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.