Mrs+L+-+Challenges

NOTE FOR 7.3: Monday's lesson - Periods 5 and 6 - we will be in DTC3 using networked laptops so we don't have to worry about wireless! As of Monday, 15/11/10, all students in 7.3 should have:
 * 1) requested membership (50 points per group)
 * 2) created team name (20 points per group if name relates to principles of good group work)
 * 3) uploaded a symbol for your team (20 points per group if done by last Monday)
 * 4) reflected on work from Week 4 - teams and using wikispaces (30 points per group if done by last Monday)
 * 5) reflected on work from Week 5 - what you have learnt about your chosen country (additional 30 points per group if done by START of lesson Monday 15/11)
 * 6) uploaded word document with your completed Description
 * 7) answered questions about refugees from your chosen country

Challenge #1 - Week 4

Mrs Lombardo's class:
50 points for each group who has all members having requested membership on this wiki by 8pm Monday night, 1/11. 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 1/11. 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 - Week 5 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.
 * 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.====

(scaffold for a description [[file:Description scaffold for Journeys unit.doc]]).
Challenge #3 - Research areas of the world where there is political persecution, famine, civil war or natural disaster - Week 5 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. Challenge # 4 - 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) Take notes in your exercise book, or type onto your team wikipage.
 * 2) Write a reflection - at least 5 sentences - where you write about what you have learnt from this activity, which country you think your group should focus on, and WHY.
 * 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.

Challenge #5 - Due 8pm Wednesday, 17/11 at the very latest! On Monday in class, we will look at several ways to plan your narrative. These include mind-maps, timelines, and storyboards.During Monday and Wednesday's lessons, you will need to work closely in your team to thoroughly plan your teams' empathy narrative. Points to consider:
 * who will the protagonist (main character) be?
 * who is in his/her family?
 * what is his/her normal family/daily life like?
 * what causes his/her family life to be disrupted/forces family to flee and become refugees?
 * how do they leave their home country - legally/illegally? Boat? Plane? Walking?
 * what happens on the way to their new country?
 * how do they feel?
 * what is their new life like?
 * what makes it easy/hard to adjust to their new home?
 * what does he/she think the future will be like?

Other aspects to consider in planning:
 * what form do you want your presentation to take? Why?
 * will you use music? if so, which music? where will you source it from legally?
 * what factual information do you need? who will get it? from where? Make sure you get bibliographic details.
 * what photos/pictures/video will you add to your presentation? Where will this come from legally? Make sure you get bibliographic details for all images/videos.
 * who is responsible for what in your group?

The completed, detailed PLAN is due by 8pm Wednesday - you will have heaps of class time later to learn new skills related to preparing the presentation. Completed projects are due at the end of Week 8. Presentations will be in Week 9.