Evaluation and Grading

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I. Initial Evaluation of the Four Modalities

II. Goal-setting

III. The Four Modalities
A. Reading

B. Writing

C. Listening

D. Speaking


Students will also be graded in the areas of DISCPLINA, CONDUCTA AND PRESENTACIÓN PERSONAL, according to criteria established by the school



Taken from 4th grade PCI (Liceo Internacional)
Yearly Objectives
  • Understand all oral class instructions
  • Identify most words in a song, interpret the meaning of what is being communicated in a song
  • Understand a story that is read out loud, on tape or cd with little need for repetition.
  • Hold a conversation (asking and answering questions) about relevant topics, sometimes requiring rewording
  • Summarize and retell a story, orally or in writing
  • Orally present research done on a subject in a structured way (with introduction, 3 main ideas and a conclusion)
  • Read and understand classic tales, chapter books and short stories
  • Identify and discuss characters, plots and settings in texts that are covered in class (fables, short chapter readers)
  • Write summaries
  • Retell events in writing
  • Use a formal paragraph structure
  • Write creative stories

Taken from 6th grade PCI
YEARLY OBJECTIVES

By the end of the course, the students will be able to:
  1. Listen– The students will be able to understand conversations, talks and explanations about any content covered in the course and demonstrate their comprehension orally or in writing. The student will also be able to understand audio material on tape or CD with barely any need for repetition.
  2. Speak – The students will be able to explain, describe, engage another person in a fluent 5-minute conversation about or share their opinion about any of the topics covered in the course in a using appropriate vocabulary and the following tenses and grammatical structures: comparing and contrasting with comparatives and superlatives, present and past tense, present perfect, future, wishes and hopes, direct and indirect speech, second conditional. Students will be able to spontaneously participate in daily life situations, share and defend their opinions. They will also be able to make 5-minute long presentations that follow the following structure: introduction – body/development of ideas – conclusion, using just notes for reference.
  3. Read – The students will be able to understand chapter books that are intended for native-speakers in upper elementary school and demonstrate their comprehension orally or in writing.
  4. Write – The students will be able to write anecdotal and factual one-page structured texts using appropriate vocabulary and the following tenses and grammatical structures: comparing and contrasting with comparatives and superlatives, present and past tense, present perfect, future, wishes and hopes, direct and indirect speech, second conditional.
  5. Behave – The students will demonstrate culturally appropriate behavior including exclusive use of English in class, raising hands, waiting for their turn to speak, respecting others´ turns by refraining from interrupting and being active listeners who look and listen to the speaker.