Tag: Writing

Explanation Writing : A Good Friend

Assalamualaikum Everyone,

For our writing assessment we wrote about a good friend and the expectations of a good friend. We were basically explaining what a goof friend means because this was an explanation writing and in the word it says explanation which means explain. We were only allowed 40 minutes to write what a good friend means to you. And within this 40 minutes we had to brainstorm and write our writing piece. When writing this I was able to think about my good friend which was my cousin and most of the sentences were dedicated to her because she was always there not just for me but for a lot of people. I will add my piece of writing down here for you to take a look at. ( Click on the blue writing to see my piece of writing.)

25. A Good Friend – Explantion Writing – Sala

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Nga Mihi – Sala

25. Speech’s

Assalamualaikum Everyone,

At the beginning of this week we had to work on speeches. Because this term for week 3 we needed to present our speeches because this was an opportunity because at the end of the year or in important moments we would need to be giving a speech and what a great time to practice now.

We had different types of speeches for e.g. Rap, Spoken Word, Flash Talk and prepared speech. I decided that I wanted to do spoken word which was like rap but without the beat at the back. We needed to make sure that it rhymed and it made sense and the topic was around whenua.

Our topic for our speeches was Whenua ( Land ). Our teacher had told us that this was our topic and our speeches needed to be around the topic whenua. Only the senior school had to create speeches and then at the end of week 3 term 3 we needed to have a completed speech and people who was going to present their class and there would be judges who judge our speech’s and that means people needed to be focused and locked in.

For my speech I talked about my whenua ( Which is Tuvalu ). Here is my speech.

Tuvalu is sinking and it’s not fair. The water keeps rising but does anyone really care? 

Tuvalu is sinking more each day, the sea is rising, washing us away. We love our island, it is our place, but now it’s disappearing without a trace. The sea is coming, the sky turns grey, and more of Tuvalu fades away.

 

Tuvalu is a place I call home, where seas and islands roam, where the coconut trees stand tall, and the waves sing softly and call. I walk through the warm, soft sand. This place is called my land. Somedays the tides get high, but we know it’s not goodbye. We plant and water day by day, waiting for more roots to grow, create, and stay. I love Tuvalu, small but strong, hearts filled with more to long for.

 

With the wind as our friend and guide. We dance to fatele’s feet in sand, clapping hands like a marching band. My grandma still weaves with her head held high, while the water keeps rising, but so do I. Tuvalu stands not just on maps or lines, but in hearts, in stories, in chants and signs. We are the sunrise on the ocean’s face; we are warriors wrapped in gentle grace. So when you speak of my home, speak with care. Because Tuvalu is not just there; Tuvalu is everywhere. 

And then on Thursday Week 3 Term 3 we had to nominate people to represent our class and I was one of the three that got nominated to represent our class. We needed to say our speech in front of the whole senior school classes. When it was my turn I started to tremble and get nervous. Then I forgot my speech because I started getting nervous. Then I got the courage to say some sentences from my speech. But that was all we did for our speech. 

Thank you for reading my blog I hope you have a great rest of your day / week and remember to spread the gospel.

Nga Mihi – Sala 😀

25. Weekly Learning Recap

WALT: Complete all our work and blog it on one blog.  

Ni Hao Everyone,

This week for reading we have been learning about the Maori Battalion. Firstly we needed to make sure that we read the article so that we know what information we needed to add to our DLO ( Digital Learning Object ). Some facts that I learnt are that the Maori Battalion started in 1940 – 1945. I also have some more facts and I will add my DLO below this.

Maori Battalion

For math we have been learning about fractions, decimals and percentages. Firstly we needed to know what this is and how we can use this in our math. We were assigned to do our math from the math books. They have different units and topics.  We need to work on three pages which are around percentages decimals and fractions. We looked more into fractions. We learn this stuff because we have tests and our math is based on the questions on the test. And that was all that we did for math.

For writing we worked on our ice story. We needed to use our five senses to  explain how the ice felt in our hands. We needed to do descriptive writing about the ice. I will add a link down here for you to read about my story and how I felt about the ice.

Ice Story 

Thank you for reading my blog I hope you have a good rest of your day / week and remember to spread the gospel 🔥.

Nga Mihi – Sala 😁.

