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Good Spotting!
Free Writing
Walt: write a narrative, recount, rap, poem, explanation or an
instructional piece that is clear to the audience
Instructions:
Make a copy of your doc
Your writing can be as imaginative as possible
It still needs to have paragraphs (at least 3)
It must make sense to the audience
Try and make it as interesting as possible
Best stories finished by Friday will win a prize!
Olympic Narrative
Walt: Narrate a story about an Olympic athlete getting lost in Barra, Rio
Wilf: Writing is planned
Paragraphs have one main idea
Ideas are clear to the audience
You are going to write a narrative about an Olympic athlete, getting lost in Rio, Brazil.
Things to think about:
Names of your characters
How did he/ she become lost?
How was the problem resolved?
Remember to use the given links for ideas
Try to write 5-6 paragraphs
Plan your writing
Hook your audience into your story
Hiwi the Kiwi
Walt: Narrate a story about Kai Moana that teaches others things we need to remember
Last week we went to the Hiwi the Kiwi assembly and Minstrel challenged us to write a story about one of the lessons we learnt during his presentation. Do you remember him saying that the song Kai Moana was a song that told of all the important lessons he had for us?
Read through the lyrics here: Kai Moana
Identify 2-3 lessons that we need to remember and could teach others
Write a story about one of these lessons learned during the special assembly
Your stories need to be finished and published to your blogs by Thursday to go into the draw to win the amazing Fishing Rod thanks to Hiwi the Kiwi and the Minstrel.
Olympic Sport in Rio
Walt: Describe an Olympic sport (use one that you are animating or one that you are interested in)
Instructions
Make a copy of your brainstorm doc. Fill it in using the helpful links and any other information that you have found. (Do not copy and paste and no sharing docs).
Make a copy of your writing doc and use your brainstorm to help you form your paragraphs. Look carefully at the planning on the doc.
You need to listen carefully during class discussions and check your doc daily for feedback and comments from the teacher.
NZ Olympics Team
Walt: Create a character profile of an athlete in the New Zealand Olympic Team
Instructions
Make a copy of your activity
Research and find out as much information about your New Zealand athlete as possible.
You will have to share your presentation on Friday
Links: New Zealand Olympic Athlete Profile
Some of the New Zealand Olympic Team
Dictagloss is written straight into blogs. Children are to listen and write down the paragraph that they hear. They have to spell words and ensure that fullstops and capital letters are included.
Fast Finishers use sumopaint to draw a picture to match the paragraph.
Once completed, children mark their paragraphs and reflect on their work to give themselves a mark out of 10.
Olympic History
Walt: Explain the history of the Olympic games
Instructions:
Write 2-3 detailed paragraphs to explain the history of the Olympic Games. List as much information as you can. Use the Venn Diagram to show similarities and differences.
Fast Finishers: Write 2-3 paragraphs to retell what you did in the holidays or what you experienced during Immersion Assembly
Paragraph Rubric: Use this rubric to check your paragraphs
