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.
- 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 plan a holiday
Learning intention:
We are learning to use coordinates and maps from an Atlas to plan a holiday route planner.
We can:
- Locate alpha-numeric coordinates (eg: B5) on the page of an Atlas
- Identify the ‘starting position’ and ‘destination’ on a map
- Create a route planner which spans 7 days & nights of holiday
- If possible, draw the intended holiday path on a map
THE TASK!
Imagine that we had 2 days of school left before a wonderful two weeks of holidays, but we’re not allowed to leave Victoria…oh wait, that’s actually happening…
Well, let’s get on the front foot and plan a holiday to show your parents. Not only will they be impressed at your recently practiced coordinate and mapping confidence, but you have provided a very detailed plan which could turn into a fabulous holiday!!
Ok, here’s a map of Victoria. You will notice it has wonderful alphanumeric coordinates around the edges!
You will be planning an 8 day holiday around our wonderful State, using a template which looks like this. Hopefully you notice it begins and ends in Warrnambool – so you have to come back!
You need to look at the coordinates for each destination on your trip, around the map page in the Atlas. If you have a real Atlas at home, you’re welcome to use it. The coordinate for the start of each day and the destination must be labelled. For each destination try and find something you can do, see, visit etc while you are there. Try and think/find activities that your family would actually enjoy.
Coordinate COVID Holiday Planner
FOR EXTRA CHALLENGE = try adding the total kilometers traveled each day, add the total kilometers for the whole trip, and compass directions SE W etc, estimate the time needed for travelling each day, estimate the time needed for each activity.
EXAMPLE
Here is an example of how Mr Logan wants to spend a week of his school holiday. This is a copy of the planner filled in, and a map showing the path he wants to take.
EXTENSION TASK
Once you have finished planning a week of holiday in Victoria, you can plan a week travelling around Australia OR New Zealand. Use the same planner as before.
new zealand coordinate map atlas
australia coordinate map atlas
Don’t forget to complete some activities on IXL if you have time.