Pistachio - The green puppy

 For this week's weekly quiz we got to choose our topic. I chose to research the green puppy named Pistachio. I enjoyed getting to read about the strange condition. I found it challenging to find facts because there wasn't much. Because it is short I will probably add more facts when I have time. To be BTB (Better Than Before) I could add more facts.

How to be a good sportsman

 For T-shaped literacy, we had to create a 'how-to' guide on how to be a good sportsman. Mine guide is short but it tells you what to do. None of the photos are mine but they are labeled for reuse. I enjoyed getting to think of things to do to show good sportsmanship. I found it challenging to think of the steps. To be BTB (Better Than Before) I could add more detail.

Alfred Nobel - Facts

 For this week's weekly quiz activity we had to research Alfred Nobel and create an interactive DLO (Digital Learning Object). My DLO has the 5 Ws and an H as well as some extra facts, and a game/quiz. I hope you have fun learning some new facts and playing the game! I enjoyed getting to research him and create the game/quiz. I found it challenging to find facts for 'who' and 'how'. To be BTB (Better Than Before) I could find more facts or add more detail to all of the pages.

Actvity three

 For our T-shaped literacy, we had to create a Venn diagram of two texts. I enjoyed getting to read the texts because they were interesting. I found it challenging to think of things similar. To be BTB (Better Than Before) I could add more detail to the opposite sides.

Text one link: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12362680

Text two link: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/21/sport/triathlon-sportsmanship-diego-mentrida-spt-intl/index.html

Explorring the setting - My Brother's War

 For our last novel study activity, we had to explore the setting. I enjoyed getting to write about the mood. I found it challenging to write about the time and work out what year it was. To be BTB (Better Than Before) I could make my overall thoughts longer.

Sportsmanship - Brain dump

 For our T-shaped literacy, we had sportsmanship as our focus. For activity one we had to do a brain dump. A brain dump is when you dump all your ideas on the page. I enjoyed getting to think about sportsmanship. I found it challenging to think of ideas. To be BTB (Better Than Before) I could add more detail to my ideas.

Lake Ohau News Report

 This week my class got to research the Lake Ohau fires and create a news report video or a newspaper article. If we made a video we could do it with a buddy. Miro G and I made a video together (It has ads just like the news). I enjoyed getting to film it. I found it challenging to keep a straight face, and find information. To be BTB (Better Than Before) we could have made the talk we Reporter Lucy longer because it was only 30 seconds and it should have been 2 minutes. We also could have practiced a bit because we kept messing up. Fun fact: It originally had 4 ads but they were longer than the news itself! The other ads were for fingernail growing potion and fat pills.

Here is the video so you can watch it: Lake Ohau Fires

Exploring the theme - My Brother's War

 We had to write things about the theme. I found it hard to think of things/explain them so this is a WIP (Work In Progress). I enjoyed getting to read the book so I could do this. I found it challenging to explain it.

Exploring the plot - My Bother's War

 For novel study, we had to write about the plot of our group's book. I enjoyed getting to read the book so I could write about the plot. I found it challenging to choose the main points. To be BTB (Better Than Before) I could add slightly more detail.