1/11/16
9MD P3
Today we are going to begin our new unit about advertising. We are going to investigate the persuasive techniques used in advertising. These skills will help us to make informed decisions about the range of advertisements that we are often surrounded by from a range of media. This process will helps us to be critical thinkers as we analyse a range of advertisements.
LI: We are learning to understand the impact and power of a range of TV advertisements.
SC: I can contribute to the group discussion about advertising.
I can work with my group to identify some possible persuasive techniques that the ad is using.
I can contribute my ideas to the group scribe so our work can be displayed in the classroom.
Lesson Sequence
Silent Reading
Free Writing ( your choice)
Group brainstorm and recording of ideas.
Questions To discuss and record your groups ideas:
What's advertising all about? How do the producers make them really effective?
Viewing of TV Ads
Click here for the Top Ten TV ads
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Monday, October 17, 2016
Explanation Texts
Monday 17/10/16
P5 9MD
Today we are continuing to develop our skills in writing explanations. This is in preparation for the Asttle writing assessment in Week 3.
Lesson Sequence
Silent Reading
Writing Training Writing for 5 minutes on a set topic, followed by 2 minutes of editing time.
Explanation Texts
LI: We are learning to write an explanation as a response to an article about the New World promotion.
SC: I have read the article and completed in full sentences the answers to the questions.
I have refreshed my memory about the structure of the explanation by viewing the U tube clip
I have begun to plan my answer, by developing my reasons for my main body paragraphs in response to the question.
I have developed an introduction that generally introduces my topic and gives the reasons that
I am going to discuss in my essay.
I have 3 main body paragraphs that follow the SEX -Y format
I have developed a conclusion
P5 9MD
Today we are continuing to develop our skills in writing explanations. This is in preparation for the Asttle writing assessment in Week 3.
Lesson Sequence
Silent Reading
Writing Training Writing for 5 minutes on a set topic, followed by 2 minutes of editing time.
Explanation Texts
LI: We are learning to write an explanation as a response to an article about the New World promotion.
SC: I have read the article and completed in full sentences the answers to the questions.
I have refreshed my memory about the structure of the explanation by viewing the U tube clip
I have begun to plan my answer, by developing my reasons for my main body paragraphs in response to the question.
I have developed an introduction that generally introduces my topic and gives the reasons that
I am going to discuss in my essay.
I have 3 main body paragraphs that follow the SEX -Y format
I have developed a conclusion
Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Long and Short Poems
Tuesday 23/8/16
9MD
P3
Today we are going to look at some short poems, and will be using them to inspire our own short or long poems. You may think about your best work over the next two days and select one of them to be included in your assessment work.
Some of you will need to spend some time at home proof reading and editing your work that is being submitted for the assessment. This will include your own piece of writing developed from the mentor texts, 'Driftwood Days' and 'I am Winter'.
If you haven't completed these two pieces of work you will need to focus on getting them done for homework.
Remember to pay special attention to spelling and punctuation in your writing, this means you need to go back and carefully re-read your work. spend some time crafting your work, this is where you look critically at your work. and see if you can make any improvements in word choices, or using a carefully chosen language feature that will add impact to your work. This stage is really important.I would recommend that you go through this process.
LI: We are continuing to develop our own poems using mentor texts for inspiration.
SC:I can identify a range of language techniques used in the poems
SC: I can discuss my ideas about the poems
SC: I can develop my own short or long poem using careful word choices and language features to create an effective poem.
9MD
P3
Today we are going to look at some short poems, and will be using them to inspire our own short or long poems. You may think about your best work over the next two days and select one of them to be included in your assessment work.
Some of you will need to spend some time at home proof reading and editing your work that is being submitted for the assessment. This will include your own piece of writing developed from the mentor texts, 'Driftwood Days' and 'I am Winter'.
If you haven't completed these two pieces of work you will need to focus on getting them done for homework.
