Narration is telling people what is happening in a situation. Reported speech is telling what someone else has said. To narrate it is mandatory to use third person (people's name, he, she, they and ect), because when a situation is narrated, it is written as if the author is telling a person who is not present about what they are witnessing.
First write who is speaking, followed by a dialogue word (said, shouted, growled, assured and ect).
After that write who the speaker is talking to (e.g: Debbie shouted at her kids....).
Next write what the person is saying but without quotation marks. Be sure to change all the first and second person words to third person words (e.g: Debbie shouted at her kids to brush their teeth).
Finally, finish the sentence with a full stop (.).
Narration is a good way to practise talking about what someone else has said to another person without saying exactly what they said.
LI: To narrate a scene using reported speech.
Thursday, 30 April 2020
Friday, 24 April 2020
Basic Facts Boxes
Today I decided to complete the basic facts boxes. I am on the subtraction sheet one this week and next week I will move on to the subtraction sheet two. The aim for this challenge is to get quick at answering basic facts questions.
LI: To remember basic maths facts.
SSR Selfie | D-Day
LI: To summarise and retell a text.
Today I read a book called "My Story D-Day". The story is about Andrew Pope going to world war two. Andrew ends up being the only soldier without any wounds or injuries. After the war, Andrew gets a Military Cross. I enjoyed reading this book because it was very entertaining.
Inquiry | Explorers & Adventurers | Ibn Battuta
Ibn Battuta is noted as the greatest medieval Muslim traveler/explorer. Ibn was born on the 24th of February 1304.
Ibn's travels were motivated by the fascination in finding the best teachers and libraries, which were in Alexandria, Cairo and Damascus at the time. Ibn also started his travels by a mission that he undertook to Mecca.
Ibn Battuta was chosen as a research topic because he traveled to almost all of the Muslim countries, China, and Sumatra which are very long distances to travel alone.
Ibn's travels were very impactful because Ibn covered most of the known Islamic world and even further.
LI: To research an explorer.
Ibn's travels were motivated by the fascination in finding the best teachers and libraries, which were in Alexandria, Cairo and Damascus at the time. Ibn also started his travels by a mission that he undertook to Mecca.
Ibn Battuta was chosen as a research topic because he traveled to almost all of the Muslim countries, China, and Sumatra which are very long distances to travel alone.
Ibn's travels were very impactful because Ibn covered most of the known Islamic world and even further.
LI: To research an explorer.
Wednesday, 22 April 2020
Skimming | Patō | Reading
The Patō is a modernised electric drum with a microphone that is similar to the lali. It was made by Racheal Hall.
Racheal Hall wanted to create an instrument that sounded similar to the traditional lali in order to connect back to her Tongan heritage and to modernise the lali.
Racheal started on the procedure by sketching her plans, and came up with many different versions of the Patō.
Racheal has created only one Patō and is figuring out how to make more Patō on a daily basis.
LI: To skim the article South Pasific Beats for a general understanding.
Conversations | Writing
Direct speech is exactly what a person has said. A conversation is more than one person speaking. To create a direct conversation it is compulsory to use quotation (speech/"") marks.
Open with one speech mark. After that write what one character is saying, followed by puncutation (!?,). Close the speech by using another quotation mark.
Next, write down who is speaking using a dialogue word. Some examples of dialogue words are: 'stated', 'exclaimed', 'growled', and 'yelled'.
When a conversation is held, each speaker needs their own line. This is to know who is talking.
When the majority of a story is based on conversations it could be a good way to entertain the audience.
LI: To write conversations.
Open with one speech mark. After that write what one character is saying, followed by puncutation (!?,). Close the speech by using another quotation mark.
Next, write down who is speaking using a dialogue word. Some examples of dialogue words are: 'stated', 'exclaimed', 'growled', and 'yelled'.
When a conversation is held, each speaker needs their own line. This is to know who is talking.
When the majority of a story is based on conversations it could be a good way to entertain the audience.
LI: To write conversations.
Tuesday, 21 April 2020
Maths | Identifying Patterns
Patterns are repeated designs and timestables are multiplying digits in order to get an answer.
For the one timestables the pattern is that the answer increases by one. The pattern of the nine timestables is that the numbers increase by nine and also that the ones count down and the tens count up. All of the timestables have a pattern.
Patterns always lead back to where it has started. If 'patterns' don't connect back to the start, it is not a pattern.
Patterns can be useful to learning the timestables because people can end up recalling the answers quickly.
LI: To identify patterns in our timestables.
For the one timestables the pattern is that the answer increases by one. The pattern of the nine timestables is that the numbers increase by nine and also that the ones count down and the tens count up. All of the timestables have a pattern.
Patterns always lead back to where it has started. If 'patterns' don't connect back to the start, it is not a pattern.
Patterns can be useful to learning the timestables because people can end up recalling the answers quickly.
LI: To identify patterns in our timestables.
Wednesday, 15 April 2020
Lali | Drums | Reading
Prior knowledge is using a person's current knowledge about a topic before researching it.
Prior knowledge on the lali for the author is that the lali is a type of drum that is hollowed out to make a curve inside it. After using prior knowledge, research about the topic. The researched facts are that lali's are made out of native hardwood trees. The lali is traditional to Polynesians, Samoans & Fijians. It is also used to announce births, deaths and wars.
Another drum similar to the lali is a slit drum. Prior knowledge on the slit drum is that the slit drum has holes in it and uses two sticks to play it. After using prior knowledge, research about the topic. The researched fact is that a slit drum is made by hollowing a tree trunk lengthwise.
Prior knowledge is a good reading strategy to use because when a person activates their prior knowledge they can learn faster and easier.
LI: To demonstrate prior knowledge on a topic.
Prior knowledge on the lali for the author is that the lali is a type of drum that is hollowed out to make a curve inside it. After using prior knowledge, research about the topic. The researched facts are that lali's are made out of native hardwood trees. The lali is traditional to Polynesians, Samoans & Fijians. It is also used to announce births, deaths and wars.
Another drum similar to the lali is a slit drum. Prior knowledge on the slit drum is that the slit drum has holes in it and uses two sticks to play it. After using prior knowledge, research about the topic. The researched fact is that a slit drum is made by hollowing a tree trunk lengthwise.
Prior knowledge is a good reading strategy to use because when a person activates their prior knowledge they can learn faster and easier.
LI: To demonstrate prior knowledge on a topic.
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