9 English with Mrs Lans

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'No One Thinks Big of You' - RTA Campaign Visit  http://advertising.nsw.gov.au/campaigns/speeding-no-one-thinks-big-you Read the ...

So far we have looked at an advertiser's use of AIDA and various persuasive strategies.  You will receive a Visual Texts Glossary today ...

This week we will return to the blog to chronicle our lessons as we commence our final unit for the year on advertising and its persuasive n...

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 b...

Now we have completed our abridged reading we will start our study of Macbeth  with the following: An overview of Shakespeare's 5 Act ...

As we finish our reading of the script, you might be interested in looking at some of these apps and websites.  They will assist your study ...

We will begin our Shakespeare unit by looking at his background, writing style and conventions, his playhouse, 'The Globe Theatre', ...

We will complete our film study today by responding to the question: How does the film, The City of Ember , rely on the dystopian genre an...

Shakespeare Incursio n  - today you will view performers who put Macbeth and Lady Macbeth on trial to decided who is the most guilty of kill...

Short story final copy to be submitted in this lesson. Continuing our examination of extracts that represent the characteristics of dystopia...

This week our lessons included: Monday - in this lesson we looked at the characteristics of dystopian fiction and then made links to wher...

CINDERELLA INC : Given the loss of a number of lessons recently (Long Weekend, Polding Walk, Staff Development Day) we will look at Christ...

With the benefit of our discussion and backchannelling around the ideas explored by Ray Bradbury in his short story, The Pedestrian , we wil...

In these lessons you will participate in a small discussion group with Mrs Lans OR take part in a backchannelling discussion around Ray Brad...

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 ...

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 ...

Since our return this terms our class schedule has been as follows: 27/04/11:  'Dulce Et Decorum Est' deconstruction continued 02...

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...

'What Matters?' drafts due today. To commence our study of war poetry you will construct a 'mini poetry book' and read sil...

Today we will begin our poetry unit that will focus on 'Images of War'. We will revise poetic techniques and elements through a glo...

As an extension of our study of documentaries, you will this week create your own documentary that presents the College in a favourable or n...

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

Today you will commence your own deconstruction of a 1 minute sequence of the documentary 'Men of Ore'.  You are free to choose any ...

Today we will continue with our deconstruction of the Australian Story documentary 'Men of Ore'.  You will see the first 15 minutes ...

Here is the brainstorm completed in class following our viewing of 'Men of Ore'.  Any of these could become the  topic of your edit...

Today we will begin our viewing of an Australian Story documentary - 'Men of Ore'.  This is the story of the rescue team responsible...

Today we will look at the DIY Doco website that is designed to assist your understanding of how to: identify the filmic techniques employ...

Today we will revise non-fiction by considering the following questions: What is  non-fiction ? What forms does non-fiction take? What...

Today we will set up individual Weebly accounts for your online work. Subject Specific Terminology & Report Criteria issued and exa...

This year you will use both an exercise book and a personal website to complete your work.  Your exercise book will contain handouts and thi...

In our first lesson we will attend to a few preliminary activities: Spelling Assessment Reading Comprehensions Assessment Technology Sur...

Game Shows - 'Deal or No Deal' Today we will look at the production of a game show.  In particular we are interested in examining t...

Activities: 1.  Use the 'comments' link below and post a comment in which you define what reality TV is. 2.  Respond the the surve...

Reality Television Following completion of our novel unit, we will spend the remaining weeks of school looking critically at reality telev...

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. ...

We will continue our reading of Steven Herrick's verse novel, 'Lonesome Howl'

Today we will commence our reading of Steven Herrick's verse novel, 'Lonesome Howl'.  To read a brief summary of the book, visit...

Today we need to finish writing quotes on Wallwisher (see last post).  Once they are complete we will classify them according to the issue t...

Dramatic reading of 'Fossils' extract by Tyson & Naomi (thanks to both of you!) For the remainder of this lesson you will loca...

