Samurai Warriors  

https://sites.google.com/site/socialstudiesfornonarabs/classes--japan

Phase change diagram.

Can you discuss what is occurring in each of these sections?

Science- States of matter and phase change exam:

Here is the the link for all resources

https://sites.google.com/site/8jsciencematter/all-powerpoints

There is also a practise exam.

Remember that the exam is this Thursday.

Good luck

Glaciers- Inquiry questions

1) What is a glacier? Labelled diagram?

2) Where do you find glaciers?

3) What causes a glacier to form? How? Diagram?

4) Are glaciers relevant to any SHEEP factors?

This is due next Geography session Monday 5th October lesson 2.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36ptEhgjiL8

Social Classes: Japan

https://sites.google.com/site/socialstudiesfornonarabs/classes--japan


Apologies about the quality

Today's lesson: Percentages of amounts

Percentage of amount: Calculator
http://www.math-drills.com/percentsworksheets/percents_calculate_part_allpercents_regular_wholenumbers_all.php


Ensure you are competent without the use of a calculator.

43% of 635

Remember: Find ten percent (by dividing by ten) then multiply by any tens e.g 40% x 4
635/10= 63.5 x 4 = 254

                    Find one percent (diving ten percent by ten) then muliply by any ones.
63.5/10 = 6.35 x 3 = 19.05
                    Add together
254 + 19.05 = 273.05


Percentage of amount:  No Calculator

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-o_JRp4uLU

Here is some work to follow up these tasks on maths drills:

https://sites.google.com/site/8jmaths/percentages-of-amounts-22-9

Homework: Narrative

                             The Water slide (The Verruckt)

Continue and finish this narrative in your English books. Be sure to proof read and edit before handing in.

The worlds Tallest, fastest and scariest water slide has just been created and you and your 3 friends have been selected to trial it.

 Write a narrative that captures this exciting time What happens? Do you do it? What is said? How are you feeling? What are the surrounding/ senses etc? 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdKI6WS7ghE

Due date: Tuesday 29 September lesson 5

Here is the Aboriginal Dream time link we watched a part of today

http://www.abc.net.au/dustechoes/dustEchoesFlash.htm

History Timeline:  Due Sunday 26th September.

Here is an example of one of your sections.

Make sure they are in chronological order (time)

See example to help guide you through our science lab report:

https://sites.google.com/site/8jsciencematter/lab-report-example

Mock exam

https://sites.google.com/site/8jmaths/mock-exam--integers

             Inquiry Questions: Strange landscapes

Here is the keynote for the strange landscapes lesson we did today.

https://sites.google.com/site/8jgeography/resources

Go into resources.

The questions are as follows:

1) When was this landscape discovered and by whom?
2) Describe what the land form looks like.
3) How was the landscape formed?
4) Where is it located?
5) Are there any other interesting facts about it?

Due: Monday 21st September

Order of operations 14/

http://www.math-drills.com/multiop/ooo_ma_integers_foursteps_positive_all.pdf

                                             Homework due by Thursday 16th September
  IXL: C3, C4, C5, C6, C7


                                   Latest ranking: Integers

                                     Vikings timeline:

Here are some Viking Timelines from last year that achieved highly. Hopefully this may help with planning your presentation.

         Maths Extra practise- Integers/ Order of operations

This is available at :

https://sites.google.com/site/8jmaths/integers

Read chapters 9 and 10 tonight (Monday). Think about and write down 5 problems that may occur between Alison and Erica.

How to write a fabulous science report/

https://sites.google.com/site/8jsciencematter/resources

                          

To create a flying contraption that stays in the air the longest from one piece of paper to be dropped off activity room stair case.

                             Integers: Notes from today

   Finish these tasks from today:SHEEP factors

OSummarise each of the SHEEP factors

OIn writing, discuss at least one of the 5 images

OExplain which of the factors are relevant to the image.

OEXTENSION- discuss which  of the factors are relevant to AIS?

   Assessment date reminders for Maths/ Science!!

                                              Maths homework- Integers

Your homework this week is to complete IXL tasks C3, C7 and for experts C5.

Due date: Thursday 10th September

Here is the link to IXL:

https://au.ixl.com/

Continue to the scrolling bottom to the of the page for usernames and passwords.

                                          Homework- Hating Alison Ashley

-Read chapters 3 & 4
- Complete up to chapter 4 review in your yellow comprehension booklet (I will sight this and we will mark it).
- Complete the character breakdown table below in your journal that you started on Monday.

Due: Wednesday 9 September lesson 1.

                             Homework week 2

  Geography- Land forms and landscapes

Read chapter one up to page 17 (1.1, 1.2, 1.3).

