9M2 English
Weekly outline
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Welcome Back
Our Context is Inclusion - You will begin this warm up by unpacking this term. We will examine a variety of areas that will provoke thinking and unpacking of issues.
Lets begin with the Term - " INCLUSION " what does it mean to you ! I have introduced you to many ideas in the lesson now lets unpack some core ideas.
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Welcome Back
Our Context is Inclusion - You will begin this warm up by unpacking this term. We will examine a variety of areas that will provoke thinking and unpacking of issues.
Lets begin with the Term - " INCLUSION " what does it mean to you ! I have introduced you to many ideas in the lesson now lets unpack some core ideas.
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Read the short TEXT BELOW ....or watch the Song / Poem on the YOU TUBE LINK
All the life she has seenAll the meaner side of meThey took away the prophet's dreamFor a profit on the streetNow she's stronger than you knowA heart of steel starts to growAll his life he's been toldHe'll be nothing when he's oldAll the kicks and all the blowsHe won't ever let it show'Cause he's stronger than you knowA heart of steel starts to growWhen you've been fighting for it all your lifeYou've been struggling to make things rightThat's how a superhero learns to flyEvery day, every hour, turn the pain into powerWhen you've fighting for it all your lifeYou've been working every day and nightThat's how a superhero learns to flyEvery day, every hour, turn the pain into powerOh-oh, oh, ohOh-oh, oh, ohAll the hurt, all the liesAll the tears that they cryWhen the moment is just rightYou see fire in their eyes'Cause he's stronger than you knowA heart of steel starts to growWhen you've been fighting for it all your lifeYou've been struggling to make things rightThat's how a superhero learns to flyEvery day, every hour, turn the pain into powerWhen you've fighting for it all your lifeYou've been working every day and nightThat's how a superhero learns to flyEvery day, every hour, turn the pain into power (power, power, power, power, power)Every day, every hour turn the pain into power(Power, power, power, power)Every day, every hour turn the pain into powerShe's got lions in her heartA fire in her soul he's a got a beastIn his belly that's so hard to control'Cause they've taken too much hits, taking blow by blowNow light a match, stand back, watch them explodeShe's got lions in her heartA fire in her soul he's a got a beastIn his belly that's so hard to control'Cause they've taken too much hits, taking blow by blowNow light a match, stand back, watch them explodeWhen you've been fighting for it all your lifeYou've been struggling to make things rightThat's a how a superhero learns to flyEvery day, every hour, turn the pain into powerWhen you've fighting for it all your lifeYou've been working every day and nightThat's a how a superhero learns to flyEvery day, every hour, turn the pain into power (power, power, power, power, power)Oh, yes (power, power, power, power)Every day, every hour, turn the pain into power(Power, power, power, power) Ooh, yeahWhoa (power, power, power, power)Every day, every hour, turn the pain into powerWhen you've been fighting for it all your lifeYou've been struggling to make things rightThat's how a superhero learns to fly -
Once you issued your book ,,,please scan the Title ....
In the the lesson to follow you would explain your choice and the impact your Novel had on the rest of the world.
There are 6 aspects in your book that needs to be examined
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Examine these 4 Insets
1. Martin Luther
2. Nelson Mandela
3. George Floyd
4. Rosa Parks
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Read the Article Attached as additional reading
We are now expanding on our year 8 knowledge of Static Image
You need to create a poster with a clear message to promote inclusion
"I need a message here and a clear description of use of techniques" see attached resources
Human Rights Article -
Humanity vs race and creed? A socially inclusive society is defined as one where all people feel valued, their differences are respected, and their basic needs are met so they can live in dignity. Is this a possibility in a world where we have such a range of beliefs and views? Please watch the video attached and explain what makes us as a nation different?
- Watch this video and explain your views or experiences of indifference. This may include prejudice, discrimination or non acceptance based on your appearance. Are we truely inclusive? I am expecting two paragraphs written in TEXAS ...based on the following
- Complete reading your TEXT for the STATIC IMAGE POSTER you will create about your novel you read. ( CORE MESSAGE should be ultimately linked to unification of society)
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Humanity vs race and creed? A socially inclusive society is defined as one where all people feel valued, their differences are respected, and their basic needs are met so they can live in dignity. Is this a possibility in a world where we have such a range of beliefs and views? Please watch the video attached and explain what makes us as a nation different?
