I can use my growing wide range of academic and content-specific vocabulary to understand texts.

Year 7/8: I can use my growing wide range of academic and content-specific vocabulary to understand texts.

Name of Text: Captain Cook - Charting Our Islands

Defintions

Surveying: to measure the shape, area, and elevation of with special instruments. Latitude: the distance between the equator and a point north or south on the earth's surface. This distance is measured in degrees. Longitude: distance on the earth's surface east or west of an imaginary line on the globe that goes from the north pole to the south pole and passes through Greenwich, England. Circumnavigation: to go entirely around Continent: one of the earth's seven major areas of land. The continents are Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.

Example/Non Example	When do people need to survey land?	When there building
	What is Christchurch’s latitude?	43.5321° S, 172.6362° E
	Does Wellington have the same longitude as Christchurch? Why or why not?	No because there not the same place
	Can you take short cuts if you are circumnavigating something? Why or why not?	No because you have to entirely go around not threw
	Brazil is on the continent of South America - true or false? Why?	No

Word Associations	Countries that are on the equator are usually very warm and wet places to live	Circumnavigation ?
	The council wants to build a new road	surveying
	New Zealand is not one	continent
	Ferdinand Magellen did this first	surveying
	Greenwich, England is at 0 degrees	longitude

Word Relationships How might each pair of words be connected?	Latitude/Longitude	Latitude is when i think it measured in degrees and longitude  is when it goes threw when it gets measured.
	Latitude/Circumnavigation	Circumnavigation means to travel all the way around the entire or an i island so like going around. And latitude is when   its expressed in degrees and minutes.

Extended Writing	Think of a time when you had to circumnavigate something or survey something. Write a paragraph about the experience.
	When we were doing fitness and me and my friend cut corners of the and we had to go around the entire feild.

Add and subtract decimals

                                         

Investigate situations that involve elements of chance/probability.

I can describe the structure of a Short Story

I can describe the structure of a Short Story

Something I have learned about the structure of short stories is: That the problem comes quickly.

After reading some short stories two things I will remember when I write my own short story are It needs to be to the point and to keep it short

WALT: Apply Striking and Fielding activities in a range of sports and activities.

WALT: Apply Striking and Fielding activities in a range of sports and activities.

Link to modelling book on online zone.  

My Strengths

The striking strategies I was able to effectively demonstrate during the games we played were i tried using different types of bats when hitting the ball.

The throwing and catching strategies I was able to effectively demonstrate during the games we played were when catching the ball my hands were in a cup so it doesn't fall out. and when trowing it i was standing side on and directing with my arm when trowing the ball.

My Next Steps

To improve my striking of a ball I need to hit it a little bit harder because……………so i can get a better length when hitting it.

To Improve my catching and fielding I need to be more confident when catching so i don't lash out . because…………..i don't want to get hit with the ball and to not be scared of it.

The game that I enjoyed the most was Mr ladbrook's game because……………….it was really fun trying to aim and hit the ball on the other ball to get on the other side.

W.A.L.T know square numbers to 100

I can compare and contrast language and ideas between texts with similar author’s purpose.

I can compare and contrast language and ideas between texts with similar author’s purpose.

Here is an example of my learning around this