THINGS THAT ARE ON THE ESL 3/ESL4 TESTS

(PURPLE INDICATES ALREADY TAUGHT)

ESL 3
UNIT 2 TEST
READING STRATEGIES

SKIM AND TAKE NOTES

SUMMARIZE
SIMILES
RELATE GOALS AND OUTCOMES
RELATE MAIN IDEAS AND DETAILS
DRAW CONCLUSIONS

GRAMMAR
COMPLEX SENTENCES
COMPOUND SENTENCES
PAST PERFECT TENSE
PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
SUBJECT PRONOUNS
OBJECT PRONOUNS
POSSESSIVE NOUNS
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
ANTECEDENT/PRONOUN AGREEMENT

WRITING
KNOW WHAT A BIOGRAPHY IS
INTRODUCTORY SENTENCE/ATTENTION GRABBER
SUBJECT PRONOUNS
SEQUENTIAL ORDER USING TRANSITIONS
POSSESSIVE NOUNS
WRITING PROMPT – GOAL AND OUTCOME PERSONAL NARRATIVE

UNIT 3 TEST
READING STRATEGIES

RELATE CAUSES AND EFFECTS

IDENTIFY AUTHOR’S PURPOSE
RELATE PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS

GRAMMAR
REVIEW
COMPLEX SENTENCES
NEW
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
RELATIVE CLAUSES
RELATIVE PRONOUNS
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

CRITICAL THINKING/COMPREHENSION
ANALYZE INFORMATION: FACT AND OPINION

WRITING
PERSUASIVE
WRITING PROCESS
SHOW, DON’T TELL
CONCLUDING SENTENCE
GRAMMAR FOCUS: RELATIVE CLAUSES
PERSUASIVE ESSAY WRITING PROMPT – WRITE A PERSUASIVE ESSAY FOR
YOUR CLASSMATES. YOUR ESSAY SHOULD STATE YOUR POSITION ON A
SCHOOL OR COMMUNITY ISSUE, SUCH AS PROVIDING MORE BIKE LANES
OR PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT. IT SHOULD GIVE SUPPORT FOR YOUR
IDEAS.

*THINGS ON TEST BUT NOT IN BOOK – FACTS/OPINIONS/ARGUMENT (DO

PERSUASIVE VOCAB.W/ ONE OF THE STORIES???
ESL 4
UNIT 4 TEST
READING STRATEGIES
RELATE PROBLEM AND SOLUTIONS
IDENTIFY SEQUENCE
PARAPHRASING
MAKE AND CONFIRM PREDICTIONS
LEARN ABOUT POINT OF VIEW
DRAW CONCLUSIONS
MONITOR YOUR READING – CLARIFY, ASK QUESTIONS, SUMMARIZE,
PREDICT MATRIX

GRAMMAR
PAST PERFECT
PRESENT PERFECT
FUTURE PERFECT
COMPLEX SENTENCES
CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

WRITING
EXPRESSIVE WRITING PROCESS
EFFECTIVE PARAGRAPHS
VERB TENSES – PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE, PAST PERFECT, PRESENT PERFECT,
FUTURE PERFECT

UNIT 5 TEST
READING STRATEGIES

USE SQ3R
COMPARE LITERATURE
RELATE CAUSES AND EFFECTS
ANALYZE CHARACTERS
IDENTIFY THEME
INTERPRET FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

GRAMMAR
REVIEW
SIMILE VS. METAPHOR
NEW
ADJECTIVES THAT COMPARE
PARTICIPIAL PHRASES
PROGRESSIVE FORMS OF VERBS

LITERARY ANALYSIS AND WRITING

WRITE ABOUT A CONFLICT
CRITICAL THINKING/COMPREHENSION
RELATE CAUSES AND EFFECTS: GENERATE THE MAIN IDEA
COMPARE LITERATURE
ANALYZE CHARACTHERS
EVALUATE LITERATURE
IDENTIFY THEME
COMPARE THEMES IN LITERATURE

WRITING
EXPOSITORY AND NARRATIVE – JUST DO A RESEARCH REPORT
WRITING PROCESS
ELABORATE
SENTENCES WITH PARTICIPIAL PHRASES
WRITING PROMPT – WRITE A BRIEF REPORT FOR YOUR CLASS THAT
ANSWERS THE RESEARCH QUESTION ON THE CARDS BELOW. USE THE
INFORMATION ON THE NOTECARDS AND ADD OTHER DETAILS FROM YOUR
READING. – JUST GIVE THEM A QUESTION LIKE THIS TO DO THEIR REPORTS
BASE ESSAY ON A STORY IN THEIR BOOKS/IR.

*THINGS ON TEST BUT NOT IN BOOK –