- Watch this video and explain your views or experiences of indifference. This may include prejudice, discrimination or non acceptance based on your appearance. Are we truely inclusive? I am expecting two paragraphs written in TEXAS ...based on the following
- Complete reading your TEXT for the STATIC IMAGE POSTER you will create about your novel you read. ( CORE MESSAGE should be ultimately linked to unification of society)
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Humanity vs race and creed? A socially inclusive society is defined as one where all people feel valued, their differences are respected, and their basic needs are met so they can live in dignity. Is this a possibility in a world where we have such a range of beliefs and views? Please watch the video attached and explain what makes us as a nation different?
This is where we are !
1. You have begun working on your poster
2. You have linked it to Global - Inidan / Moari disadvantaged (see Global Studies) -
Welcome Back
We will. be working To complete your Assessment 12 MAY 2023
We will be exploring a new Context - Technology and Innovation namely Articles on GPS / Technology / Data Transfer to Online Banking
We will look at Artificial Technology and it's moral impact on society
LET'S SET THE SCENE WITH THE MOST RADICAL TECHNOLOGY YOU CURRENTLY OWN
WE WILL UNPACK "WHAT YOU THINK IS MIND BLOWING TECHNOLOGY IN YOUR LIFE"
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We will be exploring a new Context - Technology and Innovation namely Articles on GPS / Technology / Data Transfer to Online Banking
We will look at Artificial Technology and it's moral impact on society
LET'S SET THE SCENE WITH THE MOST RADICAL TECHNOLOGY YOU CURRENTLY OWN
WE WILL UNPACK "WHAT YOU THINK IS MIND BLOWING TECHNOLOGY IN YOUR LIFE"
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Under the Context Innovation and Technology we will look at 6 short visual texts that is no our conventional definition of Innovation and Technology
These short yet powerful documentaries will lead us into discussion and you will write a brief paragraph on each one where you link a personal story or experimental question within these topics
Q1 What is GPS - how has it shaped us and please share a story about GPS with us (could be AT bus / train google maps etc ) a few sentences in your own words
Q2 What are credit cards ? how does it work and lets work out how you would pay for a big ticket item $$$ (exact cost and percentage of interest calculated over 12/24 months
Q3 Fast Food - you favourite tell me what you consume and how much and how often , include money spent and possible calories
Q4 Plastics how has this changed your life ! Image a world of no plastic - explain your personal love affair with plastics
Q5 Robots - Artificial cars / vacuum machines to life like dolls ? explore the most advanced robotic toy you have used
Q6 Feminism ? let's chat on how it has affected our lives in a positive way
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Under the Context Innovation and Technology we will look at 6 short visual texts that is no our conventional definition of Innovation and Technology
These short yet powerful documentaries will lead us into discussion and you will write a brief paragraph on each one where you link a personal story or experimental question within these topics
Q1 What is GPS - how has it shaped us and please share a story about GPS with us (could be AT bus / train google maps etc ) a few sentences in your own words
Q2 What are credit cards ? how does it work and lets work out how you would pay for a big ticket item $$$ (exact cost and percentage of interest calculated over 12/24 months
Q3 Fast Food - you favourite tell me what you consume and how much and how often , include money spent and possible calories
Q4 Plastics how has this changed your life ! Image a world of no plastic - explain your personal love affair with plastics
Q5 Robots - Artificial cars / vacuum machines to life like dolls ? explore the most advanced robotic toy you have used
Q6 Feminism ? let's chat on how it has affected our lives in a positive way
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Under the Context Innovation and Technology we will look at 6 short visual texts that is no our conventional definition of Innovation and Technology
These short yet powerful documentaries will lead us into discussion and you will write a brief paragraph on each one where you link a personal story or experimental question within these topics
Q1 What is GPS - how has it shaped us and please share a story about GPS with us (could be AT bus / train google maps etc ) a few sentences in your own words
