Mrs. Ptolemy/ Mrs. Hillier English Groups

Term 3 Week 9

Hi, our amazing English Group. We are missing you so much! Here is a is an overview of your

week 9 activities. Remember this timetable is just a suggestion. You can change it around to suit

your learning needs.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

5 minute reading comprehension George’s Marvelous Medicine Soundwaves spelling: Unit 20- Complete the first activity sheet. Literature Circle Q 1 & 2

5 minute reading comprehension Inside Superstitions Soundwaves spelling unit 20- Complete the second activity Sheet Literature Circle: Q 3 & 4

5 minute reading comprehension Should smartphones be allowed in the classroom? Spelling- using unit 20 Select 3 words from each list and write the definition Grammar Poetry features- Figurative Language -simile -Metaphor -personification Poem & activity sheet

Reading: School Magazine: Complete the questions Spelling- Using the words from yesterday, write the same words into sentences, using them correctly. Grammar- Develop your own examples of simile, metaphor, personification

Reading School Magazine: complete the questions Spelling unit 20: online soundwaves games Editing passage

Soundwaves- activities sheets- complete all questions except Q2. The PowerPoint uploaded to

www.ololhomelearning.weebly.com has the answer sheets if you need help or if you want to

mark/correct your work.

Email: samantha.hillier@mn.catholic.edu.au nadine.ptolemy@mn.catholic.edu.au

Monday- Reading Comprehension

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Monday- Reading Comprehension

George’s Marvelous Medicine

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Monday Literature Circle Activities 1 and 2

Book Title: _________________________________

Use your literature circle book (if you do not have access to a literature

circle book- use the book you are reading or a recent book).

Use examples (words) from your book to support your answer.

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Convince me to read this book, what is the book about, without giving away the ending:

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TUESDAY- 5 MINUTE READING COMPREHENSION

Inside Superstitions Is it unlucky when a black cat crosses in front of you? Is it true that something bad will

happen if you walk under a ladder? Most of us have all heard these superstitions at some

stage, but do you really believe them?

A superstition is the belief that an action, or the presence of something, can cause good or

bad things to happen, even though there is no logical or scientific evidence for the belief.

Although some people are more superstitious than others, these beliefs are widespread and

are well known by the majority of the population.

Some common superstitions include:

Don’t open an umbrella inside – Opening an umbrella inside is supposed to bring about bad

luck. This superstition is thought to have come from a story of an ancient Roman woman who

happened to have opened her umbrella inside, moments before her house collapsed.

Bad luck comes in threes – It is said that bad luck events come in groups of three. This

superstition has been described as more of a perception or mind trick, than something that

actually happens. It is thought that a couple of things go wrong, and believers may start to

look for the next bit of bad luck. Stubbing your toe in the morning and then losing your car

keys shortly after may lead to you become more aware of bad things happening. By

themselves, these events may have been forgotten or simply shrugged off, but when put

together, we are more aware of bad things happening.

Seven years bad luck – According to superstition, if you break a mirror, you are destined for

seven years bad luck. This notion seemed to arise from the belief that mirrors don't only

reflect your image, but also hold bits of your soul. Never fear though, along with this

superstition comes more superstitious remedies. Some people believe that to free yourself

from the seven years bad luck, you need to touch a piece of the broken mirror to a

tombstone or grind the mirror shards into powder!

Cross your fingers – Does crossing your fingers when you are waiting for good news or good

luck really help? The idea dates back to early Christianity when it was said that two people

crossed their index fingers when making a wish. It was believed that anything associated with

the shape of the Christian cross was thought to be good luck. Now the gesture has evolved to

be something that someone can do on their own by crossing their middle and index finger.

Superstition is also prevalent in sport. It has been widely reported that certain sportsmen and

women stick to a certain routine if they have had a good game or performance. Some feel

that whatever they did that day was lucky for them, so they continue to do that in the hope

of continuing their good luck. Famously, American basketball player Michael Jordan always

wore his blue North Carolina sport shorts, which is the university that he graduated from,

under his Chicago Bulls uniform. Similarly, Goran Ivanisevic, a very successful Croatian tennis

player, bought several quirky superstitions to his big matches, including always being the

second player up following a break and trying to avoid stepping on the court lines. He would

also try to use the same ball to serve with each time if his last serve had been a successful

one.

So, the next time you go to walk under a ladder or accidently open an umbrella inside, take

notice to see if any of the supposed negative repercussions take place. It might help you to

decide if superstitions are actually real or not.

Comprehension Questions

1. What is a superstition?

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2. Why is the superstition that bad luck comes in threes described as a perception or mind

trick?

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3. Where does the superstition that opening an umbrella inside is bad luck come from?