Remember to pay special attention to spelling and punctuation in your writing, this means you need to go back and carefully re-read your work. spend some time crafting your work, this is where you look critically at your work. and see if you can make any improvements in word choices, or using a carefully chosen language feature that will add impact to your work. This stage is really important.I would recommend that you go through this process.
LI: We are continuing to develop our own poems using mentor texts for inspiration.
SC:I can identify a range of language techniques used in the poems
SC: I can discuss my ideas about the poems
SC: I can develop my own short or long poem using careful word choices and language features to create an effective poem.
Monday, August 22, 2016
Creative Writing Assessment
Monday 22/8/16
9MD
P5
I am very impressed by the effort you have all put into your own piece of creative writing based the mentor text 'Driftwood Days' by Charlotte Williams. All that remains is to give your work the final proof read seeing if you can correct any errors in basic punctuation and spelling.
Crafting your work is where you critically look at what you have done, and see if you can make any improvements in word choices or using a carefully chosen language feature that will add impact to your work. I would recommend that you do this.
Today we are going to look at the creative writing assessment task and discuss options and choices about it. You will consider the work you have already completed in class, and the work that we will be doing this week. Your assessment is due in this Friday 26/8/16.
Lesson Sequence
Silent Reading
Free writing
9MD
P5
I am very impressed by the effort you have all put into your own piece of creative writing based the mentor text 'Driftwood Days' by Charlotte Williams. All that remains is to give your work the final proof read seeing if you can correct any errors in basic punctuation and spelling.
Crafting your work is where you critically look at what you have done, and see if you can make any improvements in word choices or using a carefully chosen language feature that will add impact to your work. I would recommend that you do this.
Today we are going to look at the creative writing assessment task and discuss options and choices about it. You will consider the work you have already completed in class, and the work that we will be doing this week. Your assessment is due in this Friday 26/8/16.
Lesson Sequence
Silent Reading
Free writing
- The whistle blew and it was all on...
- The car came to a sliding halt, gravel spinning up from the rough road and I...
- Own choice...
Assessment Task Discussion and clarification of what is needed.
LI: We are learning about the creative writing assessment task that we will be working on this week.
SC: I can ask questions to clarify what is required of me for this assessment task.
Library Time to change books
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
Creative Writing- Inspired by the Mentor Text 'Driftwood Days' by Charlotte Williams
Tuesday 16/8/16
9MD
P3
I am very pleased with how our creative writing unit is progressing and the effort I can see you all putting into your own work. Awesome keep it up.
Today we are going to continue to work on our own stories using the mentor text " Driftwood Days' as a model. Last week we worked to develop the main ideas and the structure of the first paragraph. Today we are going to develop our second paragraph, that introduces the characters, explains their connection to the setting, and gives more descriptive detail about these elements.
LI: We are learning to develop the 2nd paragraph of our story.
SC: My paragraph introduces the characters, explains their connection to the place, and develops detail.
SC: My paragraph shows that I have:
SC: I can re-read, edit and craft my work.
Lesson Sequence.
Silent Reading
Free writing
' The small boy stared back at over his shoulder and felt a great sense of fear as the shadow seemed to grow bigger, he.......'
Creative Writing.
Read your work so far, and edit it as you go. Remember basic punctuation.
We will discuss the model and see how we can develop our own second paragraph.
Complete 2nd paragraph.
9MD
P3
I am very pleased with how our creative writing unit is progressing and the effort I can see you all putting into your own work. Awesome keep it up.
Today we are going to continue to work on our own stories using the mentor text " Driftwood Days' as a model. Last week we worked to develop the main ideas and the structure of the first paragraph. Today we are going to develop our second paragraph, that introduces the characters, explains their connection to the setting, and gives more descriptive detail about these elements.
LI: We are learning to develop the 2nd paragraph of our story.
SC: My paragraph introduces the characters, explains their connection to the place, and develops detail.
