Level+6+English

=Welcome to Level 6 English 2012=


 * 1) What are the rules when writing emails? Here are 26 rules. Learn about netiquette. (Monday 13 February)
 * 2) FUSE (Find Use Share) Enjoy the interactives here and other forms of digital learning.
 * 3) What evidence is there of the Grampians Puma? Read this careful summary.
 * 4) The Bailleu government promised to investigate. Read this account in the Geelong Advertiser.
 * 5) Big Cat stories. Read these eye-witness accounts.
 * 6) Pumas under the microscope. Henry Dalkin's summary of evidence.

=Welcome to Level 6 English Term 1 2012=

Research A. Learn about the [|Snowflake] method of writing a novel. This site links to a cool site which shows the snowflake method in steps or stages. B. For your Bullying presentation visit the following websites: Bullying No Way [] C. Learn how write [|an essay] which analyses and discusses a given passage. D. Visit this site. Discover some very helpful [|essay writing] resources. Work through them. E: Cyberbullying resources
 * 1) [|Cyberbullying.org]
 * 2) ACMA CyberSmart Cybersmart is part of the Australian Government’s cybersafety program.
 * 3) [|Wise up to IT >]
 * 4) [|Four stories] Four students talk of four situations offering many strategies to address the issues raised. You can download the four worksheets here:



Work set Term Three

1. Write your own list of Five Amazing Things About Me. Try to write a list about someone else you know as Ishmael does for Miss Tarango – make sure the list is positive. 2. Either: When Ishmael tries to stop Barry and his friends from bullying the primary school boy, he wishes that he has super powers. Rewrite this scene with Ishmael as a secret superhero who uses his unique super powers to deal with the situation. OR. Write a brief creative piece – approx 300 words – using the issue of bullying in a school setting involving some type of intervention or failure to intervene.
 * Topic One:** Don’t Call Me Ishmael – **due Week One**. (Week 2 = W/E and camp.)

Research and prepare a presentation on bullying in schools. Make sure your teacher has an electronic copy of your presentation. [Legacy Public speaking candidates may present their talks in place of this.] Check that you have read and understood the assessment criteria.
 * Topic Two:** Bullying: Due Tuesday 6 August.

Choose one of the following and complete an argumentative or expository essay presenting your point of view with examples. 1. Bullying is the most common and least understood student experience. 2. The consequences of bullying can be disastrous. 3. Schools should be doing more about bullying. 4. Combating bullying is everyone's responsibility. 5. No student should have to suffer bullying.
 * Topic Three:** Expository or argumentative essay: due Thursday 6 August.


 * Topic Four:** Complete a K/W/L chart on bullying in schools. Due Monday 10 August. Check that you have the criteria for assessment and that you understand how you will be assessed.

school publication which will be read by readers of your own age. Length 600 words. Refer to the sample review as a guide. Due 26 August. Topic Ten: Write a letter in response to an article on Cyberbullying Cyber Menace by Jeanette Hill. Your letter should state your point of view with supporting evidence on the issue of cyberbullying. Length - 300-500 words. Due 17 September.
 * Topic Five:** Write a review of //Don’t Call Me Ishmael// for a teenage magazine or for a
 * Topic Six:** Questions on the text from Scholastic. There are fifty questions. You are advised to do five to ten questions per week. All questions are due by the Monday of the last week of term, Monday 14 September.
 * Topic Seven: Test** short answer and paragraph format, set 24 August. A pass is required.
 * Topic Eight: Writing Task** Choose a major character and rewrite an event or series of events from that character’s point of view. Due 9 September
 * Topic Nine:** Cyberbullying tasks Due Thursday 17 September. Worksheets are downloadable from the Wiki.
 * Topic Ten: Letter** Write a letter to the editor in response the opinion piece Cyber Menace by Jeanette Hill. Length 300-500 words. Due 17 September.