Inviting students to provide arguments that support their opinions about a reading in a primary English class

M ((Moves to front))
B1 ((Raises hand))
Class ((Start talking))
Zara (Inaudible).
Elena (Inaudible).
Mysha (Inaudible).
Zara Any information that, erm-
Mysha You basically include it in maths and English.
Zara If the boy, the boy (inaudible).
Samira ((Stands up)) (Inaudible) more information of the things that, like-, basically, it gives more information and can use brackets, commas and dashes.
Mahir ((Stands up)) I would like to build on Samira's point. Er, parentheses is extra information that's put between-, that's put inside a sentence, but, when you take that extra information out of the sentence, it still makes self, er-
Mahir It still makes sense.
Essen ((Stands up)) (Inaudible) like, er, you could say that, erm, when the first (inaudible) and who he is, if you're given extra information about that person ((sits down)).
Essen ((Stands up)) Er, who, er, and, er, which and where.
Essen Er, it, it can (inaudible) who the person is, like, and where, and where they kind of live, I guess.
Class The new boy.
Class Commas.
Class ((Start talking))
Mysha Our best ever netball team.
Mysha Because that's the added information, so (inaudible).
Sakabul Without it, it makes sense.
Roberta ((Stands up)) I think it goes, erm, before 'our' and after 'team'.
Roberta Yes.
Roberta Yes.
Roberta I think that because, if you take it out, it would still make sense. So with 'Carissa led the girls onto the pitch'.
Roberta Erm, the best (inaudible)-
Class The best (inaudible)-
Class ((Start talking))
Mahir The team.
Alex The girls.
Hafiza It's describing (inaudible).
Anaya ((Stands up)) Er, (inaudible) describing, like, the girls, that they're the best ever netball team.
Class ((Start working))
Anaya Find the first box and then the third box.
Anaya Because it adds like extra information, like ((reading from interactive whiteboard)), 'Most of you, you wouldn't believe it (inaudible)'.
Lucas So ((stands up)), (inaudible).
Lucas ((Reading from interactive whiteboard)) 'Breakfast, toast and marmalade'.
Lucas and ice cream'.
Zara ((Stands up)) I disagree with, erm, Lucas, because, erm, if you take the part of the sentence (inaudible), 'Gemma wanted her favourite every day,' it wouldn't make sense.
Zara Gemma wanted her favourite breakfast every day.'
Class Yeah.
Umer Er-
Umer Er, after 'Paris'-
Umer and before 'on'.
Umer Yeah. No. Yes. If you take that away, it makes sense: ((reading from interactive whiteboard)) 'We visited Paris on our holiday.' 'The capital of France' gives you extra (inaudible) about Paris.
Class (Inaudible).
Class (Inaudible).
Sebastian ((Stands up)) So, I would put it after-, before 'you'.
Sebastian No, er, 'you'.
Sebastian Yes.
Sebastian And after 'it'.
Sebastian Because, er, when I read the sentence the first time, I took it out and I saw that it still made sense on, like, 'Mr Hughes can jump over a table, even though he's 60.'
Abdullah ((Stands up)) (Inaudible).
Class Yes.
Essen Parentheses are usually, before you start parentheses, you usually pause, 'cos, if you don't pause, it doesn't really sound right.
Several No.
Class ((Start working))
C3 Which page is it?
Class ((Talking))
Umer Miss, the sentence doesn't make sense.
Umer ((Reads question from book)) '(Inaudible) should go.'
Umer Her favourite animals (inaudible).'
Umer After 'and'.
Umer And before… '(inaudible)'.
Umer ((Reading)) 'My favourite animals are (inaudible).'
Umer ((Shakes head))
Umer Actually, yes.
Umer (Inaudible).
Umer It's his (inaudible).
Umer ((Starts to read next question)) (Inaudible).
Umer (Inaudible).
Eva It should be this one or that one?
Eva It says 'sentences'.
Eva (Inaudible) there should be one.
Eva ((Pointing to workbook)) This one.
Eva Because it (inaudible) describes (inaudible) dash, and then (inaudible).
Alex Between, er-, before 'snakes' and after 'snakes'.
Mahir ((Stands up)) ((reads from workbook)) 'It was very hot, in fact (inaudible).'
