Wednesday - Period 4

Activities:

1. Annotation of language techniques in Slake's Limbo extract (continued).
2. Subject specific terminology revised and located on narrative mind map.
3. Viewing - Extract from interview with homeless people on 'Enough Rope'.

Friday - Period 4

Activities:

• Themes (continued) - homelessness and personal growth
• Analysis of language in Slake's Limbo

Homework:  Assessment Task preparation for Speech due Week 9.

Wednesday - Period 2

Activities:

1.  Revision of Slake's Limbo narrative structure sheet completed 5/3/10.
2.  Elements of changing world - catalyst, impact, consequences, personal growth/knowledge.
3.  Themes - homelessness and personal growth
4.  Speech scaffold issued.  Approaches to assessment task discussed.

Homework:  Now that we have covered the changing world elements of the novel Slake's Limbo, you should be working on your speech presentation due in Week 9.  Remember the task asks you to address characters and themes in particular when responding.  Your notes in your English book should provide all the information you need to compose this speech.

Friday - Period 2

Period 2:  Incursion - Drama Performance,
Period 3:  Slake's Limbo - Beginning, Middle, End table.  Reading of non-fiction extract - 'Mole People'.

Thursday - Period 1

Activities:

1.  Editing
2.  Slake's Limbo - study of changes continued.
3.  Writing homework due - Empathy writing (Living on the Street)
4.  Assessment Task formal notification of modifications.

Friday - Period 8

Activities:

Drama Performance during Period 2.

Wednesday - Period 4

Activities:

1.  Slake's Limbo - Study of how Slake's world has changed because of his situation.

Half of lesson lost to Fire Drill.
Homework: 
Writing Task: Description of the experience of sleeping on the streets (3 paragraphs in total). Due - Thursday, 4/3/10.