Wednesday - Period 3

Activities:

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

Tuesday - Period 5

Monday's lesson lost due to public holiday.

Activities:

1.  Sentence writing:  Fact vs Opinion
2.  Background information about documentary filmmaking from Screen Australia website.

Friday - Period 2

Activities:

Introduction/revision of non-fiction texts.

Wednesday - Period 3

Activities:

1. NAPLAN Writing - practise task in anticipation of testing in Week 4.
2. Task requirements and approaches to NAPLAN discussed.
3. Short Story Assessment Task returned.

Tuesday - Period 5

Activities:

Tropfest Summary Task & self reflection.

Monday - Period 4

Activities:

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

Friday - Period 2

Activities:

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

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.

Friday - Period 1

Lesson lost due to Year 9 Survey.

Assessment Task due.

Wednesday - Period 3

Viewing of short film, 'Between the Flags'.

Examination of how setting and character are important elements in this narrative.

Homework:  Assessment Task (short story writing) due on Friday, 19/3/10.  To be handed in during lesson together with your planning journal.

Tuesday - Period 5

Activities:

Using the work from last lesson, you will compose a sentence for each of the deconstruction stickers you used when studying the short film, 'Last Stop'.  These sentences will then be used to write a paragraph about the use of film techniques by the filmaker.  Sentence prompts will be provided.

Homework: Creative writing of short story for Assessment Task due Week 8

Friday - Period 2

Activities:

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

Wednesday - Period 3

Activities:

1.  Journalling

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

Friday - Period 1

This lesson will be dedicated to the short story you are composing for your first assessment task.  Make sure you have a copy of your draft (electronic or hard copy) so you can continue to develop this story.  You will also need your planning journal.  This is the last class opportunity to work on this.

Wednesday - Period 3

Activities:

1.  Paired Reading
2.  Short Film - 'Last Stop'.  Examination of character, setting, plot and theme.  Deconstruction of film techniques and how they assist narrative.

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

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.