INTRODUCTION TO THE E-PORTFOLIO.

This present E-Porfolio gathers and preserves the several Workshops, Tests, Workbook practices and the First Monthly Exam, with its Corrections; made by me, the student Samuel Ledezma, during this First Quarter in the English Class of Teacher Marta Rebolledo, in the 10th Grade B of the De La Salle School. 

MONTHLY EXAM #1
Score: 41/45 = 4.6


Part I. Read the questions about the readings "Grandmother Spider Brings the Sun", "Light." Answer the following questions in complete sentences. (10 points) 

1. What does this myth suggest about the importance of age and size?.
This myth suggest about the importance of age and size that no matter how old or tiny Grandmother Spider was, she was more intelligent and astute than the younger and bigger animals. 

2. Do you think Coyote's idea is better than Wolf's? Why or why not?
I don't think Coyote's idea is better, because it is not correct to steal other people's things. We can get in troubles and in the end, not having what we intended to have. 

3. How does light travel?
Light travels from the Sun to the Earth in waves. This waves are called "electromagnetic waves."


4. What are some transparent objects you use everyday?
Some transparent objects I use everyday are a glass, a window, a bottle and my lens.

5. What does virtual mean? What is a virtual image?
Virtual mean something that can be seen but doesn't exists. A virtual image is the reflection of an object in a mirror. 

Part II. Vocabulary. Fill in the blanks the following sentences. Complete them with the correct word. (10 points).

Answers: 
1. Transparent.
2. Convex mirror.
3. Repetition.
4. Virtual image.
5. Onomatopoeia.
6. Jumping into a pool.
7. Spectrum.
8. An author.
9. Text.
10. Tradition.

Part III. Grammar Adverb Clauses of Time. A. Combine the following sentences using adverb clauses at the end of the sentence. (10 points). 

Answers:
1. We watched the robins after they raised their young in our apple tree.
2. Becky read the book before it was recommended by a friend. 
3. Dad donates his suits to charity whenever he has worn them a year.
4. The policemen delayed the drivers before the wrecks were cleared. 
5. Ann ate an apple while she studied her vocabulary. 

B. Combine the following senteces using adverb clauses at the beginning of the sentence. 

Answers:
1. Before Frank started medical training, he drove a forklift for a living. 
2. After the rains had started the mud stides, the homes were not safe to live in. 
3. While older people love to sit in the park, they feed the birds and visit. 
4. When I was much younger, I enjoyed camping out. 
5. After the man had stopped his car to help, Joe recognized the man. 

Part IV. Order of Adjectives. Complete the sentences, putting the adjectives that are in parentheses in the correct order to modify the noun that is shown in bold. 10 points. 

1. Answer = James just bought a bright red French racing bike.   
2. Answer = King Kong climbed the building holding a beautiful slender young girl in his had.
3. Answer = The King graciously allowed Sir Reginald to keep the valuable gold carved chest as his reward.
4. Answer = Harvey had a mounted stuffed game fish hanging on the wall of his office.
5. Answer = Cuddles was a huge snarling mean dog.
 
 
 

Workshop #1

Samuel Ledezma                                10th grade B
María Guerra
Sebastián Londoño

Find out: Onomatopoeias and repetition in the story Grandmother Spider Brings the Sun and write the meaning of them according with the paragraph.

Onomatopoeias:

1- "Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh" (Throwing water).
2- "Send meeeee!" (desperation).
3- "Hisssssssss!" (Fire coming out of the sun guards' mouths).
4- "Boingggggg!" (The sun bouncing up to the sky).

Repetitions:

1- "No, no, no, no, no!" (negation).
2- "Calm down, calm down, calm down." (trying to pacify the animals).
3- "M-m-m-my name is." (Speaking frightened).
4- "Dig and dig, and dig, and dig." (A non-stopping action).
5- "Faster, and faster, and faster, and faster." (Velocity).
6- "Your tail! Your tail!" (Warning of an action).
7- "Hotter, and hotter." (Intensity).
8- "Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!" (Throwing water).
9- "Send meeeee!" (Desperation).
10- "Long, long, long, long time." (Time).
11- "Bigger and bigger and bigger." (Changing size).

ENGLISH TEST # 2                                            Grade: 5.0
Samuel Ledezma 
Teacher: Marta Rebolledo
Date: 3/27/2012
10th grade B
List No. 24

PART I - KEY WORDS.

