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Monday 17 June 2019

In Between Fractions❓

WALT: find fractions in between fractions
Task description: For this task we had to find out what the fractions are in between the 2 fractions. I used the easiest technique with was times both the denominator and numerator by 2. The answer for the first question was 2/31, and the answer to the second question is 2/7. 

Sunday 16 June 2019

HOME🏠

Term 2, Week 1

WALT: make and revise predictions about a text

Task description: For this task we had to complete the presentation above. It had to include fully answer questions and completed tasks. 

It used to be green once

Term 2, Week 2 & 3

WALT: identify and analyse key elements of a short story

Task description: For this task we had to complete the presentation above. It had to include fully answered questions and complete review and create task. At the end of the presentation we had to rate our work seriously. Also the teacher and a buddy had to rate our work. 

Saturday 15 June 2019

Informational Writing - Part 2



Task description: In the google presentation above tells you what Room 2 literacy class did for the week. This is Informational Writing which is a type of genre in writing. Informational Writing gives you factual and stable information. This week we had to chose 3 topics about a country. Along with that Ms Tapuke gave us helpful tips to making our Informational Writing at a Yr 7&8 level/High Quality. First tip: 

  • Write the Country we're writing about. 
  • Chose 3 topics within that country. e.g. food, music and dancing
  • Write the subtitles so you know what topic you are reading
  • Write out the INFORMATION about the topic you chose, that was within the country
You don't just ave to use country you can use any big topic you want.

Fairy Tales - Openings

Term 2, Week 1

WALT: create interesting openings/introductions

Task description: For this task we had to complete the presentation above. In the presentation had to include our story starters. This helped us to use different openings and sentence starters, instead of the same starting words over and over again. 

Fairy Tales - Homework and Letter📜

Term 2, Week 2

WALT: use striking words and phrases

Task Description: For this task we had to complete the presentation above. It include writing rephrasing the subject of I hate HOMEWORK. The other exercise in the presentation was to writing a email/letter to a well known fairy tale character about Coming To Dinner. In the letter it had to include juicy vocabulary, different sentence starters, different struct sentences and lots of different phrases.

Friday 14 June 2019

Frozen - (with a twist)🔮

Term 2, Week 3 & 4

WALT: write Fractured Fairy tales

Task description: For this task we had to write a fractured fairy tale. But... We could only use a cartoon movie of any sort (obviously appropriate cartoon movies only). I chose the WALT Disney Movie FROZEN. More less all we had to do was use the movie but also add at least 1 or 2 twists in it. 

Fairy Tales

Formal Emails📜

Walt: writing a formal response on gmail
Task description: For this we had to write a formal response the the "GMAIL" we have received. In the gmail had to include suggestions on how to remember to put in the right folder, on our google drives. Also different lengths of sentences, sentence beginnings, greeting and outro's.

Wednesday 12 June 2019

Informational Writing

💮About Tahiti💮

WALT: vary the start and length of sentences we write

Task description: For this task we had to write a informational writing about a country of our choice. We had to chose at least 3 topics to write about that country and then post it on our blogs.   

Compass!

WALT: use a compass

Task description: For this task we had to write a brief reflection and the process of today's extension activity. In the presentation says how to use a compass and parts of it. It also shows the reflection I wrote to tell you the process was and how it felt about the orientation.