Exploring Current Events.

 For reading we were doing Exploring current events but nationl. We had to find the tittle,what,when,where,who,why and how. we had to find the answer in the website and see if it the right one. Then we had to hilight thes words called persuade,Inform,explain,entertain.

Faulty reasoning

 For reading we were doing a faulty reasoning. We had to put examples and answers in the 5 boxes that were ;

Illogical / simplified  Assumption means that is Providing evidence that does not directly support the claim (Hint: There are probably other influences / factors).

Circular reasoning means Supporting a claim with the same claim Hint: Look for synonyms!) 

Over-generalization means Making a global statement when there are likely exceptions. (Hint: everybody, nobody, always) 

Biased argument means making a claim that is influenced by your own personal feelings or experience

Contradiction means Providing evidence that goes against the original argument.

The first activity is putting the right text quote and the reasoning to the right faulty reasons.

Next activity we did was we had to put the right 5 faulty reason in the right reason.

Lastly we had to do the faulty reasoning by our self. We had to read the book and find the right reason and put them in the 5 boxes that you think was right.

Reading

For reading we were doing the qar task. Qar stands for, question, answer, and relationship. 

I read a book that was called change our school uniform. We had to put the right questions in the right box. 

There were 4 boxes that were, right there that means you can point to the answer. Think and search means you need to find the answer in places.

 Author and you means the answer is not in the text and you have to use your own knowledge and have to come up with the answer.

On my own means the answer is also not in the text. You can also come up with the answer if you haven't read the text. You have to come up with your own knowledge and think to come up with the answer.

LI. To identify the main ideas in the text.

Reading

 Today were doing 3 task that was called table mat,making connection and synthesis.

First we did our table mat. First we did our prior knowledge. Prior knowledge is something that you already know. Next we did our key words. We needed 6 key words and talk about what key word means. After we did our facts, key questions and question I would ask. For facts we had to find them in the book. How much facts we needed was 4 facts. Next we had to do our key question that was what still happens in the book. Last we did question that I would ask. Question I would ask is writing a question before writing the book.

Our second task we did was making connection. We did text to text, text to self and text to word. Text to text is linking something that the same as the book. Text to self is something in the book that happen to you. Text to word is something that happen to the word.

Last we did our synthesis. We put our prior knowledge in and our facts. Next we had to write 3 things that we learnt. 

 

Synthesis

  For reading we did a task. The task we was synthesis. 

First we had to do our prior knowledge for the book called water power. The prior knowledge is something that you already know.

Next we had to do our new information. For our information we had to put facts for the book we had. The facts that we needed was 4 facts about the book.

Last we had to do our new understanding. For our new under standing we had to write new things what we learnt about the book.

 

Making connections

LI:To make connections. 

For reading we learnt about making connections.

Text to text is linking to another text you have read. For example in the story water power In the story water power it say they try to make electric power.In a comic book Superman has super power.

Text to self is linking something that you have done. For example In the story water power the spillway looked like a giant water slide.At the pool I go on the  water slide.

Text to world Is linking something that the world has done.For example  in the story water power when the rain hard the river floods.In the world sometimes it would rain.

Bex meet milly.

 We watched a performance by Duffy theater group about the Coggen. A Coggen is a mythical creature that is a mixture of a cat,dog and a chicken.

Before the show, the actor introduced themselves. Then we sang the Duffy song. Then the actors preformed.

Lastly the Duffy group held a question and answer session.

I think the Duffy performance 

Table mat.

 For reading we did a table mat information.

 First we had to read the book. Next we had to do our prior knowledge what you know about. 

After we had to get facts from the book. 

Next we had to get key word out of the book and explain what does the key word means.

Last we had to do key question and question I would ask that happens in the story.

Making connection

For reading we learnt about making connections.

Text to text is linking to another text you have read. For example in the story Ants on the March the ants is a predators.In the story predators a tiger is predators.

Text to self is linking something that you have done. For example In the story Ants on the March the ants work together.In reading I work together with my friends. 

Text to world Is linking something that the world has done.For example ant work in huge group to build a bridge.Builder work in a huge group to build a house or a bridge.

    

LI:to make connection.

Making connection

LI-To identify and describe connections.

Text to self is when something is linking to something your done.For example : In the story the Gruffalo the mouse was scared looking at the gruffalo. My connection is I am scared getting feedback on my work from the teachers.

Text to text is connecting a book to the text. For example In the story of The Gruffalo, the mouse went on a  journey to find the nut and had to overcome many challenges. My connection is In the Story of Rahi and the Patupaiarehe Rahi went on a journey to find his  wife and had to overcome many challenge..

 

Text to word is connecting a book to the word. For example In the story the Gruffalo the squirrel tried to find food for her kids. My connection is parents in the word get food for their kids to eat.

Character Trait

In reading I learnt about fact and opinion. Doing this activity I learnt how to infer.

First I wrote about facts and opinion about the character in the story the Gruffalo.

Next I wrote some facts and opinions about each character.

Finally I did a character trait about each character personality.

I now understand to get an opinion I have to use clues and key words.

LI:To infer.