Language+Humanities+Homework

**Term 4, Week 9 Homework:**

Homework as directed by your teacher this week.
**Term 4, Week 8 Homework:**

4. After reading the poem, do the following 3 activity sheets. Print them out, complete them and glue them into your English workbook for submission to your teacher by the end of this week.






** Term 4, Week 6 Homework: **


 * 1. Spelling and reading as directed by your teacher.**


 * 2. Humanities tasks as directed by your teacher.**


 * 3. Make sure your answers to questions about both your classic book and your popular book are up to date.**
 * 4.**[|Graffiti Wall: Discussing and Responding to Literature Using Graphics]

Using symbols, drawings, shapes, and colors, alongside words and quotations, construct a graphic of a section of either the classic or popular novel you have read using this online tool ( []) __OR with crayons or markers and A3 paper__. You may be chosen to present your graffiti to the class, explaining why you chose the elements you have used, so be prepared. Finished graphics will be displayed in the classroom or Pod Area so do your best so you can feel proud of your work! Please note: If you are having difficulty using the online tool, use the paper option. If you use the online tool you must be able to print it out at home as the tool does not allow work to be saved and printed later on.

** Term 4, Week 5 Homework: **


 * 1. Spelling and reading as directed by your teacher.**
 * 2. Humanities tasks as directed by your teacher.**
 * 3. Answer the following questions about the plot of your classic book. These questions need to be answered in full sentences on your wiki.**


 * 1) **Orientation: Was the beginning of the book effective? Did it successfully grip your attention and motivate you to continue reading? If so, how did it do this? If not, why not? **
 * 2) **Complication: What happened that started the rising action? **
 * 3) **Climax: Describe the moment of highest emotional intensity in the book. This is the moment the whole book has been leading towards. **
 * 4) **Resolution: How did the book end? Did you feel a sense of satisfaction that loose ends were tied up and problems were solved? Now that you’ve finished the book, do you remember any foreshadowing that the author ‘planted’ to give you clues about what would happen? **

** Term 4, Week 4 Homework: **

Please do the following for homework this week:


 * Spelling as directed by your teacher.
 * Reading as directed by your teacher.
 * Continue working on the Humanities matrix of tasks, as directed by your teacher.
 * Answer the questions relating to the __language style__ of your classic book below:

** 1. Does the author use literary devices like similes or metaphors?** These are comparative techniques which add interest and cleverness to writing. (eg. Simile: ‘It sparkled like a diamond.’ Metaphor:’ He’s a monster when he’s hungry.’) Please include quotes and page references.

** 2. How does the author use adjectives?** Does he/she lots of describing words makes writing come alive more easily and allows the reader to form pictures in their imagination. Please include quotes and page references.

** 3. Does the author repeatedly use a specific sentence type? Or are their sentences varied?** (Examples include: short, staccato sentences or long, colourful sentences). Please include quotes and page references as examples.

(Is there slang? How do the characters speak to each other? Is the vocabulary challenging?) Please include quotes and page references as examples.
 * 4.Has the author chosen language to colour the book or bring believability to the story. It may be language specific to this particular story. **

** 5. Write a short notice to discuss the following: Did you enjoy the language of this book? Did you find it challenging in any way? Did you come across any unknown words and learn their meaning?** Please include quotes or example and page references.

** Term 4, Week 3 Homework: **

Please do the following for homework this week:

1. Spelling as directed by your teacher. 2. Reading as directed by your teacher. 3. Continue working on the Humanities matrix of tasks, as directed by your teacher. 4. Do parts A, B and C of the activity below. They're about themes in your classic novel.

