Revision for End of Term 2 Exam

Gentlemen,

To help you revise for the EOT exam I have made a list of topics we have covered this term — as well as the skills covered in each unit. I do not know what will be on the EOT exam. However, I can make some guesses. Look at the bold type for my guesses on what may be on the EOT exam.

Also, remember: WHEN WRITING YOUR ESSAY, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A TOPIC SENTENCE, BODY, AND CONCLUSION.

If it is a problem and solution essay — make sure you include (3) three problems and (3) three solutions in the body.

DURING THE EXAM, READ THE DIRECTIONS TO EACH SECTION.

Scroll through this post to remind yourself of the topics we covered in each unit as well as the skills you should have learned in each unit. This is what you will be expected to know on the end of the term exam.

Feel free to browse your text book to remind yourself of what we have learned this term.

Unit 3 Topics: 

Stress, Stress Management, Symptoms of Stress,  Handling Technostress

UNIT 3 SKILL: 

Using Cohesion/Transition Words and expressions

To add information       Use and, in addition, also, moreover

To contrast information Use but, however, on the other hand

To give examples Use for example, for instance, to illustrate this, another example, such as, like

To show order               Use first, second, next, last, finally

To finish a paragraph      Use in conclusion, in summary

Possible EOT Exam Listening section:

Listening for examples of stress, its symptoms, and stress management.

Possible EOT Exam Essay topic:

Write a problem and solution essay about how to handle stress and stress management.

Unit 3 Vocabulary:

emotional adj related to feelings

manage v to succeed in doing something difficult, such as dealing with a problem

respond v to react to something that has been said or done

stress n the feeling of being worried because of difficulties in your life; stressed adj; stressful adj

stressor n a situation that causes a stress reaction

lifestyle n the way in which you live, including your job, what you own, and what you do

release v to let someone or something go free

anxiety n a feeling of worry; anxious adj

realize v to know or understand something that you did not know before

schedule n a plan of what you will do and when you will do it

technique n a special way of doing something

Unit 5 Topics: 

Principles of Green Chemistry, Bioplastic, Biofuel

UNIT 5 SKILL:

Writing Problem and Solution paragraphs

State and explain the problem. Give examples. Then state and explain the solution with examples. Also, if you can think of a problem with the solution, explain how to work around the problem. 

UNIT 5 SKILL:

Using different sources of information (graphs, lectures, text, common knowledge). 

What sentences could you write with the information found in this graph?

UNIT 5 SKILL:

Recognizing abstract concepts and concrete details.

Abstract vs Concrete (Telling vs. Showing)

Abstract is general. Concrete is specific.

Abstract: Superman is strong. 

Concrete: Superman can crush diamonds in his hands and push planets out of his way.

Abstract: Golf is boring.

Concrete: Someone can play golf for hours and his heart rate doesn’t change and the only reason he sweats is the sun. There is very little exciting action because there is no passing and no fighting.

Possible EOT Exam Reading section:

Reading passage about a type of pollution and ways to clean it up.

Possible EOT Exam Essay topic:

Write a problem and solution essay about an environmental issue (plastic pollution, car pollution, etc).

Unit 5 Vocabulary:

chemistry n the science which studies substances like gas, metals, liquids, etc., what they are made of, and how they change;

chemical adj, n;

chemist n

fuel n a substance that provides light, heat, or power when it burns

harm n damage or injury; harmful adj

industry n the making of products in factories; industrial adj

petroleum n oil from beneath the ground, used for making gasoline

pollute v to make the air, water, or soil dirty or dangerous by adding harmful substances; pollution n; polluted adj

substance n a particular type of solid, liquid, or gas

alternative adj different from something else

renewable adj able to be replaced by natural processes

toxin n a poisonous substance; toxic adj

waste n things that are left after something has been used; things that people do not want

  dispose of v to get rid of something

  existing adj present now

Unit 6 Topics: 

Discussing Art, biographies, and timelines

UNIT 6 SKILL:

Determining between fact and opinion

Facts can be proven.

