Your Fantasy Story

Kia Ora Room 19,

We know that fantasy allows us to create new possibilities. One way we have been doing this is by creating our own fantasy stories.

We have been planning these out and are going to create a fantasy short story this week. Your task is to give a sneak preview of your story. Tell us about the plot, characters and setting. This does not have to be in great detail but we should be able to understand what your story is about.

You can use paragraphs, bullet points or subheadings to show your ideas. The usual blog rules apply.

The Water Horse

The Water Horse

Kia Ora Room 19,

You have now finished the movie 'The Water Horse'. The story is set in Scotland and tells us about a boy and his experience with a water horse he calls Crusoe.

Your task is to tell us all about the characters, setting and plot of the movie. Give us a review and tell us what you thought!

The usual blog rules apply.

Room 19's Fantasy Wiki!

Kia Ora Room 19,

Room 19 now has it's very own wiki with all our fantasy creatures on it. We will be building this up over the next week or two so check it out to see our progress.

You will find information and pictures of each creature telling you about their name, appearance, behavior, habitat and survival tip.

The address for our wiki is:

www.theroom19wiki.wikispaces.com

Good Luck Mr Liu

Kia-Orana Room 19,

Sadly today is our last day with the wonderful Mr Liu. We have been blessed to have him with us and we know that his next class will have a wonderful time learning with him.

Please leave a comment telling us something positive about your time with Mr Liu. Perhaps it's a favorite lesson or something funny he said, it could be anything! Check out the video below if you need some inspiration.

Thank you Mr Liu!

How to Write a Recount

Good Morning Room 19,

Here is a framework and example of a great recount. The framework is to help you structure your recount.

Read the recount about a trip to the museum. Your task is to leave a comment to tell me what you think is great about this recount. Use the recount success criteria in your writing books as a guide. The usual blog rules apply.

Example of a Great Recount

Recount Features

Malo Room 19,

This term we have been doing recount writing. A recount gives your experience of a past event in the order it happened.

You're task is to create the success criteria for a great recount. What are the main features? Bullet points with a brief explanation for each one. For example:

• Chronological Order

This means your recount must be arranged in time order. So start with what happened first and work your way through the events until you finish with the last thing.

Remember, the usual blog rules apply.

Your Fantasy Creature

Talofa Room 19,

We are now midway through the term and you have been creating all sorts of new possibilities through fantasy. An example of this is the fantasy monster pictures and descriptions you made last week.

Your task is to write about the fantasy creature you created. Use the description you made earlier and give lots of detail. You should use similes and metaphors, adjectives and rich language to really make your creature come to life! Tell us about it's appearance and behavior. Here is an example:

                              Paddalak

Let me introduce you to Paddalak. Paddalak is usually a friendly and gentle natured creature who lives in lakes and rivers. He loves to eat small frogs and fish but when Paddalak gets hungry, he gets grumpy! He throws tantrums like thunderstorms and it is best to keep your distance at these times.

The rest of the time however, Paddalak is a puppy dog who just wants to play with you. His favorite game is fetch and when you throw a stick into the water, he shoots off like a missile to grab it. He has teeth like needles and eyes like shimmering emerald marbles. His tail swooshes back and forth when he swims and his skin is smooth like a boiled egg. 

If you ever meet Paddalak lying on a rock or swimming on the surface, you could go and say kia ora! He likes to be tickled under the chin and if you give him some frogs to gobble down, he might even perform one of his special moves for you (such as blowing water out of his ears or doing a triple back-flip out the water and into the air).  One thing is for sure- Paddalak is a special type of creature.

School Sports Day

Kia Ora Room 19,

Running, jumping, throwing and catching were just a few activities that the students of Papatoetoe South School were doing yesterday as part of our School Sports Day. Pulses were racing and everyone had a wonderful day in the sun!

Your task is to write a recount of the day. Here are some ideas to get you going:

- You could create a plan in your writing book to help you structure your thoughts.
- Think of each event you went to in chronological order.
- How were you feeling? What did you think? What could you see, hear, feel around you?
- What did you enjoy or dislike and why?
- Use metaphors and similes to make your writing more interesting.
- Try to really capture the audience's attention.

Here are some sentence starters and conjunctions you might consider using:

They were...
It was like...
I ran as fast as...
I felt like...
I could see...
Suddenly, but, however, while, as well as, after, before...

Check and edit your work before you post (the usual blog rules apply). High quality recounts will receive personal points!

Sky High

Imagine you are a kid with superpowers like the boy from Sky high. One day you discovered that you had superpowers. I want you to describe to me what your powers were like, using similes and metaphors and how you used these to stop a giant spider attacking the city.