Presents a series of articles on environmental and food supply issues which demonstrate the use of rhetoric to present an argument in the form of an informational report. Includes comprehension questions, and notes for planning and writing an informational report. Enhance the critical literacy, writing and comprehension of Middle and Upper Primary Students. MainSails gives your students the inside knowledge on how language works, how to analyse it and how to apply it to a variety of situations. Each title features: a stimulating magazine-style format and innovative teaching elements; unique Think Tank elements encouraging interaction with the text; investigations of literary devices that are essential for effective writing; specific modelling of text types, including fantasy, mystery, reports, explanations and narratives. MainSails is ideal for: developing students' oral reading and comprehension skills; guided reading and reciprocal reading; supporting students as they develop their own writing style; explicitly teaching comprehension skills including summarising, sequencing, understanding inferences, and understanding cause and effect.
Sometime during the ninth century a famous Arab leader, Caliph Al Mamun, broke into the Great Pyramid in Egypt. There he found what early historians referred to as a stone statue. Inside the statue was a man wearing a gold breastplate that was covered in gems. His weapons lay by his side. They included a fabulously fine sword and shield. Someone had placed a huge ruby on his head indicating that this man was royalty. Egyptians were not usually buried in their armour but we are told that Alexander the Great was. So if this was Alexander, who put him there and why? To find out I have explored ancient legends, documents and medieval paintings. What I found was truly astonishing and leads to, what I believe could well be the final resting place of Alexander the Great. Alexander, A New Theory on An Ancient Legend offers up a new hypothesis as to what may have happened to Alexander the Great many centuries after his death.
Reading Level: 19/20. Colour Wheel: Purple. Sails Literacy Series - developed by leading New Zealand educationalists and authors Jill Eggleton and Jo Windsor. The Sails Literacy Series is the perfect resource for Guided Reading and Writing, Reciprocal Reading and Independent Reading. The engaging visuals and subjects will motivate your students to read for pleasure and for information. Fluency Titles: At the Fluency level children continue to be challenged to think critically and apply comprehension and processing strategies to more complex texts. High frequency words introduced at the Early stage are reinforced and more challenging interest words are incorporated in the Fiction and Non Fiction texts. At this level children also begin to be introduced to the essential Text Forms of Narrative, Recount, Informational Report and Informational Explanation in a Guided Reading situation. The texts provide children with a step by step model of the text form for writing purposes and so incorporate Reading and Writing in the one lesson. Lastly the Fluency texts provide ample reading mileage for students to gain confidence at the Turquoise, Purple and Gold levels.
Lucy Beck is a square peg in a round and fascinating hole. Suddenly catapulted from years of unemployment signing on in a run-down northern town, to working at one of the most prestigious museums in England, in Leeds, Portsmouth and at the Tower of London. Its not just the captivating objects like Henry VIIIs armour she loves so much, but the wonderful characters she works with and meets during her travels around the country, to castles, museums, army barracks, and stately homes. She soon learns the art of negotiation working in a room full of unruly male curators, as well as how to fend off difficult customers, such as annoyed sergeant majors and BBC film crews. Travel with Lucy on an amusing and enjoyable caper into England's often mad-cap history. Whoever said museums were boring!
Sometime during the ninth century a famous Arab leader, Caliph Al Mamun, broke into the Great Pyramid in Egypt. There he found what early historians referred to as a stone statue. Inside the statue was a man wearing a gold breastplate that was covered in gems. His weapons lay by his side. They included a fabulously fine sword and shield. Someone had placed a huge ruby on his head indicating that this man was royalty. Egyptians were not usually buried in their armour but we are told that Alexander the Great was. So if this was Alexander, who put him there and why? To find out I have explored ancient legends, documents and medieval paintings. What I found was truly astonishing and leads to, what I believe could well be the final resting place of Alexander the Great. Alexander, A New Theory on An Ancient Legend offers up a new hypothesis as to what may have happened to Alexander the Great many centuries after his death.
When gold is discovered somewhere, people flock from all over the world to the new gold field, and the town becomes a boom town. Sometimes, after the gold rush is over, people leave as quickly as they came, and the boom town can become a ghost town.aFree online teacher notes for this book are available via the link to the right.These notes provide guided reading and writing notes plus photocopiable sheets.Covering subjects from the Humanities curriculum, the books in Mac Australia combine
About 3000 million years ago there were many islands moving slowly around the Earth. Eventually, these islands joined together to form a mega-continent called Pangea. Then, about 200 million years ago, Pangea began to break up. In this way Australia and the other land masses of today were formed. This fascinating book tells about the formation of Australia using simple language.aFree online teacher notes for this book are available via the link to the right.These notes provide guided reading
Indonesia is an archipelago in South-East Asia. It is made up of more than 13,000 islands, which is more than any other country in the World. Bali is one of the main islands of Indonesia. About three million people live on Bali. Many more people visit Bali each year. This book examines Bali.aFree online teacher notes for this book are available via the link to the right.These notes provide guided reading and writing notes plus photocopiable sheets.Covering subjects from the Humanities curri
In the late eighteenth century, Britain was looking for a new place to send convicts. Australia seemed like the perfect place. It was far away from Britain. This meant the convicts could not return later. The British also hoped the land would have resources that they could use for trade. Read about British convicts sent to Australia in this fascinating book.aFree online teacher notes for this book are available via the link to the right.These notes provide guided reading and writing notes pl
Australia has one of the highest rates of volunteering in the World. Some volunteers choose to help the environment. Others choose to help people or animals in need. A little time from many people makes a big difference to many voluntary organisations around Australia. Read about some volunteers in this book.aFree online teacher notes for this book are available via the link to the right.These notes provide guided reading and writing notes plus photocopiable sheets.Covering subjects from th
Gold fever started in Australia in the 1850s when the first pieces of gold were found by men in each state. These men were the pioneers of gold digging in Australia, but they were followed by many others from all over the world. People left their jobs and their homes to seek their fortunes on the gold fields. Some of them were successful and some of them went home empty handed.aFree online teacher notes for this book are available via the link to the right.These notes provide guided reading
China is a large country in Asia. It is divided into 31 provinces and hundreds of states. China has a population of over 1.2 billion people. This is the largest population in the world. Since the 1800s, people have been immigrating to Australia from China. Today, Chinese Australians are an important part of Australias multicultural society.aFree online teacher notes for this book are available via the link to the right.These notes provide guided reading and writing notes plus photocopiable s
In the late 1700s, people from Europe started migrating to Australia. Today, most European Australians are Italian, Greek or German. These ethnic groups have had a strong role in shaping Australias society, history and culture. This interesting book examines European Australians.aFree online teacher notes for this book are available via the link to the right.These notes provide guided reading and writing notes plus photocopiable sheets.Covering subjects from the Humanities curriculum the
Tropical rainforest is forest found in hot places near the equator where there is also a lot of rain. These conditions make it dense and lush. In some countries, rainforest is protected. However, in other places many rainforest trees are still being cut down. Free online teacher notes for this book are available via the link to the right.These notes provide guided reading and writing notes plus photocopiable sheets.Covering subjects from the Humanities curriculum the Mac Australia Topics b
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