Here is my reading contract for the week, I have done all 14 and have extend myself by doing stuff like...
2 sentence for the too,two and to instead of 1, heaps of syllable words instead of 1 per question, doing more true or false questions instead of doing 5, using all the words to put in alphabetical order instead of ten.
Underground Soldiers
Did I Understand
What challenges were involved in training the Tunneling
Company and why?
The challenges were if the tunnel closed in our the other side’s explosives were released because if the
tunnel caved in you might be short on air and it will be mean you just wasted a whole lot of work and for
the other side’s explosives going off- you might die
What was counter mining and why was it important?
Counter mining is where you try dig as fast as you can and place explosives before the other side does it
to you
Who discovered the mines and what evidence was there that
New Zealanders were involved in building them?
Off-duty New Zealand officers found the mines, it says in the text the New Zealanders were working
secretly alongside the British
Why might a New Zealander want to visit Arras today?
To show respect of the people who died and maybe place flowers and maybe just to visit for a bit of history
If This Is The Answer
Write a question to match your answer
Sandstone
What was the Arras ground mostly of?
Carbon Monoxide
Name a poisonous gas that can kill?
Geophones
Two tiny discs that could be able to hear the enemies trace an sound- what is it called?
Too, Two And To
Create at least 1 sentence using the words too, two and to.
Can I have chocolate ice cream too, please?
I went to go to Wellington too.
Can I have two Pieces of fish, please?
This is week two.
I would love to go to Auckland.
Can I go to Australia with my Mum.
Digging Deep
Imagine you are an underground soldier during
the war. Write a diary entry to explain the events of the
story and your feelings about them.
Hi diary,
Another hard day in the tunnels especially when i am claustrophobic, it is a big fear to face. I am missing
Michelle (My beautiful wife) and our 3 children peter, Grace and Micheal. Though it will not be long
because before I see them because some off - duty New Zealand officers found out that below the city of
Arras is sandstone which is super easy to dig with, so we are going to build a big tunnel to transport
people underground when they get hurt or just to do things then we are going to set explosives..
Then bam, Germany loses a lot of people and the war ends and I get to come home! Yay!
I am thinking of writing a letter to them after I write this diary entry.
Bye for now,
Tom
Listen Up
Create at least 5 true or false question.
The enemies were Belgium?
False
The miners dug 30 metres below the surface?
True
One of the New Zealand tunnels was called Rotorua?
False
One of the New Zealand tunnels was called Christchurch?
True
The geophone was very useful?
True
One the war ended the New Zealanders came straight back to see the families and never went back?
False
Schoolgirls found the old tunnels?
False
In the tunnels a message said hello Germany?
False
The Germans built the Havrincourt Bridge?
False
Facts And Opinions
Write facts and opinions based on the article
Facts
The men who volunteered for the new Zealand Tunneling Company were mostly labourers
The tunnelers kept constant track of the enemy
Nearly 4,000 soldiers were killed in the Battle of Arras
British and Canadian once rested in the tunnels that the schoolboys rediscovered
In December 1915 more than 4 hundred left for the Western Front
In March 1916 the tunnelers arrived
By April 1917 the underground city was finished
The British and Canadian troops moved in a 5:30am
New Zealand tunnels were bigger
Opinions
I think the soldiers must of missed their families
I think the soldiers were scared
The schoolboys must of been curious when finding the message
Once the schoolboys found the tunnels and then realized what they were for then they must of felt proud
The explosions would properly hurt everyone's ears from the noise
All soldiers I think had perseverance
Exploring Language
What do these words mean?
Inevitable - A situation that is unable to be avoided
Distinguish - Recognize or treat as different
Distinctive - To be shown vividly and clearly
I Can Spell
Tunn - ell - ing
Lab - our - ers
Sold - i - ers
Write On
Create a list of all the proper nouns
French
Arras
NZ
First World War
Britain
Canada
Germans
New Zealand
New Zealand Tunneling Company
Waihi
Reefton
Auckland
December
Western Front
New Zealanders
Labyrinth
August
France
British
Pioneer Batlon
Wellington
Nelson
Christchurch
Dunedin
Canadian
April
Easter Monday
German
Havrincourt Bridge
Battle
Allies
November
Belgium
All In Order
Select at least 10 of your proper nouns and put them in order.
Allies
April
Arras
Auckland
August
Battle
Britain
British
Belgium
Canada
Canadian
Christchurch
December
Dunedin
Easter Monday
France
First World War
French
German
Germans
Havrincourt Bridge
Labyrinth
Nelson
New Zealand
New Zealanders
New Zealand Tunneling Company
November
NZ
Pioneer
Reefton
Waihi
Wellington
Western Front
Be Creative
Design a tunnelling caving system that the soldiers might of used.
Syllable Search
Find some 2 syllable words
Schoolboys, stumbled, tunnel, almost, Britain, Zealand, army, during, soldiers,
Auckland, German, Northern, Belgium, killing
Find some 3 syllable words
Underneath, underground, Canada, company, tunnelling, volunteered, Zealanders,
Find some 4 syllable words
Accidentally, authority, military
Scavenger Hunt
Use the pictures to answer the questions.
Find Christchurch
Page 35 - bottom left
Find No-man's land
Page 35 - bottom right
Find the Havrincourt Bridge
Page 37
Make up 2 more.
Find the diagram of the tunnel
Page 33
Find the battle of the Arras
Page 36
Self Assessment
What did I do well?
The syllable search because I did more than 1 word
Which activity challenged me the most?
All in order, because I pushed myself and used all the words to put htem in order instead of just 10
What did I do about it?
I kept at it and highlighted the ones that I had already put in order
Which activity was the easiest for me?
The diary entry because it was easy just writing
How can I extend myself next time?
Making 3 different diary entries
