Wednesday, 30 September 2015
Tuesday, 29 September 2015
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
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
Monday, 28 September 2015
Social Classes: Japan
https://sites.google.com/site/socialstudiesfornonarabs/classes--japan
Apologies about the quality
https://sites.google.com/site/socialstudiesfornonarabs/classes--japan
Apologies about the quality
Monday, 21 September 2015
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.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdKI6WS7ghE
Due date: Tuesday 29 September lesson 5
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
Sunday, 20 September 2015
Here is the Aboriginal Dream time link we watched a part of today
http://www.abc.net.au/dustechoes/dustEchoesFlash.htm
See example to help guide you through our science lab report:
https://sites.google.com/site/8jsciencematter/lab-report-example
Thursday, 17 September 2015
Tuesday, 15 September 2015
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
Monday, 14 September 2015
Order of operations 14/
http://www.math-drills.com/multiop/ooo_ma_integers_foursteps_positive_all.pdf
Maths Extra practise- Integers/ Order of operations
This is available at :
https://sites.google.com/site/8jmaths/integers
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.
Saturday, 12 September 2015
Tuesday, 8 September 2015
Monday, 7 September 2015
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:
Continue to the scrolling bottom to the of the page for usernames and passwords.
Sunday, 6 September 2015
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.
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.
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:
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.
Wednesday, 2 September 2015
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
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
reuben.potaka@gmail.com
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.
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:
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