Play Summary

In Term 3 Room 7 were doing plays.

Play Summary - Term 3 Weeks 1-2

For the next two weeks you are working in groups to
practise and perform a play. This is using our oral

language and reading skills in literacy. Our key
competency focus is participating and contributing.

For writing your task is to summarise the main
events in your play in three paragraphs. You must
plan your writing first but it is up to you how you do \
your planning.  You must also write a fourth paragraph about
your experience of practising and performing your play.

Yr 6

I am learning to organise my text into paragraphs which begin with a main idea and
contain supporting information/detail.

I am learning to make links across paragraphs.

I am learning to use basic punctuation accurately.

I am learning to use dialogue punctuation accurately.

Yr 7

I am learning to use a range of different planning styles.

I am learning to plan my writing to suit the purpose of my writing.

I am learning to organise my ideas into paragraphs where the ideas are clearly
related and where there are links within and between paragraphs.

I am learning to use basic punctuation accurately in my writing.

I am learning to use complex punctuation to enhance my writing e.g. colons
: and semi-colons ; , and parentheses ().

Success Criteria

I will be successful when I can/have

-summarised the play in three paragraphs

-made links across my paragraphs

-used some basic and complex punctuation correctly (speech marks).

Once you have finished your writing highlight these success criteria green if you have
met them and can show them in your work. Highlight green in your work where you have
met these success criteria.

   The Three Little Pigs Summary

In the first scene of The Three Little Pigs,  the mother pig wants her three
children to build  houses of their own. One pig builds their house out of straw,
another pig builds his house out of wood, and the other pig builds
his house out of bricks.

They started to build their houses,
then a wolf came to town and blew the house of straw down.

In the second scene the pig who’s straw house was blown down
;went to his brothers house made out of wood and hid there.
Then the wolf huffed and puffed and blew that house down too.

In the third scene the two pigs who now didn’t have a home went to the
house made out of bricks and the wolf tried to blow the house
down but didn’t manage. The wolf found a ladder and climbed down the
chimney and fell into a boiling pot and ran off holding his bottom,
After that he leaves the pigs alone.

How Our Ideas About Space Have Changed Over Time

Weeks 8-10 Space Literacy  Tasks

Term 2 Weeks 9-10

Purpose of these reading activities is to: increase our
knowledge of space exploration
and understand how our
knowledge and ideas
about space have changed over time (science).
We are also learning to read non-fiction
texts and use our writing skills to share
our understanding
of this topic and our ideas (literacy). Throughout this task
we will
need to use the skills of
‘Thinking’ and using ‘Language,
Symbols and Text.’

Learning Intentions

I am learning to skim and scan text to identify the main ideas.

I am learning to locate the key sentences and questions in texts.

I am learning to use sub-headings to guide me to the main ideas in text.

I am learning to summarise the main ideas in the texts I read.

(from the Karoro Programme of work for Reading)

I am learning to write well structured paragraphs.

Success Criteria

I will be successful when I can show….

-I have have scanned text to find key ideas.

-I have summarised the main ideas from the reading.

-I have put my answers in chronological order.

-I have written two well structured paragraphs explaining how some of our ideas about space
have changed over time (introductory sentence, supporting detail, concluding sentence).

Read the three paper based reading activities given to you about Stephen Hawking,  Galileo Galilei and
The Telescope. You will be put with a buddy to do this work. We will mark and discuss our answers
together as a class.

Link to Galileo reading.                Link to Stephen Hawking reading.

  

Link to The Telescope reading.

To add to our learning we will watch/ read and discuss these following videos or articles.

Stephen Hawking Big Ideas Made Simple

NASA Video Explaining Black Holes For Kids.

What is the Big Bang Theory (Science Learning Hub).

Video about Galileo Galilei

Science Learning Hub Article: Light and Telescopes

After we have completed these reading activities and viewing and discussing the above
materials your task is to write at least two well structured paragraphs explaining how our ideas
about space have changed over time.

Example of a good paragraph.

Write your paragraphs here.

Self assessment

I have an introductory sentence for each paragraph:

I have at least three sentences giving supporting detail:

I have a concluding sentence:

Toanga Puoro

Space Timeline Reading Task

Space timeline Reading tasks.

