Descriptive Writing Tools

We are currently exploring a range of tools to help us with our descriptive writing.  Check out how PicLit could be a useful tool when gathering ideas and building vocabulary.  Have a go!


See the full PicLit at PicLits.com

Detailed Descriptions

We have been writing our own descriptions based on our landscape artwork.  Check out these examples of our work!

Media Monday - Level 5 Reading task

I hope everyone had a brilliant Show Weekend!

The Level 5 Media Monday task is below - click on the link to take you to the full article.  Please complete the current events summary sheet and then select 4 new terms from the article to use for the word investigation chart.  Remember to glue both of these sheets in and write your learning intentions in your book before starting.

Learning Intentions:

•  to read and summarize a detailed newspaper article
• to understand more complex vocabulary

Media Monday Magazine Tasks - Week 4

Happy Monday morning everyone!
Your Media Monday tasks are listed below with the necessary links.  Please ensure the compulsory tasks are completed and checked with a teacher before moving onto the choice tasks.

9. 15 am - Compulsory tasks:

1. Newspaper Grammar activity - Using capitals
2. Reading and responding to newspaper articles 

• Level 3 reading - 
  • http://www.newsinlevels.com/products/man-flies-between-rocks-level-3/
• Level 4 reading - Shell-shocked on Turtle Beach (Paper copy of article & questions)
• Level 5 reading  (Paper copy available also - vocab task) - 
  • http://www.dogonews.com/2013/10/27/coming-soon-to-a-classroom-near-you-roboroaches

10. 10 am - Task 3 is a meeting with your Magazine group that you have been assigned to.  Each group will need to put together an action plan of what key topics they are going to cover and who is assigned to each topic.  An action plan template will be provided for each team.


Choice tasks:

1. Cover design challenge - we still need a cover for our Senior Team Magazine!
2. Completing and publishing your description of a camp activity.

Highlights from Hanmer Springs!

Last week the Senior Team has a fabulous 4 day camp away at Hanmer Springs.  Post your special memories or highlights from our time away!

Mystery Narratives

This term we have been writing our own narratives based around mystery keys - check out our awesome writing!

Skeleton Creek - The Dredge

The dredge is an important part of the mystery that surrounds Skeleton Creek - can you answer the above questions?  Happy researching team!