Weka+2011

We are learning to summarise a text. We are learning to use key words to develop a statement that summarises a text.

Two New Zealanders and an Englishman wanted to make history by sailing the Nile river. The journey began in Egypt, they had lots of dangerous obstacles to overcome. They came across a massive dam that they couldn't get across. They talked to the manager and got the boats lifted over the dam. They spoke to locals who told them to follow the hyacinth flower because it would keep them on the main water current.

The main ideas... Erica has completed a science fair project about snow drifts and how to fence them off.

Her topic was relevant.

Snow fences science project

Summary... Erica David is in her 6th year of studying snow drifts in Wyoming. It all began with a science fair project because she wanted to know if snow fences could work better and to protect her stock.

WALT: identify the main idea of a text.

Success Criteria: I will skim and scan the text to find the big idea.

[|Reread this article.]

We are learning to predict, give reasons to justify our predictions, and read on to check our predictions. "Going Bush with Uncle Quinn"

Uncle Quinn may have been with Dad when he died. Uncle Quinn might be asking if he can stay because he is running low on money. || He might be having a bad run. ||
 * Predictions || Evidence /Justification ||
 * Uncle Quinn is not actually his uncle.

We are learning to preview vocabulary we might find challenging before we read a text.

School Journal, Part 4, No 3, 2008 "Estuary health check" by Leanne Arnold.

We are learning to make connections between this text and what we know about recounts and narratives.

School Journal, Part 3, No 3, 2009 "Sprint" by Peter Batchelor

We are learning to activate our prior knowledge.

"One small step" by David Hill.

We noticed that he doesn't have to hold onto any rope. This must mean that their is some gravity on the moon.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">What do we know now?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">They eat cheese cracker cubes.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">They also eat fruit cake peanut cubes.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">Nearly 1 million people watched the blast off.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">On 27th January 1967 the Apollo 1 had a fire and all three astronauts were killed.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">There were 11 Apollo missions before they were successful.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">They only had 48 hours of oxygen when they got into The Eagle, which was the part of the rocket that landed on the moon.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">They didn't use the autopilot to land on the moon, Neil Armstrong had to it manually.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">They landed and then 7 hours later Neil Armstrong opened the hatch.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">They took four samples from the moon.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">Using your prior knowledge and the information you know now discuss these questions with a buddy.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">Why do you think the rocket was made of three modules?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">Why do you think they left the disk and plaque behind?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">What is quarantined? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">Why do you think they needed to be quarantined?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">"Holding my breath" by Melinda Szymanic <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">School Journal, Part 4, No 3, 2009

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">What did we already know about how we breathe when we swim?

What do we know now?
 * You can't hold your breathe that far.
 * You need to learn to breathe.
 * You could get a snorkel.
 * If you need to swim and you can't breathe you could dog paddle, scull or do breaststroke or backstroke.

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">What should the main character do now?
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">He has some air now he could try swimming again.
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">He should lie on his back and kick, take some deep breaths and use his arms to get to the raft.
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">He should scull back to shore and get help.