Q2 What are credit cards ? how does it work and lets work out how you would pay for a big ticket item $$$ (exact cost and percentage of interest calculated over 12/24 months
Q3 Fast Food - you favourite tell me what you consume and how much and how often , include money spent and possible calories
Q4 Plastics how has this changed your life ! Image a world of no plastic - explain your personal love affair with plastics
Q5 Robots - Artificial cars / vacuum machines to life like dolls ? explore the most advanced robotic toy you have used
Q6 Feminism ? let's chat on how it has affected our lives in a positive way
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Under the Context Innovation and Technology we will look at 6 short visual texts that is no our conventional definition of Innovation and Technology
These short yet powerful documentaries will lead us into discussion and you will write a brief paragraph on each one where you link a personal story or experimental question within these topics
Q1 What is GPS - how has it shaped us and please share a story about GPS with us (could be AT bus / train google maps etc ) a few sentences in your own words
Q2 What are credit cards ? how does it work and lets work out how you would pay for a big ticket item $$$ (exact cost and percentage of interest calculated over 12/24 months
Q3 Fast Food - you favourite tell me what you consume and how much and how often , include money spent and possible calories
Q4 Plastics how has this changed your life ! Image a world of no plastic - explain your personal love affair with plastics
Q5 Robots - Artificial cars / vacuum machines to life like dolls ? explore the most advanced robotic toy you have used
Q6 Feminism ? let's chat on how it has affected our lives in a positive way
READ THE NARRATIVE "SPINNING CHAIR" - NOW OPEN the planning PDF and start preparing a Narrative Story around any of the 6 Documentaries you watched
The Sky's the Limit here - anything goes funny / adventure /fiction Narrative - max 2 pages
Creative Writing Stories -
Under the Context Innovation and Technology we will look at 6 short visual texts that is no our conventional definition of Innovation and Technology
These short yet powerful documentaries will lead us into discussion and you will write a brief paragraph on each one where you link a personal story or experimental question within these topics
Q1 What is GPS - how has it shaped us and please share a story about GPS with us (could be AT bus / train google maps etc ) a few sentences in your own words
Q2 What are credit cards ? how does it work and lets work out how you would pay for a big ticket item $$$ (exact cost and percentage of interest calculated over 12/24 months
Q3 Fast Food - you favourite tell me what you consume and how much and how often , include money spent and possible calories
Q4 Plastics how has this changed your life ! Image a world of no plastic - explain your personal love affair with plastics
Q5 Robots - Artificial cars / vacuum machines to life like dolls ? explore the most advanced robotic toy you have used
Q6 Feminism ? let's chat on how it has affected our lives in a positive way
READ THE NARRATIVE "SPINNING CHAIR" - NOW OPEN the planning PDF and start preparing a Narrative Story around any of the 6 Documentaries you watched
The Sky's the Limit here - anything goes funny / adventure /fiction Narrative - max 2 pages
Creative Stories -
Under the Context Innovation and Technology we will look at 6 short visual texts that is no our conventional definition of Innovation and Technology
These short yet powerful documentaries will lead us into discussion and you will write a brief paragraph on each one where you link a personal story or experimental question within these topics
Q1 What is GPS - how has it shaped us and please share a story about GPS with us (could be AT bus / train google maps etc ) a few sentences in your own words
Q2 What are credit cards ? how does it work and lets work out how you would pay for a big ticket item $$$ (exact cost and percentage of interest calculated over 12/24 months
Q3 Fast Food - you favourite tell me what you consume and how much and how often , include money spent and possible calories
Q4 Plastics how has this changed your life ! Image a world of no plastic - explain your personal love affair with plastics
Q5 Robots - Artificial cars / vacuum machines to life like dolls ? explore the most advanced robotic toy you have used
Q6 Feminism ? let's chat on how it has affected our lives in a positive way
READ THE NARRATIVE "SPINNING CHAIR" - NOW OPEN the planning PDF and start preparing a Narrative Story around any of the 6 Documentaries you watched
The Sky's the Limit here - anything goes funny / adventure /fiction Narrative - max 2 pages
Creative Stories -
