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Get students excited about reading and reporting their experience with the book with this Book Review Template. It asks students to note the obvious - title, author and genre but then gets them delving deeper by providing a brief story summary, star rating, whether they would recommend others read the book, their favourite quote, best and worst aspects, elements of figurative language and their final thoughts and review. There is space for an image of the book cover or drawing by the student of an aspect of the story they responded to. A list of common figures of speech with examples is also provided to assist students with identifying the figurative language used throughout the book.

Students need to know and understand the task words or key terms in questions if they are going to answer exam and assessment questions fully in the required amount of detail. This task uses the Australian Tim Tam Slam to get students developing their understanding of those all important terms. What is a Tim Tam Slam? A Tim Tam is an extremely popular Australian layered chocolate biscuit. Bite off opposite corners, put one corner into the mug of a hot beverage such as a milo, hot chocolate or coffee, and suck the hot drink through the tim tam like a straw, before shoving it into your mouth to experience the melting chocolaty gooeyness. Still not sure? purchase the task and watch the clip! Have students watch the clip and then answer the questions, getting them to focus on the task word/key term in each question. Want to really involve students in a practical aspect to deepen their understanding? purchase a couple of packets of tim tam biscuits online or in the international section of the supermarket, make some hot drinks and have them taste the Tim Tam Slam before attempting the questions. Not only is this a great task to develop their understanding of task words/key terms but it can also be incorporated into a Multicultural event or taste test!

Sometimes understanding the task words / HSC key terms in questions and knowing exactly what is required to answer the question can be a tricky thing for students to grasp. This task uses images of different sports to demonstrate to students the differences in the task words. Each slide of the PowerPoint has a different sport image and different task word for students to write an answer to. For example ‘OUTLINE the fitness requirements to compete in this sport at Olympic level’ accompanied with the image of a swimmer. Task words increase in difficulty with the level of information required throughout the PPT. Display the presentation to class and work through it as a class, or print and provide as a handout to each student. This can be a great task to introduce task words to students or as a revision activity to ensure students are grasping the concepts. Task Words/HSC Key Terms include: identify define describe explain discuss propose justify outline compare evaluate account recommend analyse

100 Words is a spelling game for children in grades 1-6 (can also be used for lower ability middle and high schoolers). This expansion pack incorporates the 601-1200 words from Oxford’s Sight List. As in the original game, words increase in difficulty from the top down. Top words are worth one point each, increasing in value up to 6 points for bottom words. The only equipment needed to play the game is the stack of cards and a dice. The expansion pack can be played as a stand alone game to the original or incorporated into the original game cards to increase difficulty for students. The file includes: Instructions Player score cards Solitaire game card 17 pages of game cards to print, cut & laminate (or print directly onto cardstock & cut). There are 6 cards to a page and 100 cards overall for the game 6 blank cards for teachers to incorporate their own class word banks/spelling lists into the game Please leave a review after purchase.

100 Words is a spelling game for children in grades 1-6 (can also be used for lower ability middle and high schoolers). It is based on the top 600 words in Oxford’s Sight List. The object of the game is to obtain the highest score (100 points) by spelling the most number of words correctly. There are a variety of ways that the game can be played - as a single player using the Solitaire Game Card or in groups where each player has their own Score Card. Words increase in difficulty from the top down. Top words are worth one point each, increasing in value up to 6 points for bottom words. The only equipment needed to play the game is the stack of cards and a dice. The file includes: Instructions Player score cards Solitaire game card 17 pages of game cards to print, cut & laminate (or print directly onto cardstock & cut). There are 6 cards to a page and 100 cards overall for the game 6 blank cards for teachers to incorporate their own class word banks/spelling lists into the game Please leave a review after purchase.

100 Wordz Original 100 Words is a spelling game for children in grades 1-6 (can also be used for lower ability middle and high schoolers). It is based on the top 600 words in Oxford’s Sight List. The object of the game is to obtain the highest score (100 points) by spelling the most number of words correctly. There are a variety of ways that the game can be played - as a single player using the Solitaire Game Card or in groups where each player has their own Score Card. Words increase in difficulty from the top down. Top words are worth one point each, increasing in value up to 6 points for bottom words. 100 Wordz Expansion The expansion pack incorporates the 601-1200 words from Oxford’s Sight List. As in the original game, words increase in difficulty from the top down. Top words are worth one point each, increasing in value up to 6 points for bottom words. The expansion pack can be played as a stand alone game to the original or incorporated into the original game cards to increase difficulty for students. The only equipment needed to play the game is the stack of cards and a dice. The file includes: Instructions Player score cards Solitaire game card 17 pages of original game cards to print, cut & laminate (or print directly onto cardstock & cut). There are 6 cards to a page and 100 cards overall for the game 17 pages of expansion pack game cards to print, cut & laminate (or print directly onto cardstock & cut). There are 6 cards to a page and 100 cards overall for the game 12 blank cards for teachers to incorporate their own class word banks/spelling lists into the game Please leave a review after purchase