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4. ‘…take notice to see if any of the supposed negative repercussions take place.’ What does

the word ‘repercussion’ mean here?

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5. ‘Superstition is also prevalent in sport.’ What does the word ‘prevalent’ mean here?

Provide another word that could be used to replace prevalent.

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6. Do you believe in superstitions? Why or why not?

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Tuesday Literature Circle Activities 3 and 4

Book Title: _________________________________

Use your literature circle book (if you do not have access to a literature

circle book- use the book you are reading or a recent book).

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Describe the scene or use words directly from the text

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WEDNESDAY- 5 MINUTE READING COMPREHENSION

Should smartphones be allowed in classrooms?

Smart phones are extremely common in today’s society. The age that people

are getting their first phone is dropping with each passing year. Therefore, the

number of school-aged children with smart phones is rising. Some educators

believe that smart phones can be of great benefit to students when brought

into the classroom. Others believe that they are a huge distraction and are

detrimental to their students’ learning.

The smart phones of today can be used in school lessons in many educational

ways. For example, having access to the internet via a smart phone means that

students can research any topic at any time during a lesson. In addition to this,

smart phones come equipped with cameras. This enables students to record

videos and take photographs of projects, school events and field trips. Also, the

various applications available for download onto a smart phone can be engaging

and motivating learning tools for students.

However, there are also disadvantages to bringing smart phones into school

lessons. For example, smart phones provide access to tools such as calculators.

If students are allowed to have their smart phone with them in class, they may

use these tools at inappropriate times, such as during an exam. Also, students

might use their smart phone at times during the lesson when they should be

paying attention to their teacher. The student could miss important information

and therefore perform poorly in the subject. In addition to this, if a student’s

smart phone was to ring during a lesson, other students (and the teacher!)

could become very distracted.

Smart phones are amazing examples of modern technology. They are an

inevitable part of our society and are used by a huge majority of people around

the world. While smart phones may have some distinct educational advantages,

the disadvantages should not be ignored. Perhaps it is the decision of each

individual educator as to whether smart phones should be allowed in

classrooms.

Comprehension Questions

1. Why is the number of smart phones in schools rising?

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2. List three advantages to using smart phones in the classroom.

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3. What are some ways smart phones could be used in the school environment?

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4. List three disadvantages to using smart phones in the classroom.

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5. How can smart phone tools, such as calculators, cause problems in the classroom?

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6. How do you feel about smart phones in the classroom? Why do you feel this way?

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

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Wednesday- Spelling

Spelling- using Unit 20 Select three (3) words from each list and write the

definition. Use Collins dictionary for an online dictionary if needed.

https://www.collinsdictionary.com

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Wednesday- Grammar- Figurative Language

Figurative language- is when you describe something by comparing it to something else

This week as we continue to look at poetry features, we are focusing on the use of figurative

language techniques of simile, metaphor and personification. Here are some

explanations but feel free to do your own research on these poetic techniques.

Personification- is the act of giving non-living things human

characteristics

POETRY: Read the poem and answer the following questions

Poetry-

THURSDAY- Reading Comprehension

Read an item from the school magazine and answer the following question.

Title of article: ______________________________________________

What type of text is the article? (EG: informative, narrative, poetry etc.)

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Recount the text in no more than five sentences....Go...

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THURSDAY- SPELLING

Spelling- using the Unit 20 list and the words from yesterday’s dictionary

meanings, write the words in sentences, using them in the correct context.

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Thursday Grammar- Poetic Devices- Figurative

Language

Using the information from yesterday, write your own examples of simile,

metaphor and personification.

Simile- comparing two objects with like or as.

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Metaphor- comparing two objects by stating that something is something else

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Personification- Giving non-human things, human qualities. (Feel free to draw

examples)

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Friday- Reading Comprehension

Read an item from the school magazine and answer the following question.

Title of article: ______________________________________________

What type of text is the article? (EG: informative, narrative, poetry etc.)

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There are two main types of comprehension questions: Literal and Inferential.

Literal questions are questions where the answer can be found directly in the text

(right there!)

Inferential questions are questions where the answer will NOT come directly

from the text, readers need to use their prior knowledge and reasoning to come

up with the question (head & hidden)

INSTRUCTIONS- For the article you read in the school magazine, write two literal

and one inferential question. (Also maybe record the answers at the bottom of

the page!)

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Friday- Spelling

Play the online spelling games for Unit 20 on Soundwaves 6

www.soundwaveskids.com.au

Password: mouse076

FRIDAY- EDITING PASSAGE

Correct the errors.

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THat is it....you are done for the

week...well for English Groups!

Enjoy your two days of no school

work!!