Mahir It was very hot, in fact (inaudible).'
Mahir The bottom.
Mahir Yeah.
Class No.
Zara ((Stands up)) I think it's the third one, because, erm, '(inaudible)' would make sense-
Zara It was really hot', 'It was very hot, so I put on some sunscreen.'
C5 How hot it is.
Class No.
C6 (Inaudible) sentences.
C6 Four.
Class Four.
Class One.
Barack ((Reading from workbook)) 'Gina, who had been practising hard, comma, completed her gymnastics performance to much applause.'
Barack Er… before 'he' and after 'had'.
Elena ((Stands up)) (Inaudible).
Zayn Five in total'.
Class Yes.
Saleem ((Reading from interactive whiteboard)) 'The island is beautiful (inaudible) stunning, actually, and there is a lot of wildlife.'
Saleem (Inaudible).
Class Yes.
Hafiza (Inaudible) table.
Mysha (Inaudible).
Barack (Inaudible) missing here.
Mahir Miss, why (inaudible) tonight?
Class ((Start talking))
Zara It was right to shoot the dog (inaudible).
Mysha I agree with the statement.
Zara It was right for the dogs to be shot.
Mysha Yeah, that's (inaudible).
Mysha It was right.
Elena (Inaudible).
Elena (Inaudible).
Mysha I agree.
Elena Yeah.
Elena (Inaudible).
Sebastian ((Stands up)) Er, so the statement yesterday was, er, was it right for them to shoot the dogs, and I think the lesson, er, really didn't go that well because some people argued that it was right and some people argued that it's not ((pointing)).
Sebastian Yeah.
Essen ((Stands up)) I think it was, er, not right to kill the dogs, because the dogs have helped the crew, er, throughout the harsh conditions on the Arctic, er, and then killing them would just be a waste. Also, Shackleton has a big push on keeping the moral up, but the people who had very strong bonds between the dogs, their moral gone-, went down.
Alex ((Stands up)) I disagree with Essen's point because on the boat they don't have any space and they're running out of food, so I think it was right for them to kill the dogs because they will just waste space and time for them, er, on the ice and they need food as well, so I think it was right.
Mysha ((Stands up)) I agree with Alex and disagree with Essen, because it was right for them. Even though it was cruel, yeah, and they were forced to do it because they needed more space, erm, and, if they didn't kill them, yeah, I think they would die even more slowly and painful death.
Hafiza ((Stands up)) I think it wasn't right because-, to shoot the dogs, because, erm, because you know the dogs are dogs, dogs is like human beings, like it has some bond. Like dogs have hearts and sometimes, like, if dogs, if dogs (inaudible), if they kill the dogs, the dogs, they're leaving a strong bond with them and just dying, and it's quite sad for the dogs to be killed because they came all this way and they're dead; they shot them.
Hafiza And they needed, 'cos, like, if they don't kill the dog, if they don't kill the dog, it would be like life or death. Like, if they don't kill the dog, they have to kill their self.
B9 Life or death situation.
Hafiza Yeah, life or death situation.
Anaya ((Stands up)) I'd like to build on Hafiza's point, 'cos he's basically saying that dogs have a life and you wouldn't like it if someone shot you, and they just murdered them, basically.
Mahir ((Stands up)) I agree with Anaya, because they have a life, that counts as murder, erm, and right now you can go to prison for murder, and, plus, it could've just been like a raft or, if they had like a briefcase, they could probably (inaudible).
Class ((Over-talking))
Essen ((Stands up)) I want to build on Hafiza's point because dogs-, killing dogs is not good because dogs have also been, like, helping them a lot and they're expected to cover 20 miles a day, but, also, it wasn't right for Shackleton to kill the dogs because Shackleton thought of getting so many dogs at the first place, and, also, they had to choose out of 99 dogs, the strongest and the finest breed of dogs. So then they're putting in all the strength and all the hard work of the dogs to waste.
Class No.
Class ((Start talking))
Elena (Inaudible).
Elena (Inaudible).
Elena (Inaudible) do something to suffer more.
Mysha Miss, I agree with the statement.
Zara I think (inaudible).
Mysha Yeah, Miss, it was easy.
Zara No.
