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English
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Reading and Viewing
Focus on the four roles of the reader, code
breaker, meaning maker, text user and text analyst
to take student
comprehension from the literal to the evaluative.
Critical literacy:
How news is reported in newspapers & websites; in particular, but not limited to the Beijing Olympics.
Documentary: Mexico Olympics "Salute".
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Writing
Written Discussion generic structure: preview of arguments; arguments for and against; conclusion
Use of
persuasive vocabulary to enhance writing
Use of paragraphs
·Bibliographic Notation
Developing note taking skills
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Speaking & Listening
Speaking :
Variety of tasks some of which will involve reporting on stories from Beijing Olympics.
Presentation of research e.g. alternative energies; justifying design choices in technology.
Listening:
Student questioning and responses from oral peer presentation.
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Spelling
Lists compiled weekly
from class units of work
and school spelling
program focusing on
prefixes, suffixes and
Latin roots.
Challenge words set
for more able students
and a sliding scale will
be used for students
having difficulty.
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Handwriting
The focus will be on students developing a
legible personal script.
Appropriate use of the print script eg, mapping
and scientific diagrams.
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English Assessment
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Standardised Reading Test
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Written discussion "Have the Olympic Values always been upheld?"
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Oral response to present results of research.
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Weekly Spelling Test
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Ongoing Informal Assessment
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Maths
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Number
·Whole numbers to
1 000 000.
Subsets of numbers - prime, composite and
triangular.
Mean, median and mode
·Ratio; fractions ·Order of operations.
·Exponential notation.
Algorithims - whole and decimal numbers
·Mental computations.
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Patterns and Algebra
·Balancing algebraic equations
·Number patterns, e.g.
odd, even, multiples,
factor trees.
·Rules for patterns.
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Measurement
·Perimeter and area of regular and irregular shapes.
·Conversion of
units e.g., mm -
cm -- m -- km.
·Relationships
between m and m³.
·Circumference and area of a circle.
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Chance and Data
Reading and
constructing line and
bar graphs.
Reading circle graphs.
Correct labelling of
graphs.
Probability of events.
Interpretation of Pie graphs
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Space
Attributes of plane and
solid shapes.
· Drawing 3D shapes from different views
Complementary and
supplementary angles.
Naming multi-sided
polygons.
Rotation, transformation of shapes
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Science
Energy and Change.
What are our alternatives to traditional sources of fuel?
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Science Assessment
Year Level Test
Scientific report writing to justify design of a wind powered car>
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SOSE
Changes and continuities throughout the history of the modern olympics with a focus on the Olympic values
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SOSE Assessment
Written dsicussion "Throughout history have the Olympic values always been upheld?"
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Technology
Investigating wind power to design and justify a group's design choices in building a wind powered car.
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