WELCOME TO THE VIRTUAL ROOM OF RED BALLOON!

You may have noticed I am not in the English room today!
For the next few weeks I will exist in a little box on your computer screen. Until we can teleport Harry Potter style this could be the next best thing...

South Africa is such a diverse and interesting place to explore there is much to be discovered: culture, music, food, wildlife, history and politics. It is going to be an exciting time and I will no doubt learn from your technology tips too! So here we go...

Sunday, January 10, 2010

The reality of South Africa - The picture quiz!


Last week we completed the 'South Africa picture challenge' and on the whole your answers revealed that our knowledge about what you can possibly find in South Africa needs some attention! (Who is your teacher educating you anyway? I need to have a word!).

It turns out that Eustace got the most number of questions correct with a score of 9/11. Well done Eustace! The answer to the quiz was....

ALL THE PICTURES ARE TAKEN IN SOUTH AFRICA, EXCEPT THE LAST ONE... WE DON'T GET TIGERS IN AFRICA!


TASK A:
Choose one of the pictures from the 'picture quiz' that you really don't believe was taken in South Africa. Conduct some research into the facts behind the picture and write about what you have discovered. You need to save your findings (include pictures and clips if you like) then email it to me so I can post it on the blog.
Remember to:
- Quote the source of your findings and use your own words to write about it so you don't
plagiarise.
- Give your writing a relevant and interesting title.
- Pay attention to how you start your paragraphs.
- Consider 'purpose' and 'audience' for you piece (if we have discussed it in class).