Answer all questions on page 13 or 17 either in your book or on googledocs and share with me by our Geography lesson on next Monday (lesson 2). So Monday 14th September.

http://oars.acer.edu.au/australian-international-school-uae

http://oars.acer.edu.au/australian-international-school-uae

                                             Integers- 

This link is related to what we did today. Have a watch and see if you are able to remember the rules

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEU5uaf-Tu4

                  Today we revisited Lab Safety:

  

1)     Take a lab coat and put belongings to the side and collect safety goggles.

2)     Tie hair back

3)     No food/ drink.

4)     No running, be aware of others.

5)     Emergency shower and eyewash in far corner.

6)     Do not directly smell chemicals

7)     Make sure equipment is stable. Clean up any spills.

8)     Be safe when using Bunsen burner.

Also, the same rules apply in class including being respectful listeners and putting hands up to offer ideas to discussion.

Should students choose not to follow these instructions they will be warned and then be excluded from the lab based practical activities.

Ancient Japan:  Heian Period

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiwhI1OuoWo


Ancient Japan:  Kamakura Period

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQIBDBJNXFY

Ancient Japan:  Muromachi Period

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikUHfVz-icw


Ancient Japan:  Edo Period

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQlxcz9U2x0

reuben.potaka@gmail.com

Ancient Japan

Task One: Locate the cities from the Heian, Kamakura, Muromachi, and Edo Periods.

Task two:  Mark these cities on the map and record which particular era they belong.

Task three: Can you find out any interesting facts about these periods? (Two for each)

Journey By Night

Copy and paste into a word document, answer the questions and then email to me when you have completed it.

Unfinished will become homework due next Tuesday.

reuben.potaka@gmail.com

Analysis of Plot and Theme in Short Stories

Journey by Night

He stood alone, leaning against a post, and shifting his weight from one foot to the other. It was late, and the taxi-stand was empty. The street was silent. He looked up and down, hoping that some vehicle would come in sight, for he wanted to get home. But none came.

The silence began to pall. He started to whistle, but there was no mirth in it, and he soon stopped. Midnight, ten miles away from home! What was he to do? To begin to walk that distance was out of the question.

A dark cloud passed across the sky, hiding the few pale stars that had been there. The noise of a falling dust-bin reached his ear. Some dog must have been scattering its contents.

Instinctively his hand felt for his wallet. Yes, it was still there. If only he had a stick! But he had nothing with which he might protect himself. He began to walk up aud down, up and down.

Wlint was that in the distance? At last two headlights were drawing near. He stepped into the middle of the street and held up his hand, and the car stopped.

'Taxi?' he asked. 'Valencia?'

'Get in,' said the driver, opening the door.

He sat beside the driver, glad to be on his way home at last. He had felt so lonely while he had been waiting. If only someone would say something! In the semidarkness of the car he turned to look at the other passengers, but no one else was there.

The driver said nothing to him as the car sped along.

Suppose . . .

No, he mustn't allow himself to think of that. He glanced at the driver, and again his hand went to his wallet. He had heard of passengers being attacked at night and robbed. But surely . . . No, that couldn't happen to him.

If only he could see the other man's face clearly! But he had no idea who the driver was. He kept his eye intently on him during the seemingly interminable Journey.

Now they were approaching a spot where the road branched off in another direction. There were tall, dark bushes around. The car slowed down, and the driver was looking at him. Then the driver took something short and black from the side-pocket of the car. It looked like an iron tool. Would the driver attack him with that?

'Stop!' he heard himself screaming, and his heart beat so fast with fear that he could hardly breathe.

But the car did not stop. Faster and faster instead it went. Now they were nearing his destination. Did the driver intend to take him past and then . . .

'Put me down here,' he cried out.

Still with his eyes on the driver, he quickly stepped from the car as it came to a standstill. He fumbled in his wallet for his fare, but the taxi was no longer there.

'No night passengers for me again,' exclaimed the driver, as with a sigh of relief he hurriedly moved off. And his hand tenderly caressed the heavy spanner with which he had meant to defend himself had that queer passenger attacked him.

Undine Giuseppi.

Read the story closely then try to analyse the whole piece by looking at the following questions:

What is the setting of the story?

How important are the characters?

How much use is made of dialogue?

How is the suspense built up?

When does the story reach a climax?

How does the story close?

What kind of story is journey by Night?

Is it, in your view, a successful piece of story-writing?

In the traditional short story the plot often begins, moves up a slope of increasing excitement or suspense, reaches a point of climax and then quickly descends and ends. If you were to plot it as a graph, it would look like this: