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Long Term Project

Generic skills

Human Society and Its Environment

Introduction

This term, our unit on the environment started in Term One will continue, with the girls working on their Long Term Projects. The girls will be given a choice of projects to undertake and will be expected to produce a process diary as well as a variety of finished products. In addition, girls will complete book reviews for two environmental books. This links to the genre focus of Response and Reviews being undertaken in English.

Long Term Project choices appear in the following.

Outcomes:

Same as Term One

Assessment:

Girls are given strict criteria to follow at each stage of their project. Assessment will be based on how well each girl fulfils the given criteria. Both the process diary and the finished products will be assessed in this way.

Additional material

Letter to students

Responses to Literature

Long term project description

Time management guides and Peer response sheet (contained in downloadable word doc. and pdf format.)

"Our Ever-changing World"

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has." Dr. Margaret Mead

Dear Special Year 5 member,

This is part of our wonderful Term 2 HSIE unit. You will be completing most work in class and some for homework. It would be a good idea to use the time management plan and leave it at all times in your scrapbook for easy reference.

The following Tasks are divided into two different categories — wide reading and Long Term Projects. The details of these will be explained in class. It is up to you:

  • to plan your time both during class and at home
  • be sure you understand the expectations for each piece of work
  • submit all work on time
  • do your best work — only high standard work should be submitted. We will be looking for proof of planning, draft writing, re-writing and quality of presentation.

Enjoy yourselves as you learn more about the very fragile world around you!

Best wishes, 

Ms McMurtrie Mrs Drummond

 

P.S. Before you hand in any piece of work for marking, you might like to consider the following points. These are the criteria by which we will be judging your work;

  • Research; Has the work been well researched?
  • Creativity; Does the work represent your own thoughts and ideas?
  • Punctuation; Is the spelling, punctuation and grammar perfect?
  • Presentation; Is the presentation of excellent quality?

"Our Ever-changing World"

"Speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee" Job 12:8

 

Responses to Literature

  1. Read widely from the books listed below. You must read at least two novels plus a good selection of other fiction and non-fiction texts on environmental issues.

  • Baillie, Allan, Riverman
  • Baker, Jeannie, Where the Forest Meets the Sea
  • Baker, Jeanniek, Windows
  • Bernard White, Mary, The Riddle of the Trumpalar
  • Dickinson, Peter, Changes Trilogy
  • Kelleher, Victor, Taronga
  • MacDonald, Caroline, Elephant Rock
  • MacDonald, Caroline, The Lake at the End of the World
  • Lawrence, Louise, Children of the Dust
  • Phipson, Joan, Cats
  • Thiele, Colin, Magpie Island
  • Thiele, Colin, Storm Boy
  • Wheatly, Nadia, The Blooding

Some of these books are in the classroom, others in the library. There are countless other novels focusing on environmental issues. Ask Mrs Greenaway to help you or visit your local library.

You will be required to submit responses to two of the novels you read. The first of these responses will be due in Week 5 on Thursday, and the second in Week 10 on Wednesday. You will receive more details about this part of the unit in the coming weeks, but it would be a good idea to start reading now!

"Our Ever-changing World"

"The frog does not drink up the pond in which he lives"

Indian proverb

Individual Research/Long Term Project

Choose one of the following tasks to complete.

1. Multimedia.

In this option, you can choose an environmental issue and present your findings using technology. For example, it could be presented as a photographic essay, a short video, a computer program, or a combination of multimedia techniques. Perhaps imagine working with a marketing agency to convey an environmental message. What will catch people's attention? How could you make it interesting and exciting? What is the best medium to use for the message you want to get across?

2. Write and Produce a Picture Storybook.

Create a picture storybook for a younger reader. The finished product should contain the following elements:

A story suitable for 7-8 year olds illustrated and presented as a picture book.

Illustrations that represent a particular style of art or artist. (eg Jeannie Baker’s interesting use of collage in Window and Where the Forest Meets the Sea)

The story should have an environmental focus and should contain the elements of despair and hope. It must attempt to teach the child something about our environment. Try to convey an environmental message or moral to the story and explain how children can change the world by caring for the environment.

3. Research Project — Social Environments — Conflict.

There are a number of conflicts and wars occurring in the world at present. Indeed, the 20th century has been plagued by disputes between nations resulting from people being unable to manage their social environments peacefully. If you choose this option, you will begin by exploring the notion of conflict and the causes and effects of war. You will then choose a particular conflict to focus on (eg. The Vietnam War, World War I or II, or the current crisis in Kosovo) and write a report on it. You will also be required to submit a creative component to your report in the form of poetry, artwork or writing.

4. Scientific Research.

Scientific research is about investigating a problem or issue. You need to think of a problem or question that interests you and which you can investigate scientifically. For example:

  • How does salt affect the growth of plants?
  • Do phosphates help plants to grow?
  • Is there always more rubbish at the beach after a storm?

You will need to conduct experiments and write up a scientific report that details your investigation.

 

 

 

  
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