YEAR 8 Program - Term 2 2013

1 Monday Introduction to Jetty Rats. Teaching activities: asking questions and predicting cover and blurb during reading ch1-2 H/W: Read Ch 3 H/W: Read Ch 5 2 Inferring character Close reading of Jetty Rats passage to examine Hunter and identify traits. (Ch6) H/W: Read Ch 7-8 Making inferences Teaching activity Types of inference explained Close reading of a passage to make different inferences. Page 2 Ch10 H/W: Read Ch 11 Teaching activity Visualising - Point of View The Plan (Ch19) H/W: Read Ch 20-21 Making inferences Teaching activity Observations and Inference chart for chapter 12 H/W: Read Ch 13 Visualising when reading Teaching activity: Map of the Caravan Park where Hunter lives H/W: Read Ch 15-17 Tuesday Identifying character traits Teaching Activity: Illustrating character- adjectives H/W: Identifying Character Traits Wednesday Making inferences Teaching Activity Guided reading: Making inferences 1 Pair reading Character descriptions Page 3 Friday Library

Visualising when reading Teaching activity Think aloud visualisation of a scene from the book (Ch18)

Teaching activity 3 levels of Comprehension (Ch22) Lead-in to class designing their own comprehension questions on Monday. H/W: Read Ch 24-30 for Monday Character and relationships Teaching activity Short quiz on characters to review Ch read Comparing Jasmine & Storm? Table of character traits? Name, trait, evidence

Library

Teaching activity Students design comp questions for Ch 24-30 Quiz each other H/W: Read Ch 31-33

Character and relationships Teaching activity Short quiz to on characters to review Ch read Character map to show characters and their relationship to each other Questions about a character

Character and relationships Teaching activity Short quiz to review Ch read Give out essay assignment sheets for speech Some form of character discussion

H/W: Read Ch 37-38 H/W: Read Ch 34-36 5 Public holiday PD Day no students Speech preparation oral presentation methods Character choice Remind students no library Fri H/W: Work on short speech prepare three points for their character SHORT SPEECH

H/W: Book to be finished by Wed (read two chapters per night) Speech preparation oral presentation methods Eg on OneNote Template for planning Persuasive speech skills H/W: Work on short speech PD Leave questions on theme for relief teacher Library JETTY RATS ESSAY DUE

H/W: Complete short speech for Tuesday

SHORT SPEECH

Finish last few short speeches Thematic- issues Absent parents Significance of the mulloway book ending all of the characters together (curtain call) Rites of passage Friendship Teenage love Family ?

Essay writing evidence to support points Essay writing- paragraph structure

Essay writing finish essays in class

PD Day no students

Results due for reporting Year 8 Lightning Carnival (all day)