__** Finding Themes of Books **__

A. Read this extract from [|www.homeworktips.about.com]

That moral was a **message** that you could glean from the overall story. For instance, from //The Three Little Pigs// we learned about the importance of planning a project well. We know this, because we learned that building a brick house works, while building a straw house is short-sighted. In your analysis, you could state that one theme for //The Three Little Pigs// is that good planning can lead to success. But we could also say the theme is about making smart choices. As you can see, a theme isn’t something that's stated outright; it often appears as a lesson or **message** that the reader understands by reading between the lines. A book of fiction can have many themes. Why? Because different people can find different meanings in books. You may [|find a lesson] that others don’t see. ||  ||
 * || When you were young, your parents may have read you stories that ended with “the moral of this story is…”

B. Look at this list of common themes. Perhaps your book’s message can be summed up by one of the words or phrases below. This list will help you with the table in Question C:

Birth Death Heroism Discovery Love Journey Coming of age Patriotism Peace and war Race Hope Hopelessness Generation gap Home Betrayal Lust for power Isolation Judgment Deception Suffering Fortune Family Sense of self Good versus evil Duty Alienation Loss Survival Conformity Individualism

C. Complete the table below and copy it to your wiki page. List three ideas, then write a number next to each one according to its importance. Put a 1 next to the theme you think is the main theme and a 2 and 3 next to subthemes. ||  || e.g. One-word theme = love Lesson = True love always works out in the end. ||  ||
 * ** Question / Task ** || ** My answer ** ||
 * What is the title of your classic novel? ||  ||
 * Who is the author? ||  ||
 * What could be some one-word summaries of your classic novel?
 * Make your one-word main theme into a statement that teaches the reader a lesson.
 * How did you come up with that main theme? Explain why you felt it was important in the book. ||  ||

Homework Term 4
**WEEK 2 Homework**

**1. Complete spelling and reading activities as directed by your teacher.** ** 2. Follow your teacher's suggestions for working on the Humanities matrix. ** ** 3. Copy the Character Analysis Scaffold below (include everything from the title Character Analysis Scaffold to the end of the words included in Paragraph 5) and paste it onto you personal wiki page. Read through the task and complete the **** paragraphs on your wiki page. **

__<span style="color: #c82d2d; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Character Analysis Scaffold __ <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The key elements to be covered are:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">appearance and personality
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">relationships with other characters
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">role in the story – refer to a key scene
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">reception by the reader – how you feel about the character

__**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Paragraph 1: **__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Introduce the character and then describe his/her physical appearance (what they __look__ like) e.g. age, hair, height, shape, eyes, gender, clothes. Include some quotations from the book. Comment on the quotations. <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif';">(Knowledge and Understanding)

__**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Paragraph 2: **__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Describe in detail your interpretation (inferences) of what type of person the character is (personality / traits) and his or her role in the book. Include some quotations from the book and comment on these quotations. <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif';">(Understanding and Analysis)

__**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Paragraph 3: **__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Discuss the character’s actions and refer to a key scene that features this character. <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif';">(Knowledge and Understanding)

__**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Paragraph 4: **__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Describe the character’s relationship with other characters, e.g. son of. . . ., best friend to. . . . ., sister of. . . . ., annoying to. . . . ., enemies with. . . . . ., afraid of. . . . . ., admires. . . . <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">(Knowledge and Analysis)


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">__Paragraph 5__: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Conclude by expressing your feelings about this character, e.g. Are they like you? Are they realistic/believable? Are they humorous? Are they admirable? Would you like to meet them? Support your answers with examples from the story. <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif';">(Analysis and Evaluation)

** Language <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">A **

This term we will be studying classic and popular literature. By now you should have read ( or be nearly finished), at least one novel in preparation

for the work you will be completing this term. Each week your teacher will direct you to answer certain questions about your

novel and she will also explain the expectations for your work. This will include which questions to answer each week. Below is a

list of **__the type of questions__** you will be asked to consider, so j__ust keep them in mind as you reflect on your reading__. **DO NOT attempt**

**writing answers to the questions without waiting for directions from your teacher as these are a guide only.**

OVERVIEW to get you thinking.............

1. Describe the **time and place** in which your novel is set. What clues within the book tell us this? 2. Who are the main **characters** in your book? List the names and a short description of their personality traits. 3. Describe the **significant relationships** between the main characters. 4. Who is your favourite character and why? 5. Who is the character that you can most closely relate to and why? 6. Describe the **style of language** and literary devices that the author uses.

a) Find examples of; colourful adjectives, similes, etc..

b) Find a quote (with page number) for each example.7. After reading the book, write a short note to a friend **describing the book** . Include a description of the genre, setting and difficulty level.

Describe your feelings towards the novel.

Did you enjoy it, why or why not?

