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DOSIFICACION DE TAREAS

ASIGNATURA: Inglés GRADO: 2o NIVEL: Secundaria

NOMBRE DEL MAESTRO: Génesis Sánchez Velasco

*Las tareas serán marcadas en la quinta sesión (), por lo que su entrega será en la primera
sesión de la siguiente semana (); sin prórroga alguna, excepto, en casos de enfermedad,
previamente justificados.

MES/SEMAN TAREA FECHA

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ENTREGA
1.- Write the definition of literature
2.Identify the elements that characterize the
August 19th story as a genre
3. - look for more titles about short stories by
August 26th
Saki.
4.- Write the biography of Hector Hugh Munro .

1.- Write your own short story and read aloud in September
August 26th the class.(100 words) 2nd
2.- Classifiy the following sentences by
structure
1. I wish I could go to Colorado this summer.
_____
2. Please set the table for lunch. _____
3. The vice-president will visit Egypt next week.
_____
4. Don't you ever get tired of watching
television? _____
5. We bought our car in April, 1975. _____
6. Didn't I meet you at Rainbow Lake last
summer? _____
7. Have you ever roasted a turkey? _____
8. Ouch! I burned my finger! _____
9. Turn left at the second stop sign. _____
10. San Marino is the smallest republic in
Europe. __
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1.-What Is the Role of Diction in Literature?

2.-write sentences with the folowing words
sultry,emphasis, remarks,diversion,listlessly,
petulant and fatuously.
3.-

1.- Label each of the following sentences simple,

compound, complex, or compound-complex.
1. Israel is also a nice place to visit.
2. Because the country lies next to the
Mediterranean Sea, the climate is very
temperate.
3. Precipitation, which includes mostly rain, can
reach up to 42 inches per year in the north;
the southern desert area may get as little as 1
inch in a year.
4. Its summers are hot and dry, and its winters
are cool and wet.
5. Warm beaches that all can enjoy line the
western Israeli border

2.- Write a brief composition about a tourist

destination that you find especially interesting.
Vary the types of sentences that you use. Make
sure that your paper includes at least two
examples of each of the four sentence structures

September 17th 1.- Types of Context Clues: write September

examples:Use the definition (surround it with 20th
commas), Use a word or phrase that means the
opposite, Use an example of the definition,Use
punctuation.(A semicolon can combine two
sentences; use the second sentence to write a
context clue.).

2.- for each sentence below, use the context

to help you determine the meaning of the
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italicized word.

-Because there was so little precipitation this

year, the crops dried up and died.
-One brother is an erudite professor; the other
brother, however, has never shown any interest
in books or learning.
-Night is the time when many animals forage,
or search, for food.

1.- What Is Prewriting?

th
October 7 2.-write the definition of the following prewriting
October 14th
techniques: brainstorm,cluster,list,freewrite ,
3.- Workbook page 12& 13
1. - How technology is changing journalism?
October
October 14th 2.-Rank list of the most popular devices Uk
18th
teens(1-10)
1.- look for the biography of Ray bradbury
2. - Describe your favorite room : looks like
sounds like, smells like,tastes like, feels like and
makes me feel…
3. - what are sensory words? November
November 4th
4.- create a grid to organize the story All sumer 11th
in a day. Check a writing grid in
http://www.communication4all.co.uk/Literacy/Story%20Writing
%20Grid.pdf

1. - What is Science Fiction?

2.-Describe the setting of the movie titanic and November
November 11th
Avatar. 19th
3. Write example of singular and plural with the
exceptions check page 44.
November 19th 1.- Workbook page 20 and 23 November
Nouns concrete,abstract, collective and 22nd
compound
2.- In the following sentences, underline the
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concrete nouns once and the abstract nouns

twice.
1.-Christa read a book about increasing her self-
confidence.
2. Please bring me a box of pencils from the closet.
3. Time moves slowly for people caught in a traffic
jam.
4. An editorial is an essay, usually in a newspaper, in
which the writer expresses his or her opinion.
5. Tito, do you believe his story is the truth?
6. Professor Said is writing a book about art history.
7. Jennifer learned to overcome her fear of dogs.
8. Dr. Melfi is a specialist in the treatment of certain
illnesses.
9. My brother, the playwright, is working on a new
play.
10. He likes to talk about what he calls the principles
of comedy.

