Story Arch

I completed an activity called Story Arch about Little Red Riding Hood.

First I wrote the orientation which talks about the beginning of the story.. 

Next I wrote down the inciting incident which is the important part with the charcters in the story.

Then I wrote down the rising action or problems, which are problems that happen in the story.

After wards I wrote down the climax. The climax is the main event of the story.

Next I wrote down the success or failure. The success or failure is that is something that succeed or failed.

Lastly I wrote the resolution. The resolution is the soulotion of the problem in the story.

Fairy Tales

I completed a task called Fairy Tales.

First I read three fairy tales and listed the characters, settings, problem, and solution.

 After I read the fairy tales, I listed characters from the 3 storys.

Next I wrote down where the setting was in the fairy tales.

I then wrote down the problem that is in the fairy tales.

Lastly I wrote down the solution of the story.

Typing

 I did a can-do activity called dance typing mat. 

I went on dancing typing mat and set up a 15 minute timer. 

 I put my fingers on the home row keys. 

Play I put in my results on a google slide and wrote what do I need to inprove on.

I need to improve on typing these characters  e, s, t, ;.

Poetry

I completed a task called Poetry. This task is where I had to find items around my house and turn them into peoms.

Next I had to think of a verb that were longer then four letters. The verb I thought of was communicate.

Afterwards I wrote what I did that had colours on it.  The colours are : gray eels, red gummys, blue bike, golden chicken nuggets, orange toy, brown carpet, white ipad, green kiwi fruit, pink bag, yellow banana, purple doritos.

This task was fun becuase I got to move around my property instead of doing nothing.

Typing

 I did a can-do activity called dance typing mat. 

Tuatahi (First) I went on dancing typing mat and set up a 15 minute timer. 

Ati (Then) I put my fingers on the home row keys. 

PlayWhakamutunga (Finally) I put in my results on a google slide and wrote what do I need to inprove on.

I need to improve on typing these characters a, ; , k, l. 

Reasons About Why to Stop Racism

 We wrote reasons for an argument.

First I wrote my opinions about racism. I then chose an argument which was why we need to stop racism. I wrote 5 reasons to back up my argument.

Next I found information for my  reasons. The first reason is Racism is hurting innocent people.  The second reason is  People are getting accused of something they didn’t do.

My last 3 reasons are: People are getting depressed and getting racial trauma because of the hate they are receiving, People are getting bullied because of their race, and Racism is affecting people’s life and what they are feeling.  

The experience was amazing because I learnt new things about racism and how it affects people.  

Brainstorming

We brainstormed ideas so we can write a speech.

First we watched 2 videos about persuasive writing. Next we made a table to write our ideas about 3 topics which are Personal, Church, and World.

Later we sat down on the mat to share our ideas in 3 columns. The columns are personal, church, and world.

Lastly we we hihglighted the ideas with the colours green if you can persuade someone, red if think it going to be a problem, and yellow if it a good idea but can not persuade a lot of people. 

The experience was amazing because I learned more about persuasive writing.

Persuasive Language

I learned about persuasive language.

First we watched videos about how to argue properly and persuasive writing.

Next we did an activity to show that everyone's perspective is different. For example you might see a six from one end and a nine from the other depending on where you are standing. Or you might see an 81 from one end and 18 from the other.

Lastly we made a poster about persuasion with examples 6 and 9.  

The experience was amazing because I learnt a lot about persuasion to help me when I am writing a persuasive speech.  

Explaination Starter

I wrote 3 different titles and introductions in different categories. There are Basic Fact, Question Hook and Explain Emotion.

Basic Fact is stating a fact that is true. An example is How an Airplane Flies An airplane is an object that flies. An airplane needs lift, drag and thrust in order to fly.

A question hook is when you ask the reader something that they don't know.  An example is Airplanes, do you know how it works? They fly by using lift, drag and thrust.

 Explain emotion is like trying to get the reader to get an emtional feeling while reading. An example is Airplane Madness 

If we don’t have airplanes or helicopters, then we wouldn’t have transport for people who want to travel. Airplanes uses thrust, drag, and lift when they fly.

Explanation Topic Planner

I learnt how to write an explantion with a topic.