7. Did you find it easy to get into? Did you like it the more that you read it? what themes or sub-themes were evident in the book? 8. What happened in the plot? What was the main problem? Was there a climax in the book? What was it? Was it resolved?

9. Would you read more books by the same author, or of a similar genre? Has he/she written others? Are there abridged versions of the classic?

8. If a movie was made based on your book (or another movie – if one has already been made), which famous actors would you cast and why?

TERM 4 WEEK 1 Homework ( 1 and 2 due Friday 14th Oct, 3 is due 17th Oct).
1. Complete spelling and reading activities as directed by your teacher. 2. Load at least one picture of a cover of your classic book at the top of your wiki page. If you find more, load them too.

3. On your wiki page, write one to two paragraphs explaining the time and place your novel is set. Include clues or quotes to support your answers. Your book may include one of more main settings. On your wiki page, choose one of the settings which you could imagine when you read, the setting that you think best illustrates the book. Why did you choose this setting? What did the author do to help you imagine it in your 'mind's eye' ?

4. On an A5 sheet, create your own book cover which will include the setting, the title and the author. These will be used for display in your classroom so take your time to produce something creative and neat that you are proud of. At the bottom of the 'new' book cover, write a couple of sentences as to why you drew the illustration, what was it that stood out in the plot for you to make you imagine this scene.

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<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**To visit the web page, you can copy and paste the URL above or place your cursor on the 'parts of speech mindmap' title in the next line and choose 'visit': [|parts of speech mindmap]**

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<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">6. Print and complete this worksheet on parts of speech, then glue it into your English / Humanities homework book and submit to your teacher: =====

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**To visit the web page, you can copy and paste the URL above or place your cursor on the 'parts of speech worksheet' title in the next line and choose 'visit':**

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**[|parts of speech worksheet]**
__**<span style="color: #dd0e0e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">Week 8 **__ __**<span style="color: #dd0e0e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">Please be directed by your teacher this week for spelling, reading, preparation for your biography/speech and updates to your Action Plan. **__ __**<span style="color: #dd0e0e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">Week 7 **__ __ **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">1. Spelling and reading as directed by your teacher ** __
 * <span style="color: #dd0e0e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">_ **

__ **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">2. You will need to be organised in working on your Language A Biography and your Humanities Action Plan. ** __ __ **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Follow your teacher's instructions carefully. ** __

__<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'arial black',gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">3. Reflection is an important part of the learning process and one of the attributes of the IB Learner Profile. The link at the end of this sentence will take you to a "wallwisher" where you are to reflect on and then contribute your comment to the question "Is there a hero in you?" [] __ __ ** (NB At the top **** of the sticky note where it says "anonymous" please write your ** __**first name only__)__**

__**<span style="color: #dd0e0e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">Week 6 **__ __** 1. Spelling and reading as directed by your teacher. **__ __** 2. This week is Book Week. Your task is to create an advertisement for a book using the instructions in the document below. There is also an example in the document for you to refer to. **__

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__ Week 5  __

__ This is a very busy week! __

__ Parent/Teacher/Student conferences after school Monday (for some of you) __

__ ICAS Maths Testing Tuesday (lesson 3 and part of 4) __

__ Swimming Carnival Thursday (don't forget your swimming equipment) __

__ Parent Teacher Interviews Friday - no normal school __

Spelling, reading and any extra tasks as directed by your teacher.
 * Homework **__

Week 4 Homework - Due Friday 12th August

As we have only 3 school days this week, please do the following:

1. Spelling as directed by your teacher. 2. Reading as directed by your teacher. 3. Finish researching your chosen famous and infamous people for the Humanities assessment task (final task due end of this week). 4. Finish your movie on Xtranormal and embed it on your wiki page.
 * <span style="color: #dd0e0e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">Week 3 **


 * <span style="color: #dd0e0e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">1. Reading as directed by your teacher. **

**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">2. Spelling (due this Thursday). How awesome is ****<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">the Visuwords dictionary tool on StudyVibe! See diagram above. **

**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">Go to this link [|visuwords link] For each of your spelling words, in your HW books write down the definition. Next to it, see if you can find one other verb or noun or adjective or adverb associated with it and include them.For example, for the word student, see the table below and the screen above. **


