Each to his own

Reading Comprehension

Download the story Thank You, Ma’m

A. You can listen to the audio here as you read from your text.

B. Now read and listen to the story here 

Choices

In life, we always have choices.  Sometimes we make a positive choice and other times we may make a negative choice.  Using the table below, identify the choices that the characters make.

Person	Choices made	Why choice was made	Evaluate choice made
Roger
Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones
Julio Diaz
The teenager

C. Group Work
In your groups, you are gong to create a chart to demontrate your unerstanding of the characters in the chart above. 

Download the learner profile here

1. Using the learner profile, create a chart to show how ONE of them exemplifies ONE of the traits below.
2. You will give examples and a quotation from the story.
3. Draw a picture to show your understanding.

Caring

They show empathy, compassion and respect to the needs and feelings of others. They have a personal commitment to service, and act to make a positive difference to the life of others and to the environment.

Reflective

They give thoughtful consideration to they own learning and experience. They are able to assess and understand their strengths and limitations in order to support their learning and personal development

Thinkers

They exercise initiative in applying thinking skills critically and creatively to recognise and approach complex problems, and make reasoned, ethical decisions

Communicators

They understand and express ideas and information confidently and creatively in more than one language and in a variety of modes of communication. They work effectively and willingly in collaboration with others.

D. Extended Constructed Response: Comparison 

1. Use a venn diagram or a T table to plan your essay.
2. Write two or three paragraphs comparing how Roger behaves on the street with how he behaves after spending some time with Mrs. Jones. Explain why Mrs. Jones’s belief in his potential helps Roger show his best self.

Remember to use connectors and transitions.

D. What one question would you ask Mr. Hughes about why he wrote Thank You M'am?

Classwork June 8, 2015

'Matilda'

1. Having watched the clip yesterday complete this sheet.
2. Complete this sheet as you watch the movie.

Classwork June 14, 2015
1.Having watched the clip summarize the movie using the pictures below.

2.Choose one of the following to make a poster on
a. Compare and contrast Ms. Trunchbull and Hopper.
b. Compare and contrast matilda and Flik.
c. Describe the characteristics of Matilda's family.
d. Draw one of the characters from the movie and describe him/her.

 

Compare Contrast Essay

    What is it? START HERE

Let us start using the map by comparing any one of the following:

1. Bread and cake
2. Cats and dogs
3. teacher and student
4. Tarzan and superman
5. A tractor and Lamborghini
6. Koshary and Pizza

What graphic organizers can you use, what about transitions or connectors. open here

Your homework is to use a Venn diagram to compare one of the pairs in the list above. Write one paragraph to compare and another to contrast. DUE DATE 26th May

Look at the plan and sample here

Once you have completed your plan, save it and share with your teacher.

1.Now compare two characters from the stories 'Thank you Ma'm and 'A Victim treats his mugger Right' using a Venn Diagram.  You will write an essay on this for formative assessment.
A Bug's Life 25 May 2015

Answer the following questions as we watch the movie.

1. Listen to what Hopper says and complete the blanks bellow. The first rule of leadership is ‘everything is __________________________________.
2. The sun _____________ the food the ____________________the food , the ________________eat the food.
3. I am a _________________________________ insect.
4. Hopper asks the little ant whether she is scared of grasshoppers. What two reasons make the grasshoppers scary? 
5. How is Flik innovative and a risk taker 14:31? Give two examples of each trait.
6. Describe the internal conflicts that Flik has. How does he resolve the conflicts? (7:20 onwards) Give two examples of each.
7. How does Hopper have an external conflict with the ant Colony? (6:40 onwards)

Homework: Use a Venn Diagram or T table for the question below 

4. Compare and contrast the grasshoppers and the ants.(8:20 onwards) You should have at least three  similarities and three  differences.

Classwork 27th May
View the movie form 24 minutes and answer these questions.

1. What does Princess Atta say when Flik comes back with the Warriors? What does this tell you about what she thinks about him?
2. What is the reaction of the other members of the Ant Colony about the Warriors? Give at least one example in your explanation.
3. Write three sentences summarizing the play that the students and their teacher show.
4. What else does Flik invent and what is it used for?
5. Where are the Warriors really from? If you were Flik and you discovered that they were not really warriors how would you feel and what would you do?
6. Why does Flik not want to tell the truth?
7. Describe the type of conflict in the bird attack against Dot.
8. How is Heimlich, the worm brave and selfless.
9. Use a Venn diagram to compare and Contrast Slim and Heimlich.
10.  What lessons do you learn from their actions in the bird attack incident?

Classwork 1st June

1. Complete this table using information from your Venn diagram for number 9 above

Source referenced: http://www.efl.arts.gla.ac.uk/CampusOnly/essays/15web.htm

2. Read the Compare and Contrast Essay HERE
3. Answer the following questions in response to the attached essay

1. Create a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting the two cities.
2. Circle the connectors of contrast in red and this of comparison in green. Revise them here
3. Underline the topic sentences of each paragraph.
4. Now write at least 4 topic sentences for an essay comparing Slim and Heimlich from the movie 'A Bug's Life'. 

2.Revise the connectors for comparing and contrasting. Plan your essay paragraphs. You can use this template



Find the criteria here

Homework 7th June: Leadership in 'A Bug's Life'.

Princess Atta, Flick and Hopper are all leaders.

1.How does Princess Atta relate with the people that she leads? Give at least two examples.

2. How does Hopper treat Molt and the rest of the grasshoppers? Give two examples.

2. Flick likes to consult and involve people in finding solutions to problems. Give one example of how he does this.

3. Which type of leader do you prefer Flick, Hopper or Princess Atta? Give at least two reasons why you prefer this type of leader. 

4.  Complete the table below. Look up the meanings of the words that you do not know.

Vocabulary	Leader it describes	Example
Cruel
Kind
Dictator
Hopeful
Commander
Selfless
Creative
Motivator
Consults
Bully
Caring
Selfish
Stubborn

Classwork 7th June Plot of a story. Writing Summary

Write one for the movie 'A Bug's Life'

Adjective Comparatives and Superlatives

Did you note the adjectives used in the dialogue? What of the idiom at the end? Do you use comparatives and superlatives in your every day speech?

1. Make a skit in your group to show your understanding of idioms, and adjectives.
2. Write down the script.
3. Act it out.
4. Explain what the adjectives and idioms that you used are.

Your skit should be at least 4 minutes.

Now view the next video

Individual Work
Find pictures online and uses them to make 5 sentences of regular verbs and 5 of irregular verbs.

Comprehension Prep

Formative Assessment

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So when was the last time you did some comprehension?
Do you know what the expectations are to score well in criterion D?
Why don't you do some formative assessment here

See the the highest band of the assesment criteria below
7–8
The student:
i. clearly identifies basic facts, messages, main ideas and supporting details
ii. has excellent awareness of basic aspects of format and style, and author’s purpose for
writing
iii. engages thoroughly with the written and visual text by identifying ideas, opinions and
attitudes and by making a personal response to the text.
The student shows thorough understanding of the content, context and concepts of the text
as a whole.