LESSON 6

The first activity we did was a game called “Zap, Boom, Pow”.  We played this as a whole class and the aim of the game is to think quickly and to react quickly using the right word and the right movement.  This was good fun but I was out quite early  - as it got faster and faster it became harder and required a lot of concentration.

The next activity was to finish off our sketches which we started brainstorming in classes last week.  This week we chose to go with unequal education.  We had 3 situations – one boy wanting to go to school but had to stay at home and work on the farm.  The second is a less fortunate child who goes to school but is not able to afford to buy books, uniform and stationery. Lastly, a spoilt posh brat who doesn’t appreciate her access to good education.  In the scenes Rhys and Eric were the father and son in both situations on the farm and the boy who needs books.  Sarah and I were mother and daughter of the posh family.  To connect the scenes we based them on an interview situation on the news. 

The focus of the lesson was to see a few of our performances and to give constructive feedback.  The aim of this class was to get our sketches finished and to a good standard and if we didn’t present them today we would in our next lesson.

I thought we achieved well in all our activities as we worked well as a class/group.

It was good working with others as I liked the people in my group and it made it good fun.  In our activities Eric found it quite hard to perform an Australian accent but we all made it work in the end.

I think this was a good lesson as we achieved all the goals we were set. I suggest that we could have practiced more than just discussing what we were going to do.  One group I was interested in was Luke’s group as they used a flood situation and made noices with their hands to show this.

I am excited to perform in the next lesson as I think it is quite good.

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Floods – Get the Facts

Floods are not always caused by heavy rainfall.

Flooding can be caused by a range of situations that include:

▪   seawater flooding – coastal areas may be flooded when a cyclone or severe storm causes a surge of sea water

▪   tidal flooding – floods that are caused by high tides that coincide with higher than normal river levels

▪   run-off from rivers and dams – flooding can be caused when river systems all need to carry more water at the one time following a snow-melt or when dams start to overflow

▪   urban drainage – flash flooding is a serious problem in some cities when the drainage systems fail. People can be caught in stormwater drains, trapped in their cars or even swept off the roads by water.

Is it always bad news?

Floods can have both positive and negative impacts.

Sometimes floods can bring welcome relief for people, livestock and areas suffering from drought conditions.

Flooding can also be a natural way for wetland areas, swamps and native waterways to survive. Underground aquifers and soils with high salt levels also benefit from flood waters.