In week 6 Term 2 you will begin your assessment work for making connections. This task is in your workspace. The work that you have done in exploring and writing about the connections across two texts, one of which you have selected yourselves will be very useful in your work in preparing for this assessment. We will go over the task in class, and there will be time for questions and clarifications about what is expected. All class time will now be dedicated to the is assessment and you will all need to make a firm commitment to working on this task in your own time. I will also set daily goals to help you stay on track and to work on your planning questions. This is where your essay will prove most valuable. Remember to use all of the resources in our workspace to help you develop your ideas as you prepare for this assessment. All of the work can be found in your workspace. Making A Difference Connections Task
Welcome back to Term 2. I hope that you have all had a restful and enjoyable break with family and friends. This week we are going to begin to respond to some of the significant chapters in our novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. The chapter that we are going to reread, discuss and respond to is called,'Hope Against Hope'. This is a powerful chapter that has a very important message. We will continue to develop our reading skills by reading a different text each week and respond to this text in a variety of ways. This week we are going to continue to develop our summarizing skills. We will use an article from the Press about the reopening of The Kennedy's Bush Track in the Port Hills. We will also look at the ways being in the outdoors can make a difference to people's moods and feelings. All of this work can be found in the Hapara workspace. The link to the Hapara workspace