TASK: Turning points and Achievements (BIO)

• Read Nelson Mandela's Biography and identify the turning points and achievements. List them in two groups in one new post in your blog. When you finish we will have an open class discussion.
• Read a biography of your choice and identify the turning points and achievements as above.
  
   

Sometimes, a biography describes a person's life from birth to death. At other times, the writer concentrates on a particular period in a person's life. We will be reading biographies of famous Australians and other people. We will be practising completing a time line, making notes of key points as events, turning points and achievements.
Assessment Task - Reading a Biography of a Famous Person

TASK: Biography Timeline

Write timeline for:

1. Fred Hollows - refer to his bio in the class blog
2. Nelson Mandela - refer to his bio in the class blog
3. Famous Aboriginal person - refer to Koori History and choose one famous person

Have Fun!

MEDIA FILE

Newspapers are designed to be read by large number of people. Their main purpose is to inform, but they also persuade and entertain. We will be looking at the features of this text type. Media File Each week you will need to collect news clippings about current issues and the most useful sources are The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian and The Daily Telegraph. Current concerns are usually, immediately covered by the press and it will mean you become familiar with some of the local and macro environment. Class Activity - Take some notes using key words after reading the article . Homework = Summary - Write a brief summary of the main issues the article deals with based on your notes. Personal reflection - Respond in a written format about attitudes, feelings, reflections on the content and implications of the article.