Tag: Writing

Narrative

In LS1, this term was full of exciting things like swimming, PE, and Art.

Thinking back on the last few months, I’m so happy about learning different types of things in reading, writing, maths, and inquiry espically the kapa haka.

I’ve been busy with all sorts of subjects, but the best part about Term 3 for me was learning about degrees in maths.

When it comes to reading, my favourite text I read was the hungry waves.

I most enjoyed learning about palm oil in reading because it talks about edible vegetable oil that is in lots of different snacks or foods such as skittles, froot loops, and other kinds.

Writing was super fun, especially when I got to read my speech to my little group.

My favourite task in writing this term was the speech because we get to tell people about subjects and different types of information to others.

In Maths, I especially enjoyed when we learnt about place value because it helps us learn how to subtract three digit numbers by breaking the numbers into ones, tens and hundreds

For our special Inquiry experiments, I really enjoyed dancing raisins because it was cool and the raisins started to dance around, especially the nuts. It is funny and cool to watch them move around the whole block.

In P.E. (Physical Education), I had a blast participating in it because I listened to the teacher so I knew what I was doing.

I learnt how to dive in the swimming pool and it was hard but I got used to it and learned how to dive under the water.

 

Narrative Writing

This week for Miss Tele’a writing groups we learned about revising what we know about narratives, revise character traits, and demonstrate a character analysis.

What is narrative writing? Narrative writing tells stories, and stories help us connect with others. They are written to entertain and to share experiences with a reader. Narratives can be written in many mediums, such as novels, short stories, poems, diaries, and even biographies.

First, we had to discuss in a group what narrative writing is. Narrative writing tells stories, and stories help us connect with others. They are written to entertain and to share experiences with a reader. Narratives can be written in many mediums, such as novels, short stories, poems, diaries, and even biographies. For example : A guy called Dwayne Johnston was telling stories to his friends called the heavens of god.

Next, Miss Tele’a explained a game that talks about narrative writing. The game was called the crossboss that revised your knowledge of the vocabulary and terms we use in Narrative Writing by playing. I won and completed all of the levels.

Then, we had to revise vocabulary and terms we use when crafting narrative stories. We also had to drag the vocabulary from the word bank to the definition it matches with. For example : A story that describes events, characters, and a plot matches with narrative. There were 3 of these vocabulary words.

Afterwards, we had to read the short narrative story “The Star Seekers” carefully and individually. In this short story it talks about 2 friends going out at night. Then when we finished reading the short story we had to highlight all the characters in blue, settings in orange, and adjectives in pink. For example : The characters were Adam and Eve, so you highlight Adam and Eve because they’re the characters in the story. Next we had to build strong characters. But we first started off by revising character traits and physical characteristics. We had to sort the traits by dragging them into the correct column. Physical traits can be seen just by looking at the character and for traits can be seen in who the character is on the inside. After we finished we had to pick 1 female character and 1 male character and delete the slides I am not using for my story. There was 4 character, 2 male and 2 female.

Lastly, we had to demonstrate a character analysis. I had to make a copy of the character Analysis template.  Choose a character from a narrative you have read or watched. We had to think of a name for the character, physical appearance, personality traits, motivations & goals, and relationships.

I enjoyed doing this task. I did well at thinking of a name for the character. I need to improve my thinking of a basic name for the other character.

 

Speech Competition

This week we watched people who made it to the final performing their speech.

What is speech? Speech is the form of language that people can hear. People use speeches to communicate with others and what is going on.

First, we lined up and walked into the hall quietly and respectfully to show respect to the speakers. The speakers were Micaela, Keira, Hasna, Sunny, Chelle, Mahdi, Marcel, and other people.

Next, Ms Anderson talked to us about the rules for us while watching the speakers talk about their topic. The first person was Micaela. She is a year 4 and came on stage standing straight, giving some eye contact, and other stuff. Her topic was about starting school at 10pm. My favourite thing about her topic is that she gave lots of facts and details.

Then, the next person was Ahu. Ahu is a year 3 and came on stage confident to talk about his speech. My favourite part about Ahu’s topic/speech is that he gave lots of confidence, eye contact, information, and more details.

After that, the third person was Keira. Keira is a year 7 and came on stage giving lots of eye contact, and using her mouth to flow and her voice is loud and clear. Keira’s topic is about gender bias. My favourite part of her speech is that she was able to smile and look proud of herself. The fourth person was Hasna. Hasna is a year 6 and came onto stage to talk about her speech. Her topic is about ocean pollution. When we were talking she knew some of her parts by heart. My favourite part about her speech is that she did well at explaining how many marine animals are or have died.

