The Zoo activities

https://sites.google.com/site/20152016englishresources/the-zoo

Slideshow

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1T6SltdZmgwfzht4lepn8fYXLfUcJ52r5c3k1CR-dAn0/edit?usp=drive_web

OARS Testing- Mathematics 30/5

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

To get your password

https://sites.google.com/site/8jmaths/oars-passwords

Please be sure to email Mr Reuben you Raw score and percentile (I will check these)

Baymax

https://sites.google.com/site/20152016englishresources/baymax

                               Scattergories- Vocabulary

                    Suit: Smaller group of students 6-12
Rules:
1) Students receive answer sheet from teacher.
2) Teacher to generate random letter.
3) Teacher times 3 Minutes and students fill out as many spaces as they can e.g. if A is chosen, animal could be ape.
4) However, the more interesting/ innovative they can be, the better as this will improve their score.
5) Time is called by the teacher.

Scoring:
- Students get one point for each correct item (teacher to get final say e.g. cannot just add an adjective to make correct for example Blue Juice would not be accepted as B)
- However, no point is received if one (or more) student/s has the same item or word.
- Double points are given for doubles (alliterations) e.g. Cherry Coke.

Winner is top point scorer at the end of designated number of rounds.

OARS Testing- Mathematics 30/5

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

To get your password

https://sites.google.com/site/8jmaths/oars-passwords

                              How to write film review 29/5


http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Movie-Review

Read the sample 'Dark Knight' review (First one) then read article about how one is constructed.

Healthy Eating at sporting events campaign 17/5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ENmGpUKH0M

Watch this and comment on the techniques used to promote this campaign.

                                    Procedural text: 8J recipe book 15/5 

Task: To write the procedure for something you are able to make or cook that you would call your "specialty".


Language features:
Omit any unnecessary vocabulary
Use specific action verbs (whisk, saute, stir)
Present tense and third person
Descriptive language (adjectives e.g, gently, lightly)
Chronological order.

Structural features:
Catchy title
Introduction
Ingredients list
Numbered steps

Due: Monday 16th May handwritten in your book (draft)

                                 Spelling/ Vocabulary  8/5

Getting around vocabulary and sentence structure.

Here is the practise tasks we did not quite finish in English class Sunday morning.

You can finish these at home if you would like the practise.

https://sites.google.com/site/english8j/spelling-vocabulary

Cyber bullying campaign: Modes of presentation:

Al Hassan: Poster

Ali:Website

Amir: ........

Anas : blogg

Aniq (Raja): poster

Ayman: website

Faddi: video

Francisca: movie

Georgy : poster

Hamzeh Amro: Power point poster and small video

Hamzeh Siam : power point

Kamel: power point

Khalid :

Malak : poster

Melvin: Power point

Moe: power point

Pascal: power point

Rawan : Poster

Saif Almatrooshi: bower point

Yasser : Movie

Youssef : bower point

LF: Understanding esafety issues and applying them to a visual awareness campaign 2/5

Reading/ Listening:
1) Take online good digital citizen test (Headphones)
http://old.digizen.org/cyberbullying/interactive/default.aspx

2) Watch"Cyber slap"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTLBQBYX2MQ
As a class discuss effectiveness of the advert. What is the message?


3) Select and read one of the following:

Balancing online time"
https://esafety.gov.au/esafety-information/esafety-issues/balancing-online-time

Online gaming
https://esafety.gov.au/esafety-information/esafety-issues/online-gaming

Cyber bullying
https://esafety.gov.au/esafety-information/esafety-issues/cyberbullying

Photos/ videos/ social medial/ Social networking
https://esafety.gov.au/esafety-information/esafety-issues/photos-videos-and-social-media
https://esafety.gov.au/esafety-information/esafety-issues/social-networking

Protecting personal identity (Digital footprint/ reputation)
https://esafety.gov.au/esafety-information/esafety-issues/protecting-personal-information
https://esafety.gov.au/esafety-information/esafety-issues/digital-reputation

Trolling
https://esafety.gov.au/esafety-information/esafety-issues/trolling

Can you find other information about this issue?



Activity:
Create a digital poster that helps/ warns others your age of the dangers of this aspect of esafety e.g. trolling if you read that.

