Letter to Once-ler

To the Once-ler by the  Lorax

Dear Once-ler

Please do not cut down truffula trees. If you do, can you just take out the seeds and plant new trees. You should also not put oil from your machine in the pond because the humming fish won’t be able hum anymore. When you cut down the trees, the animals won’t have anything to eat or even live in. Just because you use trees to make your thneeds, why can’t you use empty packets or plastic bottles to make your thneeds? Did you know when there aren’t any truffula trees you and your family or other people will be sick . They won’t have any medicine for them to feel better. The animals will hate you because of what you did to them. Your families will also hate you too, then one day nearly everyone will hate you. Can you at least bring back the animals by planting trees and making houses for the animals. That way the animals will like you again and your family too. If you do all these things it could make a change to the planet.

LI:To Persuade using reduce,reuse,recycle arguments

I learnt to know how to convince people to do the right thing.I also learnt how to tell someone to reduce,reuse and recycle.

I learnt it by being in partners then writing  letter to the Once-ler.My partner gave me some ideas of what we should write,so that we could convince the Once-ler to stop doing bad stuff.I also learnt it by doing a plan then starting with the story because that way when we don’t do the plan some of us won’t know what to write.By learning reduce,reuse and recycle my teachers told me what it means.

Raz Kids-Hugs for Daddy

For Raz Kids I read a book called Hugs for Daddy.This story is about a girl and a dad who does everything together.They don't do things everyday because the dad has to go work.Every night her dad reads her a story and gives a bedtime hug.One day when the girl woke up she saw her mum and her dad holding hands.The mum gives her a smile, but it goes away.The dad told the girl to come on his lap.He was talking about his job.The dad told the girl he will be going far away to save people.The mum said he will be gone for 1 year.The girl was crying, so the dad and mum hugs her really hard.The other day they were saying goodbye to dad.They hugged each other again.The other day the mum and girl made posters to dad.The dad sent stuff back to, but the girl was missing something.It was bedtime hugs with dad, but one day the mum told the girl to come lay down, so she can trace her body.They sent it to dad,so he could hug the girl.The dad sent a letter saying I hug you all the time at bedtime.

QAR,Questioning,Predicting making

LI:To pose questions of a shared text

I learnt how to make a QAR template, Questioning and predicting.We made it because it would help understand our own poster.The QAR template helped us write some questions about the story.The questioning helps us give some question we don’t know or we do know.The predicting helped us learn what it means.

Our teacher told us if we wanted to split or work together as a group.My group and I decided to split up or work together on one.We chose to split up because it would be more easier and we would finish it quicker. We wrote a description of what each thing means.My group and I gave some ideas for some of the 3 posters.

Recycling Game

LI:To learn what the right rubbish goes in which bin
I learnt how to play 2 different kind of games then putting the rubbish in the right place.There is organic,landfill,paper,glass,tin,aluminum and plastic.From these games that I practised I learnt how to put rubbish in the right bin.
I learnt it by going on the games called Garbage Dreams and SchoolYard Recycling then playing and playing so that I can learn more about where the rubbish and where it goes.It helps me know if it goes in the correct bin or not.By that it can help me memorize what the rubbish goes in, so that next time I get the rubbish  in the correct bins.

Harley Quinn-Description

LI:To write a character description/To investigate figurative language
For writing I learnt how to write a character description.When we made a character description we had to put some figurative languages which is simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification and understatement.We could use adjectives, but I didn’t.
I learnt it by listening to my teacher and telling my group and I to put figurative languages.He also told us to put some adjectives if we wanted to.He also told is to do a literal language at the top, so then we could write the figurative language at the bottom.We did it to see the difference of the literal language and the figurative language.

What is Waste

LI:To learn about different types of wastes

I learnt to learn the meaning of waste.I also learnt to go on the waste meaning website to read about what waste means.Once I read it I had to make a poster to show what waste means.

I learnt it by looking through the website then telling what waste means in my own words.I also learnt that you can’t copy anything off a site.If its a image you have to go on tools then press usage rights.Afer you have to press labeled for reuse.You also have to do the image attribution for evidence.

Waste Ordering

The goose with the golden eggs

LI:To identify the parts of a narrative
I learnt to learn the parts of a narrative and what the parts of a narrative mean.
I learnt it by listening to my group mates of what it means or just figuring it out by myself.I can tell my classmates if the meaning I chose is wrong or right then they can tell me the meaning.

Measurement Recording

LI:To learn the vocabulary of geometry and measurement.
I learnt what 3 words mean , It is volume,transform and capacity.Volume means  the measure of the amount of space inside a solid figure.Transform means when an object changes places.Capacity means the amount that something can hold.
I learnt it by searching the words I don’t know on google and from some of my mates who gave me some of the meanings.

The Duel-Story Web

LI:To Identify the main parts of the story/To predict using pictures,titles etc
I learnt to learn the main parts of a story and how to predict using titles and images.
I learnt it by listening to my group when we were with the teacher and memorized the things my group mates said.

The Duel-QAR Template

LI:To inference information using QAR strategy

I learnt how to use the QAR template.You have to make questions for other people to guess on your blog.

I learnt it by telling my friends what it means and my reading group.

Carrot Top

Carrot Top

by Patricia Kings

Source

Carrot Top the scarecrow lived in a sugar beet field spring and summer. Standing still made his arms ache. Blackbird nested in his straw and Harvey harvest mouse curled up in his trousers to sleep. The rabbits used nibble at the sugar beet.

One day the farmer came with his tractor to dig the beet and didn’t need him any more so he propped him up at the side of the field. Carrot Top felt sad and unwanted.

“Where are we going to live?” asked Blacky and Harvey.

Carrot Top did not know what to do. His friends left him and started looking for a new home. It had started to rain, making his straw hat soggy and tweed jacket wet. Tears trickled down his turnip face. He felt all alone.

When the farmer went to lunch, the scarecrow hopped across into the next field which had cows in it.

Carrot Top did not see them until they mooed making him jump.

“What are you doing in our field?” asked the cows.

“Farmer don’t want me any more,” replied Carrot Top.

“We don’t either,” said Bella a big brown heifer.

Carrot Top went on his way and came to a sheep field. They all stared.

“Baa, we don’t want you!” they said.

In the next field was a horse and a young foal (which is a baby horse.)

“What are you doing in our field?” said the brown mare.

“The farmer does not want me,” replied Carrot Top.

“Well you can keep us company,” neighed Blaze, a black horse with a white star on his nose. “Make sure you shut the gate.”

He made his way to the lane and shut the gate. The sun came out, drying his jacket. He had not gone far when a tractor and trailer came along. Carrot Top thought it was farmer Bates, but it was someone else.

“You are going to be late, hop in,” he heard.

Carrot Top did as he was told, but did not know what he was going to be late for. In the trailer were several scarecrows – one was dressed as a policeman with his helmet, another lady one was little bow peep minus the sheep.Two older ones were the two ugly sisters

“Who are you?” asked Cinderella.

“I’m Carrot Top, who are you?”

“I’m Cinders and these are my horrible sisters.”

Hey watch it!” they said, kicking out at her.

“Leave her alone you bullies,” replied Carrot Top.“Where are you going?”

“To the scarecrow festival silly,” she replied.

“I did not know about it,” said Carrot Top. I was put out of my field as farmer Bates did not want me.”

“Oh I am sorry, you can stay with us,” replied Cinders.

Carrot top glowed inside; it was nice to be wanted. They reached the village and farmer helped Carrot Top and Cinders out. He placed them on the wall in front of the church. It was Sunday and he could hear the singing. When all the people came out they all had a look at the scarecrows. One little girl said he looked scruffy. Carrot Top felt a bit sad and a big tear rolled down his cheek. Anna her friend saw it and said “You’re making him cry!”

“Scarecrows don’t cry, they are made of straw,” the girl replied. He felt even more hurt.

“Shall we find him some more clothes?” one asked.

“My dad has an old jacket he does not wear,” said the other, so the two girls ran off home and were soon back with a very smart leather jacket. They soon had him dressed after much tugging of straw Carrot Top felt snug.

“He will need a hat,” they said.  They soon brought a cap

Next day all the villagers walked past including the mayor they poked and prodded him. Carrot Top did not like it, he wished he was back in his field with his friends. All the other scarecrows were all round the village, which was decorated with flowers. One man in the crowd looked at Carrot Top.

“That’s my best leather jacket,” he cried. The man looked round for his daughter, but she had gone. The mayor said he could have it back after the judging.

“Wait till I see Becky,” he said.

Carrot top did not want her to get into trouble, but be could not talk to humans. Later that day the judging began. The best female scarecrow was Cinders and the winner was Carrot Top. He was thrilled and was put on show and had his photo in the local paper. Farmer Bates wished he had put him in the festival himself. Becky’s dad had his jacket back. So if you see a scarecrow on a church wall, it will be Carrot Top.

LI:To identify simple sentences/To self monitor our understanding

I learnt to find simple sentences and I also had to find words and sentences I don’t understand.

I learnt it by reading the story then looking through the story again and finding the words and sentences.I also told my friends what it means,so that when someone else doesn’t know what a word or sentence means I can tell them.

The Lifted Lorax

LI:To identify the responsibility,causation and connection on the issue.
I learnt to read the issue then thinking about what the responsibility,causation and connection is.
I learnt it by my teachers and some of my classmates who told me the meaning of responsibility,causation and connection.I also learnt it by writing the issue and stuff then figuring it out with my group.

A Poor Shot/The Prince's Magic Stone

LI:To identify the parts of a Narrative

I learnt  the 4/5 parts of a Narrative which is Orientation,Problem,Events,Solution and Ending.

I learnt it by reading the story and learning it by my classmates and teacher.
Link to Story-A Poor Shot