 * **Word** || **Definition** || **Noun** || **Verb** || **Adjective** || **Adverb** ||
 * Student || a learner who is enrolled in an education institution || pupil || educate || scholarly || - ||

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">**3. Research for your mind maps on your famous and infamous people. Don't forget to note any references in your bibliography using correct formatting. Try and use a wide variety of sources. Practise using OneNote to record ideas and notes in your Humanities page. Creating the Mind map itself is an in-class task.** []. media type="custom" key="10110667" Your teacher will guide you on how to set up an Xtranormal ( Education) account using your school email.Use a password and username that you will remember using some of the tips you were taught on Bootcamp.
 * <span style="color: #dd0e0e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">4. Create your own movie! This part is not due until August 10th. **
 * <span style="color: #dd0e0e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">How awesome are your new laptops! Let's practise! Look at the link below **

Once you sign up, make sure you activate the account by checking your email.

Visit the Xtranormal site ( see the Historical Figuerez section) and __just consider__ which setting and actors you will use. You could choose from Albert Einstein, Leonardo Da Vinci, Pocohontas, Winston Churchill, Napolean, Queen Elizabeth II, Neil Armstrong, Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Isaac Newton. Settings may include Taj Mahal, Paris Museum, Indian tent/wigwam, Westminster Abbey, Park in WashingtonDC, an office. Don't select or do anything yet. Just make choices. (Playing around on Xtranormal can use up points, so you are better off to write your interview first and THEN create your movie).

Use this template to write your text. The suggestions are included just to give you some guidance but feel free to make your own choices. However the focus of the interview should **__focus on drawing out biographical details__**. Or how about using the Creative tools on Study Vibe [|tools] that you learned about on BOOTCAMP day to help you create good questioning techniques? Glue the template into your HW book and also load onto your OneNote.

Next follow the instructions of your teacher and copy the text into the text boxes of your new movie using the Historical Figuerez options.

Once published, check your email and embed your movie onto your own wiki page ready to show your peers. Have fun!

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">1. Complete any spelling and reading activities as directed by your teacher.
 * <span style="color: #dd0e0e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">Week 2 Homework - Due Friday 29th July<span style="color: #dd0e0e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">[[image:http://www.britannicaindia.com/images/product/b-heroes-villains.jpg width="227" height="175" align="right"]] **

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">2. Choose a person who you consider to be a "hero" or a "villain". This person must be real, not fictional.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">3. Print this sheet: []

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">Research your person and record the following information on this sheet : <span style="color: #1697a7; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">**Name** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">(of your chosen person) **Time Period** (date of birth, or birth and death if they have died), <span style="color: #1697a7; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">**Place** (where they were born) <span style="color: #1697a7; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">**Background** (eg, childhood, schooling, interests, influences) **Obstacle** (anything they had to overcome to achieve their goal eg, poverty, illness, prejudice) **<span style="color: #1697a7; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">Significance ** (the impact of their actions) **<span style="color: #1697a7; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">Quotation ** (something they are credited with saying), **Personality** (examples from the Learner Profile or any other character traits you can identify) ** Photograph/Picture **(find a website with a suitable graphic and note the URL** ) ** Record this address in your Homework Books and glue in the information sheet.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">3. Go to this website [] <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">Follow the instructions on creating a Biocube and type your name into the appropriate box. Click on "Begin" and type in the information as <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">requested, then print this sheet. Do not cut or glue it. Write your name on the sheet and hand it to your teacher.


 * <span style="color: #dd0e0e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">Week 1 Homework- Due Friday 22nd July **

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">1. Complete any spelling and reading activities as directed by your teacher.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">2. Print the 'Heroes and Villains' worksheet (__either__ the PDF or Word file) and glue it into your homework book.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">3. Complete the worksheet by finding 4 heroes and

http://www.decs.sa.gov.au/assessment/pages/assessmentstrategies/question/?reFlag=1 <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">4 villains and writing where they are from and what they are famous/infamous for.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">4 Teachers will advise whether they want you to do this HW for week 1 or week 2. Choose someone in history who you regard as being very famous and influential in world history. Create an A4 footprint template and decorate it as you see fit but include the person's name, their birth and death dates, any famous quotes, perhaps a small photo, and a couple of key points as to why they're famous. We will use these to decorate out classroom under the banner of FOOTPRINTS THOUGH TIME so take some time and effort to decorate them colourfully and neatly.

