Reading+Groups

10/9/2012

Here is an interesting article about the Paralympics, and this questions fairness in sport.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/19462059

27/8/2012

**__ Making Storyboards! __**

Ever wondered how a movie goes from writing on a page to on the big screen?

Something that has to be done before a movie is made is a //Storyboard.//

A storyboard tells the main parts of a story using images and some words. Here is an example:

A storyboard is a quick and useful way to plan a story.

Today you’ll be practising how to make a storyboard.

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Once you have watched this animation called In the Beginning, in your book create a storyboard of the animation.

If you want to you can change the ending of the story in your storyboard to make it more interesting.

Here are some things to think about while making your storyboard


 * What parts of the story should be included in the storyboard and why?
 * What parts shouldn’t be included, and why?
 * How long should your storyboard be?
 * Do you think another ending might make the story more interesting?

Japan‐ Literacy, 05/06

http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/

> interesting  fact  about  the  town  of Kamakura. > Hatsumode? > student. Be  sure  to  include  details  of  your  school,  family  and  hobbies,  include  the  details  of  your  favourite  holiday that  we  celebrate  here  in Australia.
 * 1) What  is  Manga?
 * 2)  In  the  month  of  June,  Sakura  and  Ichiro’s  class  visits  Kamakura.  Find  one
 * 1)  In  January  Sakura  and  Ichiro  go  to  the  shrine  for  Hatsumode.  What  is
 * 1) What  is  the  story  behind  the  July  festival  of  Tanabata?
 * 2) If  you  could  make  a  Tanabata wish  what  would  it  be?
 * 3)  Write  a  series  of  online  conversations  between  you  and  a  Japanese
 * 1) Research  the  possibility  of  chatting  to  a  Japanese  student  online.  Some  details  to  consider;
 * Find  a  school  in  Japan  to  chat  with
 * Would  it be  possible  to  chat  to  Japanese  students  given  the  time  difference?
 * What  is  the  time  difference  between  Australia  and  Japan?
 * Would  you  chat  over  Skype,  email  or  an  alternate  online  application?