TOKU PEPEHA

What a character says, and the way it is said, reveals something about that person’s make-up, temperament, background and values.  It is often the dialogue that adds depth to the characterisation.

Use the photograph below to practise exploring the use of monologue/dialogue for a character portrait.

Take a few minutes to bring to mind the person in the image below.  Now have them speak in a way that would be very typical of them.

I’m at police training, clutching down in the mud as my fingers slip through.  Attempting to crawl and crawl through the mud. My face is growing redder and redder. My veins are starting to pop out as I feel each one straining creating pressure through my head. I’m frustrated as but I still keep going. I’m never going to give up. I keep chanting to myself I got this! I'm gonna beat everyone. I'm starting to lose my voice. I'm not feeling too confident that I'm gonna get a good placing BUT I know that i'll be the next best cop.

How learning has changed for me ?

I think my learning has changed because I’m more interested in my learning, I’m in control of my learning and I’m engaged with my learning. I believe i’m more engaged and motivated because I get to choose a topic that’s interesting to me as my inquiry focus. I have learnt as a result that you need to be organised. I’m responsible for my learning. I need to make sure that my work is handed in on time. What I mean when I say i’m in control of my learning is that I feel I can work independently. I know what to do and where to go to gather information. I have instant access to google, YouTube and websites. I also like how we can now share our work with my friends, teachers from school and my whanau. My learning can be shared on my blog, my YouTube channel, posters or as a power point presentation. In a funny sort of way, I think my reading and writing and communicating skills have improved and become better because I know that there is a wider audience who will read the work that I create. NO PRESSURE.

MOUNTED GAMES POSTER...

We were given a task to make a poster for the mounted games and this is what I came up with.
This is my mounted games poster.

CHROMEBOOK ANNOTATED REFLECTION...

Annotated reflection. Part one: Explain to me what learning took place and why was it interesting and different from your other classes (previous years) During the last few years we used to use exercise books to do everything in maths, reading and writing it was boring, students never really like doing there work properly. Most students in this school took about one or more weeks just to finish a story. They had to punctuate start all over and over again. It took way too long. Then eventually something happen The start of this year we were introduced to CHROMEBOOKS!!!, mini laptops. At start of term 1 we were introduced with learning sites from our teacher like math sites, reading sites and other sites to help us get more better at our educational learning .Ever since then this year has been fun pact with e-learning. It’s a lot more interesting with e-learning in our school.chromebooks have made a big change in all our learning.Students are more interested in their learning. They are never bored with these chromebooks. I feel that since we have been an e-learning school more and more students have been coming to our school. With the chromebooks we now know how to make folders,blogs. We can type faster and faster everyday, we make videos of our own. We even have our own google and youtube accounts and if anything happens to the chromebooks or you're somewhere far away then you can still do work on your google account or the sites. E-learning is easier, faster and better for everyone's learning student that learn with e-learning are brainer and love going to school.I really love and enjoy using chromebooks for e-learning and I hope in the future e-learning is activating to all schools.E-learning is Awesome. The end.

What helps me to become a better writer ?

This is my mind map that shows who helps me in writing and what apps helps me.

Recount Revision

What is a Recount?
 Ok class, this week we are to complete one recount for your final assessment. You are to write a recount and I am to assess your recount. So… when I am assessing your recount, what am I looking for?

 My recount should have…

Have who, where,what,how, when and why
Have Adjectives Correct punctuation
Have onomatopoeia
Have a HOOK
Have at least 3 paragraphs
My recount Past tense not present or future.
correct spelling
Make sure my recount makes sense
Grammar
My recount has no baby words Lvl 2
Title: The trefoil bridge
Paragraph 1: October 25 arriving at the trefoil bridge walking towards the bridge the noises and the darkness
Paragraph 2: the first steps and what's under the bridge under the bridge
Paragraph 3: the feelings and heart beats inside.
Paragraph 4: just crossed how I felt.

...The Trefoil bridge...

October 25. “Errr” goes the brakes. We arrived at the trefoil bridge.I jumped out of the car to cross to the other side. It was dark and creepy. I walked over to the bridge “Errr” I remember hearing noises.  Mysterious and spooky noises with chains rattling and wood scraping.

There was only a touch of light from the bright full moon. Freaky trees were hanging over the bridge. I got to the edge of the bridge then stopped.

As I took my first steps across the bridge “boom boom boom”. I looked down there was water flowing fast “ shhh”. It felt like metres off the ground. Big as rocks were under the bridge. I was envisioning trolls and other monsters under the bridge in my head. But I kept walking.

I was scared and my heart was beating as fast as lightning “baboom baboom baboom” I could hear more noises coming all around me “errr, shhhhh, eee ooo eee ooo”.  I felt the bridge wobbling side to side. I could feel myself moving,  sliding with the bridge. I could feel myself nearly falling off the bridge. But slowly I kept walking.

I had just finished crossing the Trefoil bridge. My heart started to beat slower. I stopped being so scared.The creaks and mysterious noises stopped. Everything was back to normal.I walked around the other side of the bridge not scared of nothing.What a creepy experience that was.

The end...