Wednesday 27 September 2017

The Beekeeper

Quick Write Number One - The Beekeeper

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For the next two weeks we are going to work on ‘Quick Writes.’  This is where you are given something to write about (a writing prompt) and you only have 10mins to write as much as possible using this writing prompt.

For our writing prompts we will use either images or short videos.

The purpose of this is to practise writing fluently.

When we look at our writing prompt we will have about 10-15 mins to discuss it and brainstorm some ideas and vocabulary.   

Our learning goals are to:
-write a description, using powerful words and phrases
-include some Te Reo Māori
-carefully check that our sentences make sense and have correct punctuation and spelling.

When we are writing we need to think about…

  1. What do I want my reader to see?
2) What do I want my reader to hear?
3) What do I want my reader to smell?
Tips:
-look closely at the picture or video
-think about the three key questions and the learning goals
-give yourself time to plan and write


Do your writing here

As I walked through the long orchard, I could hear the sound of my bee’s humming. In the cool and clear karanga spring day I could see the flowers blooming out. The sweet aroma of honey had hit my nose. As I opened the frame a swarm of bees flew out into the distance.

Thursday 21 September 2017

My Political Party Poster

This term our class was learning about elections . Here is my work. Please leave a kind, positive and thoughtful comment.


My Robot Rampage writing

This term we have been learning how to write a narrative piece of writing. This is my Robot Rampage writing. Please leave a thoughtful, positive and kind comment.


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Every weekend there was one job Mark hated doing: cleaning his room. He’d Much rather be building his latest robot invention in the shed. That was it! What if Mark could build a robot to clean his room?

As soon as Mark had that idea to build a robot he spent all night trying to make it. The first attempt did not work and he tried again and ended up finishing at 4:00am in the morning. When the sun came out Mark went up to his room to test his robot.

He had just pressed the on button and it started to clean his room. Mark was so happy and relaxed that he ended up falling asleep. The robot was as fast as a cheetah. Then suddenly Mark woke up to the sound of a crowd ROARING! (horu) . There was no sign of the robot and Mark noticed the whole neighbourhood was standing all around Marks robot. Mark ran up to them and asked “Is my robot being a nuisance?” “No” said the crowd. Then next the crowd started throwing money on the ground for Mark’s robot. Then every weekend the neighbourhood hired Mark’s robot to clean their house and that’s how Mark became rich.