1.- write if the words are synonyms or antonyms

pairs.if they are synonyms , use a dictionary or
thesaurus to find an antonym;if they are
antonyms, find a synonym.
scuttled-scampered
reprehensible-honorable
bemused-befuddled
receptive-aloof
cowering-trembling
derision-approval
2.-what is capitalization?
3.-answer and print the quiz.](or copy this in a
sheet)
http://classzone.com/books/quiz_templates/quiz_print_template.
cfm?quizName=lnetwork_gr07_7_10_data

1.- workbook page27 November

2.- What is the purpose of the research or work? 25th
What research or literary methods are used?
How do the major concepts operate?
In a research study, how accurate are the
measurements?
In a literary work, is the author’s position
objective or biased?
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What are the different interpretations of the

results of the study
or of the literary work itself?

1.-use the Internet to explore information about

the author and the context of composition of
the story “sacrifices”
2.- What is e-Research? What are the types of
E-Research?
When did you last visit the library, mention
some e-research tools about literature.
3.- create a ven diagram : e-research vs
traditional research (library).

4.- Biography of O.hernry

5.- What Abstract Nouns are From the Following December
December 2nd
Words: 9th
Idiotic – chaste – ardent – agile – reverse –
predominate – subside –
appertain – assume – impede – scrutinise.
6.- answer the questions
How was Della when she looked at Jim’s present
for her?
.How were the couples when they both had
revealed their gifts for
Each other?
What is the author’s remark about their acting?

7.- Explain how the author uses setting.

1.- definition of the term cognate
2. - Describe the four categories of cognates
3.- look for the real meaning of the follwing December
December 9th
words 16th
:pie,assist,contest,fume,libreria,mayor,sin,tarjet
a,recognize,exit,realize and labor.
January 7th 1.-write a short story with one female character January
and one male character. Use personal pronouns 13th
as subjects and objects, and also to use
possessive pronouns.
2.- The three main types of pronouns:definition
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and examples.

3.- Correct any errors (not all examples have

errors, some have several)

1) She and me went to go visit them and her

yesterday.
2) They and us visited the museum before Sara
told her and I not to go home.
3) He and we went shopping with her and him.
4) Don’t shut the door on we three travelers.

1.- workbook pages 36 and 37

2.-Write each subject pronoun.
In a few minutes I will give you a report. _________
It describes how people can save the forests. ______
Later, we can discuss conservation. _________
Ms. Lopez and you can look at my photographs. ____ January
January 13th
3. Write each object pronoun. 20th
We could not see them in the black water. _________
One swam right under us. _________
You could almost reach over the side and touch it. ____
It thrills me to watch the dolphins. _________

1. - What is difference between the

homophone and homograph?
2. Classify into Homophones, homonyms,
homographs, and heteronyms.

 The bandage was wound around the

wound
 The farm was used to produce produce,
th  The dump was so full it had to refuse more January
January 20
refuse 27th
 We must polish the Polish future
 A bass was painted on the head of the
bass drum
 When shot at, the dove dove into the
bushes
 I did not object to the object

February 4th What is a Plot summary ? February

How is literary analysis different from plot 10th
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summary?
2.-Write your plot summary of the movie 50
First Dates or any movie you like.
3.- what are the Five Essential Elements
of A Story?

The evolution of print media questions

1.- answer the questions
Who invented the art of printing? What did they
use for printing? Which were the early
newspapers in USA and UK? Name three
internet newspaper sites. What are the February
February 10th
differences between the print media and the 17th
electronic media?
2. - Describe the history of early printing of
newspapers in Mexico.

1.- Write the biography of Frank R.stockton

2.-identify these elements Exposition,Rising
Action,Climax, Falling Action and Resolution in
the reading the lady, or the tiger? February
February 17th
24th
3.- Why do you think the story ends with a
question instead of an answer?

March 3rd 1.- Where Do Words Come From? March 10th

 Balcony, carnival, fuse, giraffe, lottery, opera,
pasta, rocket, volcano.
 Bonsai, geisha, kamikaze, kimono, origami,
ninja, samurai, sushi.
 Alcohol, alchemy, algebra, arsenal, assassin,
cipher, elixir, sugar, syrup, zero.

2.-write sentences with 10 suffixes and 10

preffixes .

3.- Define the word etimology.

4.- Workbook page 47

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1.- adding apostrophes where they are needed

 Samantha borrowed Julies pencil.
 Tina, Lucy, Laura and Pat were playing.
Jamie crept up and kicked the girls ball.
 Its my birthday today. Its my mums
birthday as well.
 He got his ball out. Greg kicked it really
March 10th hard and it went through Miss Lomas March 18th
window.
 My dads hobby is swimming. Were going
to the swimming baths on Friday and Im
allowed to wear my big brothers goggles.

