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Last day today

For the 'teaching part' of 2008 for this class; Mikayla, Caitlyn (myself) and Brijana enjoy a moment in the MMC library.

Career websites

Career key
Similar minds
Future proof
Career planning
My future
Assessment
Colorquiz
Kiwicareers
Careers
Skill NZ
Your career guide NZ
Infotech
Science net
Etito
Tearaway

Tuesday

Today you were given a resource sheet containing a Publicity photograph for Jantzen swimwear c1920s.
This can also be found at http://www.tepapa.govt.nz

You should have glued this in to your book (remember these are to be collected on Monday for checking) and then complete the following:
Read the resource sheet and list the KEY words (swimwear, Jantzen, publicity, campaigns, 1930s & 1940s, fashion, advertisement, suits, glamorous, 20th century, photographs, example)
Find a modern swimsuit advertisement from a magazine or website.
Glue this onto the next page of your book.
DRAW UP A TABLE like this and complete it about the two resources.
Title - Swimsuit Advertising
2 columns - head one Similarities and one Differences
You should write about 3 things that are similar in the advertisements and 3 things that are different about them.

Monday May 1st (Mayday)

This term there are several assessments that must be completed for report grades AND an exam in Week 4. The essay topics for the exam (transactional writing) will be worked on as drafts in class, then handed to you to do a good copy as part of the exam.
Our focus topic will be ADVERTISING.
The film you write about will be "Pirates of the Caribbean".
In week 5 there will be an assessment for speeches - these will be on either an aspect of Advertising, or your famous NZer from Term 1.

Today's work:
1. Use the letters A C I L O P V to see how many words you can make. (1 point for 2 letter words, 2 points for 3 letter words etc.)
2. Journal Writing: spend 20 minutes on this
"what if?" you had to choose the most important thing in life..but it could NOT be money? What would you say is the most important thing in life? Why did you choose that thing?
3. "what's up?" worksheet. Work in pairs to copy and complete the sheet.

Check the site on the last blog for answers to #1.

Remember your books will be collected next Monday (May 8th)

Word builder

On Mondays we are going to begin a word builder competition. This website gives you a fun place to check what you could have done with this week's letters.
http://www.hasbro.com/scrabble/pl/page.tools/dn/home.cfm

make notes from this site for your essay

http://www.calstatela.edu/centers/write_cn/journey.htm

These notes are useful for writing your essay, copy key points into your book.

Then go to essaypunch.com and do that essay.