Perseverance

 LI: to edit our writing using DRAFT

To continue our learning on poetry and abstract nouns we wrote another poem about the noun. 

Our abstract noun was Perseverance, meaning dedication and have the determination to keep going forward. In our poem we used the 5 senses and figurative language to elevate our writing. After finishing our poem we used DRAFT to correct and fix our writing. 

An abstract noun is an intangible object, most of the time it is like feelings such as Happiness and Envy. 

DRAFT is a structure used to critique and fix texts. DRAFT stands for: Delete, Rearrange, Add, Fix, and Talk.

Rock, Paper, Scissors

 LI: to learn how to code the microbit to play rock, paper, scissors and to understand the code through a flow chart.

LINK TO DLO

This week for our tech session we learnt to code rock, paper, scissors into our Kittenbots. This code works by the shake of the Kittenbot, initiating the code itself. Once Kittenbot has been shaken the code will send a signal to pick a random number out of 1 to 3, once the bot has picked a number this number will be used as a symbol for the LED lights (if 1 is the number; it will show scissors). Above there is a flowchart showing the simplistic way of explaining this code. 

Friendship

 LI:To write an abstract noun senses poem.

For Writing we were learning about abstract nouns, metaphors, and about the 5 senses. Learning about these things helped us create our poem and be able to make it creatively as well as have a good structure. Each sentence of our poem was for each sense, so it smells and much more. Also our topic for our poem was any abstract noun. 

An abstract noun is a noun that is intangible, like a feeling such as love & hatred. 

Our 5 senses are Sight, Smell, Feel, Taste, and our Hearing. These are what we use in our everyday lives, and are senses we use to elevate our writing. 

A Metaphor is a speech term, part of figurative language. Metaphors are used to compare two things without using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’. 

Did this Happen?

 L.I: To consider both perspectives.

Today we were answering what happened if it is true or not  we wrote the evidence if it is true and the evidence if it is false. We picked a Maori story and added the evidence towards two POV’s (Point of View): True and False. Than we added our personal opinion on the story. 

Maui & The Sun Venn Diagram

 L.I: Find as many similarities and differences as you can between the video and the text of ‘The Beginning’.

This week we have been focusing on the start of the story ‘ Maui and the Sun’. We have written about the video version and the written version of Maui And The Sun. In the middle we have written what things do the Video and Written version have in common. I enjoyed this because we learnt the about the similarities of the Video version and the Written version.

Maui and the Sun | Main Ideas

 LI: To identify the main ideas in a text.

This week we are learning about Maori version of start of time. In this summary we talked about Rangitoto (The Sky) and Papatuanuku (The Earth). The beginning is about how the sky and the earth sheltered their children from the outside. For the summary we chose 20 important words related to the text. Then we chose 6 most important, after we used those words to create the summary in the DLO.

Te Reo Maori Summary

 LI: To explain in fewer words what the text is about.

This week we are learning about Maori version of start of time. In this summary we talked about Rangitoto (The Sky) and Papatuanuku (The Earth). The beginning is about how the sky and the earth sheltered their children from the outside. For the summary we chose 20 important words related to the text. Then we chose 6 most important, after we used those words to create the summary in the DLO.