'Trash' By Andy Mulligan

29 August Tuesday's Learning.

We are underway with the reading of our extended text study, 'Trash' by Andy Mulligan.  This is a dramatic and wonderful story.
We are now going to begin the work on completing Chapter Summaries. This is an important skill to learn as you will use it in English throughout high school.
In this task you will be required to go back and re-read independently the first 4 chapters and complete the summary work. There is work already in the table to show you how this task needs to be completed.

LI: We are learning to respond to an extended text.

SC: I can actively re-read the chapters and complete the summary table by;

•  identifying the main points in the text.
• selecting a relevant quote to support my ideas
• identify and explain the important message
• describe aspects of the setting
• give your own opinion about the critical question in each chapter.  

Lesson Sequence

The BIG Question

This is where you will respond to a question in the Hapara workspace 

Today's BIG QUESTION

Chapter Summary Table

Chapter Summary Table

We will look at how we tackle this task together as a class, we will contribute our ideas and then work to put those ideas into the correct column in the table. 

Dumpsite Communities - Research Report

Monday 14 August's Learning

This week we are going to continue with our pre- reading work for our novel around the Dumpsite Communities we have been learning about. Thank you for your hard work, contributions to discussions in the tasks form last week. I think some of the discussions that we had certainly challenges us all to think about how difficult and complicated some of these situations are.
This week we are going to further develop our report writing skills and we work to complete the research report based around these communities.

All of this work is located in the Hapara workspace

Dumpsite Communities- Research Report


LI: We are learning to write a research report about a dumpsite community.

SC: I have taken notice of the task requirements, note taking template, the resources,
SC: I have read the requirements for each part of the report and used this to guide my note taking.
SC: I have actively researched and made relevant notes for each section of my report.
SC: I have used my notes to write a paragraph following the SEX-Y structure.
SC: I can proof read and edit my paragraphs as I work.


Lesson Sequence

Free Writing: The choices are in the workspace and are in the evidence section coded red.
Free Writing Choices  This link will take you straight there to the required document.


Task Requirements.

This is where we will go over the set research task so you are clear about what is required and where the resources are. This will include the assignment, note taking table, and specifically looking at the guiding questions in each section of the report. This will include the introduction, main paragraphs and the conclusion.

Dumpsite Communities

Monday 7 August's Learning


This week we are beginning to work on our pre-reading tasks for the novel study. These activities over the week are designed to build up our background knowledge that will help you to understand the novel.
These activities will make you think and reflect and may be challenging at times. This novel study helps us to broaden our own understanding of the wider issues in the world that are very different to our own experiences and our way of life.

You will need to think carefully and share your ideas and opinions about these issues in a positive and meaningful manner.

Lesson Sequence

Free Writing  The choices are in the evidence section of this work space.
Free Writing

Dumpsite Communities Viewing Activity.

Dumpsite Communities Task