Year 9 English
Poetry & Descriptive Writing
Juno
Animal Farm
Writer's Workshop
Speed Writing Rules
The rules are:
1. No talking
2. Write whatever you want – story, reflection on your life, your day, your weekend, letter to your parents, letter to your teacher, persuasive essay on the topic of your choice, diary entry...
3. You don’t need to finish the actual story, or recount, etc in the 15 minutes.
4. Hand up if stuck
5. You’re allowed to finish the sentence you’re writing at the 15 minute mark.
If you cannot think of what to write, try one of these:
1. Write about your day today – every little detail from the time you got up – and I mean, every little detail (okay, some things are just not meant to be shared)
2. Use the following starters for a story or reflection:
* I opened the door and...
* It was a nightmare of epic proportions...
* Sometimes life surprises you...
* My advice about living life is...
The rules are:
1. No talking
2. Write whatever you want – story, reflection on your life, your day, your weekend, letter to your parents, letter to your teacher, persuasive essay on the topic of your choice, diary entry...
3. You don’t need to finish the actual story, or recount, etc in the 15 minutes.
4. Hand up if stuck
5. You’re allowed to finish the sentence you’re writing at the 15 minute mark.
If you cannot think of what to write, try one of these:
1. Write about your day today – every little detail from the time you got up – and I mean, every little detail (okay, some things are just not meant to be shared)
2. Use the following starters for a story or reflection:
* I opened the door and...
* It was a nightmare of epic proportions...
* Sometimes life surprises you...
* My advice about living life is...
Deadly, Unna?
10 Things I Hate About You
Grammar, Spelling & Punctuation
Spelling:
Work your way through the spelling lists at: www.spellingcity.com/araratcollege, from Level W to Level Z. Talk to your teacher to work out your starting level. Spelling Tips: 1 Count syllables - count the number of 'beats' in each word. Eg. com - pu - ter has 3 syllables. Be careful to say the word as you would normally when counting syllables - no 'stretching' of sounds. To help, you can put your hand under your chin and count the number of times your jaw drops as you speak the word. 2.Write the words out three times. 3. Highlight/trace over the top of tricky letters, such as silent or double letters eg whistle 4. Look Say Cover Write Check 5. Write the word out in its singular and plural form eg baby, babies 6. Write the words in sentences. 6. Turn each letter of the word into a funny little phrase eg. chili: cats have interesting little ideas 7. Old way/New Way; see: http://www.spellingzone.com/spellingchart.html 8. Write the words into a funny short story. 9. Get someone to test you - or test yourself on spellingcity.com/araratcollege and then just focus your practice on the ones you get wrong. |
Preparation for NAPLAN in May
Reading Booklet Reading Questions Language Conventions Writing Leaflet Answers Punctuation
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Speeches
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Watch this video and think about the power of using personal experience and a heartfelt topic to connect to your audience: