KWL Chart:

KWL Chart

The Problem with Pluto

Know	Pluto was once a planet, but is now classified as a dwarf planet. Pluto was the farthest planet from the Sun, but is now the farthest dwarf planet from the Sun. Pluto was declassified as a planet in 2006. Pluto is one of four dwarf planets in our Solar System. Pluto didn’t complete a single orbit before losing its planet status.
Want	How many moons does Pluto have? Who discovered Pluto? What size does an object need to be to be classified as a planet? How many days (or years) is Pluto’s orbit? How hot/cold is Pluto?
Learned	Pluto was discovered in 1930 by an American astronomer named Clyde Tombaugh. An eleven-year-old girl named Venetia Burney named the ninth planet after the Roman God of the cold and dark underworld, Pluto. It takes Pluto 248 Earth years to complete a single orbit. Pluto has three moons. Pluto cannot clear other objects out of its orbit. Many people protested and held “funerals” after Pluto’s declassification.

For a KWL Chart, you have to write what you know, then what you want to know, both before reading an article. Then, after reading the article, write what you learned.

Our task was to look at a list of things used in the army and find the definition of the words and why they were useful.

Learning Goals Term 2 2019

Literacy

While reading aloud, having good pacing and volume is a good goal for me. I will achieve this goal by reading to my sister.

Maths

Be able to find volume based on an outside area. I can learn this by watching Youtube repeating the process, thereby memorising it.

Religious Education

Reading the bible, this lets me understand more about it. This can also help me in other parts of life, remembering the verses, helping me overall.

Gallipoli

     Scary        Deafening

Running   Shouting   Slipping

Trenches    Mud    Blood    Bullets

Shooting   Murdering   Dying

Cold       Dark

ANZAC

Our objective for this task was to create a piece of writing on if we were sharks. We were to make it creative, interesting and entertaining, but not too long.

Shark Writing

I am a shark. There’s nothing to it really. All I do each day is swim; that and eat. I eat to survive, so I don’t see why everybody is scared of being eaten by me.

I was taking a stroll, and while chewing on a couple of measly fish I saw that there was a big grey fish. I think to myself ‘I bet I could beat it in a duel’. I charge at it full speed, which turns out worse than what I’d imagined. From above my aquatic confinements, I hear multiple cries of terror. Although big and juicy, its hard exterior brings me away from the battle.

I didn’t realise this was a squid, because when I hit it, the fish, or squid, started leaching out black ink into the water. I accidentally inhale some of its ink and start to feel a bit tired. A small school of fish seem to be surrounded by the squid’s odourous concoction. Easy prey. The small fish barely move before I snag them into my grasp.

I try to swim away but the evil black liquid prevents me from doing so. I slow to the speed of a sea snail. Now I understand the problem with those fish; they inhaled oil. I look up to see that I wasn’t battling a large fish or a colossal squid, it was a boat. The boat leaked oil when I hit it. The screams were from humans. Now it’s my fault I’m dying.

I can’t move a single fin. I’m stiff, but slowly relax my muscles. I hope I don’t meet any of the fish I’ve slaughtered in Fish-Heaven. At least I’m dying with a full stomach.

If I was Prime Minister

Our task was to create a piece of writing about if we were Prime Minister. We were to list some perks, some struggles and some thing we would do to help our country.

If I was Prime Minister

If I were Prime Minister, the first thing I would do is be surprised over the fact that I actually made it into the position. Then I would immediately tackle helping people in impoverished conditions.

People who would need help finding a job or struggling to keep up with our current economy would definitely be my first order of business. Where we are now, most of us have stable jobs, access to food and water, great homes, and education etc, but many people around the country may not have access to any of those things. To increase education, I would radically increase funding to libraries so people can have a wider selection of free books. Things like having more accessibility to food through things like the Food Bank are important, so obviously, more funding towards those sources. Making bad decisions is sometimes not  even a certain person’s fault; they could have been forced into doing so. Some bad choices make life a lot harder than it needs to be.

It would be hard to be Prime Minister. It would be difficult to leave the role of Prime Minister with the country the same as it was when you came into the role, let alone better. Helping out smaller communities while still focusing on the bigger ones is a lot to handle. Asking people how we could help in itself be challenging. If I were to promise that, finding the time to do so might be complicated to do. If the country was unhappy, I would probably give everyone a day off, run a poll to see what the communities would want.

Being Prime Minister would definitely be tiring. I really wouldn’t know what to do in that position, but giving people respect is what I know is the right thing.

What Would You Want on a Deserted Island?

What Would You Want on a Deserted Island?

We are learning to summarise and rate a text on a scale of 1 to 10.

This text interested me because we are reading a book about being stranded on a deserted island. I rate this text 6/10 because it doesn't show what you would want on an island, but it does show some basic survival skills:

Wonderopolis

So, you're on a deserted island. What could you possibly do? Well, this guide can help you.

Before we get into survival skills, we should tell you that you're not alone. Several people have been stranded and survived and/or escaped. Daniel Defoe's classic 1719 novel 'Robinson Crusoe' remains a popular story even today. The story is about a man whose struggles could give you an insight on your own situation. There was also an old TV show called 'Gilligan's Island'. The show featured the crew of the S.S Minnow and their tourist friends who became shipwrecked on an island.

If you don't think that being stranded on an island is that funny, then here are some tips for your survival.

• Look for a source of fresh water. With today's advancements in technology, you should be found within a few hours or a few days, but you can only last 3-4 days without water.
• Build a fire; creating a fire will allow you to cook food and purify water.
• Search for any edible roots, berries, and fruits. Marine life may also be able to be eaten.
• Use whatever resources you have to create a shelter
• Form a signal made out of wood or rocks for planes overhead.