First we picked a topic that we want to write about.

Next we wrote three mechanism about our topic and have a information sorce.

Then we pick another topic.

I thought this was challenging for me because I kept on missing important mechnisims for my topic.

Mechanisms

 We learned how to write an explanation using mechanisms.

First, we wrote a mechanism for how chocolate is made.When the ingredients are combined and melted, they make a liquid.

Next, we wrote another mechanism. If you use a mold it will shape the liquid.  You then cool it so it will set. The finished chocolate is in the shape of the mold you used and sets when it is cooled.

Next we wrote a mechanism for how fireworks work. Gunpowder is packed in a very tiny space as a result it burns really fast. Potassium is the most important part of gunpowder. This is what propels the fireworks into the sky. The fuse is set alight and as it burns it ignites the gun powder. This happens slowly so you have time to move away from the firework anf thertefore you can stay safe.

Next time, I should work on my mechanisms.

Introduction

An introduction tells the reader information about the topic. A hook makes people want to read your story with a suprising fact.

First we watched a video that explains what are different parts to writing an introduction. Then we wrote hooks about Mr Ogilvie.

Next we an introduction with hook about three topics. An example for the life cycle of a butterfly is Did you know that butterflies lay their eggs under a leaf or plant?  The life cycle of a butterfly takes 28 days to 32 days. Butterflies have four stages of life. They are: eggs, caterpillar, chrysalis, and butterfly.

An other example for fireworks is Did you know that the largest ever firework display was in Thunder Over Lousiville? Fireworks use gun powder, metal salt and strontium carbonate (red firework). When they mix together it makes a loud bang.

Lastly an example for chocolate is Did you know that it takes 400 coca beans to make one pound of chocolate. There are 4 mechanisms on how chocolate are made. They are cocoa beans, cocoa butter, sugar, milk powder of alternative milk. The process can take up to eight days. depending on the species of cocoa bean.

Cause and Effect

We used casue and effect to help us write an explanation. 

We put an explanation about the life circle of a butterfly together.

First we summarised and wrote the cause and effect sentences on the first stage - Eggs.

Next we summarised and wrote the cause and effect sentences on the second stage - Caterpillar.

After we summarised and wrote the cause and effect sentences on the third stage - Chrysalis.

Lastly we summarised and wrote the cause and effect sentences on the last stage - Butterfly.

I found this activity helpful because I learnt about the life circle of a butterfly

Cause and Effect

Cause and effect is the relationship between two things when one thing makes something else happen.

Cause is something that made it happen. 

Effect is a change because of the the cause.

Casaul language is something that makes a cause and effect make sense. For example it was cold outdoors therefore they had to stay inside.

Ll: What is Cause and Effect.

Cause and effect helps build an understanding for the mechanisms we are explainaing.

Explanation Planner

I wrote an explanation planner about how a handball game works.

In my introduction I wrote the main points in a handball game.

Next I wrote the mechanisims about handball. A small ball is requried to bounce on the 4 or 2 squares.

Lastly I wrote down my summary. I wrote down the main points in sentences.

The structure of an explanation is TIMES.

America's Cup

 I learnt about the America's Cup.

First I watched and read information from articles and videos, I then sorted the information I got into who, what, where, why and when. 

Next I did some summerazing. I chose 20 important words from the main ideas, I then shortened it to 6 words. I then wrote my summary with the 6 words.

Lastly, I did some evaluating. I wrote facts that I had learnt. I then wrote questions or ideas. I am still interested to learn more about the America's Cup. 

Using these 3 strategies can be helpful when reading because it takes a lot of information and makes it smaller for you to understand.

  

                                                                                            

 

Handwriting

I learned how to write the alphabet, numbers, and symbols properly.

I watched a video to show handwriting. I wrote characters neatly into my writing book. 

I need to practice writing my w with a sharp bum and not write under the line.

 

About Me 2021

 About Me 2021

Kia Ora. 

My name is Mercy. I am Burmese. I am in LS1 at Panmure Bridge School. I enjoy playing  drums at home and playing handball at school with my friends.

Poem - Have you ever?

 

This week our poem was Have you ever? Here is my DLO. 

Poem - Big

This week we wrote our versions of the poem.