Year 11 & 10 Essays

Hi All,

Well, we have reached our fist bout of essays. (Duhm Duhm Duuuuuuuhm!!!!) But it doesn't have to be all doom and gloom.

The following words and techniques have been thrown left, right and centre at you: minties, thesis statement, topic sentence, grabbers...

Here is your first port of call for essay writing. I have included for your downloading pleasure, a few of the resources we have been looking at in class to help develop your essays. Remember, your final copy is to be hand written.  This gives you practise in the writing skills needed for your examinations.

Links:
Essay writing framework Year 10-12
Writing the Ultimate essay

Don't forget to check out my YouTube Channel for some helpful vids on essay writing also.

More links added soon.

Cheers

Miss F

Apology

Hi everyone,

I wanted to apologize for the lack of content this year so far. It appears that a lot of posts haven't been published on the web, which must be a fault at my end. I will rectify this as soon as possible  and be posting content you need very soon. In the meantime, check on the school 'Get Work' drive for worksheets and task sheets you may need.

Thanks.

Miss F

Year 11 Curious Incident Portfolio

Hi All,

Here is an update of the portfolio components that you have been working on:

1. Chapter summaries for every 3 Chapters including a plot summary, important quotes and any other notes of significance. This will be important for when you are revising for exams later in the year.
2. News Article - 1 page in length. remember to cover the who, what , where, when, why and how surrounding the death of Wellington.
3. Letter from Judy - can be from any point in the novel. MUST be hand written, and don't forget to use the girly i's.
4. Focus Questions - you should have taken detailed notes within class to help construct your answers.
5. Collages - use either the head silhouette of the image of an eye as your bases. Each charcater needs a minimum of 6 images for the collage.
6. Compics - I have reduced this down to 10 images only, but I'm expecting a high quality of justifications associated with them. Use a mixture of receptive and expressive communication.
7. Soundtrack - selecting 10 scenes from the book, including Chapter and page numbers; The tile of the song, as well as the artist and a link to the song; a justification as to why you have selected the song, and why it expresses certain mood, tone or atmosphere.
8. Comparison Chart -you will be comparing the process of characterization between the characters of Christopher in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, Charlie in The Black Balloon, and Max in Mary and Max.

Here are some links to documents that will be helpful to you:

Chapter Summary template

Task sheet

Cheers

Miss F.

Year 10 Media SWAT lesson

The Basics

Cinema is a visual art form. Cinema is not literature. A film is not a novel.

Our Film Analysis Handbook will provide you with terminology and techniques for decoding and examining film.

Lets now look at Pages 1-6.

SWAT

When we analyse a film or visual text, we analyse it relation to Symbolic, Written, Audio and Technical codes.

Can you name some elements or conventions that would go with these codes? Using the four headings, where would you place the following conventions?

Costume	Camera Angles	Soundtrack
Dolly shot	Subtitles	Dialogue
Shot size	Film stock	Lighting
Colour	Props	CGI

Quiz

Camera angles and shots are two types of Technical Codes. Try the quiz, and see how well you know them.

Camera angles and Shots

Watch the YouTube videos and see how well you did:

Year 11 PowerPoint links

Hi Guys,

Here are some links to the Power-points I have shown and referred to in class this week.

Harvard Referencing:SkyDrive - Harvard Referencing PowerPoint
Essay Writing:SkyDrive - The Ultimate Essay Guide PowerPoint

Also, a friendly reminder to get your parent information letter signed by Friday, and to try and obtain your copy of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Monday.

Thanks

Miss F

Welcome to the 2013 Academic Year

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. And whilst everything in society seems to be winding down, we are only just beginning.

If you aren't already familiar with this site, here is a chance for you to get acquainted. This is the place that you can come to seek information for those times that we are not in the classroom. I will be making sporadic posts throughout the upcoming year, relating to the content and tasks covered.

You will notice the navigation bar above you in which a specific page has been created for your class. This page will give you details about what is being covered throughout the upcoming weeks, and information relating to assessments. I will also be posting links to websites and YouTube vids that I feel are important for you to view. Here is the link to MissJFitton's YouTube Channel

I encourage you to comment on as many posts as you wish, and I will be setting "Blog exclusive" tasks now and again to make sure you're checking back regularly.

Good luck and happy studying.

Miss F.

Year 12 Study Group Challenge

OK ladies and gents. Here are the current results as of today:

Team Meh: 318.25 points
Team Anal: 317.80
The Incredibles: 316.04
The Invisible Men: 320.05

The following work is outstanding for each group:

Team Meh: Podcasts 4
                  Journals 2

Team Anal: Investigations 1
                  Reflections 1
                  Podcasts 3
                  Journals 2

The Incredibles: Reflections 1
                   Podcasts 3
                   Journals 2

The Invisible Men: Podcasts 3
                   Journals 3

Remember, the more work submitted, the higher your points will go and the competition is very close.

Be supportive of each other and make sure you are assisting your team mates with study strategies and helpful tips.

Only 3 days until the exam.

Happy studying :)