Write an article for Wormbins News.
Choose your topic eg: Tree Planting, Gardening, Our Excursion, Movie Making, Country Fair Day, Gymea Bay Fair
Then write about this topic, remember to have a strong introduction and try to think about the 5 W’s and finish with your opinion.
Try to post your article by Friday 22nd August.
This week you will need to read a newspaper article. Read an article in the sports section of the leader on Tuesday 12th August or another current newspaper and write a report on a sports article. It may be a good week to report on an Olympic sport that has been in the paper.
In your report remember to state:
Please try to post your homework before or on Friday 15th.
This week you will need to read a newspaper article. You may select any item of interest from the Leader on Tuesday the 5th August and explain the content of the article. In your report remember to state:
Listen and watch the news on either Monday or Tuesday night then write a report on a news item you have selected. Remember to follow the outline below:
Remember to keep your comments to under two paragraphs. Write your report on the news in a comment at the bottom of this post.
Choose a famous Olympian and research this person. The person may be Australian or from any other nation.
Personal profile- include:
Sport- include:
Olympic Results- include:
Career- include:
Bibliography- include:
Your work will be marked on the information gathered and the presentation. HAVE FUN
The Official Australian Olympic website is a good place to start. Click here to go to the site.
First place winning entries
Chenaya’s letter
Dear Sir
I strongly believe we should plant more trees around our community and I will now explain to you the reasons why I feel like this.
Firstly, trees are very important because they take in carbon dioxide and breathe out oxygen. This is very important because if we didn’t have carbon dioxide and oxygen we wouldn’t be able to breathe at all.
Trees also stop erosion and provide food, shelter and great hiding places for animals and insects. They also provide us with paper, wood, school products, furniture and firewood.
Trees are also very attractive and you can go exploring and play many games in them. You can go exploring and make interesting toys out of wood from trees.
Please make people plant more trees around our environment so we can breathe, not have much pollution and save the world.
Yours sincerely
Chenaya
Jay’s letter
Dear sir,
Firstly trees provide us with oxygen. Trees reduce pollution along highways and roads. They take in carbon doioxcide and put out oxygen. If we don’t have oxygenwe could die from the lack of it.
Secondly by cutting down trees we are making more pollution and less clean air. If this pollution keeps increasing then the whole world will become hotter causing the ice to melt and making a global flood.
Thirdly they provide shade and and homes for animals. Its like someone cutting down your house. Where will all the animals find more trees if there are no trees.
Lastly they provide us with fun. Children love to climb and build tree houses in them or make them into tree forts.
The council is cutting down more trees than necessary. We should only cut down the minimum of trees.
So I strongly beleive that we should stop cutting down trees and start planting them.
Your sincerely
Jay
This weeks homework is to visit the Scholastic Site by clicking the link below.
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!
Miss Lily’s Garden
I opened the gate and walked on the grass,
I finally found my sanctuary at last,
Miss Lily’s garden is full of fun,
I can play with Samson till the day is done.
There stands a plum tree as big as can be,
I’d like to climb it, so that I can see
the land that I came from my mum and dad,
The place that I once knew, the place that I had.
A palm tree is there that swings in the breeze,
A ghost is not there, not one that can see,
The flowers and ferns that remind me of home,
A place where Miss Lily and I can roam.
Miss Lily’s Garden
No ghosts in the garden
Not one to be seen.
Just Miss Lily and
her floppy hat all
pretty and clean.
Lots of trees
with plums to
make some jam
to cheer Nam Huong up
as much as she can.
Flowers and ferns
all tangled up
Nam Huong is learning lessons
as she grows up.
