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Instructions:

How do we go about writing a formal email? Let's talk through some examples and share our ideas.

Your task is to write a formal email in your presentation.

Publish to your blog: Personal title, Labels: 2017, Writing, Email, Guardians of the Galaxy,

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What did you do at Stardome? What did you enjoy?

1. Have a chat about it with a buddy and as a class.

2. Use our template to plan and record the ideas you want to recount.

3. Write your recount in full sentences underneath your plan.

4. Read your writing carefully to check that your ideas match your plan.

Then, read it again to check that it each sentence makes sense.

5. Ask a buddy to read your recount. Do they have any feedback for you?

6. Create a drawing/image to represent your experience.

7. Publish to your blog: Personal title, Labels: 2017, Writing, Recount, Stardome

We want our recounts to

share our personal experience and be interesting for our audience.

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The sun lights up our world. What makes the sky blue? Why does the colour of the sky change at sunset? What can we learn about other planets from this?

We will watch a video and then carry out an experiment to see what happens to the colour of light.

After we have talked about what we have seen, you will complete a writing activity.

Labels: 2017, Literacy, Writing, Inquiry, Light, Guardians of the Galaxy,

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How is your animation looking? Have you thought about what you are going to say in your voice over?

During writing this week, you are going to work on creating a script for your animation. You will be able to turn this script into your voice over.

Remember to include:

- Your story about Guardians of the Galaxy - leaving Earth and exploring

the universe outside Earth for somewhere new to live.

- Adjectives to make your writing interesting.

Read your script carefully to check that it makes sense. Read it again to check your punctuation (capital letters, full stops, question marks).

Finished? Share your animation script on your blog with a screenshot from your animation.

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Imagine you have just been asked to join astronaut Chris Hadfield on a mission on the International Space Station. What would you put in your astronaut suitcase or kete? Why?

Talk to a buddy about the objects you might want to take to space. Then it is time to choose your words and put them in your astronaut suitcase!

Labels: 2017, Literacy, Writing, Sentences, Guardians of the Galaxy,

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Our inquiry is moving its focus from planet Earth to the place of the planets within the solar system. How exciting then that for the first time in many years, there was a total solar eclipse across America yesterday (earlier today New Zealand time). The earth became dark during the middle of the day. What caused this to happen?

We will talk about and watch some videos that explain this natural event. Your task is to write to explain how a total solar eclipse happens.

Labels: 2017, Literacy, Writing, Explanation, Solar Eclipse, Guardians of the Galaxy,

What help do you need with your writing?

Fill out this form!

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Why are we able to live on Earth?

What is essential for our survival on Earth?

What are the features of Planet Earth that enable us to live here?

Instructions:

• 1. Take part in the post-it-note task.

  2. Contribute to the padlet.

  3. Plan and write about Earth’s natural resources.

  4. Take photos or draw pictures of each of the natural resources you have written about.

  5. Post your writing onto your blog.

Labels: 2017, Writing, Explanation, Planet Earth, Guardians of the Galaxy,

What help do you need with your writing?

Fill out this form!

Teacher Notes

Instructions:

Earlier in the year we learnt about Kaitīakitanga i nga wā kātoa, being guardians of everything around us. Now we are exploring being Guardians of the Galaxy. What adventures will there be as we search for new planets in the galaxy? What kind of planet is there to be found? Can a spaceship land there? Can people live there?

What kind of story will you tell? Myth, legend, adventure, sci-fi? Whatever kind of story, there is always a problem to be sorted out by the main characters. There is a template to help you decide on your characters and setting. We will talk about this together.

When you have finished, read your story carefully. Does it make sense? Do your sentences have different beginnings? Have you checked your punctuation?

Read your story to a buddy. What feedback do they have for you? Share your presentation to your blog. Labels: 2017, Writing, narratives, Guardians of the Galaxy, To infinity and beyond.

We will also be learning about different types of sentences.

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