SC: My paragraph shows that I have:
- thought about my word choice ( improving vocabulary)
- Used some language features in my work such as simile, metaphor, personification, alliteration,onomatopoeia to make it more effective and to create impact.
SC: I can re-read, edit and craft my work.
Lesson Sequence.
Silent Reading
Free writing
' The small boy stared back at over his shoulder and felt a great sense of fear as the shadow seemed to grow bigger, he.......'
Creative Writing.
Read your work so far, and edit it as you go. Remember basic punctuation.
We will discuss the model and see how we can develop our own second paragraph.
Complete 2nd paragraph.
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
'I am.... Creating our own stories
Tuesday 9/8/16
9MD
P3
Good morning, and another beautiful day, just the inspiration for your own 'I am... stories. I was impressed by everyone's Give Me a Storm poems and your willingness to share them with me. Some of you still have some work to do on your images and that can be completed today in class.
Our next piece of creative writing is to continue to develop your own I am... stories based on a natural object or element.
LI: We are learning to write a piece of prose using the mentor text I am Winter for inspiration.
SC: I have decided on what I am going to use in my I am.... story
SC: I can use the structure of the mentor text to help me write my story.
SC: I can use the language features of a metaphor, personification and simile in my writing.
SC: I can proof read and edit my work.
Lesson Sequence
Silent Reading
Free Writing
I am... writing
9MD
P3
Good morning, and another beautiful day, just the inspiration for your own 'I am... stories. I was impressed by everyone's Give Me a Storm poems and your willingness to share them with me. Some of you still have some work to do on your images and that can be completed today in class.
Our next piece of creative writing is to continue to develop your own I am... stories based on a natural object or element.
LI: We are learning to write a piece of prose using the mentor text I am Winter for inspiration.
SC: I have decided on what I am going to use in my I am.... story
SC: I can use the structure of the mentor text to help me write my story.
SC: I can use the language features of a metaphor, personification and simile in my writing.
SC: I can proof read and edit my work.
Lesson Sequence
Silent Reading
Free Writing
I am... writing
Wednesday, August 3, 2016
Language Features and Livewire Learning
Wednesday
3/8/16
9MD P4
Yesterday we had an enjoyable activity looking at the language features used in songs, and we were well on the way to be able to identify them correctly. Today we are continuing to work on identifying Language Features and Poetic Devices using Livewire Learning.
Many ways to learn the same thing.
We are going to work our way through the language features and then together read a piece of creative writing 'I am Winter' This will be our next mentor text and will act as the inspiration for your own 'I am winter' stories. We will also be looking at how the writer uses language features in this piece to make it effective and have impact.
Lesson Sequence
Silent Reading
Free Writing
LI: We are learning to identify language features in a piece of text.
SC: I can correctly identify the examples of language features in the Livewire exercises.
SC: I can identify some of the language features used in the story, 'I Am Winter'
( simile, metaphor, personification)
SC: I can begin to describe and explain the effects of using these language features in the story.
Livewire Learning
Click here for the link to livewire Learning
3/8/16
9MD P4
Yesterday we had an enjoyable activity looking at the language features used in songs, and we were well on the way to be able to identify them correctly. Today we are continuing to work on identifying Language Features and Poetic Devices using Livewire Learning.
Many ways to learn the same thing.
We are going to work our way through the language features and then together read a piece of creative writing 'I am Winter' This will be our next mentor text and will act as the inspiration for your own 'I am winter' stories. We will also be looking at how the writer uses language features in this piece to make it effective and have impact.
Lesson Sequence
Silent Reading
Free Writing
LI: We are learning to identify language features in a piece of text.
SC: I can correctly identify the examples of language features in the Livewire exercises.
SC: I can identify some of the language features used in the story, 'I Am Winter'
( simile, metaphor, personification)
SC: I can begin to describe and explain the effects of using these language features in the story.
Livewire Learning
Click here for the link to livewire Learning
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