Reading Term 2

Learn:

1. Watch the introduction to poetry video clip here and complete this chart here

2. Read the poems in this slideshow and answer the questions in full sentences

Create:

Create a poetry mash up by choosing one poetry form, one type of figurative language and one sound element at random from Mrs P's jars. For example, you might choose haiku (poetry form), imagery (figurative language), and onomatopoeia (sound element). Your challenge is then to write your own poem that incorporates all three of your selections.

Share:

Share your poetry mash up from this week on your blog along with a reflection on the big question: What is the purpose of poetry?

Learn:

1. Pre reading - Anticipation guide here

2. Select a form of social media to investigate with a partner. Find 2 sources of information and complete the SWOT chart here.

3. Use the information on your SWOT chart to write a paragraph to share your opinion on this week's big question. Use the information gathered on your SWOT chart as evidence to support your thinking

Create:

This week's create task is to share your findings with other people and collect their opinions on the social media platform you investigated. You might like to:

• Decide on five different groups of people that use or are affected by your form of social media. Ask a member of each group this week's big question and create an opinion continuum to share your findings.

or

• Create a google form survey and share with a variety of people to gather their opinions. Then graph and display your findings

or

• Come up with your own way of gathering and sharing the opinions of others such as a video clip, infographic or other.

Share:

Share your create tasks from this week on your blog along with a reflection on the key ideas from this week.

Learn:

1. Pre reading - Natural Phenomena wordsearch

2. Select a natural phenomena of your own to research. Find 2 myths from different cultures explaining this phenomena and a scientific explanation. Fill out the synthesis chart here.

3. Compare the two myths you have found for your phenomena. Identify the similarities and differences here.

Create:

Retell one of your chosen myths in a creative way. You may choose to create a comic strip, an animation, a movie etc.

Create a scientific diagram to explain the science behind your chosen natural phenomena. Create all of your own visuals using google drawing or sumo paint.

Share:

Share your two create tasks from this week on your blog along with a reflection on the key ideas form this week.

Learn:

1. Pre reading - Myth Sequence Cooperative Task

2. Buddy read 'How Maui brought fire to the world' here.

3. Complete column one of the Origin of fire synthesis task.

Create:

Create a comic strip to go with one of the fire creation myths you have read from this week. Use the storyboard creator site.

Share:

Share your comic strip from this week on your blog along with a reflection on the learning tasks you have completed this week.

Learn:

1. Pre reading - Visual Interpretation Activity. Refer to group plan.

2. Text Evidence Activity for your groups myth. Refer to group plan.

3. Summarising Activity for your phenomena. Refer to group plan.

Create:

Create a google presentation animation to go with one part of your myth from this week. Guide here if you need it.

Share:

Share your animation from this week on your blog along with a reflection on the learning tasks you have completed this week.

Learn:

1. Pre reading - Myth Anticipation Guide

2. Text Evidence Activity for your groups myth. Refer to group plan.

3. Summarising Activity for your phenomena. Refer to group plan.

Create:

Create a google presentation animation to go with one part of your myth from this week. Guide here if you need it.

Share:

Share your myth anticipation guide and your animation from this week on your blog along with a reflection on the learning tasks you have completed this week. How has your definition of what makes a story a myth changed during the week? How would you define a myth now?