Grade 6 Home Learning Week 7

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First Parliament Read Article: https://education.aec.gov.au/teacher-resources/federation/first-parliament.html Answer Question on attached document

Poetry Definition Poems and Emotion Poems. Read the ideas on what they are and then create your own for each type.

Topic: Chance and data Watch: https://mathantics.com/lesson/basic-probability Play: https://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/viewing/L118/index.html Do: MP6 page 21. Level 4: MP4 page 37 Level 5: MP5 page 4 Level 3:MP3 page 51 Level 7: MP7 pg 50 Calculator percentages

Watch the movie introducing the colony project. Complete the map section of the assignment.

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Novel Study: Tune in for your Live session of Novel study. If you cannot join live, watch the recorded version and then complete your assignment.

Poetry: What is a stanza? Read the information and identify where the stanzas are in the poem. What is hyperbole? Add hyperbole to each sentence and then create your own poem using hyperbole.

Topic: Chance and data Watch: https://education.abc.net.au/home#!/media/2119341/what-are-the-chances- Play: (click 3 types of firefly) http://www.trox5.com/interactive/games/pond.html Do: MP6 page 122. Level 4:MP4 page 55 Level 5: MP 5 page 21 Level 3:MP3 page 81 Level 7: MP7 pg 51 Percentages of Money

Continue with your colony project. Complete the pages on the laws by researching 3 countries and listing 5-7 laws for your own country.

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Close Reading: Watch the Close Reading Video and read along. Last time we looked at finding the main idea of the text, today you will be answering questions about how the text works;

1. What language features does the author use to help the reader with imagery? (Eg: similes, metaphors, vivid (rich) descriptive language)

2. Is this a factual piece of text or is it a person’s opinion? Does this make it fiction?

3. What words or phrases grab your attention? How?

Poetry: Elements of Poetry: Structure, rhythm and rhyme. PowerPoint info. Rhyming Couplets What are they? Complete page 15-17

Topic: Chance and data Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXNDqOJD5b4 Do: MP6 page 36 Level 4:MP4 page 75 Level 5: MP5 page 28 Level 3:MP3 page 113 Level 7: MP7 pg 52 Percentages of various quantities

Continue with your colony project. Complete the pages on the flag. Re watch Mrs. Pearce’s video on how to create the flag. Explain what parts of your flag symbolize on the next slide.

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Study Ladder Spelling and Grammar tasks.

Poetry: Poetry Exploration ‘In my eyes’ Read the poem and complete the comprehension task.

Complete 45 minutes of Mathletics set tasks or problem solving activities. Level 7: MP7 pg 53 Rounding decimals

Extra Resources:

PE: Melbourne victory online soccer training: https://gomvfc.com.au/mvfc-online-training/

PE Coach with Joe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNFdY4cZtWY

Epic! Reading: www.getepic.com

Tuesday Reading:

First Parliament Read: artcile here https://education.aec.gov.au/teacher-resources/federation/first-parliament.html

Answer the questions below:

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Tuesday Level 4 Maths

Answers hands on

Tuesday level 3 Maths

Wednesday Level 4 Maths

Wednesday Level 3 Maths

Thursday Level 4

Thursday Level 3

Tuesday Level 5 Math

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Level 5 Math Wednesday

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Level 5 Math Thursday

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Tuesday Level 6 Maths

For Q13, if you have not printed the page you can draw the balls into your book

and colour them to show the fractional chances.

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Wednesday Level 6 Maths

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Thursday Level 6 Math

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Level 7 Math Tuesday

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Level 7 Math Wednesday:

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Level 7 Math Thursday:

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Level 7 Maths Friday

Tuesday Poetry

Poetry Tuesday

Today's focus is on Forms of Poetry and we will look at two types.

 

Definition Poems

Read the 3 definition poems on the attached document:

1. What is Night?

2. What is a Wild Horse?

3. What is a Ghost?

Then choose one of the ideas listed on the page and write 7 or 8 lines describing the topic. Remember that this is not a story - it needs to look like a poem.

