Matiu Douglas - Summary; Task one

WALT maintain meaning over an extended period of time.

1-16 pages

Matiu Douglas is a boy in crisis. Living with his working father in a smoke house after his parents divorced thirteen months ago. His mother living in Taupo, teaching a school in the area. Matiu is getting ready for his nana Wais funeral at the marae, his father is still working and they are becoming late. “Hi, dad” “Hiya” Tama Douglas, the father, was still working at his desk - looking up and down his son he frowned “ Go and get dressed. You’re not going to Nanny Wai’s funeral looking like that.” Matiu had changed into a suit and went back to his father, but not going inside - instead, he listened. His father was talking to someone on the phone. “Certainly… “ Tama Douglas said nervously. And in just the thought of Matiu encouraging his father to hang up, the man behind the call and his father had struck a deal. Things won’t go well from now, and all he has right now is a necklace his father wouldn’t wear and a tight suit.

Persuasive Writing - It's Okay to be Different

It’s Okay to be Different

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Intro

In my opinion being different is okay and that we should show who we really are

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My most important reason is that people should not be embarrassed about being different, because being different is normal and that you shouldn’t try to be like everybody else. I think that when you are different it shows that you are unique and it makes you an interesting person out of other people.

For example, what if someone wanted to be exactly like you when they can’t, when they try to do what you do, when they try to think, see, feel what you feel, but they can’t. Because they are somebody with their own things, feelings, thoughts that nobody can do but you, because you are the only you.

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It’s the same with twins, they may look the same, and could probably think the same, but what about  the other things. Twins can be the complete opposite of each other that they might not even look same, or  like what the other likes. Because they’re different. Some twins actually hate  each  other for being the same, they try so hard to be different that they might even do something they won’t think the other would imagine. Now, just imagine that but all around the world. You will think, feel, do, change like everybody else, so much that everybody hates each other because if one person is angry, everybody is angry for the same reason.

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If a number, letter, character, species or universe is different, then imagine that you are one of those things. In one of those 5 subjects I gave you, there are countless things that you could’ve possibly been. Like a planet out of a trillion or a number out of various one’s in other cultures. See, you could mean the same thing but be completely different, so different that others would want to learn about you.    

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I strongly believe that when somebody else is different or trying to be like you then they really should just be themselves, because not everyone want’s to be

the boring and most predictable person, that’s just a disappointing way to describe life as being interesting.

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What do I think about this piece of persuasive writing? I like it, it focuses mainly on what I’m trying to debate and it makes the statement, opinions, reasons and examples stand out.

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WALT write a persuasive writing about why it's okay to be different.

10 Dead With 5 Missing - News Article Summary

IALT summarise a newspaper article
I summarised a news article from online about a ship sinking in south Singapore where 10 people died and 5 missing.

Olympic Vocab For The Day !

WALT define the Olympic Vocabulary

Olympism - This is philosophy of life which is to balance both mental, physical and a confident mindset.

Creed - An ongoing religious cult

Values - The importance or standard of something needed   

Friendship - When you have a good bond with another person

Excellence - When you are achieving and very good at something

Respect - The opposite of rude

Ceremony - A traditional act when celebrating

Ancient - In the past when no longer exists

Morden - The recent time line you are in, present.

Sportsmanship - To work as a team with someone or some more people

Paralympics - Is another sort of olympics/games for people with disabilities.

My Group Article Review - Bloom's Taxonomy - Olympics

I was the leader for my group and it went really good. Everybody was working together and was happy with what they were given to work on, happy pupils means good work.
The skills that I used to understand the article were evaluating and skimming and scanning, I went through some sites and asked my group members (Sometimes helping group members).
The thing I will need to work on to improve in future task would be to use more vocabulary and make my work more confidently than rushing.
The picture is of the brainstorm that my group made with the news article in the middle and all the words, that described the whole thing from the various sites that I have search.