Zara (Inaudible), then he would actually feel sorry for (inaudible).
Elena ((Stands up)) (Inaudible)-
Elena I think it was a difficult decision because they had strong bonds with the dogs, and, because of the strong bonds, they wanted them to have a quick death than suffer more (inaudible).
Eva ((Stands up)) (Inaudible) they did it because they can't just quickly, in a snap of a finger, just say that, 'OK, let's just shoot the dogs,' because they actually did have quite strong bonds with them, because they only had the dogs to-, the dogs were kind of like their best friends there, and now they have to just shoot them, like (inaudible). They betrayed the dogs as well ((sits down)).
Mahir ((Stands up)) I agree with Elena because they (inaudible), because you know the dogs, they've done most of the hard work and hard carrying and carrying stuff, because, basically, what they do, they just attach them to slaves and then the dogs have to run and they're expected to run like 20 miles a day, which-, and the people just sit on like slaves, like they're not doing anything ((sits down)).
Abdullah ((Stands up)) I disagree with Mahir, because, if the dogs came with them, like (inaudible) the meaning of suicide because they can't do anything else after, because they were going to die in the first place.
Sebastian ((Stands up)) I think it was easy for them because-
Sebastian It was easy.
Sebastian Yeah.
Sebastian Because, if it wasn't easy, they would be like (inaudible) thinking about if they should shoot the dogs or not, and, like, in his sleep or something he was thinking about it. And, yeah, the crew has to follow orders so they can't really do anything; they can't save them.
Essen I agree with Sebastian, because all they have to do is pull the trigger.
Essen Yeah, but-
Essen also it was quite hard for the crew members to do that. I think Shackleton had (inaudible) persuade them or he had to do it himself, because no one would (inaudible).
Mysha ((Stands up)) I agree with Sebastian and Essen because in the book here, like Sebastian said, it would've been like a whole double spread about how the choice was made, but-
Mysha But I have evidence with me from the book-
Mysha because it said ((looking at book)) they had to be sharp and…
Mysha Yeah.
Mysha They had to be sharp and (inaudible) it would've said, in a long thought, (inaudible) it would've said something about that, but it just went straight to the point that they had to be shot and they had to be (inaudible).
Class ((Finding page 44))
Eva They definitely use pastels and crayons, 'cos you can tell.
Class ((Over-talking))
Class ((Start talking))
Eva It's basically straight.
Mahir It was basically a straight decision.
Eva Yeah, it was a straight decision. They did not think about it and they just went there.
Tasmin He had to make a quick decision.
Tasmin Yes ((sits down)).
Alex ((Stands up)) I would like to build on Tasmin's point because they just went straight off without-, with thinking fast about it, and they just went straight off.
C10 What's an oar?
Class ((Start talking))
Mahir Basically that thing that people row with on boats.
Barack The thing, yeah, this.
Mahir It's a paddle, it's a paddle.
Mahir Wood.
Eva It's like big spoons.
Mahir It's like a circle thing.
Zayn ((Stands up)) An oar is the thing that you-, what you row-
Zayn Yeah.
Class Wood.
Class ((Over-talking))
Barack This one's blue and this one's-
Barack greyish.
Class ((Start talking))
Eva Hard work?
Eva The rowing through.
Alex Cos, when you're moving, ((rowing action)) (inaudible) 'cos the water level is like hard to row.
Eva You have to go in circles ((rowing action)).
Barack (Inaudible)?
Barack ((Moves to back of classroom))
Umer ((Stands up)) I think it is hard work, because, if you read after it, the (inaudible) ((reading from book)) hard work after 108 hours.
Umer And it said, erm, ((reading from book)) 'After over 108 hours of real hard work, the (inaudible) were exhausted for the next (inaudible).' ((Sits down))
Class Yeah.
Class Rowing.
C11 Did they sleep?
Barack Yeah they did.
Eva (Inaudible) take it in turns on the (inaudible).
Barack Two of them aren't rowing 'cos (inaudible).
Mahir Frostbite.
Class ((Over-talking))
Mahir It's basically an injury that is when-
Eva (Inaudible).
Mahir It's an injury (inaudible) cold.
Class ((Over-talking))
Barack Glossary.
Mahir Glossary.
