Mrs. ono-Karimi

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Email: ono-karimie@mdusd.org

• Phone: (925) 672-5444 x 5559 (Please leave a message.)

• Texts: (925) 338-7251

CLASS SCHEDULE / GOOGLE CLASSROOM CODES

• Period 1: English 7

• Period 2: ELD/ALD / Google Classroom 5cdjwoh Tues. & Fri.

• Period 3: English 7

• Period 4: ELD / ALD Google Classroom a3bl5we Tues. & Fri.

• Period 5: English 7

• Period 6: English 7

• Period 7: English 7

SYLLABUS

• This class is designed to improve students' English language skills.

• Speaking - Participate in class discussion, coral reading, and presentation.

• Reading - Read short passage together and analyze the text.

• Writing - Learn how to write paragraphs and essays.

• Assignments - Complete daily assignments by the following day. Late work is accepted by 9 pm Sunday.

Grades - Each assignments have the appropriate point value.

Weekly Assignments

Wk of 5/24

*Finish reading "Where Cultures Meet"

* Review of parts of speech and sentence structure

* CAASPP make up on Wednesday

Wk of 5/17

• CAASPP ELA and math on Mon, Tues, Thurs, & Fri.

• Read "Where Cultures Meet"

• Vocabulary practice #2

Wk of 5/10

• Oral drill (questions with is /are & prepositional phrases)

• History textbook article "Where Cultures Meet"

• Make a slide panel for Open House on May 19.

Wk of 5/3

• Oral drill

• New article

• ELPAC makeup, speaking test

Wk of 4/26

• ELPAC reading, listening, writing tests administered by Mr. Rosecrans.

• "Cultural Clash" historical article

• Comprehension questions on the article.

Wk of 4/19

• ELPAC speaking test by Zoom appointment

• Historical article - "Cultural Clash"

• ELPAC listening/reading/writing tests' schedule 6th grade 4/27, 7th 4/28, 8th 4/29

Wk of 4/12

• ELPAC speaking test by appointment

• ELPAC writing practice

Wk of 3/29

• Oral Practice

• Finish working on "Encounter"

• ELPAC - Writing test practice

Wk of 3/22

• Oral Practice - WH questions

• New reading, a historical fiction, "Encounter"

• ELPAC practice - writing

Wk of 3/15

• Oral Practice

• ELPAC practice - writing test

• Reading

• Vocabulary

• Grammar lesson

Wk of 3/8

• Oral practice

• ELPAC practice - reading test (cont'd)

• "My Two Left Foot" read and discuss

• Vocabulary / grammar (indefinite pronouns)

Wk of 3/1

• Oral practice

• ELPAC Practice - reading test

• Reading new article

Wk of 2/22

• Oral practice

• Start ELPAC practice

Wk of 2/16(Tues.)

• Finish reading "The Beat Goes On"

• Possessive adjectives

• Finish iReady Diagnostic tests for reading and math - last day 2/17

Wk of 2/8

• Finish the article "The Beat Goes On"

• Start ELPAC practice problems

• Finish iReady Diagnostic #2 if not finished

Wk of 2/1

• Will start iReady Diagnostic #2 on Weds.

• Start reading "The Beat Goes On"

• New vocabulary

• Comprehension questions

• Grammar Possessive adjectives

Wk of 1/25

• Finish reading "The Human Machine

• Comprehension questions

• Review of the vocabulary

Wk of 1/19

• Word roots

• Context clues

• New article, "The Human Machine"

Wk of 1/11

• Oral practice with sentence patterns.

• "Brothers in Hope" close reading

• Adverbs

Wk of 1/5 (1st Wk of 3rd Quarter)

• Writing practice - How to write a personal narrative

• Oral Practice

• Inside - New article

Wk of 12/14

• Conjunctions

• New article

• Basic grammar quiz

Wk of 12/7

• A poem "Seaweed"

• Pronoun practice & quiz

• Library - Holiday Story "Origami Crane" by Ms. Dinicola

Wk of 11/30

• Uncountable nouns

• Adjectives

• New vocabulary

• Start a new story "The Lotus Seed"

Wk of 11/16

• Finish reading the new story "A Contest of Riddles"

• Helping verbs, would/should, need to, & Let's

• Command

Wk of 11/9

• New story - "A Contest of Riddles" an African tale

• Helping verbs "must"

Wk of 11/02

• Continue reading "Rachel the Clever"

• Comprehension questions

• Grammar Assignment

• Writing Assignment

Wk of 10/26

Start a new story, "Rachel the Clever."

Vocabulary Study

Grammar Concept

Wk of 10/19

Wk of 10/12

Continue "The Challenge"

Oral Practice

Writing - "---'d rather---"

Writing - Subject pronouns

Wk of 10/5

New story "The Challenge"

Oral Practice - Future tense

Writing - Future negative and questions

Weekly Work: Wk of 9/28

Review of the new short fiction "Lafff"

Future tense review

Brain POP ELL placement test

Weekly Work: Week of 9/21

• pronunciation

• reading - New article introduced - "Lafff"

• Future tense

• Review Quiz

WEEKLY WORK : Week of 9/14

• New article

• Comprehension questions

• Grammar

WEEKLY WORK : Week of 9/7

• New Vocabulary

• Grammar - Verb with "s," nouns with "s"

WEEKLY WORK: Week of 8/31

• Review the scientific article "Crittercam" from last week.

• Start a new listening practice with another science article.

• Grammar lessons

WEEKLY WORK: Week of 8/24

• Finish reading the scientific article "Crittercam" - Listening

• Class discussion on the article

• Practice on action verbs and linking verbs

WEEKLY WORK - Week of 8/17

• Write about yourself. Include your school name, grade, your age, you family, your hobby. If you can, you can add more information about yourself.

• Nouns - 1) Give examples of nouns. 2) Write five sentences and underline the nouns in your sentence.