Mr+P+-+Challenges

Each group should have completed the following by now. 1. Choose a team name. 2. Design a team logo. 3. Divide the topic to show what each student is responsible for.

Challenge #1

Mr Pillay's class:
50 points for each group who has all members having requested membership on this wiki by 8pm Monday night, 8/11. 20 additional points to each group whose name refers to some part of the "Guidelines for Good Groupwork". 20 additional points for each group that has a symbol of their group uploaded to their team page by 8pm Monday night 8/11. By 8pm Tuesday night, each team member to write a SHORT paragraph reflection on what they learnt through today's activities (could be about using a wiki, or about working in a team...). 30 points for this activity if all members have completed this and posted on team page!

Challenge #2 - This is under "Week 5" on task - the description - due uploaded on Wiki by 9pm TUESDAY 9/11 - You will have some class time Friday and Monday to work on this - I suggest you view the photo essay together in your group and type up your list of words and phrases on Friday (Library). Over the weekend, draft a description. In class Monday (Library Laptops), share your draft with teammates to help each other improve - then polish descriptions and upload to your team wikipage.Each team member must write their OWN description - but you can work together to generate a great list of descriptive words and phrases.

> ==== In your group, view one of the photo essays located through the "Images" page. Use one laptop for viewing images. ==== ==== Use the list of creative words located in the back of your exercise book (or saved here on this wiki page [|descriptive words.doc]).==== ==== Use this scaffold to plan a detailed one page description of the people and place as based on your observations ==== ==== (scaffold for a description [|Description scaffold for Journeys unit.doc]).====
 * 1) ==== Whilst viewing, record key details and observations about the circumstances and living conditions of the people shown in the photo essay. DO this on a second laptop on your team wikipage.  ====
 * 2) ==== What do you see? What adjectives would you use to describe their living conditions? What might they be feeling? Use sensory words from list. ====
 * 3) ====After viewing and recording words and phrases on team page, each member to follow the "description" scaffold to write a one page description of what you have viewed.====
 * 4) ====When you have finished your description, you must type it and upload this as a word document on your team page.====
 * 5) ====Make sure you put your name on the description or in the title of the document. You will be assessed on use of descriptive language, variety of sentences, structured paragraph and description text overall.====

=== 50 points for each group when all team members have uploaded a word document containing their typed description text. === === An additional 50 points for the team in each class who are the first to complete this activity to a good standard and notify me via email. ===

Points for this activity drop to 30 per team if not completed by Wednesday Week 5.
(Need help knowing how to "upload" a document to your team page? __First,__ check the "Help" feature at the top of this page (Look for "Editing a Page - Adding a file")- __then__ ask another student who knows, and only then ask your teacher if you still don't know).

Challenge #3 - Research areas of the world where there is political persecution, famine, civil war or natural disaster. Class time Tuesday, 9/11, and Wednesday 10/11.


 * 1) Using the "Refugee Background Links" page, each team member investigates different parts of the world from where people are forced to flee because of horrible living conditions.
 * 2) Take notes in your exercise book, or type onto your team wikipage.
 * 3) Write a reflection - at least 5 sentences - where you write about what you have learnt form this activity, which country you think your group should focus on, and WHY.

20 points per team member to complete this task on time.


 * 1) Using the "Refugee Background Links" page, each team member investigates different parts of the world from where people are forced to flee because of horrible living conditions.
 * 2) Take notes in your exercise book, or type onto your team wikipage.
 * 3) Write a reflection - at least 5 sentences - where you write about what you have learnt form this activity, which country you think your group should focus on, and WHY.

20 points per team member to complete this task on time.

Challenge # 4 - Week 4" on task. You will have class time Thursday and Friday of Week 5 to complete this. Due Monday morning, 15/11. I will be with you in class Thursday and Friday to work with groups on this portion of your task.


 * 1) Copy and paste the list of key questions from the "Assessment/Challenge page" to your team page.
 * 2) Divide up who will look for specific answers to each question.
 * 3) Look for SPECIFIC information to answer your allocated questions. Write your responses to these questions on your team page and add your own name after each question you answer.
 * 4) 20 bonus points per PERSON on the team for asking and answering an additional 2 high quality questions on your chosen country.