’s purpose

12A PHYSICS

Chapter 7. Matter and materials p 102-108

Chapter 9. electric current, potential difference and resistance. 127-136

Chapter 10. Kirchhoff laws. P 143-148

Chapter 13. Waves. 178-188

Chapter 23. Coulombs law p. 359-366

12A1,12A2 BIOLOGY

12th

Grade Biology Remedial Exam Study Guide

I. Chapter 1 . Cells 1 – 27

II. Chapter 2. Biological molecules 27 – 53

III. Chapter 3. Enzymes 53 - 66

IV. Chapter 4. Cell membranes and transport 72 – 89

V. Chapter 6 . Nucleic acids and protein synthesis 110- 126

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12A1,12A2 CHEMISTRY

Chapter 1: Moles and equations

Masses of atoms and molecules 2

Accurate relative atomic masses 3

Amount of substance 5

Mole calculations 6

Chemical formulae and chemical equations 10

Solutions and concentration 14

Chapter 2: Atomic structure

Elements and atoms 25

Inside the atom 25

Numbers of nucleons 28

Isotopes 28

How many protons, neutrons and electrons? 29

Chapter 3: Electrons in atoms

Simple electronic structure 33

Evidence for electronic structure 34

Subshells and atomic orbitals 37

Electronic configurations 38

Chapter 7: Redox reactions

Naming compounds 111

From name to formula 112

Chapter 14: Introduction to organic chemistry

Representing organic molecules 189

Functional groups 192

Naming organic compounds 192

Structural isomerism 194

Types of organic reaction 198

Chapter 15: Hydrocarbons

The homologous group of alkanes 202

Sources of the alkanes 202

Reactions of alkanes 204

The alkenes 207

Addition reactions of the alkenes 208

Oxidation of the alkenes 210

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Chapter 17: Alcohols, esters and carboxylic acids

The homologous series of alcohols 226

Reactions of the alcohols 226

Carboxylic acids 231

12B CHEMISTRY

1. Chapter 1: Atoms – the big idea. (p.8 to p.23)

2. Chapter 2: Bonding (p. 24 to p.41)

3. Chapter 3: Acids and bases (p.42 to p.53)

4. Chapter 5: Extracting Metals (p.72 to p.93)

5. Chapter 7: Reactions, equations and amounts (p. 108 to p.125)

6. Chapter 11: The Earth (p. 186 to p.205)

7. Chapter 12: Rocks (p.206 to p.224)

8. Extra copies and Handouts.

Refer to:

a. Chemistry, Third Ed. Gallagher, R. Ingram, P.; et. al.

b. Notes from the notebook

12B FRENCH

12B :

Vocabulaire: Vocabulaire sur la famille, le tourisme et la pollution.

Lecture: Il faudra trouver 5 synonymes dans le texte et ensuite il y aura 10 questions où les

réponses ne pourront pas être paraphrasées.

Grammaire : Il faudra changer une phrase de la forme passive à la forme active.

Ecriture: Une rédaction de 350 avec pour thème le vocabulaire ci-dessus.

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12B MUSIC- PROJECT

TOPICS FOR MUSIC REMEDIAL PROJECT – 2016

- Love and Loss in music.

o Purcell and his music

Dido and Aeneas, (Act I excluding the overture; Act III from Dido’s

entrance)

o Verdi and his music

Otello, (Act I Scene 3; Act IV)

o Berlioz and his music

Symphonie Fantastique, (Movements II, III and IV)

- The ‘First Viennese School’ 1770–1827

o Haydn and his music

Symphony no. 55 (The Schoolmaster), Hob. 1: 55 (the four

movements)

o Beethoven and his music

Symphony no. 5 in C minor, Op 67 (the four movements)

o Mozart and his music

Piano Concerto in G major, K453 (the three movements)

o Schubert and his music

Piano Quintet in A major, D.667 (The Trout)

o The American Art Form

Work songs

Spirituals & Gospels

Blues

Ragtime

Stride

Jazz

Swing

Bebop

- The student should comply with the following:

- 1. Prepare a power point presentation with a minimum of 10 slides, keeping text to a

minimum on each slide. This should be sent in advance to

mr.mejiaaguilar@hotmail.com

- 2. This presentation should act as guidance. No other material can be referred to.

- 3. The speech should be accompanied by soundtracks as samples of the concept to

which the letter T in parenthesis has been specified. Each soundtrack should last no

more than half a minute.

- 4. Students must wear uniform on the day of the presentation.

- 5. Reading will not be accepted. The student should be able to convincingly explain

each concept.

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12C ACCOUNTING

TERM I:

Chapter 20 Valuation of inventory, pages 120 - 127

TERM II:

Chapter 23 Introduction to the accounts of limited companies, pages 157 – 173

Local Payroll Calculations

TERM III:

Chapter 28 Interpretation and Analysis, pages 225 – 244

12C BUSINESS STUDIES

TERM I:

Chapter 20 Marketing planning (A Level), pages 297 - 317

Chapter 21 Globalisation and international marketing (A Level), pages 318 - 330

TERM II:

Chapter 27 Project Management (A Level), pages 403 – 415

TERM III:

Chapter 29 Costs, pages 434 – 442

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12C ECONOMICS

UNIT 4 International Trade Core pages159-177

The Principles of International Trade (Absolute and Comparative

Advantage)

UNIT 5 Theory and measurement in the macroeconomy. Pages 179-186

The labour force

Labour Productivity

The shape and determinants of aggregate demand

National Income Statistics

Ways of measuring GDP

Money and real GDP

The Nature of Economic growth

Keynesians and monetarists

Aggregate expenditure, aggregate demand, aggregate supply and

income determination

Chapter 6: Macroeconomic Problems Core. Pages 223-264

Inflation, causes and consequences.

The causes and consequences of fluctuation in foreign exchange rates.

The determination of the equilibrium exchange rate in a free market.

Causes of changes in the equilibrium exchange rate.

Effects of changing exchange rates on the economy.

Exchange rate systems.