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 favourite topic was the design of the Halswell skate park because we got to send a submission of what we want in the skate park

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

The Reading National Standards I have achieved are

• Year 9/10
• As I read I can make decisions about the usefulness of the text for the purpose - Eg: by using a variety of criteria to evaluate
  

Week 5 Reading Assessment

Year 7/8: I can use my growing wide range of academic and content-specific vocabulary to understand texts.

Name of Text: Underground Explorers

Definitions

Void: an empty space or vacuum. Fluorescent: able to give off visible light after being exposed to a source of heat, light, or other form of energy Vulnerable: able to be hurt or injured Interconnected: to connect or cause to be connected one to the other or others. Seldom: not often; rarely.

Example/Non Example	Is a void messy? Why or why not?	A void isn't messy because it is an empty space
	Which color is the most fluorescent at night? Why?	The most fluorescent colour at night is dark blue because for the most part of the day it has had the sun shining so when its dark it can shine
	Why are elderly people more vulnerable than children? Why?	elderly  people have sensitive skin because when you are young you do more things but when you get older your skin becomes more sensitive
	Which is more interconnected; a vine or a dandelion? Why?	Vines because the grow around things when dandelions don't they just grow by themselves
	Which is more seldom; the Olympics or an election in NZ? Why?	The olympics because they only happen once every four years

Word Associations	The plants in the garden are die during a frost	Vulnerable
	There were lots of different paths that joined each other	interconnected
	I made a shot from halfway while facing backwards.	Seldom
	We are still exploring  outer space.	Void
	I can find my key ring easily in the dark.	Fluorescent

Word Relationships How might each pair of words be connected?	Vulnerable/Fluorescent	When you get a bruise blood rushes to that spot and makes it discoloured
	Void/interconnected	When doing a puzzle if there is an empty space you connect the peices

Extended Writing	Think of a time when you felt as though you were in a void or when you saw something that happens seldom. Write a paragraph about this.
	SELDOM On wednesday instead of training we had a game. I got the ball and I ran about half the field and fended off 5 tackles and nearly got a try

I can describe the structure of a Short Story

Something I have learned about the structure of short stories is: action happens quicker but it is still interesting

After reading some short stories two things I will remember when I write my own short story are don't make it too long and keep it interesting

I can gather, evaluate and synthesise information across a small range of texts

WALT: gather, evaluate and synthesise information across a small range of text


here is my doc


       

I was learning about  the change of the New Zealand flag I think that I did well because we had finished. I think that we shouldn't change the flag because soldiers fought under our flag. I really enjoyed doing this activity because it was fun and I got to work with someone different.

Authors Purpose-thinking map

WALT: 

• I can describe how to identify author’s purpose.

• I can describe the language used by authors to achieve their purpose.

 

Here is my doc