Opinions cannot be proven. 

UNIT 6 SKILL:

Supporting an opinion.

Unlike facts, opinions cannot be proven. However, opinions can be argued. You support your opinion with facts.

Example:

Justin Beiber sucks. His voice has very little power and he sings high pitched so that it sounds similar to a little girl. His lyrics are bad because he says the word baby way too much. Also, he seems to not be a nice guy because he behaves rudely throwing eggs at neighbors and disrespecting police in his Lamborghini.

Justin Beiber is great. He has sold millions of albums and his concerts sell many tickets. His picture is up on the wall in many girls’ bedrooms. He helped write the theme song to the Karate Kid. 

UNIT 6 SKILL:

Determining degrees of certainty

How sure is the speaker?

Is = 100% The Hulk is green.

must be = 75-99% She’s crying so she must be sad.

May be = 25-75% A tiger may be the winner when fighting a lion.

Might be/could be = <25% Mr. Rob has headphones on so he might listening to Justin Beiber.

UNIT 6 SKILL:

Understanding a timeline

What sentences could you write from the information in this timeline?

Possible EOT Exam Listening section:

Someone discussing their opinion on a piece or type of art.

Possible EOT Exam Essay topic:

I doubt that the essay will be about art because you will have to write about a problem and solution.

Unit 6 Vocabulary:

abstract adj art made of shapes and patterns that do not look like real people or things

cubism n a 20th-century style of art in which objects and people are shown with geometric shapes; cubist adj

image n a picture

pattern n an arrangement of shapes, lines, and colors

reality n things that actually happen or are true; realistic adj

style n a way of doing or creating something

subject n the thing or person in a painting or photograph

dreamlike adj as if happening in a dream

fantasy n an experience or situation that you imagine but is not real; fantastic adj

independent adj not controlled by other people

inspire v to make someone want to do something

modernism n a style of art and building that was especially popular from the 1940s to the 1960s, in which artists used simple shapes;

modernistic adj

theme n the main idea or subject in a book, movie, painting, speech, etc.

universal adj true or right in every situation

critic n a person whose job is to say if art, music, and movies are good or bad;criticize v

sentimental adj strongly showing emotions such as love and sadness

technique n how something is done; the way of doing something

Making Timeline about a Person

Task 1:

Complete timeline of famous person of your choice.

1) Find a biography of a famous person online. Do not simply copy and paste a timeline. You will include a link to the biography in which you found the information when you send me the timeline. 

Useful websites:

http://www.biographyonline.net/

http://www.thefamouspeople.com/

http://www.libraryspot.com/biographies/athletes.htm

http://www.popstarsplus.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

http://www.biography.com 

http://www.factmonster.com/people.html

2) Make a timeline that includes only 10-12 important events about a famous person’s life. No more than 12 and no less than 10 so make sure that they are key/important events.

3) After completing the timeline, write five questions about the timeline in which the answer can be found in the timeline. (Just like the questions about the video game consoles from the other day)

4) Make a Powerpoint presentation of your timeline. Include pictures and questions and the link to the biography. 

EMAIL POWERPOINT of TIMELINE with 10-12 EVENTS, FIVE QUESTIONS about the timeline, and a LINK to the biography where the information was found.



Task 2)

After completing the powerpoint of a famous person you may begin a time line about yourself or a friend or family member. Remember that timelines should include important or interesting events. Use the same format as the famous person timeline (10-12 events, photos, powerpoint, five questions) except that you do not need to include a link to a biography. 

Time line

Task One:

Timelines portray events in easy to understand horizontally or vertically linear representations. This is an example of a timeline you must be familiar with:



1) What year was the first video game console released?
2) Name two 3rd Generation game consoles. 
3) In what year could we go to Super Mario World? 

