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Good Spotting!
Boost
Walt: find and use relevant parts of a text
Instructions
1. Watch the video as a group.
2. Read Boost
3. Discuss Boost as a reading group
4. Choose one of the extended texts and complete the Text Summary Activity to post on your blog.
4. After reading your extended text, spend some time visiting blogs and leaving quality comments (see writing page). Be sure to fill in this Blog Commenting Activity.
5. Continue working on your animation.
6. Reading Eggs
Text:
Using our Muscles
Walt: synthesise information from multiple sources
Instructions
1. Watch the Samoan Sasa as a group.
2. Read Why Do Our Muscles Get Tired?
3. Complete Muscle Fatique Activity
4. Continue working on your animation. What happens to the muslces in your animation as your athlete moves through the motions of their event?
5. Reading Eggs
Getting Sponsored
Walt: synthesise information from multiple sources
Instructions
1. Please read all instructions carefully, both on this site and in docs.
2. Read the article "5 Olympic Athletes..."
3. Read Additional Texts with a Partner
4. Complete the Sponsor choice and Sponsor Shirt activity
- Share on your blog
- Justify your response (4-5 sentences)
- How much money will you earn
- Why did you choose those particular sponsors
5. Reading Eggs
Sponsorship
Walt: synthesise information from multiple sources
Instructions:
1. Discuss Worldwide Olympic Sponsors.
2. As a group, we will investigate the Coca-Cola company and take a look at various ads for the Rio Games and the sponsorship history of this company.
3. Complete the Advice Blog assignment.
4. Reading Eggs
Sponsorship
Walt: synthesise information from multiple sources
Instructions:
1. Read "Swimmer" Text as a group and discuss.
2. Complete Swimming Routine Task before Morning Tea on Tuesday. We will be discussing it as a group on Wed.
3. Spend some time reading and exploring the Extra Texts on your own or with a partner.
4. Complete the Advice Blog assignment.
5. As a group, read and discuss Panic for Phelps on Monday.
Extended Texts:
Rio Connection:
Rio Olympics: Exposed
Walt: Make connections across texts.
Instructions:
1. Read "A Bumpy Road to Rio" with your reading group.
2. With a partner, answer the questions on the padlet.
3. Read "Brilliant Brazil" with your reading group.
4. With a partner, continue answering the questions on the padlet.
5. Complete the Before the Games Postcard Activity.
5. Reading Eggs
Texts: A Bumpy Road to the Olympics
Beginning of NZ Olympic Rowing
Walt: Make connections across texts.
Instructions:
1. Read "Rowing to the Olympics" with your reading group.
2. Go over Hadfield Newspaper Article Assignment. Keep this assignment in mind while reading through the extended texts either alone or with a partner.
3. Use HyperStudio to create your own picture of Darcy Hadfield. Your picture should have a likeness to Darcy based on the pictures that are in the various texts.
4. Discuss "Stories in My Head" and "Birth of Olympic Rowing Tradition" with your reading group and Mrs. Moala.
5. Reading Eggs
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