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Week 9 & 10
WALT - Practice explanation writing
Instructions
1 - Read this article from stuff.co.nz '10 reasons to vote'.
2 - Construct your explanation: Explain 3 reasons to vote that are shared in the above article from stuff.co.nz.
3 - Review activity below to help you construct your explanation for the week.
Helpful video
Remember to:
**Share your finished activity on your blog along with paragraph explaining your learning.
Week 7 & 8
WALT - Engage our readers by using precise language in our writing
Instructions
1 - Participate in 15 minute quick write exercise.
2 - Work through Precise language activity with your teacher.
3 - Watch Taking Flight Video
4 - Copy file and turn in Taking Flight Description
5 - Complete Taking Flight Description
4 - Share your finished writing with your class and on your blog
Week 6
WALT - Identify and use the features of explanation writing.
Instructions
1 - Participate in 15 minute quick write exercise with your teacher
2 - Recap structure and features of explanation writing
3 - Plan and write and explanation text
4 - Share your finished writing with your class and on your blog
Explanation writing features
Week 4 & 5
WALT - Write a speech using our prior experience to guide us
You have all written and delivered your first speech, well done! It is time for round two.
Instructions
1 - Select a speech topic. You can make your own or pick one from list to your right
2 - Research and write a speech about that topic
3 - Learn and rehearse your speech
4 - Deliver your speech in front of your class (week 5)
Speech success criteria
1 - Between 2 - 3 minutes long
2 - Starts with either a question, personal story or a powerful statement
3 - Eye contact with audience when speech is delivered
4 - Speech is delivered confidently and with expression
5 - Speech is memorised
Week 3
WALT - Reflect on our given speech
Instructions
1 - Work through reflection exercise with Mr Wiseman
2 - Record your responses in reflection doc
3 - Watch speech reflection video
4 - Create your own speech reflection video using your reflection doc to guide you.
Speech Reflection video
Week 1 & 2
WALT - Finalise and deliver a speech
Last term you started writing your first speech. This week you are going to finish and deliver that speech to you class
Instructions
1 - Complete the speech you started writing last term
2 - Check that your speech matches the success criteria
3 - Make cue cards if this will help you remember it
4 - Find a quiet space and rehearse your speech
5 - Practise your speech on a friend
6 - Deliver your speech to your class WEDNESDAY
Speech success criteria
1 - Stand in front of class and deliver a speech
2 - Between 1 - 3 minutes long
3 - Starts with either a question, personal story or a powerful statement
4 - Eye contact with audience when speech is delivered
5 - Speech is delivered with a confident and clear voice
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