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Walt: write about our senses: sight, touch, taste, smell, and sound.

Instructions:

This week we are going to take a simple thing and then write a descriptive paragraph by writing about our senses: sight, touch, taste, smell, and sound.

1. Make a copy of the doc and write short descriptive paragraphs by using the five senses.

Links:

Use your senses

Walt: describe what we saw, heard, smelt, tasted and felt.

Instructions:

This week we are going to retell the crazy adventures of camp last week. But instead of simply writing a list of what happened we are only going to write about the wild night. Our focus then is going to be describing what we saw, heard, smelt, tasted and felt so that our readers can picture in their mid exactly what our adventure was truly like.

1. Read some descriptive weather paragraphs by another class in New Zealand

2.Make a copy of our writing doc: The Wild Night

First complete the plan to write what you saw, heard, smelt, tasted and felt during that adventurous night.

Links:

Descriptive weather paragraphs

The Wild Night

2016 Yr 5 & 6 Camp Photos

Walt: use capital letters correctly

Instructions:

This week we are going to learn about MINTS. Not the mints you can eat but rather something which can help us to use capital letters in our writing correctly.

1. Make a copy and complete the task: T1 Wk 7: Capitalisation.

2. Review your writing from last week to correct any mistakes or missing capital letters.

3. Make a copy and complete the task: Capitalisation 2

Links:

T1 Wk 7: Capitalisation

Capitalisation 2

Walt: write a detailed narrative story problem.

Instructions:

This week we are going to only look at the problem part of writing a story. We will learn about how to describe the problem in a way that is interesting and detailed.

Make a copy of the Narrative writing - Detailed Problem doc and put it in your writing folder.

Firstly complete a plan for the problem. Add lots of interesting words. Then use the words from your plan to write a detailed problem which describes what goes wrong with lots of detail.

Links:

Narrative writing - Detailed Problem

Walt: write an exciting narrative story introduction.

Instructions:

This week we are going to only look at introductions. We will learn about how to describe our setting and characters to make the beginning of our stories interesting and detailed.

Make a copy of the Narrative writing - Interesting Introductions doc and put it in your writing folder.

Firstly complete a plan for the introduction. Add lots of interesting words. Then use the words from your plan to write an exciting introduction which describes the setting and characters with lots of detail.

Links:

Narrative writing - Interesting Introductions

Walt: write a narrative story that has an introduction, problem and resolution

Instructions:

This week we are going to write narrative stories about a photo.

First we need to do a brainstorm of all our ideas and some juicy words. Click on the Popplet to view our class brainstorm notes. Use these to help your writing.

Secondly we are going to write our own creative narrative stories. First make a copy of the Narrative Writing - Crocodile Attack doc. Then complete the plan so you can write an awesome story.

Links:

Popplet Class Brainstorm

Narrative Writing - Crocodile Attack doc

Walt: understand the features of narrative writing.

Instructions:

This week we are going to learn how to write a narrative story using the correct features.

First we will watch some short clips and try to name the characters, setting, problem and resolution.

Make a copy of Narrative Writing - Planning, then in pairs write your answers.

Secondly we are going to write our own creative narrative stories. First make a copy of the Writing and planning doc 1. Then use the story prompts from the teacher to plan and write an awesome creative story.

Finally use the Narrative Features Rubric to find out how good your writing is and what you need to get better at for next time.

Links:

Writing & planning doc 1

Narrative Writing - Planning

Narrative Features Rubric

Examples:

Mr Baxendine's Writing Example

Walt: write an interesting cybersmart 'About Me.'

Instructions:

Welcome to 2016!

It has been a year for most of you since you updated your 'About Me' blurbs on your blogs. We need to update these otherwise your blog audience might think that you are still 7 years old or are in Year 3 or 4.

Your 'About Me' blurb tells your blog audience about yourself, your whanau, and your interests for 2016! Most importantly we need to to make sure that we are being cybersmart when writing this because anyone in the world might read it!

We want our blurbs to be:

• • Different to everyone else's blurb! So all about what makes you special, different and the person who you are!

  • Short and sharp! Grab the attention of our audience and make them want to read more.

  • Cybersmart!

We also want our blurbs to flow. We do this by:

• • Using different sentences! Make sure you start your sentences in different ways.

Links:

Room 9 - Cybersmart: Personal and Private Information

Planning & Writing Doc

Examples:

Aaron

Sela