The Learning Pit

The Learning Pit

WALA: The Learning Pit

Description: We have been learning about when good learning happens.  

Task: Share what you know about the learning pit.

• List at least 3 feelings that you might have when you are in the pit.
• List at least 3 strategies that you could use to get out of the pit.
• Label where good learning happens.
• List 3 things you could say to yourself when you are in the pit.

Evaluation:

Reflect on a time when you have been in the pit.

• How did you feel when you were in the pit?  I felt like I was never going to get any work done and it was very stressful but I just kept saying I can do this.
• What did you do to work out of the pit? I just kept on saying this is ok I can do this. But the main thing help me get out was putting my head down and doing my work.

Feedback/Feedforward you did good at explaining what the pit was like if I was a aline I won't know but you would of explained it to me and I think you need to get better at as much less words.

Reagan .

My Remarkable Adventure

WALT:  Entertain

Description: We read the poem “My Remarkable Journey” which inspired us to write our own remarkable journeys about why our homework wasn’t at school.
My Story 
                           I wake up in the morning only to remember my HOMEWORK!!!

 I go down stairs only to see, a big fat mountain troll, in my bath. I jump out of my window, find out that my backyard has turned into a jungle, I climb up a tree up a tree find myself back in my room. Go down stairs wondering what what I will see. It seem all ok but when I go around the corner I see, seven slimy slivering snakes coming all around. But they sound like seven bashing Building bull dosers. When I slipped and knocked my head. I wake see my body its ok but I'm in snake. Luckily the snake dose not like because I have not a shower in 4 days. Gross I go to have a nice hot shower. I turn on the shower thought oh this is a nice shower oh, this is thicker then normal thats. Wow that pongs wait I think that it sirige ōw, I run to a towel scrap it all off then I put some clothes on. Turn around find it has turned into a monster run  out the door grab my bag see it still chasing.
                                                                                 *
I am still running to scared to look back keep running I say. When I look back I see you it's gone Yes school. Then I see you Mr Bridge.

                                                         In all the mayhem I forgot my

                                                            homework and why I stink.

                                                                      The End 

                                                                    By Callum

Criteria:

We decided that a quality piece of writing has the following things. Reflect on whether these things are in your story:

Introduction: It hooks the reader in the first few lines making them want to read more

Punctuation: Is your writing ready for a reader? Does your punctuation make it easy for them to read?

Short sentences: Do you create suspense by using these in your writing?

Onomatopoeia: Are these in your writing to create impact?

Alliteration: Are these in your writing to create impact?

Similes/Metaphors: Are these in your writing to create impact?

Evaluation:

1. What do you think is the best part of your story?
I think that the first bit of my writing is the best because it really hooks me in and I want to read more. Because if your reader dose not want to read more there is not much point in me writing.

2. What was the hardest part about completing this portfolio sample?
I think that the hardest part was in the middle trying to keep up the same sort of excitement up at the same level also, the ending was hard to come of slowly not to be just like done when he gets to school.

3.  Next time, what is a goal you can work towards?
Next time I work on this I would try to make it much longer due to time I just have tryed to make it short and detailed.

Feedback/Feedforward You did good of adding detail and you made it funny you added. You might want to add more of the story And more onomatopoeia.

Te Reo Maori Poster

WALT: communicate a message.

Description: We have been participating in 3 different workshops around colour, compositions and fonts.  We put these skills to use in a poster sharing our knowledge about Te Reo Maori.

Why? We have noticed that our posters are too cluttered and do not communicate a  message well.

Task: Make a poster about Te Reo Maori.

Criteria:

Message: My message is clear and purposeful.  Everything that is on my poster relates to my message.

Composition:  My poster is balanced.

Font:  My font is clear, readable and suits the message.

Colour:  I have used 2-3 colours that are complementary.  My background choice makes the text pop!

Accuracy:  All of the words on my poster are spelt correctly.

Evaluation:

1. What are you most proud of and why? I proud of the originality of this idea as well as the good use of the workshops.

2. What challenged you the most and why?

I think that the time was a factor but it was hard picking an idea to go with because we had so many ideas.

3. Next time, what is a goal you can work towards?

Next time I would work on my coulor and I think our poster could of had a few more words but not so much that it was wordy.

Feedback/Feedforward: I really the different fonts you used. I see that you applied what you learnt at the workshops. Next time you can work on adding different colours. 
From Josiah

Maori Poster

WALT: communicate a message.

Description: We have been participating in 3 different workshops around colour, compositions and fonts. We put these skills to use in a poster sharing our knowledge about Te Reo Maori. 

Hiwi The Kiwi Writing

My baby sister she is making a racket. When my dad and I went into town 

we looked for a nice shop. We saw this little we toy, it looked very cool so we got it. 

Now we went home georgina was crying her lungs out. When we gave her toy she was

laughing her lungs out her lungs out. I said to my dad maybe we could take her fishing when she is 

five because her toy 

was 

a fish.

Georgina wake up its time to go. “Ok dad” Callum you ready yes I say. 

“But do we have everything” like what he says, well we do have two life jackets 

one for each of you. Dad don’t be silly you need one to ok son the way we will rent one.

While we are are there we will need to rent a box of flares incas we crash. 

Now get the wet towel, for when we catch  the snapper, oh don’t forget salt ice.

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Now finally we are in the boat this is taking forever said georgina.

“don’t speck to soon you got a nibble” remember your wet 

towel to pick up the fish then put the fish in salt ice.

Now it might be under size but it may not be as well.

perfect this will be a nice snapper.

lets take it to a 

butcher.