Literacy Learning

Term 3, Week 3

LP1 - SPEECH

WALT persuade others

Your Task:

First, check that ALL of your ideas have been included in your speech.
Do you have connecting language such as FIRSTLY, SECONDLY, AND, BECAUSE, NOW, FINALLY.....
Read your speech into an iPad and upload it to your blog.
WOW - Write one sentence (or more) about what you have done well. This could be the way you talk, the flow of the speech ~ YOU DECIDE what you think is important about your speech
WOW - Write one sentence (or more) about if you have included all of the main points. Do you will persuade others' to do what you want to do?
NOW - Listen back to your speech. Write about what you think you can do to make improvements to your speech.
Go away and work on the improvements that you have identified in your speech. The repeat this process ONE MORE TIME.
You will end up with TWO speeches on your blog. Your second post should show growth and improvement from your first post.

LP2 - SPELLING

Write your list of words into your Homework Booklet
Write each word in FANCY WRITING in the front of your Handwriting Book.
All words must fit onto ONE page
Te Reo Māori Date and WALT must be at the top of the page

QUIRKY QUOTE

WALT think critically

Copy this picture onto your blog

WOW - Write TWO SENTENCES (or more) about what this quote means to you?

WOW - Do you agree/disagree with this quote? Write ONE SENTENCE (or more) that explains why you agree/disagree with the quote.

NOW - How does this apply to you in your own school work/life? Write TWO SENTENCES (or more) about how this applies to you.

WRITER’s NOTEBOOK

On a two page spread

work on task FIVE

“ANGER”

WALT collect ideas and inspiration

ANGER

Think about what makes you cross and angry
Use photos, magazine cutouts, words, lettering and images to create a page of things that ANGER you.
Think of things that really make your blood boil or things that are slightly annoying.

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 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

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.

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.
Choose one of those dreams and write why it is important to you?
Why do you think it is important/not important to have dreams?
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.
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:
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

Literacy Term 2, Week 10

LP1 - ASSESSMENT

We are learning to.....

plan our writing using a plan
use a variety of language features in our writing
use paragraphs in the correct place

Success Criteria.... we know when we have done this when we have

used a plan/mind map/key words to plan our writing
used a variety of vivid verbs and amazing adjectives

This week we are using our piece of writing to show evidence of what we have learned by attending workshops and practising writing. This must be your best piece of writing!

You can use one of our picture prompts or you can choose your own picture to write about. This gets done in your writing book.

LP2 - SPELLING

WALT spell accurately

Your spelling task this week is to draw one shape for each spelling word.
Write your words inside each shape.
Do this 3 times for each word.

INDEPENDENT TASK

You can begin working on your digi awards.
Create a poster in the program of your choice: Comic Life, Word, Publisher, Google Draw etc.....
This project must represent our school, using our school values: Consideration, Respect, Honesty, Excellence.
Get creative! This task will be ongoing.

Literacy Term 2 Week 9

LP1 - Write About This:

WALT use language features in our writing

You will need to use the iPad on your allocated day

Using the Write About App, choose a category and photo to write about
Choose a picture that you will be able to add in language features
When you have finished, you will need to record yourself reading your story.
Save to the movie roll
Upload to your blog using Easy Blogger
Complete your WOW, WOW and NOW

LP2 - Spelling:

WALT spell accurately

Your task this week is Across and Down.
Write each of your words across then down.
Do this three times for each word

LP3 - Selfie:

WALT use elements of photography powerfully to create impact

Create a poster with 9 boxes.

In each box you will need a selfie.

Convey a message
Have good composition (Thirds rule; foreground; background; balance and order)
Show one or more of the elements (people, line, colour, light)
Demonstrate awareness of angle; fame and/or macro

Independent:

COMIC: WALT create a sequence of ideas

Create a comic strip about "Coming to school in the Winter"

You can now email to yourself and upload this to your blog
WOW - What was the comic strip about
WOW - What did you find easy about the comic making tool
NOW - What will you do next time to improve this comic strip?

QUIRKY QUOTE: WALT think and reflect

Below is a very famous quote from Dr Seuss -
Insert this picture onto your blog and discuss the following:
WOW - do you agree with this quote? do you disagree with this quote? Why?
WOW - do you think this quote applies to you or people you know? Explain why?
NOW - what piece of advice would you give someone who was worried about what others thought?

SILENT READING

SILENT WRITING