Monday English
Part 1: W.A.L. about climbing Mount Everest
Where is Mount Everest?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MUTVxLnXa8
Mount Everest is on the border between China and Nepal.
Who were the first to climb Everest?
At 11:30 a.m. on May 29, 1953, Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa of Nepal, become the first explorers to reach the summit of Mount Everest, which at 29,035 feet above sea level is the highest point on Earth. The two, part of a British expedition, made their final assault on the summit after spending a fitful night at 27,900 feet. News of their achievement broke around the world on June 2, the day of Queen Elizabeth II‛s coronation, and Britons hailed it as a good omen for their country‛s future. Monday English
W.A.L. about climbing Mount Everest How long does it take to climb Mount Everest? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioeiDqvbuls
The route from base camp to the summit using Google Maps footage!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTxpNiA_Ujc Monday English
W.A.L. about climbing Mount Everest
View from the top of Everest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW_6eO6VMpk
Footage taken by a group climbing Everest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNpqVWhgdZs Monday English
W.A.L. about climbing Mount Everest
Now that we know a lot about climbing Everest, let's pause and reflect.
Would you want to climb Everest? Why or why not? Explain your reasons, using evidence from what you have learnt about the climb so far.
Why do you think people do want to climb Everest? Think back to what we did on Friday.
George Mallory was a British climber who attempted to climb Everest 3 times in the 1920s. He died on his third attempt. It is not known whether he made it to the summit but it is thought that he unfortunately didn't. He is famous for the reasons he gave for climbing Everest. Monday English
Part 2: W.A.L. to read as a writer In English this week we are going to be writing a discussion text titled:
Should tourists be allowed to climb Mount Everest?
We will learn the reasons for and against tourists climbing Everest in topic this afternoon but now we are going to recap what we know about discussion texts. Monday English
W.A.L. to read as a writer
What is a discussion text?
Why would somebody write one?
Why would somebody read one? Monday English
W.A.L. to read as a writer
What is a discussion text?
The purpose of a discussion text is to present arguments and information from differing viewpoints.
Why would somebody write one?
To explain the different views about one subject to the reader.
Why would somebody read one?
To find out lot of different views about one subject. Monday English
W.A.L. to read as a writer Now, let's create a toolkit for discussion texts and a structure that they all follow. Monday English
W.A.L. to read as a writer Answers for home learning:
Discussion text toolkit: • Range of conjunctions to extend sentences • Subordinate clauses including relative clauses • Cohesive paragraph and sentence openers for adding on information and contrasting (eg. in addition, furthermore, moreover and in contrast to this, on the other hand, conversely) • 1st person (to show own opinion); 2nd person to address reader directly (you may be wondering); 3rd person to explain information. • mostly past tense • Short sentences for effect e.g. No-one wants this. • Subjunctive form – if there were to be a war now, • Formal language • Make views sound more reasonable through use of modal verbs e.g. might/may/could be • Give examples which move from the general to the specific: Most shoppers would agree that ... One lady who has shopped in the town for many years told us...
Structure: • Title (which is usually a question) • Introduction to explain topic and give a fact to hook reader in • Paragraphs that explain reasons for the title (one reason per paragraph) • Paragraphs that explain reasons against the title (one reason per paragraph) • Conclusion with writer's own opinion