New Quiz – Which Place?
A new quiz on the forum. Let’s see if we can manage a new Quiz Winner this time.
Red Space Discussions – Which place?
Australia’s deadliest ever day
Although it has been almost ninety years since World War One ended it still pops up in the news now and then. This article is from earlier in the week and it’s quite interesting.
On July 19, 1916, in the Australian soldiers’ first major operation at the Western Front, the 5th Division (together with the British [...]
Improving Your Writing
You can turn pretty basic writing into more interesting and rich writing by just adding detail a bit at a time and then repeating this process.
Version 1.
This book is about a boy growing up and some bad things happen.
Version 2.
This book, Burning Eddy by Scot Gardner, is about a boy growing up and some bad [...]
English Homework: My favourite food to make
My best recipe 2008 task
We started this work in class. Please post your completed work on the wiki by Friday 6th June.
Saffron Rice
Meanwhile, to make the saffron rice, cook the pine nuts in a large frying pan over medium heat for 3-4 minutes or until toasted. Transfer to a heatproof bowl. Add the water to the pan and bring to the boil over high heat. Add saffron and reduce heat to low. Add the rice and cook, [...]
Family History and World War One
A team of Australian, French and Scottish archaeologists is on the second day of a long-anticipated dig of the field at Pheasant’s Wood. They believe they are within hours of unearthing the first remains of up to 170 Australian World War I soldiers, resolving a mystery that has haunted their families for more than 90 [...]
Which Book?
Just to let you characters know, I am running a new quiz on the forum and this time it is a book. There are a few good questions already but it’s still anyone’s game.
Burning Eddy Quick Reference
Today in class we created a quick reference guide to Burning Eddy to help you write your essays. This is not a substitute for reading the book but will help you find incidents and quote more quickly.
Burning Eddy Quick Reference – Red Space Rocket Wiki
When The War Came To Australia
When The War Came To Australia @ EzyDVD
This four part series, as seen on ABC TV, tells the story of Australians on the Home Front during World War II. Personal recollections, rare archival footage and the music of the time combine to create an evocative and haunting picture of this unique picture in Australian history.
This [...]
Blacks’ Forgotten WWII role
Spike Lee drama spotlights blacks’ forgotten WWII role – Film – Entertainment
Filmmaker Spike Lee, unveiling the first outtakes of his new drama Miracle at St Anna at Cannes, said it would show the forgotten contribution of African-American soldiers in World War II.
This week we will start to study World War Two and I so [...]
Write Me a Picture: English Assessment
This assessment task is to write an engaging and accurate description of a picture. You can either write one description of about ten lines or two descriptions of about five lines each.
I will mark this work on Monday 26th. This means that you can edit it some more from home if you want to. Please [...]
Burning Eddy Essays
Burning Eddy Essays
1. Bad things happen to people and they react different ways. What do you learn about these reactions in Burning Eddy?
2. Burning Eddy is a story about moving from childhood towards being an adult. What are some of the key events in the journey from child to adult?
3. Both Daniel and Eddy have [...]
Quiz Commander
Congratulation to Kade who has won the last three four of the Who Am I quizzes on the forum. Several other students have been making a great effort to.
However I’d love other people to join in. The current quiz is Which Film Am I. Let’s see if someone can beat Kade to finish line this [...]
Volcano Assignment: Part B
Volcano Profile
Step 1: Choose a volcano. Check the list on the forum to make sure that no-one has picked this before you. Now post a message and claim that volcano.
Step Two: Create the wiki entry for this volcano.
On the Red Space Rocket Wiki create an entry for your volcano under the following headings.
Location of [...]
The Great Depression in Germany
War reparations placed great strain on Germany.
Massive inflation
Began printing more money in response to the French occupation of the Ruhr.
Makes international trade impossible.
Cost of one egg in German marks
July 1921 – 1.60
July 1922 – 7.0
July 1923 – 5000
September 1923 – 4,000,000
November 1923 – 320,000,000,000
Unemployment 40% in 1932.
Rise of the Nazi party.
During the depression Nazi groups [...]