Umer ((Stands up))
Umer It says it's… ((looking at glossary))
Umer It's exposure to (inaudible) very stiff in the coldness.
Eva Infection.
Sebastian I had frostbite once on my foot. I couldn't move my foot and I felt like I had ice in my veins. It felt really cold.
Sebastian Yeah.
Sebastian I just stayed in bed.
Sebastian I think it was… when it snowed really heavy.
Mahir It has snowed in four years.
Class ((Start talking))
Mysha (Inaudible)
Eva The blizzard.
Eva It's the blizzard.
Mysha (Inaudible) the page, actually.
Sakabul Like (inaudible).
Sakabul Like (inaudible).
Sakabul Like it took over the ice.
Mysha Because, Miss, it says 'elements' ((looking at book)).
Anaya ((Stands up)) I think that the author didn't put any writing to show-
B12 Yeah, listening.
Anaya I think the author didn't put any words to show how big the blizzard is ((sits down)).
Umer ((Stands up)) Instead of just (inaudible) an inspiration of what it looks like instead of just reading it and just (inaudible) what it is.
Sakabul It's like-
Sakabul ((Turns to class)) It's like a blizzard took over the island ((sits down)).
Eva ((Stands up)) I think the author used a double spread because the author's trying to hook you in and try to show you how big the blizzard is.
Eva Strong.
Abdullah ((Stands up)) I think he's trying to show that no words can describe it.
Mahir ((Stands up)) I think he didn't put any words in because (inaudible), say if you lived in a really cold country (inaudible) and you put words in it to describe it, it's going to be like-, it's not going to be (inaudible), because I've been through worse. But, when you show the picture, you can have an image in your head to show how big the blizzard was.
Class The boat.
Barack One of the lifeboats.
Eva I think they're making another lifeboat.
Eva What's scanty means?
Abdullah (Inaudible).
Class ((Start talking))
Mysha Miss, are you saying 'means' or 'mean'?
Sakabul (Inaudible) say 'means'.
Elena Like scrap.
Zara Scrap is (inaudible).
Elena (Inaudible).
Mysha Little.
Sakabul Scarce.
Zara (Inaudible)
Zara They finished the fish in the snow leopard's tummy (inaudible).
Zayn ((Stands up)) I think it means that the weather (inaudible).
Zayn Oh, supplies, maybe ((sits down)).
Mysha ((Stands up)) I think 'scanty means' means food source.
Mysha Like the food supplies are really low.
Sakabul Scarce.
Class ((Start talking))
Mahir (Inaudible)
Umer ((Approaches T)) (Inaudible)?
Eva (Inaudible) cold. When it's cold, (inaudible) cold.
Eva (Inaudible).
Eva And it's not that cold. At the winter, it is actually cold.
Eva Yes.
Samaya So that he can get help.
Samaya Because it says that ((looking at book)) (inaudible) they could look after themselves because it means (inaudible).
Abdullah (Inaudible).
Abdullah Splitting up.
Class The leader.
Class ((Start talking))
Hafiza I think it was alright to.
Hafiza Because, if something had-, they just (inaudible) the boat, they won't know what to do, as Shackleton has done everything because he's the leader and he made all of (inaudible).
Krishna Yeah.
Hafiza She has a (inaudible). That's why.
Krishna Cos (inaudible).
Krishna Cos his crew might feel lonely.
G13 I don't have a (inaudible)>
Krishna Thank you.
Essen I think it was right for them to go, because he's going to find out and also bring back new supplies so then they can get out safely.
Samaya I agree with Essen because, if he took the whole crew, then they might not all come back alive.
Samaya Yeah.
Tasmin I think that it was right for the leader to leave the group, because, if they didn't have (inaudible) get lost.
Tasmin (Inaudible).
Tasmin (Inaudible).
Tasmin (Inaudible).
Tasmin (Inaudible).
Sebastian I disagree with the statement because, when they were still (inaudible) and saw which men were the most helpful and the strongest. That's why he selected (inaudible) men, he was selective.
Sebastian It wasn't right.
Sebastian Knowing the person that Shackleton is, he's probably going to shoot them and save himself.
Sebastian Or he could-
Sebastian Or he could escape with them alive. (Inaudible).
