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This weeks homework is to visit the Scholastic Site by clicking the link below.

 Writing with Writers

This site includes a mini instructional tutorial on how to write book reviews from an author. I would like you to do each set of the tutorial and then complete a book review on line this week.

When you are finished your book review I would like you to listen to an Australian Authors on a Video. Click this link  Jaclyn Moriarty  then go to All About Authors and you will find this interview. I will quiz you on Friday about the information you will gather by listening to her.

When you have finished this weeks tasks  you may like to see what else is interesting on this site. You may find a book review of one of your favourite books or one you are thinking of reading; Check it out!

This week your homework is to continue to comment on Speeches.  There have been great comments so far the ones we like:

• Provide extra information
• Ask questions
• Provide positive feedback

You should also start to read the comments on your speeches and use them to continue planning your speech.  Next week we will start writing them.

Task 1 this week is to comment on at least 3 posts in the speeches blog. The rules are easy you can comment on any three you like if there are no comments recorded, if however someone has commented on that speech you must choose another person who does not have any comments. When all speeches have a couple of comments then you are free to choose which ever one you want to comment on. This is a FAIR way to ensure everyone will have at least two comments to help them on their way with their speeches.  

Task 2 Find the meaning of Elasticity, write your definition and some examples on the back of your homework sheet. Don’t forget to have your homework in on Thursday as I am at a Conference on Friday and would like to mark your work on the weekend.

This week you will need to start writing about a topic that interests you, write why it interests you , what you already know about the topic and things you want to find out about. This will be the starting point for your Speech.  Your information should be typed and saved to your flash drive.

We will then upload them to blog called Speeches where everyone in the class will post their ideas. Over the next two weeks we will be commenting on each others work in class and on the blog, giving feedback or information to the writer.

Information needs to be at school by Friday 2nd May. Please make sure you give your post a title eg Gardening by Darren

Create your title slides

• Create your title slides
• Watch the video Section H:  Adding titles and credits. Item 1 - Adding title text Pt1

 Edit your video

• Make sure your slides appear for long enough for the reader to see them
• Watch the video Section D: Working with projects - Item 10 & 14. Surveying the timeline
• Tip: You’ll probably need to expand your information slides.  Go to the timeline.  Click and drag your clip to the right to make your clip play for longer.

Record your voice

• In Windows Movie Maker go to Tools and then select Narrate Timeline.  Then press Start Narration.  Read your information as you watch the slides play.  When you’re finished press Stop Narration.  Click OK to save.  You should now be able to hear yourself over the top of your slides.
• If you don’t have a microphone on your computer we can do this part at school.
• It will be great to listen to these at the end of the year!

Publish your video

• Publish your video to your computer
• Watch the video Section J: Saving as a movie. - Item 1. Saving a movie file Pt1
• Insert your thumb drive into the usb port on your computer.  Go to the file you saved on your computer.  Copy the file to your flash drive.

Regular Tasks

1. Write your spelling words.
2. Complete this weeks unit in Maths mentals.

 Capital Cities Movie

• Keep working on your Capital Cities movie. Click here to see how to publish and save your work ready to bring to class on 28th March.  I’ll choose two really informative ones and add them to our class blog.

Optional

• Finders Keepers - Find pictures on Flickr. Remember to get a parent to help you.  Bring them to school on your flashdrive.
• Just for fun! - Practice recording sounds .  Bring them to class on your flashdrive.
• Add a comment to this blog telling me what your favourite movie at the moment is.

Keep up the good work!