Under the Context Innovation and Technology we will look at 6 short visual texts that is no our conventional definition of Innovation and Technology
These short yet powerful documentaries will lead us into discussion and you will write a brief paragraph on each one where you link a personal story or experimental question within these topics
Q1 What is GPS - how has it shaped us and please share a story about GPS with us (could be AT bus / train google maps etc ) a few sentences in your own words
Q2 What are credit cards ? how does it work and lets work out how you would pay for a big ticket item $$$ (exact cost and percentage of interest calculated over 12/24 months
Q3 Fast Food - you favourite tell me what you consume and how much and how often , include money spent and possible calories
Q4 Plastics how has this changed your life ! Image a world of no plastic - explain your personal love affair with plastics
Q5 Robots - Artificial cars / vacuum machines to life like dolls ? explore the most advanced robotic toy you have used
Q6 Feminism ? let's chat on how it has affected our lives in a positive way
READ THE NARRATIVE "SPINNING CHAIR" - NOW OPEN the planning PDF and start preparing a Narrative Story around any of the 6 Documentaries you watched
The Sky's the Limit here - anything goes funny / adventure /fiction Narrative - max 2 pages
Creative Stories -
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Welcome back. Our Context is Elections for this Term. This will blend with our country elections for 2023.
Please be allocated into Groups and begin researching Voting Parties
Please Identify A Party to support and research their party promises
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ElectionsWe have discussed Various Parties and their Promises. We will now unpack them
The Two strongest parties will be unpacked and some of the Key Issues discussed in class
1. Crime
2. Inflation - Food Prices , fuel etc
3. Climate Change and the countries Pledges
National
View on Crime
Labor
Read both Articles and unpack 5 Key differences
Videos of Importance
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ElectionsWe have discussed Various Parties and their Promises. We will now unpack them
The Two strongest parties will be unpacked and some of the Key Issues discussed in class
1. Crime
2. Inflation - Food Prices , fuel etc
3. Climate Change and the countries Pledges
National
View on Crime
Labor
Read both Articles and unpack 5 Key differences
Videos of Importance
Climate Change
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Learning Intentions: We are learning to (WALT)...
- We are learning how to research, develop and explore an idea.
- We are learning how to prepare a text to deliver to an audience
- We are learning delivery Methods such as tone, gestures, eye content to engage our audience ..
Achievement Objectives: Prepare and Deliver a text with research to an audience.
Success Criteria: I can/have...
Success Criteria:
Identify Key Ideas that relates to your discussion
Identify the characteristics of a good speaker
Identify possible Gestures ,voice control and a Hook
Research your presentation
Discover new content/ideas antidotes and adapt this to your Topic
Prepare a hook or a manner to captivate the Audience
Prepare to write the delivery
Study the content.
Connect with the Audience
Deliver in a confident manner
Activities:
Read the Assessment Document and start planning your Presentation in Groups.
You must include the following:
Your presentation must:
include slides with no more than 8 words on each slide (we’re not reading, we’re listening! You can have separate speaker notes, if needed)
include appropriate models/ diagrams/ demonstrations /interviews /Acting / Video Clips / different locations with your voice over
allow for each person to speak for at least 2 mins each not (This can be broken down in different parts but the Total Time will be 2 mins)
Students will use their phone to record and edit footage - Recommended the Villo App works on both Android and Apple
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Learning Intentions: We are learning to (WALT)...
- We are learning how to research, develop and explore an idea.
- We are learning how to prepare a text to deliver to an audience
- We are learning delivery Methods such as tone, gestures, eye content to engage our audience ..
Achievement Objectives: Prepare and Deliver a text with research to an audience.
Success Criteria: I can/have...
Success Criteria:
Identify Key Ideas that relates to your discussion
Identify the characteristics of a good speaker
Identify possible Gestures ,voice control and a Hook
Research your presentation
Discover new content/ideas antidotes and adapt this to your Topic
Prepare a hook or a manner to captivate the Audience
Prepare to write the delivery
Study the content.
