May 26, 2010

Wednesday - Period 3 & Friday - Period 1

Documentary Filmmaking Activity:  Using the photos/film taken earlier in the term, you are to compose a 'documentary' of BPC that presents it from either a positive or negative perspective.  You need to be in a group of two or three.

May 24, 2010

Monday - Period 4 & Tuesday - Period 5

Activities:
Documentaries:  comparative viewings of two episodes of 'Australian Story' - 'Men of Ore' and 'The Fault Zone'.  Worksheet recording elements of both.

May 19, 2010

Wednesday - Period 3

Documentaries:  comparative viewings of two episodes of 'Australian Story' - 'Men of Ore' and 'The Fault Zone'.

These documentaries address the Beaconsfield mining disaster.  One is a the story of the rescue team and the other is about the miner lost in the disaster.  We are looking to compare the perspectives shown.

May 14, 2010

Friday - Period 1

Photography & filming activity in preparation for documentary task.

BPC to be filmed/photographed to represent a postive and negative representation.

May 11, 2010

Tuesday - Period 5

Activities:

1.  NAPLAN feedback
2.  Australian Story:  'On a Wing and a Prayer' - deconstruction (continued)

May 10, 2010

Monday - Period 4

Activities:

Documentaries:  Australian Story - 'On a Wing and a Prayer'.  Post viewing worksheets and deconstruction of documentary filmmaking techniques (if time).


Remember:  NAPLAN testing will occur in Week 4 (Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday - Periods 1 & 2).  Look over the practise tasks completed during Term 1 to revise the style and type of questions you will attempt

May 7, 2010

Friday - Period 2

Activities:

Return of NAPLAN practise writing task.  Feedback and revision of writing elements.

Remember:  NAPLAN testing will occur in Week 4 (Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday - Periods 1 & 2).  Look over the practise tasks completed during Term 1 to revise the style and type of questions you will attempt.

May 5, 2010

Wednesday - Period 3

Lesson lost due to Year 9 camp.

May 2, 2010

Friday - Period 1 (30/4/10)

Activities:

1.  Viewing of Australian Story: On a Wing & a Prayer (Hazim el Masri)
2.  Deconstruction sheet - genre, identification of film techniques, description of subject matter.

This documentary can also be viewed here on the ABC website.