1. We cannot see light through an object that is: C = Opaque.
2. An object looks closer and smaller than it actually is if we see it in a ... mirror: C = Convex.
3. When we look into a mirror, we see a ... image: A = Virtual.
4. Some light passes through an object that is: D = Translucent.
5. We can see through something that is: D = Transparent.
6. The distance between two waves of energy is called the: C = Wavelenght. 

PART II - WORD STUDY.

7.
8. C = I can't run on a gravle road. 
9. C = I have only a nickle to spend. 
10. B = Make up a riddle in this picture. 
11. D = Cameles are called "ship of the dessert."
12. D = He has troublel seeing it. 

PART III - ACADEMIC WORDS.

13. Usable power: B = Energy.
14. Explain or decide what something means: A = Interpret.
15. Pass something through: D = Transmit.
16. Able to be seen but not real: A = Virtual.
17. Able to be seen: A = Visible. 

PART IV - GRAMMAR.

18. The animal met in a: C = Big dark cave.
19. They wanted a piece of the: A = Large yellow sun.
20. Jake is making a...vase: D = Pretty blue glass.
21. She spread a ... tablecloth on the ground: A = Large red plastic.
22. Choose the adverd clause to complete this sentence: She hasn't combed her hair: C = Since she broke her mirror.
23. In the sentence: She uses a mirror when she puts on her makeup, the adverb clause is: D = When she puts on her makeup.
24. Choose the adverb clause to complete this sentence: Do your homework: A = Before you begin watching television.
25. In the sentence: I will stay here until you go home, the adverb clause is: C = Until you go home.

PART V - READING.

1. What are some transparent objects you use every day?

R = My lens, a window, a bottle.

2. What happens when light strikes the surface of a translucent object?

R = The light passes through it, but not totally.

3. Describe the image created by a concave mirror?

R = The image is larger and more distant.

4. What kind of objects create the darkest shadows? Why?

R = The opaque objects, because the light cannot pass throught it.

 

Workshop # 3
Name: Samuel Ledezma    List #: 24     Date: 4/2/2012

Describe your bedroom. Use sensory details to describe it. (Paragraph).

My bedroom has a big bed, a fan, a close and a drawer. Also, it has a big window that brings a lot of illumination.  In my bedroom we can hear the noise of the cars and buses in the street and, unfortunately, we also can smell the smoke produced by them. My bedroom can be very hot if the fan is not on, specially during summer.

LIGHT 

Waves

• Light travels from the Sun to Earth in electromagnetic waves. 
• The whole range of electromagnetic waves is called spectrum.
• The longest waves in the spectrum are the radio waves. The shortest are the gamma rays.

Strikes 

• When light strikes an object, the light can be reflected, bounced off, absorbed, taken in, transmitted or passed through.
• Depending on the reaction of the object when the light strikes it, the same can be opaque, transparent or translucent. 

Reflection 

• All objects reflects some light. Some objects allow you to see a reflection (an image), others don't. 
• Reflection can be regular or diffuse. Is regular when the rays of light hit a smooth surface and are reflected in the same angle. Is diffuse when the rays hit a uneven surface and are reflected in different angles.

Mirror

• Is a piece of glass that has a smooth, silver colored coating on one side. It can be flat or curve. 
• A concave mirror has a surface that curves inward. A convex mirror has a surface that curves outward.  

English Test # 1
Name: Samuel Ledezma
Teacher: Marta Rebolledo
Date:  March 9th, 2012
Level: 10th B
List No. 24
Score: 43/45 = 4.8   


Part I. Word Study. Choose the word that creates a compound word when combined with the word in bold type. Circle the letter of the correct answer. 

1. Any             A. one  
2. Tooth          C. brush   
3. Grand         D. father
4. Air              B. plane
5. Motor          A. cycle
6. Lawn           C. mower
7. Grass           C. hopper
8. Rain            A. coat
9. Fresh           B. man
10. Sun           C. shine 

Part II. Academic Words. Choose the correct word for each definition. Circle the letter of the correct answer. 

11. Someone who writes a book, story, article or play = D. author
12. The art, literature, music, beliefs and practices of a particular group of people. = D. culture
13. The words in a printed piece of writing = D. text
14. A belief, custom or way of doing something that has existed for a long time = A. tradition

Part III. Literary Words. Choose the word or words that best complete each sentence or answer each question. Circle the letter of the correct answer. Write the letter on the space provided. 

