6. Communicative class Short Story The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant Speech I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King, Jr. Speech Glory and Hope by Nelson Mandela Writing class Parts of an essay Expository essay Grammar class Singular and plural forms of nouns Countable and uncountable nouns with some and any Evaluation: Portfolio 1 / First Global exam

7. Communicative class Poems Song of the Open Road by Walt Whitman The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost O What Is That Sound by W. H. Auden Writing class Patterns of a comparison and contrast essay Comparison and contrast essay Grammar class How much and how many in questions Evaluation: Portfolio 2 / First indicative exam

8. Communicative class Short Story Marigolds by Eugenia Collier A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote Memoir From Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt Writing class Elements of a persuasive essay Persuasive essay Grammar class Phrasal verbs: come, get, give, go, and keep Reflexive pronouns Evaluation: Portfolio 3 / Second Global exam

9. Communicative class Short Story The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe Writing class Elements of a descriptive essay Descriptive essay Grammar class Phrasal verbs: pick, put, take, and throw Passive voice in present and past Evaluation: Portfolio 4 / Second indicative exam

10. Exams 40 points First Global Exam First Indicative Exam Second Global Exam 10 points each one Second Indicative Exam(TOEFL) Portfolios 40 points Portfolio 1 Portfolio 2 10 points each one Portfolio 3 Portfolio 4 ( includes a quiz to evaluate the content of Unit 4 and the corresponding essay) Participation 10 points It includes homework assignments, participation in class, and the story presentation The presentation will be evaluated with the corresponding rubric. The presentation will be worth 5 points. Final project/EXCI Practice Test 10 points The final project will be a speech about a topic selected by the student. It will be evaluated with the corresponding rubric. It will be worth 5 points. The EXCI practice test will be worth 5 points.