Create your own definition poem. (Use the box below to write your poem)

Ideas:

• What is a teacher? • What is desert? • What is a friendship? • What is courage?

What is….

Wednesday Poetry:

Poetry

ELEMENTS OF POETRY: Just think about these questions...

What are the reasons that people might write and read poetry?

What comes to mind when you think about 'the rules of poetry?'

What are stanzas?

A stanza is another name for a verse in poetry.

In a rhyming couplet a stanza consists of two lines.

In a quatrain, the stanza has four lines.

Read the poem 'The Moa - Truly a Beast of Modern Times'.

Note that each section is broken into stanzas.

Can you find the simile in the first stanza? Highlight it.

Read page 35 to see the rest of the poem BUT it isn't broken into stanzas.

See if you can work out where the stanza would start and end.

It is written in quatrains.

Can you please rule a line between each stanza?

HYPERBOLE.

This is when we exaggerate to make something seem bigger than it really is. Sometimes we use it when

speaking when we want to make a point. eg. The mountains were as high as the sky. The sun was so hot we all

cooked!

Rewrite these sentences using hyperbole.

The dog's fur was thick.

The man was tall.

The cakes were stale.

Their mother was very angry.

The children jumped for joy.

The class was boring.

The children ate a lot at the party.

His motorbike is fast.

The wrestler was very strong.

Here is a nursery rhyme that uses hyperbole.

There once was an old woman toss'd up in a basket

Nineteen times as high as the moon,

Where she was going I couldn't but ask her,

For in her hand she carried a broom.

What is the hyperbole in this rhyme?

How do you know?

Write your own poem using Hyperbole.

Thursday Poetry:

Write an answer to all of the questions asked. ELEMENTS OF POETRY Poetry: What are the elements of poetry? Read the Powerpoint called 'Elements of Poetry'

1. What does it mean to be a fixed verse poem? Watch the video: https://education.abc.net.au/home#!/media/2118001/rhythm-and-metre 2. What gives a poem rhythm? 3. What is iambic pentameter? 4. Why do poets like writing rhythmic poetry? Reflection: 5. Did you like the previous poem 'The Poet's Lament'? Why or why not? 6. Can you think of a time in your life when you thought a particular activity was a waste of time? 7. Who might this poem appeal to and why? RHYMING COUPLETS Rhyming couplets consist of several verses that can tell a story. Each verse consists of two lines AND the last word in each line rhymes. Each line should ideally have the same number of syllables. eg. Look at me, I can ski. Mrs Harrington likes chocolate cake but she never has the time to bake. She spends the day on her laptop, Not even having time to mop. Complete the activities writing a list of rhyming words.

red bake night Dad rain

Write your own rhyming couplet… Complete the couplets

I went to town with mum today

My cat chased a mouse

Walking down the hall last night

Rugby is the sport for me

A hamburger I’d like to eat

Think of something that happened at home or school last night. Can you write a rhyming couplet about it? Now try to add another couplet to add to this story. Think of a title for your rhyming couplets and write it here.

FRIDAY Poetry:

Read the Poem: In my eyes

Answer the comprehension questions.

In your own words, what is this poem about?

What words does the author use to describe the secret? Why do you think the author uses these words?

There's no one else there quite like you, don't hide underneath a disguise. In your own words, describe what this line in

the poem is trying to convey.

How do you think the author feels about her mother's secret? Explain your answer.

In your own words, explain what the secret is. Why does a secret get whispered?

Why do you think the author called the poem In My Eyes?

If you had a special secret, who would you choose to tell? Why?

Is this text intended to inform, persuade or entertain you? How do you know?

CORRECT BEFORE SUBMITTING:

The answers are provided for you on the last page: often is says 'Answers may vary' allowing for answers that are

individual BUT if there is information after that this to guide you as to what the answer should have been about.

INTEGRATED PROJECT: