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An interview about the Night of Notables

August 19, 2010

10:17 pm

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When Tina was in Year 7 last year, she created an inspiring display for the Night of Notables. You can still see parts of her display on the walls of Room 107, because I was so impressed by her effort, depth of thought and research that I begged her to let me keep as much of her work as she could spare. Even though she produced such a wonderful presentation, she did not find the task straightforward or easy. She took quite a while to settle on her final choice of notable – Rosa Parks. Not content to find out about the woman alone, Tina was determined to explore that era of history as well, which is one reason that her display was so thoughtful and imaginative.

Listen to her interview and gain some great tips for your Night of Notables display.

I’m afraid Tina insisted on my photo being part of this project. She gave me no choice. As you can no doubt tell by her interview, she is very persuasive.

Incidentally, the header of the blog shows the beautiful tablecloth she made to represent the achievements and ideas of Rosa Parks, her chosen notable.

Besieging a Bastion of Learning

by Roslyn Green

May 18, 2010

9:34 pm

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Greetings and News, Special events

This is Dewey Decimal. He’s shy, bookish and exceptionally knowledgeable. What he doesn’t know about books and libraries isn’t worth knowing.

Excursion to the State Library, Wednesday 23 June

We were lucky to get in before the end of second term, because I was a bit sluggish in sending off the booking request. Despite this, the friendly people at the State Library of Victoria have written back to say they can accommodate us. The details are below:

All-day excursion
Arrive in the quadrangle at 9, ready to leave school by 9.15.
Bring ONLY a small bag (handbag for girls, manbag for boys), with a snack, small water bottle and EITHER money for lunch or a cut lunch.
11am – Orientation Tour of the Library with one of the Library teachers
11.45am – Experimedia Room: fun and frivolity in a massive games room – a library resource for the 21st century
You won’t be back at school till 3.30 or 3.40 but if you wish you can keep going along the train line OR be dismissed from the State Library with a parent’s permission.
7Z is going with us, along with their teacher, Mrs Starbuck, and your new coordinator next term, Ms Ind.

Video: Castles at War

Here’s a little set of virtual flashcards based on the video we began to watch yesterday. Read them through and give yourself a quiz, a scatter challenge or some other revision chore. Then get stuck into your assignment!

Assignment due date: Wednesday 2 June

For those who have a tendency to lose handouts, click here to download the assignment:

Medieval History – Short Assignment – Semester 1, 2010

Planning your display for the Night of Notables

by Roslyn Green

August 22, 2009

3:48 am

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Class Work, Special events

display ideas, Night of Notables

Night of Notables Display Table Example

One of the useful things you can do as you prepare for the Night of Notables is try to picture your display area and how you plan to fill it. You will need a range of display materials. Here are some suggestions:

A tablecloth is a simple but vital part of your display. For some reason a display with a tablecloth looks far better than one with a bare old laminex table.

Notice that in the picture above, the laptop takes up very little space; students who spend all their time on a Powerpoint, however clever it is, have a very bare table! If you aim for variety you will create a much more appealing display.

Interactive activities are certain to attract people to your display. One of my favourite interactive activities ever was the brainchild of two boys now in Year 10 (I think their names are Aaron and Chris). They had chosen Michelangelo as their notable person and they brought along a hunk of marble and a chisel so that people could try their hand at sculpting. (This is the activity I have shown on the table above.) Another inspirational idea was thought up by Anne (now in Year 9), who had chosen Fred Hollows. She had a special eye-testing activity, which fitted neatly with her notable’s purpose in life of restoring sight to those with preventable blindness.