** Week 9 Homework – Due Thursday 16th June **

We know you're busy at the moment, so please do the following for homework this week, as directed by your teacher:


 * 1) Spelling activities.
 * 2) Reading.
 * 3) Persuasive writing activity.

** Week 8 Homework – Due Friday 10 June **

We know you're busy at the moment, so please do the following for homework this week, as directed by your teacher: = =
 * 1) Spelling activities.
 * 2) Reading.
 * 3) Work on your Glogster for your Humanities assessment.
 * 4) Work on creating your own ad for your Language A assessment.

=<span style="color: #dd0e0e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Week 7 Homework- Due this Friday 3 June. = = = =<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">1. Complete any __spelling and reading__ as directed by your teacher. Please record what you need to do in your Organiser = =<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">2. Punctuation practice. = = Print out the punctuation practice for the exclamation mark and the question mark. Glue them into your book. =

=<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">[|Exclamation mark] = =<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">[|Question mark] = = = =<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">You can review your answers and mark your work from here AFTER you have attempted them.[|Answers] [|question mark answers] = = 3. You will be receiving some assessments for more than one subject so please plan your HW accordingly. Please conduct research as directed by your teacher for your Humanities assessment. Please ensure you are recording any references you use in a bibliography. = = = =<span style="color: #dd0e0e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 80%;">3. Week 6 Homework =

[[file:Direct and Indirect Speech.pdf]][[file:Direct and Indirect Speech.docx]]
=<span style="color: #dd0e0e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Week 4 Homework = ====Complete any spelling and reading as directed by your teacher, as well as the activities for this week included below.====

__//Glogster//__
Use the account Mrs Mayer has set up for school use. See your teacher if you have forgotten your user name/password. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Your teacher will discuss the topic of your Glogster for this week. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click on this link if you have forgotten how to use the features of Glogster. [|How to make a glog.]

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You need to include: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You are to embed your completed Glogster into your page on your class Wiki.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">attractive presentation (be creative)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">a video file (eg Youtube)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">a music file
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">pictures/graphics
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">a variety of texts/fonts

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Watch this video for tips on embedding your glog into a wiki page. media type="custom" key="9334964" width="40" height="40" align="right"

=Punctuation this week - use of the apostrophe.= =Please print out the attached sheets and read through the rules of the apostrophe. [] Please try the quiz too. [] Go through your work and mark against the answers which are given and record your marks for each section. Glue all these sheets into your homework book.=

=Homework for week 3= 1. Read the article about the proposed Tioman Airport. Use 2 highlighters to mark the arguments FOR or AGAINST the airport.

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2. Punctuation practice with the common comma Read through the rules about the use of the comma.Check out this link http://www.englishforeveryone.org/PDFs/Commas%20Practice%20Quiz.pdf Try to do the examples yourself. You may check your answers which are given at the end of the rules. In your homework book, write each rule and provide one to two examples per rule Now try this exercise http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/punctuation/commas/flash0.shtml and see for yourself why this small piece of punctuation is so important!

