Writing learning story 2016

In writing we have been writing narratives and learning how to use different figurative language like adjectives,metaphors, and similes in our writing to make it more interesting and paint a picture in the readers head.

Before we write we have to make sure that we have a hook, because if you don't have a good start (hook) the reader will not want to keep reading your piece of writing. 

Your hook can be like a question or statement having a hook is very important because it's like your first impression if your first impression is not good then no one would like you,but if your first impression is good then people will like you,people will make a judgement very quickly.

After you write your hook you should have you good start to your narrative,your beginning should tell the reader where your setting is and your main characters.The middle part of your story you should start introducing the problem to the story.The very last paragraph should be your resolution to the problem.

My next steps is get help when i'm stuck

Here is a example of my narrative   

Maths learning story (in a team) 2016

In maths this year we have been learning to include others and to work as a team to complete the problem.Working in a team for me is very helpful for me because if i'm stuck,I have a group to help me when they share their ideas. I can listen and make a connection to their idea and what I already know about the problem.Working in a team the skills you need to use is contributing and listen to the person thats speaking.

In my team the problem I solved was a fraction problem about Nash and Sia. The problem was was to work out how many metres of material you needed to make 15 lava lava.I knew that 2/3 of a metre of material=1 whole lava lava.

First me and my group discussed each others thought about the problem then we started on the problem one of my team started us off and I disagreed with her idea

Then I grabbed the pen. I wrote down my ideas on paper

 "Each lava lava uses 2/3 of a metre of material so we need to multiply 2/3 of a metre of material by 15 lava lavas = 30/3 once I got that I went 30 divided by 3 =10 whole metre" that was my answer.

I finished writing my ideas and I explained to my group and I had to make sure that my whole group is listening to me when I'm               explaining. When I finish explaining to my group about my strategy I made sure everyone understands what I was talking about. If my group doesn't understand I can explain it in a different way.

When someone in my group is explaining their way of figuring out the problem, and someone is not listening and not focusing, I
try and include them in and make sure they understand the things the group is talking about. It is my responsibility to include them in the group because they might not feel like you're including them.

My next step is to not to be shy to explain to everyone and to feel confident about having a go even when I might not be right. 

Reading learning story 2016

In reading we have been learning to explain to others what the book book is about and what reading skills you used to help you find out. In reading we learn how to justify the text using evidence from the story.

After we have justified and discussed we go onto our Chromebook and do a summary of the story. We have to identify and describe the setting,main characters,problem/solution and the 3 main events.

When we finish all that stuff we move on to the next part witch is summarising the book in your own words and we have to include adjectives,similes,metaphors to make your summery very descriptive and interesting.

My next steps are to be able to summarise the book in my own words and use descriptive words 

Here is a link to my Narrative story

Maths Learning Story 2016

In maths we are learning to work as a group and to include others.In maths we have been learning fraction problems,in my group I had to share my ideas and include others so they knew what we were doing.

In maths we had a problem that said "Each lava lava uses 2/3 of a metre of material.How much material would they need to buy for 15 lava lava".

After reading the problem my group was confused,then I shared my thoughts about the problem and I said "2/3 is 1 metre of material so we need to multiply 2/3 of a metre of material by 15 lava lavas = 30/3

So I knew that 30/3=10 whole metres of material because 30 divided by 3 = 10   

My next steps are to question peoples strategy.