Stage 4 - Metaphors - Email Task


Students build a dream bike using fantasy parts such as a 'time-travel frame' and 'supersonic jet pedals'. Look at a model text that uses metaphors to recount a journey on a 'Wish-come-true bike'. Choose metaphors to make an interesting recount of an adventure on another fantasy bike. This activity is one in a series of two activities.


Topics: Critical literacy , Factual descriptions , Layout , Literary recounts , Metaphors, Visual imagery.


Teacher Instructions
1. Access the DET Portal by clicking on the link below:
https://portal.det.nsw.edu.au
2. Open your email account
3. Click on 'New' in the top left hand side
4. Click on the 'To' button, which opens the GAL - Global Address List.
5. Click in the Alias field
6. Type a 'tilde' (~) which is done by holding down the 'Shift" and Pressing the key above the 'Tab' key.
7. Then enter your school code next to the tilde.
8. Click on 'Find'
9. Select your class or tick the box next it (Apple) form the list that appears below.
10. Click 'To' from underneath this window
11. Click 'Close'
12. Highlight all the text in the Email Task section below.
13. Copy and Paste this text into your email text window
14. Press 'Send' - the lesson will then go to all students in your class.


This means upto 30 emails will be returned to you - if you do not wish to reply to each individual email then repeat the steps 4-11 to send one email to email the whole class thanking them for their efforts.


 Email Task
Your email task today is to:
 1. READ THE WHOLE EMAIL FIRST
Your email task today is related to understanding Metaphors.
2. Create your very own Dream Machine
http://tlf.dlr.det.nsw.edu.au/learningobjects/Content/L862/object/index.html


 Questions:
1. Describe your Dream Machine using 4 metaphors. Answer
2. What is it designed for?  Answer
3. What are the special features of your Dream Machine?  Answer
4. What are the dimensions of your Dream Machine?  Answer
5. List 10 adjectives to describe your Dream Machine Answer
6. Advantages/disadvantages of your Dream Machine? Answer
7. Who would be best suited riding your Dream Machine? Answer
8. Colours of---Sounds like? Answer


Final Steps to email your teacher
Navigate back to your email.
Click on 'Reply' button at the top of your email.
Click 'Send' when you have completed your answers.

 Well done! You have emailed your answers to your teacher.