Kate Shepherd Reading

WALT identify key information in the text
WALT find unknown vocabulary in the text

SC: I can find the topic related words in the text,

I understand who Kate Shepherd was and what she did,

I can identify the meaning of unknown vocabulary

Click on this link for the link to the text about Kate Shepherd.

Read Write for Google - Personalised Learning Task

Read write for Google is an awesome tool we are going to start using as part of our reading programme.

As one of your personalised learning tasks for this week I would like you to add the extension and then go onto the Kiwi Kids news website to read this article.  

I would like you to have a look at some of the avaliable tools on this article before selecting your own article.

On your chosen article you need to:

• Highlight the main ideas in yellow
• Highlight the supporting details in blue
• Highlight any words you don't know in pink (and look them up)
• Highlight any opinions in green

You then need to gather the highlights, add the link to your article and comment on the personalised learning sheet with the link to your highlights.

Topics for Speeches and/or Persuasive writing

Remember to ensure you have a clear point of view or message in your speech or writing.  Your audience must be left with a good understanding of what you were trying to say.
Donald Trump                                                                  Zoos should be banned
Being Yourself                                                                 Plastic bags should be banned
Why We Lie                                                                     Schools should become paperless
Emotions                                                                          We should not have school uniforms
Bullying                                                                           Cyberbullying needs to be stopped
Deforestation                                                                    Dogs are better than cats
Apple vs Samsung                                                            There should be a sugar tax
Racism                                                                              All farms should be free range
Speeches                                                                                                                                          
Animal Testing
Cyberbullying
Factory Farming
Pollution
Smoking
Netflix/You Tube
Dreams
Your country
Littering
DC vs Marvel
Xbox vs PS
Drunk Driving
Dying
Dieting

Week 5

Here is the link to the doc

TED Talk / Speech Introduction

WALT use oral language techniques
SC - I can identify oral language techniques

What techniques are important when presenting orally?

Speech vs Prepared Talk vs Ted Talk

Ted Talk examples (you will need to create an account to be able to complete the questions).
How Ingenious Animals Have Engineered Air Conditioning 
How deep is the Ocean?
Brown Brother

WALT select a topic that will enable us to speech for 3 minutes
SC - I have chosen what type of talk I will do
- I have selected my topic and started to research

Maths

Maths Week Questions for Tuesday and Wednesday Week 4

Sentence Starters for Persuasive Writing

Algebra Problems

Novel Study

Here is the ink to the novel study

Parts of a Seed

Walt identify the parts of a seed

SC: I know which parts of the seed will develop into the stem and leaves and which parts will develop into the roots.