Well done, you’ve finished! Here are some Geography word puzzles for you to print: Bodies of water crossword: https://www.puzzles-to-print.com/image-files/bodies-of-water-crossword.jpg Landforms crossword: https://www.puzzles-to-print.com/image-files/landforms-crossword.jpg Volcanoes crossword: https://www.puzzles-to-print.com/image-files/volcanoes-crossword.gif GENERAL PuzzlES Do a word search online: https://thewordsearch.com/ Can you solve these REBUS puzzles (picture word puzzles)? Page 1, Page 2, Page 3. Do you like Sudoku? https://www.puzzles-to-print.com/printable-sudokus/sudokus-for-kids.shtml
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Early Finisher Activities
Well done, you’ve finished! PuzzlES Do a word search online: https://thewordsearch.com/ Can you solve these REBUS puzzles (picture word puzzles)? Page 1, Page 2, Page 3. Do you like Sudoku? https://www.puzzles-to-print.com/printable-sudokus/sudokus-for-kids.shtml
Rhetorical Devices (Persuasive Techniques)
Rhetoric is the art of persuasion. Rhetorical techniques are language tricks you can do to persuade audiences (persuasive techniques). ETHOS PATHOS and LOGOS These three techniques are called the Rhetorical Triangle. They are from Ancient Greece, where perusasion and argument was an artform. Basically, they are three ways to make a strong argument. Ethos: In…
Characterisation
The way an author makes a character feel real is called characterisation. There are two types: DIRECTCharacterisation INDIRECTCharacterisation TELLS the character’s traits. SHOWS the character’s traits. Ms Roberts is a clumsy person. As Ms Roberts entered the room, she tripped on the mat and spilt her coffee everywhere! Two Types of Characterisation There are five…
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Picture Books
Structural Features of Picture Books Illustrations – Pictures are used to tell the story as well as the writing. The pictures should do at least half the work of telling the story.Illustrations should be eye catching and full of movement to carry the story. Predictable and Common Plots – Stories for children often follow common…
Visual Texts
How to analyse visual texts: https://astar.tv/how-to-analysing-visual-texts/ Picture books Read this list of features of picture books. Make a list of the features you used in your comic strip. Did you follow the same rules? Or did you do something different. Go to the page on Picture Books: https://msroberts.school.blog/2020/11/03/picture-books/ Comic Strips & Graphic Novels Read through…
History of English
Find the etymology (history and origin) of a word: Etymology Dictionary. NameS Start with: Behind The Name for first names, and Behind the Surname for family names. Other resources to try: Ancestry can give you some information about family names. Do not click on pay areas. Try to find your name in the Oxford Dictionary…
Changing Nations – Australia vs USA
Year 8 Geography Australia vs USA Population What are the similarities and differences in population, city sizes, population density? Population Go here to find the current Australia population: https://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/australia-population Name Population Sydney 4,627,345 Melbourne 4,246,375 Brisbane 2,189,878 Perth 1,896,548 Adelaide 1,225,235 Gold Coast 591,473 Canberra 367,752 Newcastle 308,308 Wollongong 292,190 Logan City 282,673 Population of…
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Civil Rights Movements
If you find a really good resource, please let me know to add it here for future classes. Terminology: Please use Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Indigenous peoples, or First Nations to describe our indigenous peoples. Useful Websites for Every topic National Museum of Australia‘s Defining Moments exhibition has information about most of these…
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