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Room 16 Homework

Term 1

Week 9

Due: Monday 6 April



Optional task for passionate writers:
Elsie Locke Writing Prize
Check it out and see if it's for you! Entries close Friday 24, 2009


Task One: English: Infographics


Complete your portfolio title page. Due Thursday this week.

Task Two: Social Sciences Inquiry


a. RESEARCH: Write your research questions for your inquiry
5 knowledge
3 comprehension
2 synthesis
Due: Monday

Once your questions have been checked by me, you can begin researching the answers for them. Please skim resources for key words that relate to your question to see if the website/ book/ newspaper article etc is suitable and bring it to schoool (printed off or photocopied) so we can scan, and take notes together in class.

b. BIO POEM: Write a Bio Poem about your chosen citizen. You will need plenty of research to accurately depict them! Click here for the format and an example of a Bio Poem.

Task Three: Social Sciences Inquiry/ Voicethread


Contribute to our online Voicethread discussion about how your chosen citizen was or is active, informed, critical and responsible! Listen in class for the email and password.

Step 1:Click on the identity icon that looks like an iron at the bottom of the screen above.
Step 2: Click 'create an identity. Add an identity. Type your name and upload a picture to represent yourself.
Step 3: Click 'done'
Step 4: Record your comments on each slide. Think carefully about them first, writing a draft is a good idea. You may write your answers or record them!