Inquiry focus: Letter-persuasive language
Persuasive writing
Inquiry focus: Paragraphs...
Week 10 & 11
Team 5
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Writing a letter - to inform
WALT: We are learning to write a letter to inform and persuade our audience about changes/additions we need to make Pt England an even better place to be!
Instructions:
1. Make a copy of this letter 2. Literacy Detective: put your special lenses on and find some tricky mistakes Mr Buys has tried to hide from you. a. Highlight the mistakes using red font b. Make a copy of this presentation and complete the learning that is presented there.
Extra Resources: How to write a persuasive letter
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Letters from Pacific Soldiers
WALT: We are learning to describe what we think, feel and understand of language, symbols and text related to the ANZAC that fought 100 years ago.
Instructions: Use this template to write a letter in response to one of the letters or people in the following videos. Your letter will communicate your thoughts and feelings about what they share in their letter or interview.
Resources:
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Tamaki College Experience!
Year 8 students - Choose your top 3 subjects to share with everyone. Give a detailed recount about your experience and why you enjoyed your day. Share any new learning you took part in while there.
Year 7 student - Anzac Reflection
How did you spend your Anzac day? Did you make it to a dawn parade ceremony? Based on everything new you've learnt about WW1, what are some new thoughts you have formed about the war and the soldiers who fought for us?
Remember...BLOG POSTS!!
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Blog Commenting
Walt: Write a quality blog comment
Instructions: You are going to write a comment on three different blogs.
Remember to:
1. Add new information - e.g. Did you know that this camp has been running for more than twenty years?
2. Make a connection (something in common or the same) e.g. Did you know that we were in the same camp group?
3. Ask a question.
4. Write nice things - give a compliment.
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ANZAC memorial@PES
WALT: We are learning to describe what we think, feel and understand of language, symbols and text related to the ANZAC that fought 100 years ago.
Instructions: Use this organiser to record the following or one of your own choice
1. Find the place shown in photo on the right
2. Sit silently and observe the Anzac Memorial
3. Write down words/draw symbols/objects that come to mind in the graphic organiser. Describe what you think the completed memorial will look like.
4. Think and record:
a. What did the creator of this memorial intend it to say?
b. What did the creator of this memorial NOT intend to say?
5. Use your responses to complete a blog post and symbol that links with your thoughts around the intended message of the PES Anzac memorial.
EXTENSION: Design a memorial that we could have here at PES permanently. Think of how your could reflect the sacrifice of the past and the appreciation of the present and future people of Aotearoa.
RECOUNT - Writing Test. Click here to copy and paste your writing test recount.
Week 4: - Using graphic organisers to help plan different stages of writing a recount.
Week 2: This week we will be making making our first moves into our new learning groups with our new teachers. We will be carrying out learn, create and share activities within the contexts of our literacy and maths groups. Key competency focus: Managing Self and Relating to others.