YEAR 7

CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT

My sunnies are one thing I could not bear to live without. When the hot summer sun is burning up and the glare hits me I could nearly cry if I don't have my pair of sunglasses with me. When I put them on I can cruise cool cat and take in the beautiful sights of this glorious world. And a big plus for wearing my sunnies, they protect my eyes in a way that reduces my chance of getting an illness like cancer or glaucoma.

What are some things that you would hate to have to live without or miss dearly if they did not exist?

ANIMALS I LIKE, ANIMALS THAT SCARE ME

We can find some animals adorable and others terrifying. Which animals we like and which we dislike can vary from person to person. Discuss, in as much detail as you can, an animal/s that you could be best friends with and an animal/s that scare you.

Include:

• the name of the animal
• what it looks like
• reasons why you like/fear it
• times and places you have come across this animal OR a scenario of how you would like to meet this animal in the future
• a referenced picture of this animal or scanned drawing
• other

Read how reporter Rahni Sadler's mind was changed about sharks.
Click the shark to access her article.

TURN UP THE VOLUME

There is a lot of music in the world, and it has a lot of influence on individual people, communities and societies. Either the words/lyrics, the sounds/harmonies/beats, the instruments and the singing can influence us to feel or think something.

What is a favourite tune or two or three of yours?

Writing focus: Create a post/s to share a minimum of your top three favourite pieces of music at the moment.

- State the name of the piece and the band/group/singer that presents it
- Share the reasons why this song interests you and why you like it
- Quote your favourite lyric from the song stating what is significant about it
- Incorporate a link to a site online where people can listen to and read the words of
  your song

NB: This is a school site and songs referenced must be appropriate to school.

'One thing I love about music, it doesn't hurt when it hits you!'

FAMILY PORTRAITS

What does family mean to you?

Can we sometimes choose family? Or are you only family if you are blood related? Why do you think yes or no?

Who is family to you? How and why do you relate to each person as family?

Task:

Develop a set of fictional family portraits. Play with use of themes, adjectives, contrasts and stereotypes. You can be inspired by family and people you know. In writing, some stereotypes often applied to relatives are:

- the bossy parent/s

- the annoying sibling/s

- the crazy fun auntie

- the inventive uncle

- the spoiling grandparent/s
- my band family