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Week 1 13-10/17-10
Week 1 13-10/17-10
Kia Ora Year 9, Welcome back to Term 4. This term we start off with some reading and writing tests. This will show how much you have learnt so far this year. I will give you more details in class. We are then going to do a Cross Curricular project from Week 3. After that, we are going to concentrate on research skills. Exciting times!
Online learning- Friday 24th November
Online learning- Friday 24th November
Kia Ora Year 9, please find your online learning for Friday 24/10. You will find a copy of the Google Read and Write Challenge in your English folder on Google Drive.
TERA NOVA
TERA NOVA
Research #1 10/11-14/11
Research #1 10/11-14/11
Kia Ora Year 9, until the end of the term, we are going to be working on RESEARCH SKILLS. You will learn about skimming, scanning, using keywords, and how to get the most out of internet searches. You will also be completing a research task as well as learning a bit more about the dark side of internet use.
Work for Wednesday 11/11. See the worksheet below- you have a copy in your google drive
Research #2 17/11-21/11
Research #2 17/11-21/11
Kia Ora Year 9, this week we are starting our research skills topic. On Thursday we are going to look at ALL things FAKE on the internet (pictures, headlines and emails) Slides 6-41. On Friday we are going to learn the skills of skimming and scanning – imperative for research Slides
Skimming and Scanning
en05skim-e3-f-skimming-and-scanning.docxen05skim-l1-f-what-is-scanning.docxen05skim-l1-f-what-is-skimming.docxFriday's lesson- this is in your google folder
Research #3 24-11/28-11
Research #3 24-11/28-11
Kia Ora Year 11, this week, we will recap the skills of skimming and scanning that were learnt last week. We are then going to move on to note-taking skills - please see a copy of the slides below- you have yours in your Google Drive. The next part of our learning is practising the 4 Rs of paraphrasing.
Paraphrasing acitivty
Research lesson #4 1/12-5/12
Research lesson #4 1/12-5/12
Kia Ora Year 9, for Thursday and Friday's lesson, you are completing your independant research, using all the skills you have learnt so far- Skimming, scanning, note taking, key words, reliable searches. Below you will find your research sheet- your own copy is in your google drive.
Lesson objective- To reflect on the skills you have learnt so far to enable you to explore one chosen topic.
Success criteria-
I have effectively used my search engine skills and skimming and scanning skills to reflect and choose my topic.
I have effectively used my learnt Boolean research to find the required and reliable information on my topic
I have effectively used my scanning and note-taking skills to find the information on my chosen websites.
Do now- the teacher will given you the link for the kahoot- you can practice here
Task 1- Open your research document - Choose your topic and what you want to prove
You may need to do some research first to make sure you know what each topic is about - you can change to a different topic not on the list- you need to show the teacher
Task 2- Research (skills to use include skimming/scanning, note taking, paraphrasing, reliable sources, boolean search engines)
Extension work-
Task 3
Writing-
You are writing a persuasive paragraph/report that proves the points you are trying to make about your chosen topic.
Persuasive writing: Watch this video
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