Connect with the Audience
Deliver in a confident manner
Activities:
Read the Assessment Document and start planning your Presentation in Groups.
You must include the following:
Your presentation must:
include slides with no more than 8 words on each slide (we’re not reading, we’re listening! You can have separate speaker notes, if needed)
include appropriate models/ diagrams/ demonstrations /interviews /Acting / Video Clips / different locations with your voice over
allow for each person to speak for at least 2 mins each not (This can be broken down in different parts but the Total Time will be 2 mins)
Students will use their phone to record and edit footage - Recommended the Villo App works on both Android and Apple
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We have completed the Assessment
We will be grading this Now
You will now be required to watch this true video on "The Haka" created by the LEE family that portrays humanity in the face of adversity.
Answer the following questions using TEXAS
1. Identify the main idea of this TEXT and explain how the director portrays this!
2. Explain any camera angle with effect - examine either Bird shot , low angle , wide or mid shot - use TEXAS to explain why it was usd
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We have completed the Assessment
We will be grading this Now
You will now be required to watch this true video on "The Haka" created by the LEE family that portrays humanity in the face of adversity.
Answer the following questions using TEXAS
1. Identify the main idea of this TEXT and explain how the director portrays this!
2. Explain any camera angle with effect - examine either Bird shot , low angle , wide or mid shot - use TEXAS to explain why it was usd
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We have completed the Assessment
We will be grading this Now
You will now be required to watch this true video on "The Haka" created by the LEE family that portrays humanity in the face of adversity.
Answer the following questions using TEXAS
1. Identify the main idea of this TEXT and explain how the director portrays this!
2. Explain any camera angle with effect - examine either Bird shot , low angle , wide or mid shot - use TEXAS to explain why it was usd
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Welcome Back
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Our Context is Halloween - You would need to complete a short story. I would need you to explore what about Halloween or scary stories that triggers your imagination.
Our first activity is to read at least 3 of these short stories attached on this link
Secondly read 3 from link 2
https://www.scoopwhoop.com/world/short-scary-stories-reddit/
https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/5-short-true-ghost-stories
Once completed find a story that connects to you.
Using Google document start throwing ideas across the page. Your stories will be read by the current year 8M2 students. Feel free to attach a horror picture of yourself as a writer.
You can use make up - be yourself or face paint for this image
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Our Context is Halloween - You would need to complete a short story. I would need you to explore what about Halloween or scary stories that triggers your imagination.
Our first activity is to read at least 3 of these short stories attached on this link
Secondly read 3 from link 2
https://www.scoopwhoop.com/world/short-scary-stories-reddit/
https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/5-short-true-ghost-stories
Once completed find a story that connects to you.
Using Google document start throwing ideas across the page. Your stories will be read by the current year 8M2 students. Feel free to attach a horror picture of yourself as a writer.
You can use make up - be yourself or face paint for this image
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Watch this Narrative converted into a movie clip.
With writing here is another Topic
One of the local parks has been vandalised. Write a letter to the editor, for publication in the local newspaper, to explain what impact this vandalism has had on the users of the park. You may wish to include solutions on how to remedy the damage and/or how to prevent future vandalism. USE REFILL (word count 200 words max)
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Having completed the CAT"S we will now bounce back into context
Horror Genre - watch in a group or with your headsets
- watch in a group or with your headsets
- watch in your group
Within your group you are creating a jump scare Video ! ....lets start planning the story board
1 A Person will use Villo App on the phone to Edit
2. Another will add appropriate music
3. Another will work on Props ....Art room supplies will be provided after a story board is supplied
Video will be 1-2 minutes on your phone .....shared MP4 for us to view ...winners gert PIZZA
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Having completed the CAT"S we will now bounce back into context
Horror Genre - watch in a group or with your headsets
- watch in a group or with your headsets
- watch in your group
Within your group you are creating a jump scare Video ! ....lets start planning the story board
1 A Person will use Villo App on the phone to Edit
2. Another will add appropriate music
3. Another will work on Props ....Art room supplies will be provided after a story board is supplied
Video will be 1-2 minutes on your phone .....shared MP4 for us to view ...winners gert PIZZA
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