Term 4 Novel Study

Our study of the novel, The Wave, by Morton Rhue will be a complete online study using your Weeblys.  The website to guide this study can be found at www.gordongrapevine.weebly.com.

Monday - Period 2

Now we have completed our abridged reading we will start our study of Macbeth with the following:

1. An overview of Shakespeare's 5 Act Structure as it pertains to this play;
2. Quick revision of the forms of conflict (see diagram below)
3. Character profiles for Macbeth and Lady Macbeth:  on your Weebly create a new page for 'Macbeth' and a sub-page for 'Characters'.  On the 'Character's page compose paragraphs for both of these characters in which you describe their personality, actions, thoughts and reputations.  Accompany your paragraph with an image found on the internet that you best think represents them.  Also locate and include under your paragraph 2 quotes from the text that are important in representing aspects of the character you are describing.

Genre - Short Stories & Film

Our latest unit will be the study of short stories and film with a focus on genre.  As a revision of genre we will look at a range of movie trailers on Youtube and discuss the expectations we have of the film from the genre clues (conventions) they contain.

Tasks:

• Using Mindomo, Mindmeister, or Mind42, compose a mind map of the main genres and their features.  Embed this mind map on your Weebly.
• Select a movie trailer, embed it on your Weebly, and then list the genres it contains and the conventions used in the trailer that confirm those genres.

Thursday - Period 2

Today you will record a reading of your 'found poem'.  Remember that you need to consider the tone and pace of your reading so that it reflects the subject matter and content of your poem.

1. Use Audioboo to record your poem.
2. Copy the embed code for the recording before leaving Audioboo.
3. Create a sub-page on your Weebly using the title of your poem as the title of the page.
4. Slide a 'HTML code' button down to the page and then past into the box to insert your recording on the page.
5. Underneath the recording, type or copy the text of your poem.
6. Finally, add an image or two that is representative of ideas in your poem.

Wednesday - Period 4 & Thursday Period 1/Week 1 & 2 of Term 2

Today we will look at a famous poem by a famous war poet, Dulce Et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen.  We will look at a few videos to provide us with Owen's personal and historical backgrounds.  The poem itself is effectively dramatised in the video below.

Post reading activities:

• Discussion of the poem's ideas and effectiveness
• Annotation and deconstruction of the poetic devices employed (refer to glossary and mind map for support)
• Completion of a deconstruction sheet
• Completion of a range of tasks to be completed both in your books and on your Weebly.

Week 8 Lessons

As an extension of our study of documentaries, you will this week create your own documentary that presents the College in a favourable or negative light.  You should have completed the planning sheet on Monday that outlines your approach, will spend 1-2 lessons shooting video footage and taking still photographs, and the last lesson compiling your work in MovieMaker.

Completed documentaries need to be submitted on the school network.  You will compose a reflection statement on your Weebly that considers the learning experiences that this task has given you.

Your books need to be handed up in Wednesday's lesson for checking.

Monday - Period 2

Depending on your progress with last week's task, you will complete any or all of the following tasks today:

1. Completion of your written analysis of 'Men of Ore' on your Weebly.  This must be finished and published today.
2. Self-Assessment of your achievement of this task (see Mrs Lans for a sticker for your book).
3. Ensure the 'Contents Page' and all work that should be in your book is up to date.
4. Documentary Planning Sheet to be completed for your one minute documentary presenting the College from a positive or negative perspective.

Wednesday - Week 5 to Thursday - Week 6

Today you will commence your own deconstruction of a 1 minute sequence of the documentary 'Men of Ore'.  You are free to choose any one minute sequence that occurs after the 15 minute mark (already deconstructed in class).  View this sequence as many times as you need and make notes on the following:

1. the time mark of your chosen extract (eg. 16:34 - 17:39)
2. the content addressed during this extract
3. the film techniques employed -consider camera shots and angles, sound effects (diegetic and non-diegetic), lighting, soundtrack, archival footage/images, captions, editing (speed, aural bridge, transitions)
4. the effects achieved by the filmmaker in using these techniques, ie. what is the effect on the documentary audience (responder)

Refer to your 'Documentary Film Response Scaffold' to guide your deconstruction.  You can also discuss your thoughts with other students to clarify your ideas.  When you are ready, use the scaffold to guide your response that you will post on your Weebly.  Create a sub-page under the 'Non-fiction' tab called 'Men of Ore' and type your work there.

Monday - Period 2 & Tuesday - Period 4

Today we will revise non-fiction by considering the following questions:

• What is non-fiction?
• What forms does non-fiction take?
• What is the purpose of non-fiction?
• Whose point of view is presented?
• What is the difference between fact and opinion?
• How do the following shape how we see things: one's attitude/perspective/outlook, knowledge, societal context, cultural background?

Using the information from your group discussion summarise your responses to these questions on your non-fiction Weebly page. 

Homework:  Create 2 QR codes using the QR code generator to the right.  One is for the URL of your Weebly, the other is the URL of your non-fiction Weebly page.  Glue in your English book.

Thursday - Period 1

Today we will set up individual Weebly accounts for your online work.

Subject Specific Terminology & Report Criteria issued and examined.

Wednesday - Period 4

This year you will use both an exercise book and a personal website to complete your work.  Your exercise book will contain handouts and things you need to refer back to at a later date.  Other work (written, visual, etc) will be composed and maintained on your own website.  This site will be an electronic portfolio of your best work.

So today's activities will include:

1. Expositional journalling (in preparation for NAPLAN later this year)
2. Establishing your exercise book
3. Establishing your website using Weebly. (Insufficient time - transferred to Thursday's lesson).

We will begin looking at Non fiction: Documentaries in our next lesson.

Term 4

For the remainder of the term we will be working paperless by using a class and student weebly sites to effect our study of Lonesome Howl. Please visit the class weebly to access the learning activities.