Sebastian If the dogs died, I'm taking everything seriously after that.
Essen (Inaudible).
Essen They have no leader, so they can't lead, and, also, everything will very chaotic (inaudible) a big debate and stuff, so that would waste time.
Sebastian Shackleton can make someone else the leader.
Sebastian Yeah, when-, say if the captain (inaudible), he can get someone else to captain. It's not that he's the captain (inaudible).
Barack ((Stands up)) I disagree with the statement because-
Barack A question.
Barack I disagree with this question because, for example, what if Shackleton leaves them with no food? They could starve or they have no supplies or anything like that. So-
Hafiza ((Stands up)) I think it was not right for Shackleton to leave the crew, because what if something happens to the ship, and, second, and the crew don't know what to do because Shackleton brought all the supplies and he knows (inaudible) and he can save the people if something goes wrong.
Hafiza What happens if the boat sunk or (inaudible)? And I think it wasn't right because (inaudible) McNish, he has to come because - did he come? Good he came because, if the boat sank, McNish can fix it, but (inaudible).
Abdullah ((Stands up)) I agree with the statement because-, the question, because, if he just stayed there, there will be (inaudible). You just have to wait for a ship to come, but that will probably take a couple of weeks or months. So they wouldn't just (inaudible). And the second in command, Wild - what's his name?
Abdullah Yeah, Frank Wild, he can take care of all of them 'cos he's second in command.
Abdullah (Inaudible).
Sebastian ((Stands up)) I disagree with the question, because he was very selective when he took his men. When the ship was still alive, he kept Progress and he saw which men were the most helpful and strong, and stuff. He remembered those and he took them on his journey to maybe escape.
Sebastian But (inaudible).
Sebastian Yeah, I know, but because he shot the dogs and-
Anaya ((Stands up)) I'd like to-
Anaya I'd like to disagree with (inaudible)'s point, because he said that Shackleton left them with no food, but they have Charles Green with them and then, in the sea, they can fish for food and (inaudible).
Mysha ((Stands up)) I agree with the question and I agree with Abdullah, because Abdullah said that, if they were (inaudible), they won't be able to (inaudible), it'll be months before a ship comes, and (inaudible) that point because, yes, it will be months for the ship to come because normally people come for science theories and stuff-
Mysha Scientific experiments, but, normally, people won't go there for a holiday, so a ship might not come for a few years. And it was right because he could go and get help from other sailors and they can come and help them and get some resources and food, so that he can feed them all.
Lucas ((Stands up)) I think it was right for the leader to leave his crew to go to South Georgia, they will have to stay there for so long, they wouldn't be able to get help.
C14 Keep the morales high.
Class ((Start talking))
Mysha Yes, it will because-
Zara I told her to come here so then we could-
Elena (Inaudible)
Elena (Inaudible)
Elena Because, if he goes, (inaudible).
Eva I think they will actually feel and start getting a bit depressed-
Barack (Inaudible)?
Alex I think that it won't make a (inaudible) because they have hope in Shackleton that he will get the help for the survivors.
Alex It won't make a change because they have hope in Shackleton that they can get help so that they can survive.
Mahir It won't change because some people might say that the crew would worry that the ship might sink, but since McNish is there, he can fix any boat.
Mahir It might go down a little bit, but, since Frank Wild, he saw what Shackleton did to keep the morale high, so he'll probably try and do the same.
Alex Can I go to the toilet?
Saleem ((Stands up)) I think that he left them behind but he put Frank Wild in charge of the rest of the crew, so I think Frank Wild will take over (inaudible) and make the rest of them happy. If not (inaudible).
Umer I disagree with Saleem because I think the morale probably-, Shackleton, he's the expedition leader, so he knows what to do because he read all the letters about the people-
Umer He had-
Umer Well, he had read all the letters-
Umer Read all the letters about the (inaudible), and, normally, he'd know what to do if the morale was down. Frank Wild, I don't think he (inaudible), so he wouldn't know much about the people or how to keep the morale high.
Umer Yes.
