Term 3, Week 2

LP1 - SPEECH
WALT persuade others

Your Task:

• Make sure you have complete the DREAM BUBBLE and your CONVINCE ME planning sheet
• Look at your main idea.....are you happy with the ideas you have generated?
• THIS WEEK WE ARE JUST WRITING THE BODY OF THE SPEECH
• Begin with the most important idea/point on your CONVINCE ME PLAN.
  Consider HOW you can explain (show, tell) that to your audience in the most effective way for them to easily understand it.
• Write down what you'd say as if you were talking directly to them.
  If it helps, say everything out loud before you write and/or use a recorder.
  After you've finished, take notes.
• Continue to do this with the other two ideas you wrote down
• Check that your three points make sense.

LP2 - SPELL
WALT spell accurately

• Your task for spelling this week is to write your list of words into your handwriting book.  
• Each word must be written neatly, three times on one line.
• Write the date in Te Reo Māori and the WALT at the top of your page.
• Take care with the size of your writing.
• Make sure letters sit on the line.
• Make sure 'tall' letters just about touch the line above.
• Make sure letters with tails swing just below the 'sitting' line.
• Miss every second line
• With a yellow jovi, highlight one word on each line that makes you proud

INDEPENDENT TASKS

QUIRKY QUOTE	WALT think critically Copy this picture onto your blog WOW - What does this quote mean to you? WOW - Do you agree/disagree with this quote? NOW - What can you do to follow this ‘dream’ quote?
WRITER’s NOTEBOOK On a two page spread ~ work on Task Four “I wonder”	WALT collect ideas and inspiration I WONDER Make an “I Wonder” page.   What are all of the things that you wonder about? What interests you? What would you like to learn more about
Native New Zealand	WALT find and gather information Using Google DRAW, create a poster about a native NZ bird. Find a picture of your bird or draw it using the drawing tools Include these facts in your poster:  Name of bird, habitat, what it likes to eat, two interesting facts

Term 3, Week 1

LP1 - WRITE
WALT persuade others

Watch the Kid President Video below "Kid President has a Dream".



In your WRITING BOOK, answer the following questions: Do not write the question out ~ answer in full sentence.

1. Draw a dream bubble in your WRITING BOOK on ONE full page.  Write as many BIG dreams that you have - things that are important to you, things you want to change,  perhaps a job or career, interests/hobbies/achievements etc.
2. Choose one of those dreams and write why it is important to you?
3. Why do you think it is important/not important to have dreams?
4. If you had to persuade someone else to have the same dream as you/think the same way, what do you think you might say to them ~ you have ONE page to do this.
5. You need THREE good reasons to try and convince them why.  Each of your reasons then need THREE examples/details/explanations to support them.  Here is an example that you might like to use:
6. Do you know anyone famous who "Had a Dream.....?"

LP2 - SPELL
WALT spell accurately

• Your task for spelling this week is to write your list of words into your handwriting book.  
• Each word must be written neatly, three times on one line.
• Write the date in Te Reo Māori and the WALT at the top of your page.
• Take care with the size of your writing.
• Make sure letters sit on the line.
• Make sure 'tall' letters just about touch the line above.
• Make sure letters with tails swing just below the 'sitting' line.
• Miss every second line
• With a yellow jovi, highlight one word on each line that makes you proud

INDEPENDENT TASKS

QUIRKY QUOTE	WALT think critically Copy this picture onto your blog WOW - What does this quote mean to you? WOW - Do you agree/disagree with this quote? NOW - What can you do to follow this ‘dream’ quote?
WRITER’s NOTEBOOK On a two page spread ~ work on Task Four “I wonder”	WALT collect ideas and inspiration I WONDER Make an “I Wonder” page.   What are all of the things that you wonder about? What interests you? What would you like to learn more about
Native New Zealand	WALT find and gather information Using Google DRAW, create a poster about a native NZ bird. Find a picture of your bird or draw it using the drawing tools Include these facts in your poster:  Name of bird, habitat, what it likes to eat, two interesting facts