Syllables

Affect assets Attempt Ballad Ballet Attempt Gamble Swallow Ferry      10.Conclude

Cereal Explosion Computer Wheelbarrow Otherwise Develop Nursery Otherwise Intention

Impossible Diameter

Comment: This activity was really fun because I learned new words and  sound the word out.

Guide Words

Words	Before words	After words	Guide words
Affect	Affair	Affectation	Afflict
Appeal	Apparition	Appeal	Apple
Assets	Assess	Asset	Asset
Attempt	Attain	Attempt	At-
Ballad	Ball	Ballad	Bald
Ballet	Ballerina	Ballet	Bald
Bless	Blessing	Bles	Bliss
Boast	Boast	boast	Bodyguard
Bond	Bonanza	Bond	Bookcase

Comment: This activity was quite fun and I also learned words that  I didn't know.

Sentences

Deserve- he didn't deserve his treat because he was very naughty.

Coffin- His body was put in a coffin

Cheque- He gave me a cheque instead of cash

Convince- He was so difficult to convince

Retreat- The army had to retreat because they were defeated

crooked- He was not crooked with his teacher because he was slacking

Modify- She modified something slightly because he didn't like it.

Vowel- She did her speech without any vowel and carried on

Crescent- there was a crescent narrow shape

Majority-  She had the majority of the group.

Comment: This activity was really enjoyable and fun, I also learned I would use long sentences for these words I didn't know.

Syllables

Accent Annual Approach Baseball Basin Beggar Blunder Burden Cargo Coffin

Determine Buffalo Overtake Recover Minister Minimal Recognize Represent Positive Religion

Majority Difficulty Successful Majority

Comment: This activity for me was really amusing and I learned  how many syllables it has in a word, and helping me understand the basic of this activity.

Family

Deliver- deliverer, deliverance, delivery

Advice- advising, advised

Active- actively, activeness

Spoil- spoilt, spoiled, spoiling

Dense- densely

This activity was really fun and easy to do I also learned, the words and how can I put them in sentences.

Sub-questions

L.I. Thinking about sub-questions when researching

When you are looking for information there is always one main question that you have to answer.  Then, as you think about the main question and start reading other questions will occur to you.  These sub-questions give direction to your reading.  They keep you on track.  It is a strategy good readers use to help them locate information quickly.

Match (cut and paste) the main question with the sub-questions that relate

Question	Sub-questions
Subject: Film What were the main reasons for the success of a movie that you have recently seen?  Write your own review of the movie.	What type is it, adventure, crime, comedy, romance?  What was it’s storyline?  What was the complication and the interesting consequences?  Were the actors convincing?  How effective was the cinematography?
Subject: History What was life like in your town or suburb at the beginning of the 20th century?	What does this species look like?  Does it deserve a dangerous reputation?  Why was it hunted so freely in the past?  Why is it now on the endangered list?  Why has it become the world’s first protected shark?
Subject: Geography Why has the grey nurse shark become the only protected species of shark?	What was it’s nature: was it a particular event that had great impact on the main character?  How did this give excitement and interest to the novel?  How did it affect other characters?
Subject: Social studies How do farmers manage the land to prevent soil erosion?	Why is it such a concern?  What are the effects on a farm of soil erosion?  How can erosion from water be controlled?  How can windbreaks help?  Why is it important to keep plant growth in the soil?  How can farmer protect the soil during dry periods?
Subject: Media Studies What do you think are the qualities of a successful TV series for teenagers?	What do teenagers want from their series?  Why are the relationships between characters so important?  What settings are favoured?  What qualities do the lead actors have?   Why do some local series do well overseas?
Subject: Reading Why is a major complication essential to a novel?  Show how is has affected the plot and the development of major characters in a novel you have read.	What aspects (transport, communication, work) were different in the past?  What aspects have stayed the same?  How has entertainment changed or stayed the same?  What are the most notable buildings from this time?

Write your own sub-questions for these main questions

Question	Sub-questions
How does a glacier effect the land?	what is a glacier? What glacier is in New Zealand? What glacier is in the world? What is the biggest glacier in the world? What do they do to our environment?
What effect have humans had on the volcanoes of Auckland?	what has been built in volcanoes? What did we do so wrong to make it erupt? Why does it erupt? What is a volcano? How is a volcano formed?
What factors can change the course of a river?	What is a river? Why does rivers change course? why do rivers  have water? Why do rivers have courses? why do the water in rivers runs fast? what makes rivers change direction? what can get in the way?

A helping hand from the Glossary

L.I. - Library/Research skills

Using a glossary

How to write a Bibliography

L.I. - Know how to reference a book correctly

When we are doing research we need to find corroborating sources of information.  A good way to do this is to find a book and a website that give you the same information.  This means that the information in most likely to be accurate.

At the end of the presentation it is important to cite the books and websites you have used.  This activity shows you how to present the book. information.

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Using the scans from books used in our volcanoes unit, write the bibliography entry.

Surname, First name. (year) Title. Publisher: Place of publication      

⎷Edwards, John, 2005  Plate tectonics continental drift, Evan Brothers limited,London

Surname, First name. (year) Title. Publisher: Place of publication      

⎷Netzley, Patricia, 2003, Volcanoes, Kidhaven press,   Farmington hills.

Surname, First name. (year) Title. Publisher: Place of publication

⎷Firestone, Mary, 2006, Volcanologist, Chelsea house,  United States of America

Surname, First name. (year) Title. Publisher: Place of publication

⎷Rae, Alison, 2005, Earthquake and Volcanoes,  Evan brothers limited, London.

Sometimes a book also has a glossary at the beginning or the end.  This gives short explanations of specialised or difficult terms used in the book.  The following is an example is from a book about the moon.

GLOSSARY Albedo        Asteroid   Mare Satellite Sputnik 1

in astronomy, the reflective property of planets a small rocky object found mainly in a belt or flat ring between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars; also called a minor planet because it is so small (the largest are only 200 km across). a large flat plain on the moon caused by lava flows and marked by ridges, depressions and faults; all 14 maria are on the side of the moon that faces Earth. a natural (e.g. moon) or artificial (e.g. spacecraft) object that orbits around a larger astronomical body. the first artificial satellite, which was launched into space to orbit around the Earth in 1957.

Name an artificial satellite. Sputnik 1

What is another term for a minor planet in orbit between Mars and Jupiter? Asteroid is a another term  

What is the term for an object that orbits around another larger planetary body? Satellite is an object that orbits around the Earth.

What is the term used for a large flat lava flow on the moon? Mare is the term used.

What term is used to describe the characteristic light reflecting from a planet? Albedo