Farewell and Good Luck

Dear Students,

We have come to the end of the semester and this is a brief note to bid you farewell. I would like to wish you the best in all your undertakings in the future. I hope you have enjoyed the reading and writing class and the class blog. I must say that I am very happy you have learnt about blogging so quickly - I was just lucky to teach a group of intelligent bloggers in my class. Once you leave the class you can still have access to the class blog and all the material and links provided for you. You are very welcome to keep your student blogs active if you wish.

TEXTBOOK

During your studies you will be exposed to different textbooks. In this class we will be studying the parts of the textbook, surveying the textbook and using the textbook effectively. This is to assist you with your further studies and more precisely with your assignments.

Topic - Environment
Subtopics - Carbon Print/Global Warming/Alternative Sources of Energy
Text type - Survey Report
Assessment Task - Reading a Survey Report and Graphic Text




Our natural environment is something that we must forever take care of, treasure and respect. Unfortunately, we only have one planet, one earth, one environment and if we ruin it, we risk destroying it forever and causing irreversible damage that will be devastating for us and our generation but even more so for the future generations that haven't had a chance to live, experience and enjoy what we have.

There are many things that each and everyone of us can do help protect our environment and reduce the impact that our life styles and way of living has on the environment. If we each do our bit for the environment, no matter how small, we can create a positive reversal on negative impact. By becoming more environmentally aware and through reducing each of our own carbon footprints, we can minimise the detrimental effect we have on our world.

Reading newspaper articles

TASK - Read the statements on showing shocking images and agree or disagree giving good arguments based on the group discussion done in class.

1. "The public hasa right to know what's happening. I think they should not cut out anything. People are mature enough to take in the reality of what happens in the world every day".

2. "TV news sometimes seems more like a show. They want a bigger audience so they show shocking or provocative images. TV news should report the news, not try to shock people."

Biography Task

Write timeline for:

1. Fred Hollows - refer to his bio in the class blog
2. Nelson Mandela - refer to his bio in the class blog
3. Famous Aboriginal person - refer to Koori History and choose one famous person

Have Fun!

Sometimes, a biography describes a person's life from birth to death. At other times, the writer concentrates on a particular period in a person's life. We will be reading biographies of famous Australians and other people. We will be practising completing a time line, making notes of key points as events, turning points and achievements.






Assessment Task - Reading a Biography of a Famous Person

• Completing a Timeline
• Turning points
• Achievements

Tony Abbot visits China

• Prime Minister visited China
• Discussions about economy
• Immigration issues resolved
• Future plans on global warming

Reading Newspaper Articles

Newspapers are designed to be read by large number of people. Their main purpose is to inform, but they also persuade and entertain. We will be looking at the features of this text type. Media File Each week you will need to collect news clippings about current issues and the most useful sources are The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian and The Daily Telegraph. Current concerns are usually, immediately covered by the press and it will mean you become familiar with some of the local and macro environment. Class Activity - Take some notes using key words after reading the article which was given to you by your classmate. Homework = Summary - Write a brief summary of the main issues the article deals with based on your notes. Personal reflection - Respond in a written format about attitudes, feelings, reflections on the content and implications of the article.

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