15. The use of words that imitate sounds is called: D = onomatopeia
16. Which of the following sentences uses onomatopeia?: D = the clackety-clack of the train's wheels awakens the boy. 
17. The word splash sounds like the noise made by someone who is C = jumping into the water.
18. The use of a word more than once is called B = repetition
19. The sentence The girl really, really, really, really likes to go to the park uses repetition to tell you: B = how much the girl enjoys the park
20. After walking three miles, the boy walked slower and slower and slower uses repetition to show:
A = how tired the boy is

Part IV. Reading: Choose the phrase that best completes each item or answer each question. Circle the letter of the correct answer. 
A. "Grandmother Spider Brings the Sun".

21. Wolf was tired of the darkness because: H = Other animals kept bumping into him and asking for direction. 
22. What did coyote think they should do?: B = Steal a pice of the sun.
23. Possum planned to get to the other side of the world by: B = Digging a tunnel
24. According to this myth, Grandmother Spider carried the sun in a: D = Clay bowl    

25. Since that time, a spider spins a web so that its center is like the: B = Sun

Part V. Underline onomatopeia in the following poem, explain what king of sound it is, and the verse's meaning. 

Rushing: The water going faster.

Gushing: The water going violently

Pushing: The water pressing with force

Whipping: The water striking the bottom studge

Growling: The water is making a deep sound

Roar: The water's rumbling sound is like the sound of the train.

Rushes: The water is going faster

Flashes: The water is passing rapidly

Flowing: The water is going through

Whooshing: The water is moving faster.

Whisking: The water is moving faster.

Quiver: The water is trembling, vibrating.

Part VI. Circle repetition in the following poem and explain its meaning.

Mrs. Koss, Mrs. Koss: The name of the teacher.

Really, really, really: Mrs. Koss truly makes the children smile.

Mrs. Koss is: Mrs. Koss is being described.           

 

Grammar Practice #2
Name: Samuel Ledezma       List#: 24           Date: 3/19/12

Write a sentence with the following time expresions (14 points):
- After.
- Before.
- Until.
- Whenever.
- While.

1. I went to sleep after I saw my favorite TV show. 
2. Before the Math class begins, I will read a little book for Spanish class.
3. They were worried for the test until it started.
4. Whenever my mom goes to work, she prepares me the breakfast.
5. While he was inmerse in his thoughts, the teacher was explaining the class.

Workshop # 1
Name: Samuel Ledezma                  Level: 10th B             Date: February 28th, 2012. 

Write a composition of a free topic. Be careful with your grammar, spelling, and punctuation. 

     Louis XIV of France was born in 1638. He was the son of Louis XIII, the French King, and his wife Queen Anne. When he was five years old his father died and he became the new king. In 1648, the merchants of Paris started a rebellion against him. All the Royal Family was forced to escape from the city and took refuge in the countryside. Within a year the uprising was over, but then the noblemen went to a Civil War that lasted three years. These conflicts marked young Louis profundly and taught him that he should never trust anyone. When he was twenty years old, he took the control of the government personally, formulating a new political idea known as Absolutism. It consisted in the fact that the Kings had a God-given right to rule, and that no man had the right to question his autorithy. This political doctrine had serious consequences for France, because it was one of the major causes of the French Revolution nealy one hundred years later. Louis died at age 77, but his descendants would pay the consequences of his actions.

K-W-L-H Chart

Date: 03/12/12                    Grade: 10th B

Miguel Antonio Hooper    #22
Samuel Ledezma               #24
José Fernández                  #15

Make a K-W-L-H chart and complete the columns. 

K 

What 
I Know? 

Fernández: Light shines.
Hooper: Light uses electricity.
Ledezma: Light is a force of nature that iluminates.

W
What do I
Want to know?

Fernández: For what it is used?
Hooper: How it helps us?
Ledezma: How it is transmitted?

L
What did I 
Learn ?

Fernández: The light is the fastest force in the nature.
Hooper: We use the light every day.
Ledezma: The rainbows are formed when the light of the sun hits against the waterdrops.

H
How did I 
Learn it? 

Fernández: Reading.
Hooper: Using it.
Ledezma: In the school.