Literacy

Term 3 Speech Timeline

Week 1 Different purposes for speeches

Week 2 Start writing speech in class

Week 3 & 4 Completing speeches at home - put on cue cards

Week 5 Class Presentations/Impromptu Speeches

Week 6 Speech Competition

Photo Essay due Friday Wk3

Topic Sentences

Topic sentences summarise the main idea of a paragraph

Educational value - There are many educational benefits in playing Maths Bomb 2000, which will be evident within an extremely short time frame.

Physical Improvements - Over a short space of time, you will become aware of several physical improvements while playing Maths Bomb 2000.

Collaborative - Maths Bomb 2000 offers players the opportunity to collaborate with others, sharing extensive knowledge and skills to extend levels of achievement.

Hook Waves splashed tenderly against my fluorescent green lilo. D
While the sun beat down upon the glistening ripples, rays danced, creating
diamonds just below the surface. A Out of nowhere, appeared a black hole,
edged with jagged white teeth which dripped with the crimson life source of
who knows what.

S As the teeth pierced the water, a blood curdling scream ripped through the
air, “There goes his arm and it looks like it’s heading for his throat.”

H Violently shaking, my breath came in ragged gasps as the icy claw of dread
gripped my lifeless soul.  ? Were these the final seconds of my oh so short life?

Compound and complex sentences - info for learning charts