English
What is the dictionary definition of our word of the week?
Rebellion - The action or process of resisting authority, control, or convention.
What were our 2 focus areas this week?
Multiplication and division
What event did we learn about yesterday?
Eureka Stockade
WHat did we investigate at the start of the week?
Earthquakes
What can you catch but not throw?
A cold
What is the structure of a narrative?
Intro/Orientation
Problem
Events
Climax
Resolution
What is the difference between volume and capacity?
Capacity is how much a 3D object can hold, volume is how of a substance is inside a 3D object.
Who was Peter Lalor?
Irish-born Australian leader of the 1854 gold miners' uprising at the Eureka Stockade in Ballarat.
What causes earthquakes?
Movements of tectonic plates?
I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old, what am I?
A candle
How do authors build tension in stories? Give 5 examples
Time limits, bizzare or unusual events, short sentences, repetition, main character is in danger, use of italics
Calvin paints pictures and sells them at art shows. He charges $56.25 for a large painting. He charges $25.80 for a small painting. Last month he sold six large paintings and three small paintings. How much did he make in all?
$414.90
What were the events that lead to the Eureka Rebellion?
Minors forced to pay mining tax, Murder of Scobie at Eureka hotel, Eureka hotel manager found innocent, Lalor swears allegience to the southern cross.
Name three plate movements that cause earthquakes?
Diverge, converge, transform
What question can you never answer yes to?
Are you asleep?
What is an adjectival phrase? Give an example
A phrase that describes a noun.
Eg; Ana, wearing her black school jacket and hair in a pony tail, headed off to school.
I bought a box from the post office that has a volume of 24 cubic centimeters.
What could be the dimensions of my box?
Mr French to discuss answers
What were the consequences of the Eureka Rebellion?
Although the battle was lost, and 22 lives with it, the war for greater equality for the miners was won. The miners' demands included the abolition of the License and Gold Commission and the vote for all males.
Why do you think New Zealand is more prone to earthquakes then Australia?
Mr French to discuss answers
What word is spelled wrong in the dictionary?
Wrong.
What are some language devices authors use to create a picture in the authors mind? Tell me three devices and give examples for each.
Mr French to give examples
If you throw a blue stone into the Red Sea, what will it become?
wet.