COA 12.mp4

Direct Instruction

The lesson focus today was to understand how the character is feeling leading up to different situations in the text.

Learners summarised the text, we had discussions around different parts of the text. We then Hot Seated the main character - Nia.

Have a watch to find out how we got on!



Extended plan here

Reflection

This lesson was great, we were able to have some really serious chats about different topics and we also had a whole lot of fun and there was a lot of laughter. I thought that my learners were able to share some really awesome ideas and we had some great discussions around charisma, elections, public speaking and more. My learners are getting better at thinking of questions when hot seating, I don't need to be asking questions all the time anymore. They are really engaged in this convention and have a lot of fun when staying in character.


Things to note

The noise level in the background was really noisy for this episode, we then had some learners watching PENN (Pt England News Network) next door which was loud. I always like adding background music to my movies, however it is really quiet in this episode because the volume of speakers were so quiet, I need to have a play around with the settings on my mic.


Class Site Content

Term 4 - Week 1

WALT:

  • Justify my opinions about certain parts of the text.

  • Persuade the audience about an opinion you have.


SUCCESS CRITERIA:

  • Explain my opinion with evidence from the text.

  • Write a letter to the principal talking about what you'd want to change at our school.

The Winning Side by Sarah Johnson

The Winning Side

  1. Read the text - The Winning Side.

  2. Work through this learning task.

  3. Post your activity and your letter on your blog when it's complete.

Learner Generated Content

Leonidas

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Kiarah

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Qweenie

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Pt England School


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