WRITE THREE QUESTIONS ABOUT VIDEO GAMES OR VIDEO GAME CONSOLES
IN WHICH THE ANSWERS CAN BE FOUND IN THE TIMELINE. 



Task Two:


MAKING A TIMELINE 
Read this biography of Pablo Picasso. Use the information in the biography to create a timeline that includes at least 12 events of his life and work. 

Year - Summary of Event

1881: Born in Malaga, Spain
1896:
_____:
1901-1904:
_____:
_____:
_____:
_____:
_____:

1973 - Died in Mougins, France

BIOGRAPHY


Pablo Picasso is one of the best-known artists of the 20th century. He has influenced every artist who came after him.


Picasso was born in 1881 in Malaga, Spain. Even at a young age, all who knew him recognized his artistic talent as extraordinary. Picasso was accepted to the Royal Academy of Art in Barcelona, Spain, when he was only 15 years old. At age 19, he moved to France.


Picasso’s paintings are often grouped by his different styles. In his “Blue Period,” between 1901 and 1904, his paintings showed images of poor people and were painted in tones of blue. These are the saddest paintings ever created.
  
During Picasso's “rose period" (1904-1906), Picasso used lighter colors and painted scenes from circus life. Although these masterpieces are more upbeat and happy, the artwork he created during his blue period was superior and of a higher quality.

   
Picasso is best known for his creation of an art style called cubism that he worked with from 1907 to 1912. He used geometric shapes like cubes and cones to represent people and objects. When you first see these paintings, it is difficult to figure out what you are looking at. As you look more closely at the paintings, you can see the unique vision that went into creating them. His best paintings were his abstracts, in which nothing looks like what it’s supposed to be.

    
1918 was an important year for Picasso. He married a famous and wealthy ballerina named Olga as well as made a life-long friendship with the successful art-dealer Paul Rosenberg. It was these two relationships that allowed Picasso the opportunity to become both rich and famous in his own lifetime -- quite the rare feat for an artist. He had ended his cubism phase in 1912 then worked in then surrealist style until 1945. His political paintings of from the late 1930's caught the attention of American art museums and his 1937 painting, Guernica, was immediately hung up in New York's Museum of Modern art and stayed there for next forty years.

  
Later, Picasso tried working in other forms of art, including ceramics and sculpture. The city of Chicago commissioned him to make a huge untitled statue in the heart of the city that was erected in 1967. As for his other forms, you may have tried one of the styles that Picasso helped popularize, in which he attached bits of paper and other scraps to a canvas. It is called collage.

    
Near the end of his life, when he was 72 years old Picasso met a 27 year old woman named Jacqueline. He courted her for several years until they were married in 1961. He made more than 400 portraits of Jacqueline during their eleven years of marriage (painting an astounding 160 portraits in 1963 alone) using a variety of the artistic styles that he had experimented with throughout his entire career. Many of the paintings are very romantic and charming because they show his love for Jacqueline.

  
Picasso died in 1973 at the age of 91 years old in Mougins, France. He was a legend in his own time as he was one of the rare artists that achieved fame and fortune before death. “The Old Guitarist” (1903), “Three Musicians” (1921), and “Guernica” (1937) are some of the works of which he best remembered.

Task Three:

Make a timeline about a famous person: Use the internet to find a biography. 

Useful websites:
http://www.biographyonline.net/
http://www.thefamouspeople.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

http://www.biography.com 

http://www.factmonster.com/people.html

Make a timeline that includes 10-12 events about a famous person’s life.

Make sure you write the date and then a sentence about the event. Do not copy and paste a timeline. Find information for the text.

After completing the timeline, write five questions about the timeline in which the answer can be found in the timeline. 

Degrees of Certainty

Is = 100% certain

Must be = 75-99%

May be = 25-75%

Might be = Less than 25%

_______ is/are _________ . 

_______ must (be) _________ .

_______ may (be) ________  because _____ .

_______ might (be) ________ if ______.

To “be” or not to “be?”