25. Learning Recap

Talofa Koutou Katoa, 

WALT : Be confident of public speaking 🗣.

For the first week back from break our teacher had said to us that we are going to be reflecting on our holidays and Ko Wai Au ( Who Am I ). She expected us to have a slideshow ready by the end of the week on FRIDAY!! Most of us said it was a short time and we probably couldn’t do it. And she had assigned us 3 tasks or assignments and we only had one week to finish all of the work ( which I thought was impossible) .

For the first assignment we needed to have a slideshow as explained. It was a reflection on what we did over the holidays. And she said that we didn’t need to add words and just pictures. There was a limit of 6 slides and we were able to create the pictures how we wanted it to be. But we had to put it in order basically we needed to show what highlights out of the 2 weeks.

For our Ko Wai Au we needed to do a mini version of our large Ko Wai Au. We were able to put what we liked onto our poster. I went for a blue theme background with some flowers. I also put some of my favourite things like food, sport, etc. And I created mine on Canva a site where I added my information and then I added some pictures to make it look creative. I made sure that I had little paragraphs for my writing so that I can explain what this writing is about. And that is what we did for our Ko Wai Au.

Thank you for reading my blog I hope you have a good rest of your day and remember to spread the gospel 🔥.

Nga Mihi – Sala 😁.

Explanation Writing Favourite Dish .25

Malo E Lelei Everyone,

This week we got given a task by our teacher ( Whea Lorraine ) to do an explanation writing on our favourite dish that we love. We chose which dish we wanted to write about to our teacher and why we chose it. I had to plan what I was going to pick and I decided to pick Kopai. I picked this dish because it came from Tuvalu which is where I come from and so is this dish. Kopai is a dish that has a lot of soup and its colour is white and it has bread that goes into the soup and you would think its raw but actually it is cooked perfectly. But we needed to make sure that we had questions to answer otherwise our explanation writing is going to be boring and maybe not that descriptive about the food we are talking about. Then we had to create a doc and then explain why we chose this and the 5 w’s ( Where, When, Why, How, What ) but we also had to ask other questions.  Here are some of my questions.

  1. What is your Favourite dish ?
  2. Do you eat it often?
  3. Why did you choose it?
  4. What Island / Country did it come from?
  5. Is it sweet or salty?
  6. What are the ingredients to make these??

These are my questions for my favourite dish. I will add my work here. There is also a picture on the doc that shows you what it looks like.

Favourite Dish

Thank you for reading my blog I hope you have a good rest of your day and remember to spread the gospel.

Nga Mihi – Sala 🙂

Papyrus AI Writing T4 .24

Namaste Everyone,

This week for writing we have been making some changes in our writing that was called should school be a 4 day week. So firstly we had to bring up the doc but before that we needed a professional to help us because our class has never used AI before. So then Naomi came she was a AI expert. So she came in and told us to log into Papyrus AI and then when we got in we had to press a button which would take us to a conversation with Papyrus AI. Then we had to open up our writing that we had just discussed which was the should schools have a 4 day week. Then we had to type in Hi, today I am writing an argument and then it would respond. Then we would read what  AI had to say and then put our opening statement and then you would send it and then it would give you some feedback on how you can improve your writing. So I will put down some pictures of the AI and me chatting about some of the things that  needed a bit of a change. As you can see a bit the blue part I have said that  could you please simplify which would narrow it  down point by point so it could make more sense. Then the next one down is me adding the changes and then sending it to AI to see if it is good. I will add my new opening down below.

What if a day off could improve our learning and happiness??.  Firstly I believe that we should have a 4 day school week because when we have a 4 day week then we get to do our homework on time.We should have a 4 day week so students can finish homework and spend more time with the family. Also the teachers get more time to plan lessons and enjoy time with family. When we have  a 5 day school week most of the kids are learning but they have a short weekend to do the things they love. A 4 day week gives both students and teachers more time with schoolwork and family time. A 4 day week benefits both kids and teachers by giving them more time. 

Thank you for reading my blog I hope you have  a good rest of your day and remember to spread the gospel.

Nga Mihi – Sala:)

Should schools be a 4 day week?? T4 .24

Assalamualaikum Everyone,

For writing this week we have been focusing on working on how to write  an argument or you can say structure of an argument. Firstly we had to do this on a google drawing which i will put down here for you to see. As you can see the first topic was girls are better learners than boys. I had to write the one that said boys are better learners than girls but I was always on the girls team because I know that girls are just better learners than boys.

