Reading sample

WALT: Fluency - read accurately, with expression and understand what we read.

Description: We have been reading articles from around the world about peculiar news

Fluency: Money truck crashes

An armoured truck overturned on a highway in Rhode Island, USA,  causing bags of money to spill all over the road which quickly caught the attention of other drivers.

Police say the driver lost control and the truck swerved off the highway onto the grass and tipped onto its side.

Both the driver and the other person in the truck received cuts and bruises and possibly neck and back injuries.

The money was in clear plastic bags and canvas duffel bags and the scene of the accident was soon swarming with passers-by but police are unsure whether any money was taken.

A second truck was called and the money was transferred as police supervised and kept passers-by away from the scene.

Task: Respond to the article you have just read using full sentences.

1. Who is the main person or group of people in this news article?

The main group in this article is the police because in the photo I saw them standing around the truck. 

2. What was the key event from the news article?

The key event in this story is the Money truck crush

3. Where did this event take place?

The event took place USA 

4. When did this event take place?

The event took place September 2, 2014

5. Why did this event happen?

 

The event happened because money truck went out of controll and went in to the grass

Evaluation:

1. What do you think is the best part of the article?

The money

2. What was the hardest part about completing this portfolio sample?

That we did not have that much time to conplete it.

3.  Next time, what is a goal you can work towards?

Put some more information in this.  

Feedback/Feedforward:

I think it is a good post but you could have a picture for people to see it. 

Math sample

WALT: we are learning how to continue a number patten and find the rule for finding the next number .

Description: For maths this term we have been learning a range of strategies to help us solve algebra problems. 

Task:  Make a short movie or a poster to prove that you have achieved your maths goal.

Criteria:

Show, explain, prove your goal and how you did it

Clear message

Two questions to show your learning

Correct answer

Evaluation:

What are you most proud of and why? The font because it looks good .

What challenged you the most and why?how long it took to do this.

Next time, what is a goal you can work towards? Do same more writing 

Feedback/Feedforward:

Hi Hunter,

I like how you have put some pictures inside of your pic collage to show the reader what you are talking about. I think next time you need to work on your background in your pic collage because it might suck the energy away from your writing and maybe next time you could add a bit more detail in your evaluation but apart from those 2 things great work Hunter.

You are a great role model for others!

By Grace C AKA THE AWESOME ONE!!!

The learning pit

WALA: The Learning Pit

Description: We have been learning about when good learning happens.  

Task: Share what you know about the learning pit.

Criteria:

Draw the Learning Pit.

List at least 3 feelings that you might have when you are in the pit.

List at least 3 strategies that you could use to get out of the pit.

Label where good learning happens.

List 3 things you could say to yourself when you are in the pit.

Evaluation:

Reflect on a time when you have been in the pit.

When I was trying to prove it because I was confused it was so hard.

How did you feel when you were in the pit?

Confusing   

What did you do to work out of the pit?

Work hard

Feedback/Feedforward:

That's really good hunter you could put some more detail in the poster. # Maraki

Writing sample

Writing Sample

WALT:  Entertain

Description: We read the poem “My Remarkable Journey” which inspired us to write our own remarkable journeys about why our homework wasn’t at school today. 

                                             

                                                   Home. Work 

I work up yay school oh no hoooooooomework is due in today and I have not got my home work i am going to get killed by troy he is so strong but let me tell you why I do not have my home work.

So I was at the park a very bad park a troll came and sat next to me but I do not know that it was a troll because it was dress up as a old laddy in a dress and high heels. He stoll my homework out of my pokit I started casing it but I fall in slippery sicking sand but a hark came swooping down a got me a dropped me on the troll but it had all reddy aten my homework so I cut its tumy open  but is was all reddy Brent by the asied in your stumick. THE END

Criteria:

We decided that a quality piece of writing has the following things. Reflect on whether these things are in your story:

Introduction: It hooks the reader in the first few lines making them want to read more 

Punctuation: Is your writing ready for a reader? Does your punctuation make it easy for them to read?

Short sentences: Do you create suspense by using these in your writing?

Onomatopoeia: Are these in your writing to create impact?

Alliteration: Are these in your writing to create impact?

Similes/Metaphors: Are these in your writing to create impact?

Evaluation:

1. What do you think is the best part of your story? When I fall in the sand

2. What was the hardest part about completing this portfolio sample? Doing the blog post

3.  Next time, what is a goal you can work towards? Making my story longer 

Feedback/Feedforward:this is a really good story hunter you could correct your spelling.

Te Reo Maori

WALT: communicate a message.

Description: We have been participating in 3 different workshops around colour, compositions and fonts. We put these skills to use in a poster sharing our knowledge about Te Reo Maori.
Why? We have noticed that our posters are too cluttered and do not communicate a message well.
Task: Make a poster about Te Reo Maori.
Criteria:
Message: My message is clear and purposeful. Everything that is on my poster relates to my message.

Composition: My poster is balanced.

Font: My font is clear, readable and suits the message.

Colour: I have used 2-3 colours that are complementary. My background choice makes the text pop!

Accuracy: All of the words on my poster are spelt correctly. Evaluation

1. What are you most proud of and why? The color becuase it strands out.
   
2. What challenged you the most and why? How long it took.
   
3. Next time, what is a goal you can work towards? Do a bit more words. 
   

Feedback/Feedforward: 
Your poster looks very cool but you added to much colours #Jaiden