Lastly, the last person was Marcel, Marcel is a year 5 and is the best speech. He came into stage with no cue cards in his hands. My favourite part is that he knew all of his speech off by heart, gave lots of contact threw the whole speech, he also used hand signals. The winner was everyone but Marcel got 3 certificates because he didn’t need cue cards and he knew it off by heart.

Congrats to everyone!

I enjoyed listening to the speakers. I did well at participating.

The Five Story Elements

This week for Miss Tele’a writing groups we learned about how to understand the elements that makes a narrative compelling and to apply narrative elements to our writing.

What is narrative? Narrative tells stories, and stories helps us connect with each other’s. Narrative can be written in many mediums, such as novels, short stories, poems, diaries, and even biograph.

First, Miss Tele’a showed us the 6 different narrative genres. They were mystery, fantasy, action, horror, romance, and detective. We also learned about the 5 story elements. Which were character, plot, setting, conflict, and theme. Character are the who of the story. Setting is the where and when of the story. The plot is what of the story. Conflict is the why of the story. And Theme is the message of the story.

Next, we watched a video that talks about the 5 elements, and it explains what it is. The 5 elements are character, setting, plot, conflict, and theme.

After, we played a game called kahoot. In the kahoot Miss Tele’a wrote down questions and we have to answer them correctly which talks about what the 5 elements is. I came 11th place with a year 5 called Valencia.

Lastly, we had to make a copy of a DLO and figure out a movie we are going to talk about using the 5 elements story. I chose Shrek because it’s really interesting.

Suspenseful

This week for Miss Tele’a writing group we learned about how to create a suspenseful beginning through imagery and dialogue.

Suspenseful means creating a feeling of excitement and uncertainty about what will happen next.

Imagery means using descriptive language to create vivid mental picture or sensory experiences.

Dialogue is a conversation between characters in a story or play. It helps reveal information, develop characters, and move the plot forward.

First, we had to discuss in a group what suspenseful means. Suspenseful means creating a feeling of excitement and uncertainty about what will happen next.

Next, Miss Tele’a showed us 2 different videos to watch, and we had to think what those videos has in common and the same thing. The first video was about a man at space jumping off at space. The second video was about one girl and one boy getting scared because there were 2 dinosaurs that were dangerous, and they tried to hide until they got caught from it and got chased.

After, we finished watching the movie Miss Tele’a gave us a whiteboard each for our teammate to figure out what the video has in common and the same thing. I said “They were going to die” because in the first video the person jumped off from space, they could have died and for the second video they were going to die because the 2 dinosaurs started to chase them which was scary. Vaingalo said “They almost got caught”.

Then, Miss Tele’a read out a story for us to imagery and write down what I could we could hear, see, feel, smell, taste, think. The story said “Wind howled through the night, carrying a scent that would change the world. A tall Shade lifted his head and sniffed the air. He looked human except for his crimson hair and maroon eyes. He blinked in surprise. The message had been correct: they were here. Or was it a trap? He weighed the odds, then said icily, “Spread out; hide behind trees and bushes. Stop whoever is coming . . . or die.”

We also had to imagine & write your own beginning. For example: The weather condition will be rain and wind – crashing and howling. Smell will be Air – coming in my nose Fresh,frosty,wind.

Lastly, we had to write down our own story by using our notes we were planning. For my story I said “The rain and wind crashed through the night carrying a smell of air that would change the world. A girl named Olivia lifted her head and opening her eyes. She looked like a human except for her maroon eyes and black hair. She blinked in surprise. The message had been correct: they were here. Or Am I going to die? He weighed the odds, then said “Come over here” “Okay I’m coming”.

I enjoyed doing this task about suspenseful. I did well at explaining what suspenseful mean. I need to improve on adding more details into my story I made.

This is my google slide (work) I made!

Food Safety Article

This week for writing we learned about how to understand how we can ensure ingredients and food are safe to eat.

First, we had to choose three topics related to food safety that I find important or interesting. The topics are : 

  • Perishable foods
  • Fresh fruits and vegetables
  • Dry goods
  • Canned and packaged foods
  • Leftovers and prepared meals
  • Labelling and Organisation (storage).

Next, we had to make a copy of a document to organise the research we were finding about the topics before I had to begin writing down information.

Then, we had to research the state the importance of proper food storage and its impact on food safety. Food poisoning is basically caused by bacteria from foods that have been incorrectly stored, prepared, handled or cooked. Food with poisoning bacteria may look, smell and taste normal. If food is not stored properly, the bacteria in it can multiply to dangerous levels.