Zayn ((Stands up)) I… I think that Shackleton wouldn't have put Frank Wild second in command if he wasn't good at lifting spirits and stuff. ((Sits down))
Eva ((Stands up)) In my opinion, I think that they will actually feel depressed and not that much because Shackleton has been trying so much over these few months to keep the morales high, but now Shackleton's not there, and like Umer said, probably Frank Wild would not have that knowledge because, even though Frank Wild's second in command, he might not see what Shackleton has been doing. So they will feel OK, but maybe their depression will slightly go down.
Essen ((Stands up)) I think the morale will go slightly down because Shackleton has been trying his very best to keep morale up, and (inaudible) when Shackleton was (inaudible), but then the fact that Frank Wild had to do it, but, also, I don't think Shackleton (inaudible) sea, and they (inaudible) away from danger, because (inaudible). Also, they have big winds and deathly waves. So I think (inaudible).
Elena ((Stands up)) (Inaudible) because when Shackleton left (inaudible) will get help and that help is coming.
Sebastian ((Stands up)) I think that Shackleton is (inaudible) but he is forgetting about other stuff like food supplies and to maintain the boat. He's always focusing on keeping them outside, and, if the morale is really high, it's not going to affect them. It's going to affect Shackleton because he's going to get tired trying to keep the morales high.
Eva Can we write opposition and proposition?
Mahir Miss, you know what Umer said? That's how you can tell he wasn't focusing well, when reading the first part.
Mahir He said Frank Wild didn't read any of the letters, but it says he helped him-
Mahir So (inaudible).
Eva It's not his fault. (Inaudible).
Abdullah Disagree.
Mahir A proposition.
Abdullah (Inaudible).
Mahir Opposition, proposition.
Hafiza I think it wasn't right for the leader. This is what I tried to say when I put my hand up. I think it was (inaudible) and Shackleton doesn't have to keep the morale high. Frank Wild had no experience. He's a little bit weaker than Shackleton.
Hafiza Opposition.
Hafiza Miss, (inaudible)?
Krishna So this (inaudible).
Krishna I think that, because Frank Wild knows how to fix it and (inaudible).
Krishna (Inaudible).
Krishna He goes off, Wild and McNish go off and he's waiting for a boat to take them there.
Krishna He's waiting for a boat to come.
Krishna Because (inaudible) back to the boat.
Krishna Oh, because-
Krishna No.
Krishna I think to protect Wild's agility by his self, with his group.
Krishna Yeah.
Samira (Inaudible).
Samira No.
Krishna This one.
Krishna I think they're going to South Georgia to look for help.
Krishna Because… they need help because (inaudible) they seek for help to (inaudible) conditions.
Zayn Because he knows-, because he's the leader, he knows what they're like, kind of.
Zayn I forgot.
Zayn Yeah, he's the leader, he knows everybody's-
Roberta Because they-
Samira (Inaudible).
Samira (Inaudible).
Roberta Because (inaudible) together all this way, through all these (inaudible) traditions.
Roberta They've worked together and (inaudible).
B15 Be by himself.
Barack Miss, she's not letting me speak.
Mysha Miss, can't (inaudible) caviar?
Mysha Can't (inaudible) make caviar?
Elena That's like the most expensive food in the world.
Elena It's like dark black balls.
Mysha No, Miss. I'm (inaudible).
Eva Me.
Eva Miss, everyone's getting out of hand. I keep on telling them to listen.
Eva Barack.
Eva But everyone started talking.
Umer Maybe swords.
Lucas No, sword.
Saleem We've got one.
Umer South (inaudible).
Umer South Georgia.
Saleem Help.
Lucas Help.
Saleem ((Shakes head))
Saleem Because it said-
Saleem ((Looking at book)) (Inaudible).
Lucas A huge wind.
Saleem Danger.
Saleem His life.
Umer Life.
Class ((Start working))
Eva Hadiba's book. Hadiba, your book.
Essen ((Approaches T, holding up book)) Miss, (inaudible)?
Krishna Yeah.
Krishna (Inaudible).
Krishna Yeah.
Krishna Yeah.
C16 (Inaudible).
Alex There you go ((hands to C16)).
Barack Miss, the problem is I put it in my tray and-
Eva So we write two paragraphs and two-
Eva So just do the first one?
Zara A statement.
Zara A question.
Eva (Inaudible) comes last.
Sebastian OK.
C18 How do you spell resources?