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Text Composition

Reading - Text Composition

In reading we have been learning to….

recognize the way words, sentences and paragraphs are put together (eg sentences that express cause and effect) and use this knowledge to understand complicated texts.

Here is a link to our online modelling book

These documents show evidence of my learning during this unit:

(link your own learning for each of these activities. Please make sure your sharing settings are open)

• Defining parts of speech
• Types of sentences
• Analyzing paragraph construction
• Explain the relationship between components of texts.
• Complex text analysis

My Next Step: Is to continue to apply this new knowledge of parts of texts, to help me make sense of increasingly complicated text types.

Reading - Evaluate Texts

Reading - Evaluate Texts

In reading we have been learning to….make decisions about the usefulness of the text for purpose, by using a variety of criteria to evaluate.

Here is a link to our online modelling book

We have been evaluating texts against the following four criteria:

1. Readability
2. Accuracy
3. Relevance
4. Status

These documents show evidence of my learning during this unit:

• Describing Author's Purpose
• Criteria to evaluate texts
• Evaluating a range of texts

My Next Step: Is to continue to apply this new knowledge and evaluate texts as I read them, checking for readability, accuracy, relevance and quality of language/ information

Term 2 book review

Term 2 book review

The book I am reviewing is See ya Simon, the two main characters are Simon and Nathan.

This book is about a boy named Simon and he has muscular dystrophy. During the book Simon gets weaker and weaker, something about this book that moved me was when Simon had a accident and had to go to hospital. Near the end of the book Nathan finds out something that breaks his heart, but I don't want to spoil it for you so that's all I have to say. If you want to find out more go read this heart moving book. 

Term 2 Novel Study

 This term I have been reading and studying the novel See ya Simon

I found this novel personal and interesting because I found out what people with disabilities feel like and how they see the world.

During the novel I had to complete a thinking map which shows that I can classify how the author has shown the theme of the book.

• Link to Classify Map

The National Standard this covers is

• Year 9/10 Standard

• I can locate, evaluate, analyse and summarise information and ideas within texts and across a range of texts.
• I have a large vocabulary that is connected to my own knowledge about the world and includes: - academic e.g observe vs watch - subject-specific (specific words about a subject (e.g feline) - technical terms (specialised vocabulary of a particular field.)

Overall I would give this novel a rating of 9/10 and I would / would not  recommend it to others to read because It is an inspiring book that tells the tale about what it’s like in other people’s shoes It also gives you the message about friendship and acceptance.

I can make links across texts by recognizing connectives or adverbial clauses

I can make links across texts by recognizing connectives or adverbial clauses

In this unit I learnt about what a connective and a adverbial clause is.

A connective is a word that joins sentences together.

An adverbial clause is gives us additional information about e.g. the time, place, or action which is described in the rest of the sentence.

Here is a link to a compare and contrast map of an adverbial clause and a connective
Assesment task

Term 1 Book Review

Girl Online

Girl online is about a girl who starts her own blog to open up. The blog posts are about her life, she keeps her identity anonymous. One day her parents get offered a job in New York, while they are in New York she blogs about the time she has had. On one of her blog posts she talks about a boy she has meet "Brooklyn boy" this boy shows her how to be a better person. All I have to say about Brooklyn boy is that he changed her life forever. I recommend this book because it is one of those books that keep you on the each of your sit waiting for whats going to come next.

Current Events Term 1

Current Events Term 1

In Current Events I covered these topics:

• The design of the Halswell Skate Park and I made a submission to the council.
• Donald Trump’s Refugee Plan
• Christchurch Earth Memorial
• The new Ngā Puna Wai Sports Facility
• The Red Zone and Avon River Regeneration Plan with a submission to the council.

My favorite topic was The Red Zone and Avon River Regeneration Plan with a submission to the council because I found it very interesting, the submission was a very good part to add because instead of just making us have to do a describe ++ map Mr Ladbrook also help us contribute to the community.

Here is a link to my learning on the Red Zone and Avon River Regeneration Plan.

My current events learning

The Reading National Standards I have achieved are

• Year 7 and 8
• Identifying and resolving issues that come from competing information in texts
  gathering, evaluating, and synthesising information across a small range of texts
• I can use appropriate skills and technologies to find and use a range of texts for specific purposes.

Visual language

Maddy's Taking action slide

Term 1 Novel Study

This term I have been reading and studying the novel Dragon Keeper

I found this novel Interesting because I learnt about Ancient China and what it was like to be a slave, I also found alot new knowledge about the Han dynasty.

During the novel I had to complete two major assessment tasks. The first is an Explain Map which shows the consequences of a major event in the book. The second was a Describe++ Map (Inference map) which shows I how I have connected prior knowledge and other experiences to what I have been reading to make an inference.

• Explain map
• Inference map

National Standard this covers

• Year 7/8  Standard
• using several pieces of information to make inferences
  using their prior knowledge, along with information in the text, to interpret abstract ideas, complex plots, and sophisticated themes
• I can use a range of strategies, such as inferring, to work out more complex words.

WALT write a chapter summary from each chapter you read

I learned how to write a chapter summary. My next step is to colour them in.