We have also done another argument and as you can probably see in the title of my blog the argument is should school be a 4 day week. I think it should and probably most of the class think it should because we come to school most of our life so might  as well come to school for  days. But either from that I will put down my argument  and the part that is highlighted is the part that I will be saying so hope you like it. Sorry that I could not put it down but the link is down there.

Link

Thank you for reading my blog I hope you have a good rest of your day and remember to spread the gospel.

Nga Mihi – Sala:)P

Structure of an Argument T4 .24

Guten Tag Everyone,

This week for writing we have been working on how to structure an argument. And some of the points that an argument needs are the purpose of the argument. Evidence – Proof of the statement, Two points of view being told, Understand the topic, Agreement and Disagreement on why, Persuade, Evidence along with 3 examples to testify against your opponent, reason + evidence and conclusion. These are the things that we created on our Google drawing. We had to learn about this because the year 8’s are going to high school and they are going to learn this in high school so it is good to learn it now so when they get to high school they already know about it. And the topic of the argument that we were discussing about is  Girls are better learners than boys and I think it is true. But if you would like to see my work it will be down here for you to see.

Thank you for reading my blog I hope you have a good rest of your day and remember to spread the gospel.

Nga Mihi – Sala:)

4 Horses and The 4 Toys T4 .24

Kumusta Everyone,

Last week and this week for writing we have been working on writing endings for writing. And at the second week of term 4 we were writing about Little Red Riding and her ending but the story was twisted the Big Bad Wolf was Little Red Riding Wolf and Little Red Riding Hood was Big Bad Girl. But in my opinion it should have been Big Bad Hood because the end of her name was Hood it would make sense that it would have been Hood instead of Girl but that is the illustrator’s choice.  But for writing this week we had to write a whole story that related to 3 Billy Goats Gruff. And I will put my story down here for you guys to read. The story will be in a blue colour and if you could give me some feedback so I could improve on my writing.

 

Once upon a time there were 4  horses on a hillside playing with their toys then came along the ferocious wind scoping up the toys and rolling them over the bridge. Then the tiniest horse trying to tip-toe across my bridge then here I come the bravest prettiest smartest cow you have ever seen before well it was just a bit of a lie well I was the smallest ugliest dumbest cow you have ever seen”.  Then I say “ What are you doing stomping on my bridge at this time” then milly says “ Well Mr Brown Cow I am sorry to interrupt you well my toy has gone over the bridge may I please cross over and you can have my older brother he is way more bigger and you could have bigger thighs for dinner” exclaimed Milly. So then I said “ Fine you may pass my bridge but if you are lying then I am coming for you”. Then went milly tip toeing across my bridge. Then I sat down on my seat that was about to break but then all of a sudden I heard someone tip-toeing across my bridge. Then I say  “ What are you doing stomping on my bridge at this time”. Then I look up and see it is Billy. Then he says “Well I wasn’t stomping on your bridge I was actually tip-toeing on your bridge but may I please cross the bridge I need to get my toy back”. But I wasn’t playing dumb so I said” What are you going to give me in return for this passing”. He said to me “ Well in a short while you hear a four tip-toeing and if you do then it will be my brother he is the oldest and you can have him for your dinner make sure that it is  the fourth and not the third”. So then I let Billy pass then he stomped his way to the other side. So then a short time later I hear a third tip-toeing and then I jump onto my bridge and say “ What are you doing stomping on my bridge at this time” then Tilly says “ Well I was just trying to pass to grab my toy just like my other siblings that have been past so may you please excuse me while I cross the bridge”. I say “ Nope, what do you have in return for letting you pass my bridge well as you probably know I have an older brother and you can have him all to yourself for dinner so now excuse me I have a toy to catch”. So then I let her pass with care. Along came my dinner tip-toeing across my bridge then I jumped up with hungriness and happiness then Silly said “ Why are you looking at me like that”. Then I say “ Well you are my dinner for the next few days so get prepared for the fire”. Then he kicks me up into the air and then I scream “ Wait till I come back I will have you for dinner and then I landed in some cow poop and then I was eaten and then the horses lived happily ever after. 

