Persuasive

Check these ideas for a persuasive writing topic and click on the link to find some information


There should be no smoking in public places.
Smoking harms one's health.
Save the planet by saving trees.
Save the planet by saving clean water.
Save the planet by saving clean air.
Dealing with hunger in America.
Dressing right brings success.
Drinking alcohol can harm one's health.
Drinking and driving causes pain.
Drinking alcohol can destroy a family.
Planning and setting goals leads to success.
Body piercing can be very harmful.
Students have freedom of religion on campus.
Team sports benefit kids.
Team sports can be harmful to kids.
Fast food is hurting kids.
Books in school libraries should be censored.
Books in school libraries should not be censored.
Good oral hygiene saves teeth.
Kids should have curfews in communities.
Kids should not have curfews in communities.
Penalties for use of drugs should be harder.
Drugs can kill.
Kids should have cell phones on school campuses.
Kids should not have cell phones on schools campuses.

MATHS MEASUREMENT

CHECK THIS OUT.. try the activities : Circumference of a Circle

ONLINE CONVERSIONS CLICK HERE

POETRY

SOME fun poetry click here .. choose some you like! and share with our class.

DIFFERENT TYPES OF POETRY

ALLITERATION: The repetition of consonant sounds, especially at the beginning of words.
ANTONYM: words that are opposite in meaning
ASSONANCE: The repetition of similar vowel sounds in a sentence or line of poetry.
BLANK VERSE: A line of poetry or prose in unrhymed iambic pentameter.
CONNOTATION: The personal or emotional associations called up by a word that go beyond itsdictionary meaning.
DENOTATION: The dictionary meaning of a word.
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: A form of language use in which writers and speakers mean something other than the literal meaning of their words. (E.g. hyperbole, metaphor, and simile)
FORM: the arrangement, manner or method used to convey the content, such as free verse, couplet, limerick, haiku...
FREE VERSE: Poetry without a regular pattern of meter or rhyme.
HOMONYM: Two or more distinct words with the same pronunciation and spelling but with different meanings
HOMOPHONE: two or more words with the same pronunciation but with different meanings and spellings.
HYPERBOLE: an exaggeration of the truth
IMAGE: A concrete representation of a sense impression, a feeling, or an idea.
IMAGERY: Figurative language used to create particular mental images
METAPHOR: an association of two completely different objects as being the same thing
METER: The measured pattern of rhythmic accents in poems.
RHYME: The matching of final vowel or consonant sounds in two or more words.
RHYTHM: The recurrence of accent or stress in lines of verse.
SETTING: The time and place of a literary work that establishes its context.
SIMILE: A figure of speech invoking a comparison between unlike things using "like," "as," or "as though."
STRUCTURE: The design or form of a literary work.
SYMBOL: An object or action in a literary work that means more than itself, that stands for something beyond itself.
SYNONYM: One of two or more words that have the same or nearly the same meanings.
TONE: The implied attitude of a writer (or speaker) toward the subject and characters of a work

FORCES AND MOTION

CLICK HERE.. for a forces in action interactive game!

The ROMAN society

ROMAN QUIZ.. check your knowledge CLICK HERE

click here for various activities.

ENJOY

ROMANS

These are some great websites about ancient Roman civilisation..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/romans/

What were Roman homes like?
What sorts of food did the Romans eat?
What were their table manners like? We have a Roman cookery book written by a man called Apicius. Some of the recipes sound quite modern such as sausages. Others sound rather odd. Would you like to eat calves' brains with roses? Check here for Roman recipes.


We are making a scroll in class to display your favourite Roman meal.

TERM 3 LEARNING

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FAIR.. make sure you are ready and follow the planner for what you need to have ready after the holidays.

SOCIAL STUDIES: ROMANS

MATHS: Measurement and Number

PE: Cross country and Volleyball

SCIENCE: Forces and motion

ENGLISH: Short stories, Poetry, novel study and more..

Keep checking here for updates and things you can do to be super ready for learning in Term 3.