Activities: PEE Class reading of 'Fossils'  Completion of character conflict list

Activities: PEE Conflict mapping (continued) Class reading of Fossils  - discussion of production and directoral features throughout.

Assessment task issued - in class essay response in Week 9.  Question explained and deconstructed. PEE Conflict of plot examined as revea...

Activities: PEE Stage directions task Class reading of fossils - discussion of production and directoral features throughout

Activities: Completion of poetry assessment task Class reading of 'Fossils' - identification of 'parent' cliches used in ...

Introduction to Drama Unit: Today we will revise the drama knowledge you have learned in Years 7 and 8.  The element of 'conflict' ...

Period 2:  In anticipation for this afternoon's incursion, 'Shakespeare on Trial', we will also look at the synopsis of two of S...

Using Maud McConville's poem, 'The Football' you will today complete a complete deconstruction and analysis of this poem unassis...

Activities: 'Foul Shot'  by Edwin A. Hoey - annotation and deconstruction Composition - using one of the scenarios below, you wil...

'The Boxer' by Emma Payne - scramble and comprehension activities completed. Imagery writing activity as a warm up activity for a s...

Friday's lesson lost to the Walkathon. Today's activities: poetry compositions to be finished and submitted (15 minutes only) ...

Using the information you gather in your research on an animal welfare issue, you will compose your own poem using Peggy Wilson's 'P...

Research activity - visit  http://www.animalsaustralia.org/issues/  and choose ONE animal welfare issue to research.  Make notes about this ...

Activities: Post a response to yesterday's blog question. Deconstruction sheet - 'Puppy Mill' by Peggy Wilson Use three  of ...

NEW UNIT - POETRY Poetry revision - glossary and discussion. Power of poetry considered through study of 'Puppy Mills' by Peggy...

Final lesson for non-fiction unit on documentaries.  To finalise this unit you will complete a summary activity to demonstrate your understa...

Documentary Filmmaking - today is our last lesson to complete this task.  At the end of the lesson your group is required to put their docum...

Documentary Filmmaking Activity:  Using the photos/film taken earlier in the term, you are to compose a 'documentary' of BPC that pr...

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

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

Photography & filming activity in preparation for documentary task. BPC to be filmed/photographed to represent a postive and negative ...

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

Activities: Documentaries:  Australian Story - 'On a Wing and a Prayer'.  Post viewing worksheets and deconstruction of documentar...

Activities: Return of NAPLAN practise writing task.  Feedback and revision of writing elements. Remember:  NAPLAN testing will occur in ...

Lesson lost due to Year 9 camp.

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

Activities: 1.  Viewing of Screen Australia's documentary tutorial continued. 2.  Viewing of Australian Story: Hazim El Mazri (if tim...

Monday's lesson lost due to public holiday. Activities: 1.  Sentence writing:  Fact vs Opinion 2.  Background information about doc...

Activities: Introduction/revision of non-fiction texts.

Activities: 1. NAPLAN Writing - practise task in anticipation of testing in Week 4. 2. Task requirements and approaches to NAPLAN discu...

Activities: Tropfest Summary Task & self reflection.

Activities: 1.  'Be My Brother' short film - character, setting, plot and theme. 2.  Film techniques study (if time)

Activities: 1.  Wider Reading Task - letter to a friend describing the book read this term. 2.  Viewing - 'Be My Brother'

Activities: Journal writing Short film 'Between the Flags' - Plot and themes. Homework:  Your wider reading for Term 1 should now...

Lesson lost due to Year 9 Survey. Assessment Task due.

Viewing of short film, 'Between the Flags'. Examination of how setting and character are important elements in this narrative. H...

Activities: Using the work from last lesson, you will compose a sentence for each of the deconstruction stickers you used when studying th...

Activities: Deconstruction of short film, 'Last Stop' - identification of film techniques in selected scenes.

Activities: 1.  Journalling 2.  Film deconstruction - Tropfest short film 'Last Stop'