Neptune

Week 7

Thursday

WALT: identify the main idea and supporting details in a paragraph by using the keywords and topic sentences.

Dumbo Octopus - About / Point Chart

Thursday

For today's session we will be reading an article on Dogo news about the Dumbo octopus.

Make a copy of the 'About / Point Chart' above.

Week 6

2017 SJ Reading Contract L4 November 2016.pdf

All week

When you aren't reading with the teacher this week, you will be completing your group's reading contract. A copy is in your group's reading box along with the journal that you need.

Answer the questions on a Google doc. The questions are related to different stories in the journal so make sure you start by putting the story as a heading before putting down the question you are doing as well as the answer.

Week 4

Tuesday

Make a copy of the 'Satellites -Before and After Web' above. Fill in the middle of the web with facts you know about satellites without researching them.

Thursday

Complete the outer parts of the 'Satellites - Before and After Web' with information you have learned from the story.

Read at least 5 blog posts and comment on at least 1. Add to the 'Term 4 Blog Post' Google Sheet in your Reading folder.

Friday

Independently read 'One Small Step' School Journal Part 4, No. 3 2009 Pages 6-15

Use Google Drawings to create a timeline showing all the important dates from this story as well as the 'Space Race' story - include notes about what happened at each date.

Week 3

Wednesday

Pre-Reading:

Complete the 'Y-Chart Predictions' Google Drawing before your next group session with the teacher. At least 25 points altogether.

Thursday

Group Reading:

'Frogs' Level 4 May 2013

Complete the 'Frogs - I Think...T Chart'.

SJSL_L4_Frogs (1).pdf

Friday

Follow up:

Read the 'Frogs' Graphic text from above. Compare it with the School Journal Story we read yesterday. Write a blog post comparing the 2 versions of the story, stating which one you liked best and why.

Frogs - I think… T chart

Week 2

Group reading: 'The Half Crown' (School Journal Part 4 No 3 2010). Complete the 'I Think... T chart'.

Follow up: 'The Half Crown' was written by a Year 7/8 student who won the Elsie Locke Writing Prize in 2010.

1. Go to this link and choose 2 stories from previous winners to read.

2. Complete the 'Elsie Locke Book Review' Google Drawing for one of the 2 stories (already in your Google Drive Reading folder)

Group Reading: 'Frogs' (School Journal L4 May 2013). Complete the 'I Think... T chart'.

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