7A+English

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We are currently working on the novel Mahtab's Story, you need to make sure you are up to date with your passport activities and are making progress on this work in class. Your passport is due 2/9/10!!!!

For the next two weeks we do not have any skills builder homework, you should be working on your Mahtab's Story Passport. As well as Skills Builder we are introducing a spelling/definition activity that will be due every two weeks. Due 26/8: Definitions for the spelling list __in your own words__ We will be having a spelling test on those words on that day too!

Spelling List 1. Refugee 2. Immigration 3. Passport 4. Determination 5. Frightened 6. Glimpsed 7. Whimpered 8. Warrant <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">9. Burqa <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">10. Flimsy <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">11. Horizon <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">12. Gestures <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">13. Translated <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">14. Turban <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">15. Prison <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">16. Detention Centre <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">17. Goaded <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">18. Anchor <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">19. Disappeared <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">20. Hovering

<span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">__Remember:__ If you need help with your homework please come and see me in the 200 staffroom outside of class time <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> 14/9/2010 We are currently working on oral presentations. The topic is How Australia treats Asylum Seekers. Each student is to decide whether or not they believe that Australia treats Asylum Seekers too harshly. They have been working on this assignment for the last week and a half in class and will be given until the end of this week to finish writing their presentation. Their talk should be around 4-5 minutes long and they have spend the last few classes researching the topic, to ensure that they have an informed opinion. They are also required to have some sort of visual aid such as a power point presentation. All students should be prepared to present on the first English class next term, so if they have not finished they will have to complete it over the holidays. They have all been given an instruction sheet that has some useful points for both sides of the issue and some websites for their research. Good luck Year 7's and I hope you have a wonderful holiday.