Technology in the Classroom

Please continue the work set last lesson in the post Work for 8 Red & 7 Blue

Note: Refer to the notice in the Daily Bulletin about log ins

Make sure you have:

* read  Blogging Guidelines and are ready to follow them accordingly

* completed the newspaper article — as stated in the task.

* written your creative account of the Speech assessment task process OR

* published your speech (preferrably with reference to source material used)

* read the page What Do other people do? and commented on peoples work using How to leave a comment as a guide.

Please continue the work set last lesson in the post Work for 8 Red & 7 Blue

Make sure you have:

* read  Blogging Guidelines and  How to leave a comment.

* completed the work on the newspaper article — as stated in the task. (Some of you have not fully completed the task correctly!)

* written your creative account of the Speech assessment task process

* published your speech (preferrably with reference to source material used)

* read the page What Do other people do? and commented on peoples work using How to leave a comment as a guide.

Welcome back from holidays everyone.
I have managed to comment on just about everybodies blogs over the holidays and noticed there are one or 2 people in 8 Red who have not even started their blog, and a more than a few people in 7 Blue who have not emailed me their blog title so I can tick them off as having completed the set tasks. IF THIS IS YOU — PLEASE FIX IT !!!!
This has been a big couple of weeks and there are lots of things to comment & write about over the next few weeks.

1) Please read carefully the pages on the left hand side of the page titled  Blogging Guidelines and  How to leave a comment

2) Your next writing task:

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What’s been happening in the news that has interested you, excited or concerned you, upset or delighted you, where have you heard it reported, what were the facts, the problem, the result, how did you feel, what did you think, were you inspired to do something??????
Write about it.

Use the WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, HOW, WHY principle for your writing.
Refer to news articles like http://www.smh.com.au/  or http://www.news.com.au/ . for your ideas OR (Gasp ! Horror !) – check out the print copies in the library.

Stuck for an idea? Think Beaconsfield miners, Sophie etc….

3) Speech time is here again !
          i) Write a creative account of the Speech assessment task process from the time you heard that the had to write a speech to the moment before during and after the speech
          ii) Publish the speech you wrote.

         
4) Refer to the post titled What Do other people do? And complete the exercises listed there.

Congratulations to all of you who are up to date. There is some very impressive writing being submitted.

Just a couple of housekeeping pieces:

1) The following students need to see me about the completion of tasks: Amelia,Tim. Also Chris S see me about your site address — it does not seem to work from my page and could Sach, Diana, Jason, & Alex please change your presentations (again sorry) so I can leave messages please.

2) Have a go at making your site “pretty” by uploading fancy texts and relevant pictures etc… but try not to go too overboard as it can become distracting, and hard to find the tasks.

3) Encourage your friends to leave constructive comments about your work — it is not “messenger” or an email service.

Todays Task:

In the spirit of the season  Choose one of the following — research it and or write about it to create a piece of writing:

1) The Easter Bunny is not real. He is an imaginary creature made up to help advertising companies sell more chocolate.

2) Chocolate is bad for you !!

3) The true meaning of Easter has been lost by the commercialism surrounding it.

4) Attack of the Killer Bunny !! (I once had an old computer game that featured a killer bunny right at the end of the game — we never could get past it !!!!)

 Have a happy & safe easter everyone — see you next term !!

Apologies to those of you who have not recieved a comment on their work from both 7 Blue & 8 Red –  I am still having problems posting comments on some of the designs, and some theat let me comment now wont let me because they think I am “spam”. I am working on finding a solution so please be patient and don’t forget to keep upto date.

Congratulations on those who have managed to update your blogs, and add people to your blog roll.

Those of you that do not have blog yet – see me urgently!

Those that have not complleted all the tasks so far: HURRY UP you are falling behind !!!

THIS LESSONS TASK:

You are currently doing a wide reading unit of work with your regular teacher.

Choose a story, novel, article you have read over the last few weeks. Retell the story (or as much as you have read) and give comment on the type story, its style of writing, and value as a piece of literature.

IF YOU HAVE FINISHED:

Check out what your class mates wrote and post a comment !!

Welcome to your once a fortnight “blog” session.

Please click on the About  Page link on the side bar of this page — to your right as you read this.

Read the About Page, then click on the How to Get Started. link and follow the directions to create your own blog site.

When you have done that you will be ready for your first entry!

Choose one of the things below and make your first entry.

i) “It’s a great day for the Irish!” March 17th is St Patricks Day. Do a quick search and find out who St Patrick was, why the day is important, who it is important to, why people wear green, what the whole point of the day etc…. Record your findings in your blog — be carefull not to plagiarise !!!!

ii) “It’s not easy being green.” Imagine you have been turned green by some freakish accident. What is it like?

iii) The new school. Write a creative account of your first day at high school.

Email me when you have finished so I can add your site to the Blog Roll for 7 Blue, and give you a comment on your writing.

Congratulations to all those who sorted out their blogs and made posts this week. I have commented on most and will try to do so every fortnight or so.

If you have not recieved a comment from me, or created a blog and completed a post please see me before beginnng your tasks this lesson. Please remember a mark for effort and writing skills will be awarded at the end of the semester.

Today:

1) Check out the links to your class mates work in the list on the left hand side of the page. Leave comments if you like about any of the ideas or stories that appeal to you.

2) When you have logged into your own blog try adding some of your friends blogs to your links. (Hint look in the Admin site under the heading of links). Also add my site.

3) Make your next post. Choose one of these.

       i) Now that you have finished the novel write a appraisal/book review of it’s good and bad points as a piece of literature, and good story.

       ii) Write the epilogue to the novel 5 yrs on from the final chapter.

      iii) Script the interview Stanley has with a reporter after…..

       iv) “It’s a great day for the Irish!” March 17th is St Patricks Day. Do a quick search and find out who St Patrick was, why the day is important, who it is important to, why people wear green, what the whole point of the day etc…. Record your findings in your blog — be carefull not to plagiarise !!!!

If finished early — explore the fun and games page !!

Welcome to your very first post.

Your task for today is as follows:

EITHER:

The novel you have been studying is called HOLES. One of the themes (major idea) of the novel is “Crime & Punishment”.

In Gilbert & Sullivan’s operetta “The Mikado” one of the characters sings about “Let the punishment fit the crime”.

Do you think Stanley Yelnats punishment fits his crime?

In your answer you should talk about Stanley, what he has done, where he has been sent, what he is being made to do, what you think would be more appropriate, the concept of corporal punishment, and justice. Aim to write abut 200+ words.

OR

Write a ceative account of the worst camp you ever went to.

Finshed? Find out how much you know about the novel here http://www.kidsreads.com/funstuff/trivia/holes-triv1.asp

Welcome to Technology in the Classroom — powered by Edublogs.org.

This blog will be used as a learning tool for Yr7 (and possibly for Yr8) English to explore different styles of writing. The Yr 7 class is taught once a fortnight.

Tasks will be set for students to complete during the lesson.

These may include being given creative writing tasks, commentary tasks on world events or story points in novels, reviews of books read in wide reading tasks or any other style of writing.