Term 1 / Week 3 - 5: Plan and write a narrative - what are the narrative stages?

Over the next few weeks, we will read and listen to a range of narrative stories. We will plan and write our own stories following the narrative stages. Here they are.

Abstract	lets the reader know that a story is about to be told and tells why it will be told
Orientation	describes where and when the events took place, and if other people were there too
Complication	describes what happened
Evaluation	describes how the main character coped with the problem/ situation
Resolution	describes how the situation was resolved (sorted out)
Coda	tells why the story was worth sharing with us

As you listen to the Emperor's New Clothes, think about which parts of the story fit in each stage.



The Emperor's New Clothes was first published in 1837 by Hans Christian Andersen for children. It was based on an earlier Spanish story from medieval times.

Consider the following questions about the story

• Why don't the Emperor's advisers tell him the truth about his new suit of clothes?
• Why do the people in the village pretend that they can see the Emperor's clothes?
• Why does it take a child to point out what all the adults can see?
• What lessons can children learn from this story?

Blogging with Kidblog: Add new post

It's time to start using Kidblog to share your writing with others in the class. Over the next few weeks we will explore the features of Kidblog, such as:

• drafting a new post
• submitting it to the teacher for review
• publishing your post for others to read
• reading other people's posts
• commenting (giving feedback) on other people's posts
• replying to comments made by others on your posts
• adding photos and weblinks to your posts
• and more...! 

Play the Presentation below if you are just starting out or if you have forgotten how to log in and add a new post.

Term 2 / Week 8 - 9: East West Tunnel - Arguments FOR the Tunnel

You will need to research both sides of the issue.

Here are some useful resources for understanding the arguments FOR the Tunnel.

Video: East West Link Project Overview animation

More videos are available at the Youtube channel linkingmelb.

The Benefits of the East West Tunnel Link

From the Linking Melbourne Authority website, the eastern section of the East West Link would:

• Complete the missing link between the Eastern and Tullamarine Freeways to relieve pressure on the Monash-West Gate corridor and transform travel around Melbourne

• Improve freight efficiency and connections for major industries in Melbourne’s north, east and south east to the Port of Melbourne and international airports

• Cater for the large volume of traffic already using disconnected roads along the east west corridor north of the CBD between the Eastern and Tullamarine Freeways

• Ease the major congestion bottlenecks on the Eastern Freeway at Hoddle Street

• Help to improve community amenity and on-road public transport (buses and trams) by taking cars and trucks off congested inner-city surface roads. North south tram and bus services currently compete for road space with east west traffic on Alexandra Parade. This severely limits the frequency and reliability of tram and bus services and on-road cycling due to the time given to east west traffic flows.

 What do you think about these arguments FOR the Tunnel?

Term 2 / week 7 - 8: East West Tunnel - Arguments Against

• What do you know about the recent State government decision to build an East West Road Tunnel Link?  
• What is your opinion?

Yarra Campaign: Trains not Tolls

City of Yarra is supporting the community campaign against building the East West Tunnel Toll road.

Researching the Arguments AGAINST the Tunnel

• Read the text: 10 Reasons not to have the Tunnel and the information from the above leaflet at the Yarra Council website to understand the main arguments AGAINST the Tunnel
• View the videos below to help you research the Arguments AGAINST the tunnel.
• Use the Handout: Prepare to write a Discussion about the proposed East West Tunnel to summarise your arguments.

Video from our protest 12 June 2012

Guest speaker, Adam Bandt, is the Federal Member for Melbourne in the Australian Parliament. Listen to his speech. What is Adam Bandt's view of the East West Tunnel?


Community protest at East West Link geotesting site, June 2012 from Carlton NLC on Vimeo.

Speech in Parliament about the East West Tunnel

In May this year, Adam Bandt gave his opinion about the East West Tunnel proposal to the Federal Parliament. He says:

'Building more roads to relieve traffic congestion is like loosening your belt to cure obesity.'

Practice with Prepositions Part 2

Here's a review of prepositions which follow adjectives: as with the first Prepositions Review slideshow, you can test yourself by reading the sentences out loud and choosing a preposition to fill the gap.

Then press Enter to move to the next slide to check your work. Read the sentence again with the correct preposition.

 

Practice with prepositions part 2 from Jill Koppel

Week 5 - Re-draft your writing using Correction codes

Here are the Correction codes we use to help you re-draft your writing.

 

Code	Definition	Code	Definition
S	Wrong spelling	Prep	Preposition eg. at, under, on
P	Punctuation: CAP ? ! , .	WW	Wrong word
^	Word(s) missing	WO	Word order
Pr	Wrong pronoun: he, I, it, his, him, her…	?	What do you mean here?
Art	Article: the, a, an	C	Use a conjunction/ wrong conjunction
T	Tense (past, present, future)	V	Use a verb/ wrong verb
S-V	Subject-verb agreement: eg. he goes	S/P	Change to singular or plural

Look closely at the Correction codes on the story My Surprise and see if you can correct the text.