Week 6
Stage 3
These learning activities are designed to be completed in sequence beginning on Monday
Daily Prayer
Religious Education
Learning Intention
We are learning practical ways to live our mission.
Success Criteria
I will know I am successful when I:
Name ways I can live out the Works of Mercy
Reflect on the impact of putting the Works of Mercy into action
S3 LC4: demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of the Church as being led by the Holy Spirit, as honouring Mary and as having a life and mission in which individuals are called to various ministries of service.
You will need
Paper
Activity
Devise a plan showing how you may be able to carry out a work of mercy in the next few days.
Explain how it connects to the works of mercy and to the Beatitudes
Describe the impact carrying out this action may have on yourself and the person/people experiencing it
Questions to support my thinking
Activity too hard?
Can you think of a time when you have seen a corporal work of mercy carried out. What do you remember about it? How did it make you feel?
Activity too easy?
Devise a plan to carry out each of the Works of Mercy over the next two weeks
English
Learning Intention
We are learning to compose imaginative texts eg. poetry that reflect our understanding of the world.
Success Criteria
I will know I am successful when I compose a simple poem based on the structure of the poems shared which:
expresses my ideas and feelings using interesting language.
is arranged in lines or groups of lines of different lengths.
may use patterns of repetition, rhyme or rhythm or figurative language.
sounds effective when it is read aloud.
Aligned to English outcomes
EN3-8D identifies and considers how different viewpoints of their world, including aspects of culture, are represented in texts
Activity
Open the Google slides (on the right) and follow the written and audio prompts as you create and publish an original poem about climate change.
Independent Reading as outlined on the slides.
Independent Writing as outlined on the slides.
Questions to support my thinking
Activity too hard?
Use some of the words provided for you in the word bank or write an Acrostic Poem.
Activity too easy?
Can you write more poems to fit the pattern?
OR
Write a poem in a different poetic form eg. Haiku or rhyming verse - preferably not an Acrostic Poem.
Resources
Mathematics
Learning Intention
We are learning about the properties of triangles and the sum of their angles.
Success Criteria
I will know I am successful when I:
can find more than 2 solutions to my problem
explain my thinking.
Aligned to Mathematics outcomes
MA3-16MG: measures and constructs angles, and applies angle relationships to find unknown angles.
You will need
Paper
Activity
The total of the size of the three angles in a triangle is always 1800.
What might be the size of the angles in:
a) an isosceles triangle with the third angle smaller than the other two?
b) an isosceles triangle with the third angle bigger than the other two?
c) an isosceles triangle and the third angle a right angle?
Sketch what those triangles might look like.
Questions to support my thinking
Activity too hard?
Three numbers add to be 1800. Two of those numbers are the same. What might be the three numbers?
Activity too easy?
Draw a triangle where the sizes of the angles are consecutive multiples of 5.
Brain Break(er)
There are four, very important components to your wellbeing. They include resilience, optimism, hope, and self-efficacy. Each of this week's tasks have been designed to support one or more of these components.
You will need to work with your parents on most of these tasks.