Term 2 Weeks 5-6

Purpose of this reading activity is to: increase our knowledge of space
exploration
and understand how our knowledge and ideas about space
have changed over time (science).
We are also learning to read non-fiction texts and use
our writing skills to share
our under

standing of this topic and our ideas (literacy). Throughout this task
we will need to use the skills of
‘Thinking’ and using ‘Language, Symbols and Text.’

Learning Intentions

I am learning to skim and scan text to identify the main ideas.

I am learning to locate the key sentences and questions in texts.

I am learning to use sub-headings to guide me to the main ideas in text.

I am learning to summarise the main ideas in the texts I read.

(from the Karoro Programme of work for Reading)

Success Criteria

I will be successful when I can show….

-I have have scanned text to find key ideas.

-I have summarised the main ideas from the reading.

-I have put my answers in chronological order.

Focus

We are looking at using non-fiction text to increase our knowledge in our science topic; SPACE.
Your aim is to read and understand the timeline reading and use this knowledge to complete the
reading activity below.

First, Read the timeline cards. Click here for the space timeline pdf

Second, We will discuss what you have read. This will be a good time to ask questions about
anything you are unsure of.

Third, do your reading tasks.

Fourth, complete your reading activity. Remember to proofread, check spelling and punctuation.
Then do a self assessment and a peer assessment. Check it with a teacher.

Reading Activity

View and read the space timeline on the classroom walls.
Think about how how our theories/ideas and understandings about
the
universe and Earth’s place in it has changed over time.

Answer the following questions.

Your answers need to be full sentences.

After you have answered all the questions
please put them in chronological order (time order, oldest first)

1)What are two things that Galileo discovered?  He discovered Jupiter’s

moons, lunar craters and the  different phases of Venus. 1610

2) Who discovered the first asteroid? The first asteroid, Ceres,
was discovered by Giuseppe Piazzi 1801.

3) What was Sputnik 1? Sputnik 1 was a satellite that Russia built in 1957.

4) In what year was NASA founded? And what does NASA mean? NASA
means National Aeronautics Space Administer and was found in 1958

5) Who was the first woman in space? And where was she from? Valentina
Tereshkova became the first woman in space. Russia. 1963

6) Where did Mariner 4 fly past? Mariner 4  flew around Mars in 1965.

7) In what year did Apollo 11 land on the moon?  Apollo landed on the moon in
1969.

8) What country launched voyagers probes 1 and 2 into deep space? America
launched voyagers probes 1 and 2 into deep space. They reached jupiter in
1979 and saturn in 1980 (1977)

9) What happened that led to all space shuttles being grounded for 3 years? The
shuttles exploded killing the astronauts on board.
This is what led it to be grounded.

10) When was the international space station completed? The final part was
finished in
2010. (1986).

11) How long did it take for the Cassini Probe to arrive at Saturn

The Cassini probe took nearly 7 years toland there. (2004)

12) What was interesting about New Horizon’s information about Pluto? NASA’s
New Horizons spacecraft arrived at
Pluto after travelling for nine years. Pluto is fifty miles larger than we thought it was.

YOUR OPINION

After reading this information...

1)Who do you think made the biggest contribution to
our understanding of space? Why?  (summarising key ideas)
I think Galileo Galilei made the biggest contribution because he
made the
first telescope.  He discovered Jupiter’s

moons, lunar craters and the  different phases of Venus. 1610

    2) What do you think was the most important machine or invention in
helping us investigate space? Why? (summarising key ideas) I think the
V2 rocket ship because it was the first rocket to make it into space.
I think I would like to find out about other solar systems.

    3) What would you like to investigate about space? Why?

I think I would like to find out about other solar systems.

Self and Peer Assessment.

Self and Peer Assessment

Success Criteria

I will be successful when I can show….

-I have have scanned text to find key ideas.

-I have summarised the main ideas from the reading.

- I have put my answers in chronological order.

Success criteria 1: I have have scanned text to find key ideas (I have been able to
answer the questions).

        

                          Achieved well      Achieved some Achieved little     Not achieved

Me
My partner

Success criteria 2: -I have summarised the main ideas from the reading.

      

                          Achieved well      Achieved some Achieved little     Not achieved

Me
My partner

Success criteria 3: I have put my answers in correct chronological order.

        

                          Achieved well      Achieved some Achieved little     Not achieved

Me
My partner

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