Friday - Period 2

Activities:

1.  "Reading is the staircase to new worlds"
Wider Reading Log - using the 'comments' link below, post a comment in response to the following questions:
a)  Is the title important or significant?  In what way?
b)  Describe the protagonist and the antagonist in your story.
c)  Where is the story set? (Time and place)
d)  Explain the complication
e)  Predict how this story will end.

2.  'Shatter Proof' short story (continued)

Homework:  Make sure you are making progress with your wider reading book.  This needs to be read by the end of term so you should be mid way through your book if you are not already finished.

Wednesday - Period 3

Activities: 

1.  Spelling
2.  'Shatter Proof' - reading and activities

Homework:  NAPLAN practise task - Language (spelling, grammar, punctuation).  Due Friday, 26/2/10, Period 2

Friday - Period 1

This lesson will be devoted to planning and drafting of your narrative for your Assessment Task.  You will use the Short Story Journal and the class computers to begin this narrative.

Wednesday - Period 3

Activities:

1.  Paired reading
2. 'Showing not telling' rewriting of extracts from 'Full Time'.

Tuesday - Period 5

Activities:

1.  Journalling
2.  'Showing not telling' writing tasks continued.

Don't forget to start planning for your assessment task narrative.

Monday - Period 4

Activities:

1. Spelling.
2. Assessment Task issued.
3. Writing:  'Showing not Telling'
4. Short story planning (if time)

Homework:  Begin brainstorming ideas for the assessment task narrative.  We will work on your planning and draft in class on Friday, 19/2/10 (Period 1) so you must come ready with ideas.

Wednesday - Period 3

WIDER READING

Last Friday you borrowed a wider reading book for Term 1.  Using the 'comment' hyperlink below, write a post that details the following:

1.  Your name
2.  The book title
3.  A short blurb (summary of what the book is about)
4.  Why you chose it

SHORT STORIES - 'Full Time' by Steve O'Brien

We will continue our work on this short story by working through the questions.  In particular we will focus on character and setting. 

HOMEWORK: 
1.  Read 3 chapters of your wider reading book.  For smaller books this should be at least 10 pages.  To be completed by Monday, Period 4 (15/2/10).  You will complete a reading log at the beginning of this lesson to demonstrate what you have read.

2.  Thinking homework:  Start planning a short story that is in the crime genre.  We will compose this in class using computers in Week 4 so you will need have some ideas for a story.

Friday - Period 1

We will visit the library today for wider reading borrowing.  While there you will do the following:

1.  Choose a selection of books (suitable for your reading level)
2.  Complete a survey sheet about them.
3.  Make a selection that you wish to borrow for wider reading.
4.  Have your selection approved by Mrs Lans BEFORE borrowing.

Mrs Lans and Mrs Brownscombe will also be listening to students read during this lesson.

Monday - Period 4

Today's lesson will include the following:

1. Instructions for bookwork
2. Comprehension quiz
3. Spelling
4. Revision of sentences & paragraphs