L8 Amazon Powerpoint
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The document provides information about an event study on Juliane Koepcke who survived 12 days in the Amazon jungle after a plane crash. It outlines the key words and definitions related to the topic, including ecology and hallucination. It describes the structured paragraph format of a topic sentence, evidence, and explanation. Students are instructed to read the article about Koepcke and write a structured paragraph explaining how she survived in the jungle by considering what resources she had and difficulties she faced.
L8 Amazon Powerpoint
- 1. Amazon: Event Study 1 Lesson Aims: To explain the difficulties faced when living in the Amazon jungle. To describe how Juliane Koepcke survived for 12 days in the rainforest. To write a structured paragraph. Do now: You have 2 minutes to review your key words. You will need to remember 10 of them! Key Words: Survival Omission Ecology
- 2. Key Word Quiz Turn to a fresh page and write 1-10 in the margin. You will have: 8 minutes You get 1 mark per key term you remember. You also get 1 mark per correct definition.
- 3. Definitions Copy the following into your glossary: Omission: when a piece of information is left out of a story or explanation. Ecology: The relationship of living things to each other and to what’s around them. Hallucination: seeing things which are not real. There are many plants and roots which can cause hallucinations as well as severe lack of sleep or nutrition.
- 4. Event study – Juliane Koepcke Your teacher will hand you an article about Juliane Koepcke. Read through it carefully, making sure you pay attention to how she survived. Consider the following: What she had available What difficulties she faced.
- 5. Structured paragraphs A structured paragraph is made up of three parts. 1. topic Sentence 2. Evidence 3. Explanation The topic sentence identifies one main point. For example: Michael Jackson became famous because he can dance.
- 6. Structured paragraphs A structured paragraph is made up of three parts. 1. topic Sentence 2. Evidence 3. Explanation Evidence provides an opportunity for you to back up your point with a fact or two: The 'Times' magazine reported that he 'knew more dance moves than Elvis and rocked the nation with his moon walk.' They said that dance studios were set up all over the world because of him. .
- 7. Structured paragraphs A structured paragraph is made up of three parts. 1. topic Sentence 2. Evidence 3. Explanation The explanation allows you to explore why you think this point actually made him famous. Because of his amazing ability to dance, people began to listen to his music. His reputation for putting on a show meant that people wanted to come and see him perform. Many people also wanted to learn key dance moves such as the 'moon walk' and many musical artists looked to Michael Jackson for inspiration in their own performances. This meant that his fame grew.
- 8. Structured paragraphs Write a structured paragraph to explain your idea(s) about why Juliane survived her time in the jungle. Follow the guidance from the previous slides to help you. Extension: Think of a second reason. Write a second paragraph. “ Another reason she survived was...”
- 9. Remember the Homework! This week there will be two separate pieces of homework due. 1. Discussion Board: The new discussion topic is up online. Log into Blackboard , watch the video clip and give your opinion. Feel free to agree or disagree with everyone else! 2. Quiz: Key term quiz last lesson of this week! Check you have all the terms!