The Time Machine Term 2 2016

For our oral language task this term we learnt and performed plays. Our theme for the term had been Imagination, so all the plays had a time travel, invention element. We used a selection of New Zealand School Journal plays and a couple of groups elected to adapt some of their own writing to create original scripts. To make it all an extra bit exciting we fired up the Time Machine - the cast went into the Time Machine, then with bubbles, sound effects and generous puff of smoke (from the fire extinguisher)they jumped out ready to perform!

Experience tells me that group work, especially with plays can be a little challenging for some students...so before we started and then as we worked we used this rubric to keep an eye on how we were acting as group members. This was also the self assessment sheet that was submitted into Google Classroom after the big performance.

Words, Words...

This is a great article that was published on Dogo News. Read through, check the vocabulary and answer the comprehension questions.

Charles goes paintballing

What a blast as Charles and I hit people with
the paintball gun. shot Charles, you hit my
brother Isaac in the back. nobody could get
you because you were the most camouflaged
and quickest there. When game one of
capture the flag had finished of course our
team won.
Then Charles was worn out so he decided he
would come and sit with my mum because he
was sore but he still had a blast sitting too.
Thanks for joining me Charles from McKenzie
Hanlen 7js.

Welcome to the Global Read Aloud...Year 7!!

Year 7 oral presentation notes

Notes here for oral presentations Year 7. Remember to make them lively, we are sharing these with our overseas buddy classes!

Year 8 Speech Notes

Here are the notes from Thursday English class :) 

Here 

Debates...

We have been working on our debating skills in Year 9 classes these last couple of weeks. It has been fun! Lots of persuasive words and phrases have been used...I found this Slideshare that might be useful as we enter the last round.

Expressions for debate from iolmrue873