WALT: use our understanding of play language and structure to help write our own scripts.

Instructions:

This week we will be planning and developing an original script of our own, You will create the characters, the setting, and the plot of your own original piece of writing.

Let's get writing!

WALT: Retell the story of "The Stolen Stars of Matariki" in my own words, adding as much detail as I can.

Instructions:

This week you are going to retell the story of "The Stolen Stars of Matariki." We will watch the video and read the text as a class. You will then need to retell this story in your own words. You will also have a warm up activity each day that you will need to complete. 

Check out the daily task board for you learning and see your teacher when called upon. 

WALT: use descriptive language to create our own interesting settings and characters for an original piece of narrative writing.

Instructions:

This week we will be planning and developing an original narrative of our own, You will create the characters, the setting, and the plot of your own original piece of writing.

We will look at how to structure stories, add interesting detail, and to improve our word choices.

Let's get writing!

WALT: improve our writing by editing, crafting, and proofreading our own work.

Instructions:

This week we will be revisiting the stories we began last week - your Polynesian Super Heroes! This week we will be look at how we can craft our writing to make it as exciting, and as interesting as we can.

We will look at how to structure stories, add interesting detail, and to improve our word choices.

Let's get writing!

WALT: use descriptive language to develop characters who are distinct, and interesting.

Instructions:

To celebrate Samoan Language Week, and the upcoming Pacific Language Weeks we are going to create and develop Polynesian Superheroes. Read through the instructions, and use your imagination to create an awesome story for your heroes! 

WALT: edit, craft, and improve our writing

WALT: Use dialogue to show what our characters are doing

Instructions:

In writing this week we are going to work on editing, and crafting our writing. That means we are reading through writing to find errors, missing punctuation, or misspelled words.

We will also be looking at how we can use dialogue to show insight into our characters when we write narratives.

WALT: write narratives, and use language to help express emotions, and empathy.

Instructions:

In reading this week we have been learning about empathy; in this week's writing we will be looking at how we can help other people, and using narrative writing to create empathetic characters who help each other out.

WALT: using appropriate language to describe how and why we feel different emotions

Instructions:

This term our theme is transformers and our focus question is How can I use drama to express myself and my emotions? On Monday we had a day dedicated to our inquiry and had rotations with each of the team 4 teachers. 

You now need to relfect on each of the activties that you completed and share these on your blog. 

WALT: reflect on my learning about drama this week and all of the activities that I have completed during inquiry rotations. 

Instructions:

This term our theme is transformers and our focus question is How can I use drama to express myself and my emotions? On Monday we had a day dedicated to our inquiry and had rotations with each of the team 4 teachers. 

You now need to relfect on each of the activties that you completed and share these on your blog.