Ruby Reading group are doing some reserach on NZ Authors. Here are some good links to get you started!
christchurch city libraries
storylines
book council
Wednesday 29 October 2014
Sunday 19 October 2014
Persuasive Writing
Mrs Ware has introduced us to some new kids of writing...... persuasive writing. This means trying to get someone to agree with you.
First we read lots of different examples and tried to find all the reasons the authors thought we should agree with them. They were funny stories like about how 'Kids should go to the Moon' or 'We should have school at night'
Then Mrs Ware aked us if we thought we should have to do Cross Country every year. Some of us thought we should, some thought we shouldn't. So we wrote down all the reasons why.
Then we wrote about what we thought. Mrs Ware said we had to use
- a different paragraph for each reason
- an intoduction at the beginning saying what we thought
- a conclusion saying our reasons again at the end
- lots of detail for each reason
The next week we were allowed to write about whatever we wanted. Some people wrote that we thought kids should have ice cream for breakfast. Others thought we should walk to school each day.
Here are some of our stories... are you persuaded????
I think we should go to the pools everyday.
The first reason why we should go to the pools is that it keeps you fit and healthy. This is good because you will not get sick and it gives you energy.
The next reason is that it's useful. It is good because you could save someone's life and you can learn to be a lifeguard.
The last reason is you can learn to be water wise. This is good becasue you can be sensible around water and in the sea.
In conclusion, we should to got he pools everyday to keep fit, save lives and learn about water safety.
By Brad Single Owens
First we read lots of different examples and tried to find all the reasons the authors thought we should agree with them. They were funny stories like about how 'Kids should go to the Moon' or 'We should have school at night'
Then Mrs Ware aked us if we thought we should have to do Cross Country every year. Some of us thought we should, some thought we shouldn't. So we wrote down all the reasons why.
Then we wrote about what we thought. Mrs Ware said we had to use
- a different paragraph for each reason
- an intoduction at the beginning saying what we thought
- a conclusion saying our reasons again at the end
- lots of detail for each reason
The next week we were allowed to write about whatever we wanted. Some people wrote that we thought kids should have ice cream for breakfast. Others thought we should walk to school each day.
Here are some of our stories... are you persuaded????
I think we should go to the pools everyday.
The first reason why we should go to the pools is that it keeps you fit and healthy. This is good because you will not get sick and it gives you energy.
The next reason is that it's useful. It is good because you could save someone's life and you can learn to be a lifeguard.
The last reason is you can learn to be water wise. This is good becasue you can be sensible around water and in the sea.
In conclusion, we should to got he pools everyday to keep fit, save lives and learn about water safety.
By Brad Single Owens
Learning a new Language
Last term we had a student teacher who showed some of our class a new language..... sign language!
They all showed us how to 'sign' the alphabet and Mrs Ware found a poster she had about it too.
This is the New Zealand Deaf webpage which has lots of cool things to learn http://www.deaf.org.nz
Here are some of the people in Rm 12 'saying' their names.
They all showed us how to 'sign' the alphabet and Mrs Ware found a poster she had about it too.
This is the New Zealand Deaf webpage which has lots of cool things to learn http://www.deaf.org.nz
Here are some of the people in Rm 12 'saying' their names.
Matthew
Millie
Logan
Lydia
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