Thank you for reading my blog I hope you have a good rest of your day and remember to spread the gospel.

Nga Mihi – Sala 🙂

Little Red Riding Wolf Writing Ending

Talofa Lava Everyone,

WALHT : Write a different ending for stories we know.

Our teacher is previously reading to us little Red writing Wolf. This story is an alternative to Little Red Riding Hood. Some things that I know of Little Red Riding Hood.

  •  Little Red Hood is a sweet girl who’s previously living with her grandmother
  • Little Red Riding Hoods  grandmother was dinner for the wolf
  • Little Red Riding Hood  favourite colour was red
  • When this happened Little Red Riding Hood was about 3 -4 years old
  • Little Red Riding Hood  was picking food for her sick grandmother
  • Little Red Riding Hood  wears a red cape over her clothes
  • Little Red Riding Hood made some food
  • Little Red Riding Hoods grandmother lives in the woods
  • Little Red Riding Hoods grandmother got trapped in the closet

So these are some facts that I know about Little Red Riding Hood. But remember the story is reversed the girl is called Big Bad Girl and the wolf is called Little Red Riding Wolf. So down here I will add my ending of the story. My ending of the story will be in bold and you do not need to read the entire thing.

Little Red Riding Wolf

“ I am going to dear Old Granny’s Wolf’s house to see if she is feeling better and to thank her for this lovely hat”.  “ I am going to go and pick some flowers so I can make my dear Old Granny feel much better”. Then the Big Bad Girl said “ Well I should let you go on your way bye blob of jam with a cherry on top”. “ Bye bye Big Bad Girl” said Little Red Riding Wolf.  So then there went Little Red Riding Wolf humming to herself. Then when Big Bad Girl didn’t see Little Red Riding Wolf she started laughing and then she said to herself “ Blob of jam with a cherry on top” and then she cackled while walking all the way back home. So then Little Red Riding Wolf arrived safely to her Dear Old Granny’s house so she walked to her Granny and then gave her the flowers. And then she smiled but she didn’t know that the smile would turn upside down. Then as Little Red Riding Wolf goes to pick some food to make soup she sees the Big Bad Girl walking around. So then she just continues to pick her ingredients. The Big Bad Girl sneaks into the Old Granny’s house and then she took Granny and trapped her in Granny’s closet and then took her and her nightcap and it was the most horrid hat that Big Bad Girl had ever seen it was more worse than her fathers hat that he creates. Then Little Red Riding Wolf came in and said “ Granny oh dear Granny I am home I am home look at the outfit does it suit me”. Then the Big Bad Girl said o-oh y-y-yes dear it looks wonderful and lovely you should be a model. Then Little Red Riding Hood said “ Oh thank you dear granny”. Then Little Red Riding Hood said “ Granny have you grown a few pounds I can hear the bed squeaking and creaking and what is wrong with your teeth it has gone smaller and greener and your eyes are smaller and they are now green and your ears are so small like a human”. Then the Big Bad Girl said “ I-I-I have gone to the doctors and done some surgery where it looks different”. Little Red Riding Wolf had said “ Wait a minute are you” and then Little Red Riding Wolf tore the blanket of “Granny” ( Which is Big Bad Girl )  and then Little Red Riding Wolf screamed ( which means Little Red Riding Wolf wolfed ).  And then outside was the wood chopper just chopping down the woods and then he hears the scream and starts to run towards the house. Then he barges through the door and sees Big Bad Girl trying to eat Little Red Riding Wolf and she had just flipped Little Red Riding Wolf upside down. And was about to eat Little Red Riding Wolf by the feet but then the wood chopper was frightening Big Bad Girl because of the axe he was holding and then she dropped Little Red Riding Wolf and ran away. And then Little Red Riding Wolf thanked the axe chopper and then Granny started banging on the closet and then Little Red Riding Wolf opened the closet door and then Granny went onto the bed and then she slept on the bed and fell asleep. And then the wood chopper and Little Red Riding Wolf were laughing. Then the Big Bad Girl went home and then she had to wear all of her fathers hats that he created and she was so depressed and lonely.

Thank you for reading my blog I hope you have a good rest of your day and remember to spread the gospel. 

Nga Mihi – Sala 🙂