WALT: Locate, evaluate and synthesize information and ideas within and across a range of texts.
Learn
ANZAC Mapping activity here
In groups of 3 complete the note taking grid here on your allocated time period from the Gallipoli campaign. Find out
Event name, date & time,
Purpose of the event,
Who was involved,
Where it occurred,
Description of the terrain,
Description of the fighting,
Outcome of the Event,
Include at least 1 illustration or map of where the event happened
Create:
A presentation to share your information so it can be added to our class timeline.
Share:
Share your World War 1 mapping and your Gallipoli event presentation on your blog along with a reflection on the learning tasks you have completed this week.
WALT: Find, select and read our own sources of information
Learn
Complete the Sunken Forest Pt 2/Ch 16-21 questions here
Read the poster about evaluating website
Choose a topic to research and find at least 3 sources of useful information.
Create:
Create an audio comic where the main character is one of the creatures we have been reading about e.g.eels. Use the audio comment to share about a problem these creatures are experiencing in their habitat.
Share:
Share your audio comic from this week on your blog along with a reflection on the learning tasks you have completed this week.
WALT: Infer how characters are feeling by their thoughts and actions.
Learn
Complete the Sunken Forest Pt 2/Ch 16-21 questions here
Independently read two eel texts from the class collection and finish your eels in stories synthesis chart.
Create:
An ode showing your feelings about eels. Include vivid verbs and adjectives, emotive and figurative language to engage your reader. Use your synthesis chart to give you some ideas. Scaffold here
Share:
Share your learning create task from this week on your blog along with a reflection on the learning tasks you have completed this week.
WALT: Infer how characters are feeling by their thoughts and actions.
Learn
Complete the Sunken Forest Pt 2/Ch 16-21 questions here
Independently read two eel texts from the class collection and finish your eels in stories synthesis chart.
Create:
An ode showing your feelings about eels. Include vivid verbs and adjectives, emotive and figurative language to engage your reader. Use your synthesis chart to give you some ideas. Scaffold here
Share:
Share your learning create task from this week on your blog along with a reflection on the learning tasks you have completed this week.
WALT: Identify author's perspective
Learn
Complete the Edpuzzle on determining an author's perspective here
Complete the identifying language features task here
Use the information from task 3 to complete column one of the eels in stories synthesis chart here.
Create:
Create an animated gif of an eel swimming to match your favourite descriptive quote from the eel texts you have read this week. Steps here
Share:
Share your learning create task from this week on your blog along with a reflection on the learning tasks you have completed this week.
WALT: Identify author's perspective
Learn
Complete the Sunken Forest Pt 2/Ch 11-15 questions here
Complete the Edpuzzle on determining an author's perspective here
Complete the identifying language features task here
Use the information from task 3 to complete column one of the eels in stories synthesis chart here.
Create:
Finish your digital collage to show the setting of this story. Instructional guide to help you can be found here. Write a descriptive paragraph to go with your collage.
Share:
Share your learning create task from this week on your blog along with a reflection on the learning tasks you have completed this week.
WALT: Identify author's perspective
Learn
Complete the Sunken Forest Pt 2/Ch 6-10 questions here
Complete the Edpuzzle on determining an author's perspective here
Column one and two of the eels in stories synthesis chart here.
Text 1 here
Create:
Create a digital collage to show the setting of this story. Instructional guide to help you can be found here. Write a descriptive paragraph to go with your collage.
Share:
Share your learning create task from this week on your blog along with a reflection on the learning tasks you have completed this week.
WALT: Infer the characteristics of key characters using their thoughts, words and actions.
Key ideas to reflect on:
“Honesty is always the best policy” ~George Washington
What does this quote mean. Why do you think it is important to tell the truth? Is it ever ok to tell lies? Why/Why not?
This weeks tasks:
Complete the Sunken Forest Pt 1/Ch 4-5 questions here
Complete the Sunken Forest Journal Reflection for this week here
Complete the create tasks
Cover up challenge experiment
Newspaper Article
WALT: Make inferences using our prior knowledge and clues from the text.
Key ideas to reflect on:
Matt’s Nana said, “Early friends aren’t always good ones.”
What do you think she meant?
What do you think makes a good friend?
This weeks tasks:
Complete the Sunken Forest Pt 1/Ch 2-3 questions here
Complete the Sunken Forest Journal Reflection for this week here
Complete the create tasks
Money Box Design
Friendship Poem
WALT: Make inferences using our prior knowledge and clues from the text.
Key ideas to reflect on:
“The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.”
What do you think this means? Describe a time where a small act of kindness has made a big difference for you.
This weeks tasks:
Complete the Sunken Forest Pt 1/Ch 1 questions here
Complete the Sunken Forest Journal Reflection for this week here
Complete the create tasks
Google Map
Introducing Lake Waikaremoana presentation