Monday - Period 5

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 and the hero's journey in telling its tale.  Support your answer with specific text references.


Picture This Homework due Monday Week 5 - 'Water Fever' by Jenny Mounfield (p221)

Tuesday - Period 5

Activities:

1. Post a response to yesterday's blog question.
2. Deconstruction sheet - 'Puppy Mill' by Peggy Wilson
3. Use three of the prompts below to complete sentences about the techniques used by Wilson in her poem:

o    [Technique] creates a sense of ...

o    The composer’s use of [technique] draws attention to ...

o    Our attention is drawn to ... because of the composer’s use of [technique].

o    The composer has used [technique] to ...

o    Using [technique] helps the composer to ...

o    We are made to … when the composer uses [technique] because …

Wednesday - Period 3

Activities:

1. Journal writing
2. Short film 'Between the Flags' - Plot and themes.

Homework:  Your wider reading for Term 1 should now be complete.  Be prepared on Friday 26/3/10 to complete an activity in class that demonstrates this reading.

Wednesday - Period 3

Activities:

1.  Journalling

2.  Film deconstruction - Tropfest short film 'Last Stop'

Tuesday - Period 5

Activities:

1.  Subject Specific Terminology  
2.  Introduction to film study - revision of filmic techniques

Homework:  Don't forget your NAPLAN Reading practise questions are due tomorrow, 3/3/10.  Our lesson on Friday will give you the change to work on your assessment task draft, so make sure you have a copy of it (electronically or hard copy) and your journal with you.

Monday - Period 4

Activities:

1.  Journalling
2.  'Shatter Proof' short story (continued)

Homework:  NAPLAN Reading sample questions (comprehension.  DUE - Wednesday, 3/3/10

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

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.

Poetry - Comparative Essay

In order to begin our new unit on Shakespeare's play, Macbeth, it is necessary for you to complete your Carpe Diem comparative essay at home.  This will effectively take the place of the wider reading task you would have completed.  The due date for submission of this essay is Friday, 11/09/09.  A copy of the scaffold should already be in your book otherwise you can see Mrs Lans if you require another copy.