Page 1 Spelling Term 2 -Week 2 Synonyms for ‘possible’ Base words (etymological) ‘polis’ – ‘relating to citizens or the state’ Prefix – AB away from Suffix “ness” – indicating a state, condition or quality Theme - Powerful Persuasive words conceivable civil absent darkness generous probable citadel abuse subtleness tremendous certainly politician abstain kindness magnificent likely metropolis abnormal preparedness appealing feasible politics abdicate thoughtfulness phenomenal
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Spelling Term 2 -Week 2 Synonyms for ‘possible’
Base words (etymological) ‘polis’ – ‘relating to citizens or the state’
Prefix – AB away from
Suffix “ness” – indicating a state, condition or quality
Theme - Powerful Persuasive words
conceivable civil absent darkness generous probable citadel abuse subtleness tremendous certainly politician abstain kindness magnificent likely metropolis abnormal preparedness appealing feasible politics abdicate thoughtfulness phenomenal
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Visual Art: Cartoon Critters Make a cartoon drawing of a mouth and take a photo of it ‘on’ one of your pets or stuffed toys. The trickiest part is taking the photo. Cartoon Critter Challenge: Draw other facial parts, and try photographing them on your pet. Examples of cartoon face parts are below.
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English Persuasive - Writing Task: Sizzling Start – Sevens Steps to Writing Success
Task:
1. Read the persuasive sizzling start below 2. Identify which of the following persuasive devices have been used in
this writing sample: emotive language, expert appeal, metaphors and similes, humour, contrast, rhetorical questions, repetition, the Rule of Three.
3. Find examples of Sizzling Starts that use persuasive devices. o You could use Kids News, a magazine or newspaper
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History: Connecting with Country
https://education.abc.net.au/home#!/media/2574779/connecting-with-country-and-each-other
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History: Connecting with Country
The Definition of ‘Country’ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Definition European Definition
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History: Connecting with Country
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History: Connecting with Country
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PDHPE Wellbeing break
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PDHPE Wellbeing break
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ljec0MkAg6U
1. Reflect: Write a paragraph on Why do you think being hopeful is important?
2. Your challenge: Name three-character strengths you have. Use them this week and notice when you do use them.
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PDHPE Fitness Tuesday:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v-a_dpwhro
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GRAMMAR SUFFIX ‘NESS’
Suffix “ness” – indicating a state, condition or quality darkness subtleness kindness preparedness thoughtfulness
A suffix is added to the END of a word to change its meaning and use.
ness = Indicating state, condition, or quality, or an instance of one of these:
greatness, selfishness, meaninglessness, a kindness Complete the table below in your
workbooks.
Base word
Suffix New Word Use in a sentence
dark ness darkness ness ness ness ness
How did the word change? He looked tall and lean in a dark suit. (Adjective)
At last he saw something in the darkness that looked like two balls of fire. (Noun)
Explore this further with the other words on your list.
PERSUASIVE WRITING Theme - Powerful Persuasive words
Base words (etymological) ‘polis’ – ‘relating to citizens or the state’
Synonyms for ‘possible’
generous civil conceivable tremendous citadel probable magnificent politician certainly appealing metropolis likely phenomenal politics feasible
Junk mail needs to grab your attention immediately, just like a Sizzling Start, otherwise it will
end up in the bin. Find some junk mail from home. Look at the different examples and decide which one is the most persuasive and
why?
Write a paragraph explaining how and why it grabbed your attention. Try and include 4 of your list words above in your paragraph.
PREFIX – AB Prefix – AB away from
absent abuse abstain abnormal abdicate
Think Pair Share – what do you think the
prefix ‘AB’ means? Are there other prefixes with a similar
meaning?
Create a root word tree with ‘AB’ words. Aim for at least 15 words…
See example below:
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