Lastly, we had to write down information about the 3 topics into the columns. For example: Fresh vegetables and Fruits. Fruits and vegetables contain important vitamins. There are many fruits and vegetables available and many ways to prepare,cook and serve them. A diet high in fruit and vegetables can help protect you against cancer, diabetes and heart disease.

I enjoyed doing this task. I did well at researching the state the importance of proper food storage and its impact on food safety. I need to improve on adding more details into more information.

Glossary

This week for writing we learned how to develop the ability to effectively research, define and present key vocabulary related to a specific topic by creating a glossary.

Purpose of a glossary? A purpose of a glossary is a section of a book document, or presentation that provides definitions and explanations for specific terms or words used within the text.

What are definitions? Glossary definitions is a type of statement of meaning of a word, phrases, or symbol.

First, we had to think in a group what glossary means. Glossary is an alphabetical list of words relating to a specific subject, text, or dialect, with explanations: a brief dictionary.

Next, we had to sort each section into alphabetical order by using procedures glossary, healthy eating glossary, and food group glossary.

Then we had to choose any verbs or adjectives word to explain something. For example: I picked Hydrated, and it is an adjective. Hydration is an important process in many other applications.

Lastly, we had to show the teacher our work to make sure we understood and got it right.

I enjoyed learning about glossary. I did well at sorting out each section into alphabetical order. I need to improve on adding more words.

Rhyme

This week for Writing I learned about Perfect Rhyme and Rhyme.

Perfect Rhyme is a form of rhyme between two words or phrases. Rhyme is a type of sound between words or the endings of the words, especially when these are used at the ends of the lines using poetry.

First we had to talk about what is Rhyme and what is Perfect Rhyme. Rhyme is a type of sound between words or the endings of the words, especially when these are used at the ends of the lines using poetry. For example : Spring Bling, cat, hat, and herd, bird.

Next we had to come up with the, ing, at, ed, and rd. One of ing, at, ed, and rd is, Ing – Spring, at – hat, ed – shed, & rd – heard. For example : I would say ling for ing.

After Miss White showed us an example for ing. She said, There once was a king. It had a big ring. They all started to sing. And other words like that.

Lastly Miss White told us to make a Poem using rhyme or perfect rhyme. I said for my poem ” There once was a Bling. That had a good Sling. It made everyone Spring. They play outside with a Thing.

I enjoyed learning about Rhyme & Perfect Rhyme. I did well at using ing for the poem. I need to improve on using ed next time.

Figurative Language

This week we have been learning about figurative Language in poetry. Figurative Language is the use of non-literal phrases or words to create further meaning in writing or speech.

First we had to think about in a group what figurative language, a simile, a metaphor, a hyperbole, and an idiom is. A Simile is to figure a speech involving one thing. A metaphor is a thing regarded as something else. A hyperbole is a state or claims that are not meant to be taken literally. For example : I can eat a horse. And an idiom is a group of words by using individual words.

Next we had to write down 3 sentences using metaphors. Metaphors are non – literal. For example : Life is a highway. Her eyes were diamonds. He is a shining star.

Then we had to write down 3 similes we could use to describe this red character. The name of the movie is called turning red. For the 3 similes I wrote down. He was a red panda. She’s so fluffy like a cat and she has magic.

Afterwards, I had to choose a character to write down 3 sentences about using similes or metaphors. I picked Matilda because I think it will be awesome and fun to write about.

Lastly I had to write 4 sentences using both similes and metaphors to describe what it would feel like on a rollercoaster.

I enjoyed doing this task for writing. I did well at describing the red panda. I need to improve on writing down more similes and metaphors.

Pepeha

This week I have been learning about the significance of pepeha in Maori Culture. It allows us to make connections to family, iwi, and the natural world.

A Pepeha Tells You How strong your Connection is to Land. For example : your strong connection to the land is your culture or family.

First I had to talk about my pepeha which is basically all about me. For example : Ko Maungarei tōku maunga (mountain). This is my maunga which is mountain.

Next I had to write down my mountain, river, tribe, home/community, and school. For example : you might wanna say your river is tamaki or your tribe is Ngate Houma.

Then I had to practise reading it out with my mouth open. I practise lots and lots of time until I finally know it.

After I had to record my voice by reading or saying it out. For example : Ko Maungarei tōku maunga (mountain) or Ko Tamaki tōku awa (river).

Lastly, I had to make a DLO and draw my pepeha. For example : I would draw my home, my school logo, or even my mountain.

I enjoyed doing this task. I did well at drawing my pepeha. I need to improve on drawing more pictures.