10G War of the Worlds

18.5.16
Do now:
Mind-map War of the worlds What do you think this might mean?
(Add to mind map: What do you think the world was like 120 years ago? What technology was
available? What might war have been like in 1900?)
Do later:
Class discussion News as it happens
Reflection: Think Peer Share
What breaking news have you seen happen? On TV, on Radio, on internet?
Examples: September 11, Christchruch Earthquakes, Boxing Day Tsunami, The lady who
got kicked out of a car in Papatoetoe?
How did you react to the initial news? What did you do to find out more information?
How might this have been different if there was no such things as the internet? And no
cell phones?
Do after:
War of the Worlds Radioplay
Introduce how people in 1939 experienced the world.
What do you already know. What did they do at night time? How did they entertain
themselves?
People in 1939 used to listen to the radio. At night time, families would gather together and
listen to radio dramas these were like Shortland Street but only voices and sounds.
Television was not invented.
We are going to listen to a radio broadcast that caused a big impact in 1939. It was broadcast
on October 30, 1939. A famous actor, Orson Welles wrote a radio-play based on the book we
will study War of the Worlds. It was a groundbreaking broadcast because it was not
presented in the usual way radio plays were presented. Orson Welles presented this
adaptation of the book like it was happening in real time.
Predict: How do you think people might have reacted?
When people heard the play, it was so realistic that they forgot it was a play! They thought
that the things happening in the play were real. There was even talk about some parents
mercy-killing their children to save them from the aliens! Lots of people listening tried to leave
New York and there was massive traffic jams.
As we listen to this radio play, you will have to use your imagination to think about what is
happening. To help us focus, we are going to do a drawing task.
Do later:
Draw these 9 things:
Aliens vs. Humans
Explosion
Laser beam
Mars
Martian
Observatory (place to view stars from, with telescope)
Solar system showing Mars and Earth (dont forget our moons! Earth has one Moon and
Mars has two, Phoebe and Deimos)
Space ship
Telephone / Telegram (They didnt have cell phones in 1939)
As we listen evaluate, how accurate was your drawing to the description in the text?

Do last:
Predict:
Write a short paragraph explaining what you think might happen in this extended text.

10G War of the Worlds

19.5.16 / 20.5.16
Do now:
Tell a friend: Tell your friend what you can remember about the radio play from yesterday
Do later:
Listening: Listen to "War of the Worlds".
Pause at appropriate points and check how students are feeling what might be contributing
to that fear?
Identify themes and character traits if they come up.
Identify speech techniques (from play) and discuss effect.
Do last:
Write a letter to the radio station to tell them what you thought of this play.

10G War of the Worlds

24.5.16
Do now:
Put these words in alphabetical order:
mars earth house older attack colder inside object missile cylinder meteorite telescope
astronomer journalist investigate
Do next:
Thinking: What do you think this quote might mean? What is your understanding of it? Why do
you think that way?
I was not the master now, but an animal among the animals, under the power of the
Martians. The rule of man has ended.
Do later:
Reading: Read Chapters 1 2 of War of the Worlds.
Complete the worksheet using the information you found out during the story
Do last:
Detailed chapter notes: Character, Theme, Setting, Style

10G War of the Worlds

25.6.16
Do now:
Cloze activity complete the Cloze activity on the worksheet
Do later:
True or false statements what can you remember from yesterday?
Do next:
Correcting the incorrect words use your book to help you
Do last:
Reading: Chapter 3 - 4

10G War of the Worlds

26.5.16
Do now:
A Z of "space words"
Do later:
Complete most amazing note taking for Chapter 1 2
Character
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Setting
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Theme
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Style
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Do next:
Reading: Chapters 3 4
Do last:
Deeper thinking: Human nature - In Wells opinion how well do people behave when they are
faced with an unknown threat? Do you agree or disagree with him? What evidence do you
have to support your answer?

10G War of the Worlds

27.5.16
Do now:
Quick draw: How much do you remember about the Martians? (What do they look like, how
did they arrive?)
Do later:
Reading Chapter 3 4
Do after:
Amazing note taking
Do next:
Worksheet cloze activity
Do last:
Worksheet
WALT: Take accurate notes to enhance our learning

10G War of the Worlds

31.5.16
Do now:
Cloze: Chapter 3 4
Do later:
Chapter 3 4 worksheet
Do after:
Amazing note taking breaking down language features color in
Do last:
Chapter 5 6 reading
WALT: Write a paragraph about language features

Writing about language features

Follow these steps to write a whole paragraph about language features you find in the text!
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Write down the language feature

State what the language feature is (eg simile) and the definition
Explain the two things being compared
State FIVE ways that the two things are alike
Summarise what you think the language feature might mean

Here is an example:
"He was as angry as a volcano"

This is a simile. A simile is a direct comparison between two things that are not the same,
using like or as. In this simile the prson's ager is being compared to a volcano. Anger is like a
volcano because it can be red hot like laal. It can also build up over time, before erupting in a
big show. Volcanoes are also unpredictable, no one knows when they will erupt, similar to
anger. When a volcano erupts, it is very destructive, like some people can be when they are
angry. Overall, this simile is describing the way that the person is very, very angry and is
acting in a destructive way.
10G War of the Worlds
7.6.16
Do Now:
Write down the SEVEN most important things that have happened in the book so far. See if
you can write them in chronological order
Do later:
Group work: Reading Chapter 5 in groups. Completing group work task.
Dont let other groups know your answer because we will share with the class later
Do after:
Share group work with class. You get to test your peers and try to catch them out!
Do last:
Language feature: Pathetic Fallacy
WALT:
Actively read chapters in an extended text for understanding
Check understanding as we read

10G War of the worlds

8.6.16
Do now:
Word grid SPACESHIP
How many words can you make
Do later:
Language feature: Pathetic Fallacy
Find three places in Chapter 5 where the weather is mentioned
Write out the sentence
Explain what effect is created by the weather
Explain how that enhances the overall mood for the passage
Do after:
Chapter 6 read as class
Do last:
Chapter 5 6 worksheet
WALT:
Identify language features in a text

10G War of the Worlds

9.6.16
Do Now:
Complete post-survey for Teaching Inquiry
Do next:
Chapter 6 read as class
Do Later:
Chapter 5 6 worksheet
Do Last: