Room+2+Literacy

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__Challenge for Written Language: Creating An Argument__
Use these tools to assist you with planning your argument. Record your initial draft argument on our blog. Remember these are only drafts and we will need to return to these to edit and improve them when we share feedback with each other.

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Persuasion Map: This tool helps you to plan your argument with enough evidence to support your key ideas. See my sample persuasion map below. Remember to print your argument when you are finished. There is no ability to save and return to this tool so use your time wisely!===== Writer's Toolbox This tool helps you to develop your argument in greater detail so you can convince your audience!



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//I am learning to identify the features of a hero's journey found in the text 'Rowan of Rin'.// =====

I'll know I'm successful when I can: - talk about the features most heros have in common in a story - find these features in Rowan's story - give specific examples from 'Rowan of Rin' to illustrate these features - talk about why Rowan is/is not a typical hero in my own words

'Rowan of Rin' Challenge: Work in pairs. Using the website Hero's Journey record information about the key features of Rowan's journey from a 'weakling' to a hero. Remember to print your work as this website does not let you save your work so use your time wisely.

**Room 2 Group Literacy Learning Term Two**

//I am learning to identify the structure and features of a report.//
I'll know I'm successful when I can: -read a report and summarise the answers to these questions; //What it is? What is has? Where it lives (or is found)? What it does/how it works?// -identify the scientific or technical words used in the report


 * //__Harvestman[[image:harvestman.jpg width="213" height="152" align="right" caption="Harvestman"]]__//**

__Challenge One -__ //work in pairs// //Coastal Explorer// Read this report about coastal erosion and the processes occurring on beaches near you. Summarise the key ideas on a report notes sheet (4 headings: classification, description, location and dynamics) in your literacy exercise book. Make a list of new vocabulary and write these words in sentences to show their meaning. Comment on how well you think the author/s created their report. How effective was the discussions question about the development of the coastal area and different people's points of view? Where did you stand and why? What was done well? What could be improved? Give reasons for your answers. Plan a report on Hangatiki using the 4 headings: classification, description, location and dynamics in your draft writing exercise book. Think carefully about how you could produce a blown up book for your report. Plan a storyboard to show your ideas. Could you create a scenario about protecting part of the Hangatiki environment (e.g. Maniapoto's Cave)? What different perspectives could you highlight?


 * //__Koura[[image:koura650.jpg width="150" height="206" align="right" caption="Koura"]]__//**

__Challenge One -__ //work in pairs// Sammy Seagull Read this report about the town of Dover. Summarise the key ideas on a report notes sheet (4 headings: classification, description, location and dynamics) in your literacy exercise book. Make a list of new vocabulary and write these words in sentences to show their meaning. Comment on how well you think the author/s created their report. How effective was using Sammy the Seagull and his 'bird's eye view perspective? What was done well? What could be improved? Give reasons for your answers. Plan a report on Hangatiki using the 4 headings: classification, description, location and dynamics in your draft writing exercise book. Think carefully about how you could produce a blown up book for your report. Plan a storyboard to show your ideas.

__**//Cave Weta//**__ __Challenge One -__ //work in pairs// Sammy Seagull Read this report about the town of Dover. Summarise the key ideas on a report notes sheet (4 headings: classification, description, location and dynamics) in your literacy exercise book. Make a list of new vocabulary and write these words in sentences to show their meaning. Comment on how well you think the author/s created their report. How effective was using Sammy the Seagull and his 'bird's eye view perspective? What was done well? What could be improved? Give reasons for your answers. Plan a report on Hangatiki using the 4 headings: classification, description, location and dynamics in your draft writing exercise book. Think carefully about how you could produce a blown up book for your report. Plan a storyboard to show your ideas.

__Challenge One__ Swan Story Read this report about swans. Make a list of the new words you come across and add them to your literacy book. Write them in a sentence to show their meaning. Create a facts sheet showing the key ideas in the report under the headings; //What it is? What is has? Where it lives? What it does?// Make sure your facts sheet has a bold title and an eye-catching picture. Use a whole page in your literacy book and draft in pencil first.
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__Challenge Two__ Choose one of these talking books to view. Listen to them with the sound on. When you are confident with the story, retell the story in your own words to your buddy and record your story using an Easy-Speak. Then turn the sound off (use your keyboard control) and take turns reading each page with your buddy. The Wishing Tree The Missing Pencil The Butterfly

__Challenge Three__ Roy - Tale of a Singing Zebra //Follow the adventures of 'Roy the Singing Zebra' on this online story!// Click on Part One. Click on the 'Before Reading' link. Print the page and complete the activity in your literacy book. Play the story and read it with your buddy/family member Click on the 'After Reading' link. Print the page and complete the activity in your literacy book. Do the same activities for each 'Part' of the story.

 [|Storyboards] //I am learning to make predictions and work out the order things happen in a story.//

Further Writing Challenges
//I am learning to construct simple sentences.// I'll know I can do this well when my sentence makes sense to other readers and it has a subject (the 'thing' that's doing the action), verb (the action taking place/being) and object (the 'thing' the action is affecting).
 * Writing Sentences**

Try the activities in this learning object. Become a KungFu master! Sentence KungFu

//I am learning to spell words by being a spelling detective.// I'll know I'm a good detective when I use the chunks I know to help me work out new words.
 * Spelling**

Try the activities in the learning objects on these sites. You may need a pen and paper to help you record your words. Spellits Wild West Phonics Pirate Spelling Chunking Activities There are lots of activities here to help with reading and spelling chunks. Find some that relate to your weekly list words. Rhyming Game