=**<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Homework week 2 **= =Here is the homework for week 2. **Now it is time for the teachers to write to you!**= =Dear Year 6 Students, Thanks for your wonderful letters from week one in which you tell us about the highlights, the challenges, some of your most memorable moments and lastly, your aims and goals for Term 2. It was great to read about the things that you found really enjoyable ( e.g having your own lockers, increased independence and responsibility, the introduction to MYP, eating cookies, writing about crazy characters and even some of the assessments). Fantastic! It is a great way for teachers to just put ourselves in your shoes to listen to some of the challenges, no matter how big or small they may be. We were really impressed by the fact that many of you had mentioned that personal organisation of planning time for HW and assessments, and getting to class on time were probably some of the bigger changes you needed to cope with, BUT that many of you are now feeling that you are making great headway. Some of you reflected on ways that you have improved your ability to organise yourself and commitments inside and outside of school which was great to hear. Try and stick to the goals that you have set yourself to make them really meaningful. We are really looking forward to another great term ahead. Good Luck for Term 2 everyone.= =Regards, Your Lang A/ Hum teachers.//= =** HW Reminder - Please keep your homework book neat and tidy. Presentation and layout of your work is important. Use headings and subheadings and a ruler for any table. Please edit and proofread your work and make any changes as necessary. Ask yourself - would I be proud to show this work to my Mum and Dad? **= =1. Please undertake any spelling and reading as directed by your teacher. Please note all HW in your organiser.= =2. PUNCTUATION revision This is a great site for practising your punctuation.Please read the following text about why punctuation is important. For each paragraph, record one or two key points in your HW book. [|Note taking task]= =3. Punctuation such as the colon, the semi colon, the comma, the fullstop, apostrophes, exclamation and question marks are all important to use in our writing.Let's practise by learning more about the use of the colon. Read through the [|this information] carefully and in your homework books do the [|exercises] and the exercise [|test] at the end of the page. In your homework books, please write down each question and your answer BEFORE you check the answer. If you need to make any corrections, after looking at the answer, then do so in red pen.= =Your HW book might look like this:-= =__USING the colon for style.__ 1. I really can't stand rice pudding. My answer- There is one thing I can't stand: that is rice pudding. 2. The one country I would love to visit is Mexico. My answer - 3. etc TOTAL / 10= =__Using the colon TEST__ 1. The potion contained fruit, biscuits and glue. 2. etc. TOTAL / 10 Record how many you got right out of 10 for both sets of questions.= = **Advertising Awareness.** PLEASE CAN YOU EACH BRING IN SOME OLD MAGAZINES? WE WILL USE THEM FOR LOOKING AT ADVERTISING. = =4. Where do we see and hear advertisements, e.g magazines, radio etc? Think carefully and write a list in your HW book. (Try and think of at least 10 different media) = =5. Please use the 'Advertising is All Around Us' chart to help you categorise your findings. Your teachers will give you a copy. Fill out the chart, and where necessary, back up your answers with examples. Please glue it into your HW book.=

**Here is the homework for week 1:**

As well as any spelling and reading as directed by your teacher you also need to follow the instructions on these homework sheets.

= Hi Year 6 and welcome to the Humanities Language A Homework page = =Homework: Term 1 Week 9=

Hi GREEN group! It is just us this week as the others start their Tioman experience. The excitement is building for us! 6U and 6V Please be guided by your teacher as to your spelling and reading activities for HW this week. 6S and 6T - Please refer to the 6s and 6T wiki site under Language A for homework this week. = = =<span style="color: #dd0e0e; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Homework: Term 1 Week 8 = = Please be directed by your teacher for spelling, reading activities and guidance on the illustrations of your narrative. Please note any requirements in your organiser. = == =Homework TERM 1 Week 7= =Please be directed by your teacher for spelling, reading activities and guidance on the illustrations of your narrative. Please note any requirements in your organiser.= =Homework TERM 1 Week 6=

Week 6 Language A / Humanities Homework (28th Feb – 4th March):

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;">1. Spelling and reading activities as directed by your teacher. Use you organiser to help you note down due dates!

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;">2. Sources of Information activity: Read the handout about primary, secondary and tertiary sources of information. Once you understand the difference between the three, look at the example sources and cut them into strips. In your homework book, glue in the sheet called “Identifying Sources of Information” and stick each strip into the correct column.

You have been given hard copies of the homework but please print them out using the PDF files below if you misplace them. This HW is due on Thursday, and

=__ Homework Week 5 Term 1 __=

= **__Task 1__** = = Your first task this week is to complete a survey on Information Literacy. = ==== To do this you will need to log on to Moodle with your school user name and password. A link to Moodle can found near the bottom of the sharepoint home page or you can go to Moodle directly by clicking [|here]. Once you have logged on for the __second__ time you will be able to see the courses available. Scroll down to Humanities and then look for Year 6 Information Literacy. Click here and you will be taken to the page where you are to enter your enrolment key. (Your teacher will explain your enrolment key,) Enter the key and look for a document titled Research Process. Click on this document and you will be able to complete the survey by choosing the answer that is closest to how you feel about the statements found on this survey. When you have finished responding to the survey, click the submit button at he bottom of the page. ====

