6th May P5 + P6
Add the following title into your exercise book:
Qin Shi Huang; the First Emperor
1) Qin Shi Huang (pronounced Shin - She - Who-wong roughly) was the first emperor of China at age thirteen. Write a journal entry in your exercise book for 15 minutes about what you would do if you became king/queen at your age. See the 'imagine' section of the image below to get some ideas about what to write about.
Qin Shi Huang; the First Emperor
1) Qin Shi Huang (pronounced Shin - She - Who-wong roughly) was the first emperor of China at age thirteen. Write a journal entry in your exercise book for 15 minutes about what you would do if you became king/queen at your age. See the 'imagine' section of the image below to get some ideas about what to write about.
2) Watch the TED Talk (linked below) on Terracotta warriors. Then, click the 'Think' button on the right side of the page. There are 8 questions for you to write and answer in your exercise book after watching.
3) Take the 'Which Emperor Are You' quiz linked below. In your exercise book, write which emperor you were and find out 5 interesting facts about them.
That's it for today! Check in tomorrow for more work.
7th May P4
Part One: Find the definition for the following parts of speech AND use an example of them (successfully) in a sentence.
Verbs Nouns Adjectives Adverbs
Part Two: Attached is a worksheet that will help you with your summarising ability.
1) Copy the table out (below) into your exercise book. Here you are to take notes as you read the attached PDF (below): the setting (where the story takes place), main characters, conflict (what issue/problem occurs), main events (what happens), and resolution (how it is resolved or works out in the end).
2) These notes will help you to write you summary in one nice, full paragraph. Write your summary into your exercise book. You can see how many lines are provided for your summaries in the worksheet (attached below) which will guide you in knowing how long your summaries should be.
Verbs Nouns Adjectives Adverbs
Part Two: Attached is a worksheet that will help you with your summarising ability.
1) Copy the table out (below) into your exercise book. Here you are to take notes as you read the attached PDF (below): the setting (where the story takes place), main characters, conflict (what issue/problem occurs), main events (what happens), and resolution (how it is resolved or works out in the end).
2) These notes will help you to write you summary in one nice, full paragraph. Write your summary into your exercise book. You can see how many lines are provided for your summaries in the worksheet (attached below) which will guide you in knowing how long your summaries should be.
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That's it for today! Check in tomorrow for more work.
The Archibald Prize
You are to complete the hand out using the following website:
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This week we will be working on preparing for NAPLAN. You can access practice exams at any time from the following website:
NAPLAN- What to expect?
Your English NAPLAN exam is broken into THREE parts:
1. Language Conventions: Grammar and Spelling.
2. Reading: Eight unseen texts which you will have to answer multiple choice questions on.
3. Writing: You will have to write EITHER a persuasive writing piece OR creative writing piece.
NAPLAN Practice Year 9
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NAPLAN Practice Year 7
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Persuasive Class Example
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Online Practise Tests
Ancient China Research Task
Work through the following PowerPoint as a class. Make sure that you copy down the information and complete the activities. Complete the final activity. You will present in P6.
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