2.-Write examples according to the rules of

the possesive form page 92

1. Worbook page 50&51

March 18th March 24th
2. Write 10 sentences with possessives
adjectives
1.-Write the definition of Heteronyms,
polysemes and capitonyms.
2.-capitonyms write the two meaning
Degas/degas ,Said/said,Nice/nice,Rainier
March 24th /rainier,Embarrass/embarras. March 31rd
3.- write your own paragraph using as many of
the heteronyms as you can, and underline each
heteronym in their paragraph.

1. What is a thesis statement?

2.- workbook page 55
April 28th
April 7th 3.-Write a essay about the teenagers and
internet addiction include thesis statements and
1.- Students create 15 to 30-second radio
commercials for products they choose.
April 28th 2.- create a ven diagram about the radion in the May 6th
past and the present.

May 6th 1.- What is conceptualization? May12 th

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2.-choose two magazinecosmopolitan,conozca

mas, national geographic ,electronic gaming,
vanidades … and identify the following
elements :topic,audience,name,logo,the length,
the publication schedule
1.-Which of the following are complete
sentences?

1. One more traditional area which attracted

thousands.
2. The literary canon of American classics of the
nineteenth and early twentieth centuries is
composed almost exclusively of works by male
May12 th writers. May19th
3. Yet, given this myth.
4. Sixteen years, an acceptable length of time.
5. I selected ten articles that analyzed the effects of
lithium carbonate.
2.- what is a subordinate clause?
3.-What are the differences between fragment
and run ons sentence?

1.- What constitutes plagiarism? mention

Strategies for avoiding plagiarism.
2.- Read the following passage and paraphrase it by
putting it into your own words.
In 1610, Galileo Galilei published a small book
describing astronomical observations that he
had made of the skies above Padua. His
homemade telescopes had less magnifying and
resolving power than most beginners’ telescopes
May19th May 26th
sold today, yet with them he made astonishing
discoveries: that the moon has mountains and
other topographical features; that Jupiter is
orbited by satellites, which he called planets;
and that the Milky Way is made up of individual
stars. From David Owen, “The Dark Side:
Making War on Light Pollution,” The New Yorker
(20 August 2007): 28.

May 26th 1.- what are transitional words? June 2nd

1. Write a statement. Then, write a statement that clarifies.
(Ex: My brother runs fast. As a result, he won every race.)
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2. Write a statement. Then, write a sentence beginning with “for

example.” (Ex: Sally is a helpful girl.
For example, she helps her father prepare breakfast.)

3. Write a statement. Then write a statement that adds to your

previous statement. (Ex: I’m addicted to watching American
Idol. As well, I like to envision what song I’d sing as a
contestant.)
4. Write a statement. Then write a statement that indicates a
sequence. (Ex: I picked up the pen. Then, I wrote on the paper.)

1.- For each example identify the tone, what

context clues are used to convey the tone, and
the overall mood of the sentence.

 Bouncing into the room, she lit up the

vicinity with a joyous glow on her face as
she told about her fiancé and their
wedding plans.
 She huddled in the corner, clutching her
nd
June 2 tattered blanket and shaking convulsively, June 9th
as she feverishly searched the room for
the unknown dangers that awaited her.
 Bursting through the door, the flustered
mother screamed uncontrollably at the
innocent teacher who gave her child an F.

2.- write a list of examples of tone and

mood words.

1. - magazine cover: create a dummy, choose

picture, choose a style for the title and for the
June 9th June 16th
body copy and design tne cover page 42.

1.- write a comparison contrast essay about

The influence of celebrities to the influence of
June 16th June 23rd
parents.(at least 2 sheets)
2.-workbook page 55
June 23rd Analize a newspaper article and paste it the June 30th
story in your portfolio.
1.-What was the headline for the story?
2. Discuss the effectiveness of the headline in
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summarizing the story and getting the reader’s

attention.
3. Briefly describe the factual content of the
story related to the lead: 5 W’s and the H.
• Who:
• What:
• When:
• Where:
• Why:
• How:
4. How did the end of the story summarize the
main ideas and provide closure for the reader?
5. Facts in a news story are supposed to be
arranged from most to least important. Do you
believe the author did this effectively? Why?

1.-Create an advertising campaign to promote

sale of the novel, including a poster for a
June 30th bookstore, commercials for radio and television, July 7th
and ads for a magazine and a newspaper
advertisement.
1.-Write a movie script, concentrating on one or
two key scenes in the novel, and then create
July 7th costumes for the characters, act out the scenes, July 14th
and videotape the “movie” for presentation to
the class.
End of school year