Homework+Term+2

Homework Term 2
Welcome back Team to another Term of Wiki - Work!!

We have had a number of Technical issues over the first term and hopefully these are all taken care of. Please read through your requirements for this term.

THIS IS HOMEWORK EXTENSION ONLY! THIS IS __NOW__ AN OPTIONAL RESEARCH!**
 * __ PLEASE NOTE: __

You are to present a new research page on our WIKISPACE to present a Research Project from the list below: Choose a topic and start collecting information about your chosen topic. (The requirements for the Research will be posted by the end of the week)
 * Research Project Page:**


 * 1) Water (A research on the nature of water, the Water cycle, lakes, rivers etc).
 * 2) Global Warming (A research on the impact of global warming on the world water system).
 * 3) Water Access (A research on the history of water access since the beginning of time) - from the Well to the Tap!
 * 4) Acid Rain (A research on how Acid Rain is formed and the impact of this kind of rain on our world).
 * 5) A body of water (A research on a body of water in the world) eg. Lake Taupo, Red sea, Waikato River.

HOMEWORK EXTENSION TERM 3:

 * Basic Outline of your Research: **
 * 1) Choose or suggest a topic
 * 2) Start collecting interesting and important information.
 * 3) As soon as possible, put the information online (be sure to use tables and pictures) - I will show you how in the next few weeks.
 * 4) Start collecting more interesting and important information.
 * 5) Put the information online.
 * 6) Check your work - ask yourself "Is this information interesting and presented in an easy to read format"

Week 9
 * DUE DATE:**

Write a persuasive Essay (An essay where you are trying to convince the reader that your opinion is the best).
 * Persuasive Essay (Year 8's only)**
 * TOPICS TO CHOOSE FROM:**
 * 1) Shall we lengthen the school day?
 * 2) Should we even do homework?
 * 3) Is the wine mentioned in the bible, fermented? In other words, should we be drinking?
 * 4) We should be able to bring our cellphones to school.

Remember the length of the Essay is approximately 5 paragrahs!

Persuasive Essay Marking Guide:

 * Please refer to this guide when writing your essay. Email me your Essay if you want to see if you are on the right track! AND please do not leave this for the last minute.



Persuasive Writing Essay:**