Learning Intention: We are learning to summarise and highlight important moments in a text.
Success Criteria: We can:
- Listen and read our biographical texts
- Identify the main ideas and supporting details of a chapter.
- Complete chapter review summaries at the end of a chapter.
- Demonstrate our strong understanding of the texts we read in summary form.
Read to self – Ensure you have read a whole chapter.
Today’s Activity: This week we have been working on SWBST summaries. Please now take the time to complete a chapter summary on the chapter you just read in your read to self time.
Complete your Main Idea and Supporting details Summary (SWBST) in your reading homework book or on this proforma.
Not sure how to do it? Check out this great Grade 6 piece of work from this week
- I can participate and collaborate as part of a team.
- I can plan a piece of writing with other students.
- I can research information about a country and paraphrase information into my own words.
- I can include features of an information report; graphs, labelled pictures, subheadings, diagrams, etc
- I can complete my allocated tasks on my own.
Activity:
- Choose a different subheading to research and publish on Google Slides today.
- Write a paragraph about your subheading topic.
- Don’t forget to paraphrase when you are writing your information. It is important that your writing is in your own words.
- Copy and paste your writing into Google Slides.
- Add pictures, diagrams, maps, etc. Please remember to include captions with your pictures and labels on your diagrams, etc.
Paraphrasing:
Watch this video to refresh your memory on how to paraphrase.
The Four R’s to remember when paraphrasing:
- Reword – Replace words and phrases with synonyms whenever you can.
- Rearrange – Rearrange words within sentences to make new sentences. You can even rearrange the ideas presented within the paragraph.
- Realise that some words and phrases cannot be changed – names, dates, titles, etc. cannot be replaced, but you can present them differently in your paraphrase.
- Recheck – Make sure that your paraphrase has the same meaning as the original text.
Play a game of Hit The Coordinate – a great game to practice your (X, Y) coordinates on a cartesian plane. Score points by clicking the correct coordinate.
The X-axis coordinate is always first (like in the alphabet) and is always the horizontal axis.
The Y-axis coordinate is always the second number in the pair, and is always the vertical axis (because the Y letter has that little vertical up-down part).
If you’re not super confident with xy coordinates yet, this is a great place to start practicing them.
Today’s Activity: Using coordinates to crack the code!
Learning intention:
We are learning to use coordinates to decode a message.
We can:
- Locate alpha-numeric coordinates (eg: B5) or cartesian xy coordinates (2, -4) on a set of axis.
- Follow a sequence of instructions to decode a message (joke & answer)
Today you have 2 choices of coordinate instructions to follow:
Decode a joke & answer using alphanumeric coordinates
OR
Decode a joke & answer using cartesian coordinates
You will need to use some blank paper or find some space in your book. I suggest you use a grey-lead pencil.
Decode a joke & answer using ALPHANUMERIC COORDINATES
This is the code-key you will need to use to solve the alphanumeric joke and answer.
(Please ignore the heading – I recycled a page from Monday)
Here are the instructions for you to decode. There are 2 jokes & 2 answers. Use the above code-key to solve them.
Decode a joke & answer using CARTESIAN COORDINATES
Here is the code-key you will need to solve the cartesian jokes & answers (there are 2 of each).
Here are the instructions for you to decode. There are 2 jokes & 2 answers. Use the above code-key to solve them.
If you would like to be given the answers, you need to send your teacher a photo of your code-cracking today. Good luck – enjoy the jokes!
EARLY FINISHERS = If you’d like to write a message or a joke for a friend in your class, use the ‘key’ to code your message/joke and send it to your teacher on SeeSaw. They will share it with your desired recipient.
Don’t forget to give IXL a try today. Find a skill/area that you would like to improve your confidence – and practice!