Learning intention: We are learning to identify historically accurate language.

We will be successful if we can: Observe how people spoke in the video and explain some of the words and phrases.

The focus for the lesson today is language. Language evolves and changes over time. There may be some words or phrases in the video that you do not understand. When we come to write a historical recount in a few weeks, we will need to be careful to use language that was used in this period of time. We don’t see convicts greeting one another with “Hey man, isn’t it a rad day?”

Step 1: Watch the following link: The Bets .

Step 2: Answer the questions on the activity sheet by either printing it off or writing them in your exercise book. Task Sheet

Step 3: Upload your task to Google Classroom.

Step 4: Include some independent reading time and log any completed books in your Reading Log.

YouTube video link: Reading Wednesday 19th August

Optional Extension Task: We know that language changes and evolves over time. Take 5 minutes to reflect and think about some common sayings or words you use that probably were not used in 1828. Write these down and then explain what they actually mean. They may be words or phrases you use when something is exciting.

For example, growing up I used to always say “Groovy” when I saw something that I thought was really cool.

Learning Intention: We are learning how to use accurate language when writing historical recounts.

Success Criteria: We will be successful when we write a recount from a convicts point of view.

Today you will be writing a recount from a convicts point of view, either from their time at sea or their experiences in Australia.

Step 1: Before starting this writing session make sure you have completed the reading session first, in this session you will have written down some olden day language that could be useful for this task.

Step 2: Imagine you are a convict in the early 1800’s, think about the many things you may have seen at sea or some of your first experiences in Australia, maybe your first encounter with a kangaroo! Try to think of a major event that a convict at this time might have seen.

Step 3: Using this idea you just came up with, try writing a recount about it. This could be for example a diary entry or a letter home to your family. Make sure to include some historically accurate language. Convicts from this time period were known for using flash language , a made up set of words used to confuse the police and other authorities. Try and see how many of these you can use before your recount makes no sense!!

Flash Language - Website

Convict Recount - Example Wednesday.docx

Step 4 (Extension): If you have time refer back to the recount you did on Monday about something that happened in your life, compare this to the one you just wrote, what are the differences in your life compared to a convict from the 1800's.

Step 5: Upload your recounts to google classroom.

Step 1: Write your spelling words into the Wednesday column of their Weekly Spelling Sheet.

Step 2: Complete the spelling task ‘Waterfall’ by following the instructions below.

Spelling - Waterfall Example.jpg

Waterfall

1. Begin with the first letter of your word

2. On the second line, write the first and second letter of your word.

3. Continue this pattern until your word is complete

4. Complete a ‘waterfall’ for all of your spelling words.

Learning Intention: We are learning to work out sale prices of items using our knowledge of percentages and subtraction/addition

We will be successful if we can:

• Design a poster for a shop that you would like to work at.

• Calculate percentages off money items and work out the sale price.

• Use strategies such as breaking 15% into 10% and 5% to make it easier for ourselves.

Tuning in: Can you find 5 magazines/posters around the house that have things on sale?

Part 1: Video of Explanation of poster

Main Activity Description:

Your task is to create your own shop with different items on sale. It is your job to decide the original price of the items, the % off items and the new sale prices. You will need to create a poster to advertise your shop to make people want to buy things and to tell us what you’re going to sell. See the example below for inspiration.

Example of poster

Part 1 - Poster Making

Step 1: Decide what shop you are going to be running. Is it going to be clothes, jewellery, shoes, sports or a surf shop? Decide that and come up with a name for your shop.

Step 2: Draw up a draft of your poster first, work out what colours and fonts you can use to entice readers to want to read it.

Step 3: Decide what sales you are going to have at your shop. You should have at least 3 different sales on. *For example, on my poster you can see that there is 20% off surfboards, 15% off wetsuits and 50% off all t-shirts.

Step 4: Make your good copy. Use enticing fonts, pictures and bold colours to make it stand out. Part 1 completed :)

Part 2 - Prices of items

Video explanation - Filling in the sale items template

Example Template for Shop Items

Step 1: Once you have created your poster, you will need to select at least 10 items that you are going to sell. For example, I chose a couple of t-shirts, a couple of wetsuits and a couple of surfboards. You need to decide an original price that is reasonable to start with.

Step 2: You need to work out what the sale is off those items, and then start to calculate (using the strategies we talked about in the warm up from todays and yesterdays lesson) to work out the new price of these items and how much the customer is saving. Fill in all the sections of your table in the template provided (or in your book) for the 10-15 items.

Step 3: Upload a photo of your shop poster, your completed template and your working out page in your maths book.