(Subject) must be (adjective/ -ing verb) because….

(Subject) must  (infinitive verb) because….

John must be running fast fast because he is first place in the race.

John must win every race because he runs so fast.

Rick may be killing zombies because he enjoys watching their brains explode.

Rick may kill zombies because he enjoy their exploding brains.

 (Make sure your grammar is right: After "must," "may" or "might", 
put a "be" between the verb with an i-n-g).

        Adjectives also need a be...

Mr. Rob might be bald because he doesn’t like to worry about combing his hair.

Mr. Rob might shave his head because he doesn’t like having bad-hair-days.

Ms. Lorraine must be angry because she doesn't drink coffee in this morning.
Ms. Loraine must drink coffee in the morning so she doesn't get angry.

TASK

What are we certain of?

Choose ten (10) of these pictures. Think about what is happening in the picture. Write four sentences about each picture expressing the degree of certainly in which you know what is happening, must be happening, may be happening, or might be happening in the picture. 

EXAMPLES:

              

The people are on the stairs next to the plane.

The people must be getting on to the plane.

The people may be  waiting a long time to fly because planes are often delayed.

The people might die soon if the planes crashes.


                 

The baby is wearing headphones.

The baby must be listening to something.

The baby may be playing a game.

The baby might be talking on Skype.

CHOOSE TEN PICTURES TO WRITE SENTENCES ABOUT. THINK ABOUT EACH PICTURE. ONLY USE "IS" ON WHAT THE PICTURE CAN PROVE IS 100% TRUE.

01) . 02) . 03)
04) . 05) . 06)
07) . 08) . 09)
10) . 11) . 12)
13) . 14) . 15)
16) . 17) . 18)
19) . 20) . 21)

Email me your sentences 
(4 sentences for each picture: One with "is," one with "must," one with "may," and one with might.")

After completing this writing assignment….

Exchange the video game cover that you designed with a classmate.

Review at least three classmates’ covers.

1) Describe the cover (name of game, details of the photos).

Note at least five facts about the game and the cover.

2) Give your opinion about the game cover. Explain.

3) Give your opinion about game. Explain.

Email me your reviews

Gameplay vs Graphics Survey and Game Cover

Greetings gentlemen, I will be in Dubai today for the national spelling bee.

You will be continuing to cover the topic of fact and opinion. However, today I decided to give you a break from talking about art of dead old guys and instead and you will discuss the art of current video games.

GAMEPLAY vs GRAPHICS

Pacman (1980) . . . . The Last of Us (2013) .


1) In class today, you will answer a 20 question survey about Gameplay vs Graphics in computer or video games.

Make sure you answer each question thoroughly and in complete sentences.

Before you complete the last question of the survey show the supervising teacher that you have completed the task.

If there is a problem with the survey, the questions are also here at athsrob.edublogs.edu . You can copy and paste them and email me the answers.

Also, in class you are confused about questions 9 or 17.
Here is an example of what comes up when you google ‘Call of Duty Screenshot’ or 'Last of Us Screenshot'. You would chose a picture from whichever game you are answering about in the survey.

2) Once you have completed the survey.... you must then design your own game case for the game of your choice.

There are many examples of this at http://vgboxart.com/.

You can make a game cover that has real pictures from the game as well as text on the back of the case about why someone should play/it or buy it. Use facts to support your opinion.

You can use Microsoft Word or KeyNote to design the game over. You can also use PHOTOSHOP ONLINE or download a PAINTBRUSH program.



You can also do something funny with a game or make up your own.

SAVE YOUR WORK — ESPECIALLY IF YOU AR USING PHOTOSHOP ONLINE

3) Once you have completed the game cover. You will then share the poster with three classmates.

ASSESS CLASSMATES POSTERS.
Describe the details how the game cover looks.
Give five facts about the game cover.
. State your opinion about the game cover. Explain.
Would you play the game? Explain.

Email me your game cover and a assessment of three classmate’s game covers.