Read the text below. It explains what the setting of a narrative is.
**__SETTING__** -- The time and location in which a story takes place is called the setting. For some stories the setting is very important, while for others it is not. There are several aspects of a story's setting to consider when examining how setting contributes to a story (some, or all, may be present in a story): a) **place** - geographical location. Where is the action of the story taking place? b) **time** - When is the story taking place? (historical period, time of day, year, etc) c) **weather conditions** - Is it rainy, sunny, stormy, etc? d) **social conditions** - What is the daily life of the characters like? Does the story contain local colour (writing that focuses on the speech, dress, mannerisms, customs, etc. of a particular place)? e) **mood or atmosphere** - What feeling is created at the beginning of the story? Is it bright and cheerful or dark and frightening?

Consider the novel you are reading in class. Apply the questions above to the novel your class is reading and either create a poster using [|Glogster] OR a [|Prezi] OR use //__both__// of the graphic organisers found in the pdf files below to present information about the setting of your class novel. Use as many of the aspects of setting (a-d) as you can identify in your class novel. (If you are using Glogster or Prezi for the first time please get your parents permission to join and then use your school email username and password.) > Time, place, environment, mood .......................Comparing settings > Please __print your Glogster poster or worksheets__, place them in a plastic sleeve and hand it in with your other homework. If you create a Prezi you will need to place a link to it on your Wiki page.

__ Task 4 __
Below are the words to a rap about the importance of characters, setting and plot in narrative writing. Follow the words as you listen to the song by clicking the arrow on this icon. media type="file" key="Characters, Setting, Plot (Downtempo).mp3" width="240" height="20" Then try this crossword: [|blank crossword.pdf]

__NARRATIVE RAP__ Chorus We’ve got the characters, the setting, and of course the plot It’s the elements of fiction that I’m talking about

Verse I In any decent story, you’ve got to have characters The people in it, and they can be generic or They can be complex, interesting, unique Like a girl who walks on her hands and writes with her feet

The protagonist, the main character, the good guy In most works of fiction, is usually opposed by The antagonist, the bad guy, the villain “But what about the other folks, are they just chillin’?”

Nope, not really, though some of them are static So they’re flat, one-dimensional, nothing real dramatic And people with the drama are called dynamic characters Like if they start out calm and get hysterical

Or if they start out in love and end up not That’s the motion and emotion that propels the plot “What’s that?” Fear not, I’ll tell you in verse III Here’s how it goes writing fictional prose

Chorus

Verse II For the setting of a story, you need to know when it occurs Like 7:30 in the morning on November the first It doesn’t always have to be that specific For instance, if the characters are using hieroglyphics

Then you know you’re in ancient times, not the present day But if somebody’s driving up in a Chevrolet You’re in the present or the future or the recent past But there’s another setting question that we need to ask

And that’s “Where?” Location, it can be narrow Like 57 Main Street, Rio de Janeiro Or it can be broad, not specific at all Like somewhere in Canada, north of Montreal

So there you have it, the time and the place Even if it’s in the future or up in outer space Make up a fundamental element of fiction: the setting Now here’s the hook again so you don’t forget it

Chorus

Verse III Now, the plot unfolds in five different phases I’ll try to get you through it in just a few phrases Take you all the way from beginning to end But you’ve got to listen close or rewind again

Before action happens, we’ve got the exposition Where the author can establish or begin a definition Of the characters, the setting, and yes, the point of view And once that’s all established we can move to phase two

The rising action. A period of conflict and crisi This part is unpredictable, it’s full of surprises So open up your eyes as wide as they can possibly be After this we’re gonna hit phase three, which is the

Climax, the high point, a moment most intense A turning point, a major culmination of events After that, there isn’t really much more We gotta end the story, let’s go to phase four

We’ve got the denouement, that’s what we call the falling action And hopefully it leaves you with a sense of satisfaction ‘Cause phase five is the end, it’s called the resolution Tying it all together, and we’ve come to the conclusion

TERM 1 week 4 2011 Please find attached the homework for this week. It is due this Friday 18th February. Your teacher will go through it with you.