Things to think about:

Purpose? Inform, persuade.
Language techniques? e.g pun, repetition, emotive language, hyperbole, imperative etc
Visual aides? Themes, colours, pictures, symbols

This will be due and be graded to support other assessment pieces this term: Tuesday 10 May

                                  Digital footprint 26/4

LF: How my own digital footprint can have positive and negative impacts

Scenario: You are the acting Principal of AIS and you require a new EHU teacher for grade 9 next year.

1) In pairs in your English books. Get down as much information you can about these two candidates to try and build a picture of what they are like.

This information may include, but not be restricted to,

Age:
Marital status:
Spouse:
Other family:
Interests/ Hobbies
Likes/ dislikes
Positives and negatives about them
Social media accounts
Other information from photos

2) You are to present a two minute presentation (To the board) about who should be hired from their digital footprint giving all of your evidence you have found.



Candidate one: Johanna Adamson

Candidate two: Merrilee Hinshaw

        English Assessment task: Cyberbullying Campaign  21/4

Purpose: To present information and strategies to combat Cyberbullying.

Students are to begin thinking about this now. The deadline is yet to be confirmed but is around week 6 or 7.

This is a multi modal presentation meaning they have flexibility with how they present it.  Here are some ideas:

- Movie
- Poster/ Digital
- website or blog
- speech
- Drama (skit)
- Power point
- Prezzi

The planning process has begun today.

  Anonymous Webquest

                                                                                                                                                     20/4

All answers are to go in your workbook under this title.

https://sites.google.com/site/english8j/facebook-connection

                          Hackers Article questions 18/4

1) What could be some negative outcomes of someone getting hacked?

2) What measures do you take to ensure that your settings etc are private?

3) What advice would you give to someone who is setting up a new account on some form of social media?

Vocabulary: 10/4

accidentally 

accommodate 

committed 

conscious

discipline

existence

foreign 

gauge

guarantee 

harass

ignorance

immediate

Learning Focus: Reviewing the planning and drafting process for debating (what do I need to do to prepare for a debate?) 16/3

Why debate?
"One purpose is to train and educate young people who may in future be required to debate and resolve matters"


Read text below, highlight any unknown vocabulary and write a sentence or two in response to your initial thoughts about this article.


https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxlbmdsaXNoOGp8Z3g6MTQxY2FjMjQ3NGE0OWNhNw


Statement: 

                                                            Task description:

1) Get together with debating group, write down topic as it is worded on the task sheet.
2) Go through and record all positives and negatives for your topic. It is important to do the opposite to what you are doing so you have "ammunition" to think about for your rebuttal. 

3) Group ideas recorded into areas you feel most strongly about and select your individual argument points for your own debate.

4) Research evidence that may help to support your argument

5) Begin to draft your section of your debate.

Things to consider: Use of persuasive devises, techniques you will think about when presenting your debate, being prepared for a rebuttal statement for the speaker before you.

Debating planning 14/3

Task description:
1) Get together with group, write down topic as it is worded on the task sheet.
2) Go through and record all positives and negatives for your topic. It is important to do the opposite to what you are doing so you have some ammunition to think about for your rebuttal. 

3) Group ideas recorded into areas you feel most strongly about and select your individual argument points for your own debate.

4) Begin to draft your debate.

Debating Assessment: To perform in week 10

Today we are beginning to plan by organizing our ideas for our debate as a group 
We will also watch some examples of debates 8/3

Topic"Reality TV does more good than harm"
Anas, Kamel, Hamzeh S (Affirmative)
Khalid, Youssef, Yasser, Saif  (Negative) 

Topic "There is little that is "real" about reality TV"
Rawan, Francisca, Malak Affirmative (3)
Ayman, Hamza, Georgie (Negative)

Topic "It is OK to pit consenting people against each other as entertainment" Raja, Moe, Ali (Affirmative)
Melvin, Pascal, Jacob (Negative) (4)

Topic "There is little that is "real" about reality TV"
Al Hassan vs Faddi (3)

Spelling 6/3

Learning focus: Noun forming prefixes.

Go through worksheet including writing sentences in your English book.

https://sites.google.com/site/english8j/spelling-vocabulary