Character Descrition

                  

Holes - Making a Prediction

My Reflection

I have been learning to make a prediction about the book holes by Louis Sachar. I found it easy because I have watched the movie and read the book. My next step is to make a another prediction of the book

finding and Summarising Information

My Reflection

I have been learning to Find and Summarize information. I found it interesting because i got to find out a lot of mars and it was really challenge i mostly had to research all of this. My next step is to explain why information is important.

All About Mars Cloze Reading Challenge

My Reflection

I have been learning to give reasons to support inferences I have made. I found this interesting because i had to figure out what mars had similar too earth. My next step is to find specific explicit information in text and determine the implicit hidden idea or message find specific explicit information in text and determine the implicit idea or message

Using Prior Knowledge

Using Prior Knowledge

My Reflection

I have been learning to use my prior knowledge and experience when we relate to a given text/topic. I found this activity interesting because it made me wonder  Pakuranga stream and make me think

 about it. My next step is to explain my personal response to the text and selected experience.

Language Features in a text

My Reflection

I have been learning to recognise and understand specific language features. We have been learning about metaphors and similes. I have a good understanding of metaphors and smiles I think I am still learning about metaphors and similes. My next step is to use metaphors and similes in my writing. 

Wonder-Grammar and Vocabulary Challenge

Making Connections

My Reflection

I am learning to relate to the characters in the text to understand their purpose.

I had to compare Jack Will to a person I know in real life and compare thing's that they have in similar. My next step is to add more description to my venn diagram.

Cause and Effect - Wonder

My Reflection

I have been learning to understand the cause and effects of events in a text. In the novel Wonder, there are lots of things that happen which cause effects, (the outcome of an event or action by one of the characters). I found this easy because i remembered what happened in the story. My next step is to understand the purpose of the characters in the story. 

Making a Justified Prediction

My Reflection

I have been learning to make a justified prediction of a book.  A justified prediction is Say why you think that with evidence from the text, cover blurb. I found it tricky to  make a justified prediction because i did't have that munch information. My next step is to compare visual information with blurb title and contents, to justify predictions. 

Features of Non-fiction Texts

My Reflection

I have been learning to identify features in a non-fiction text.

I found this easy because I can already identify features in a non-fiction book .

My next step is to use these features to help me understand non-fiction texts better.

Authour purpose in Non-Fiction text

My Reflection

I have been learning to identify and describe what the authour wanted me to feel, think or see.

An interesting fact I found out about was that the pearl of siberia  (Lake baikai)  can turn into thick ice just in winter but it is being pollountion and devolopment. Something that suprised me was that you can drive on the ice. I think the authour wanted me think that Lake baikai was a very amazing lake and interesting lake. My next step is to understand how the next features can help me gain a better understanding of what I read.

Understanding the purpose of Characters in the text

My reflection

I have been learning to relate to the characters in the text to understand their purpose. I used a Venn diagram to compare Ivan and Stella in the story One and only Ivan. This made me Realise

 the differences between the characters but also what made them similar. My next step is to be able to use this information to make inferences about the purpose of the character.

Making a Justified Prediction

My Reflection

I have been learning to make a justified  prediction about a text. I found it easy to make a prediction because i just needed to guess what was going to happen.  My next step is to read the Story to see if I'm right.

Reading Comprehensions- Matariki

My Reflection

I have been learning to answer a range of Questions about a text. I Found this easy because all need to answer a Question and give it an answer.  My next step is to answer some hard and tricky Questions.

Responding to a text

      

My Reflection 
I have been learning to respond to a text using my prior knowledge and experace. We read a Story called´happy birthday school´ I found this easy because on the first thing we had to do was line up the word to the meaning of it. the next one was easy as well because in the book it said all the information about what the school´s did on there 100 birthday and the next 2 where all easy we had to compare the past and the present about what school did in the past and now and what should we do for are school´s 50 birthday. My next step is to compare it to another story i read.

Prefix,Root Word, Suffixes

My Reflection

I have been learning to use my Knowledge 

of prefixes and suffixes to read and understand the meaning of words. 

A prefix is a is a group of letters that came at the beginning of the word that can change the meaning of the word.A suffix is a letter or a group of letters at the end of a word to form another word or new meaning. 

I found this hard because i had to learn this at the time my group had completed this and were ready to publish it and i was just starting to learn how to understand prefix,root words and suffixes.

my next learning step is to understand suffix or prefix. 

Summarising Information-camoflauge

                                                                             


   My Reflection 
I have been learning to find and summarise information in non-fiction texts.
I was surprised that all the amazing Information that i found on the internet
Like the the predators and lifespan but  the best part of this is you can learn
about learning about the animals that use camouflage and learning about why
camouflage is important?

My  next step is to make sure I Summarise the Information using my own words

Making connections-the stowaway

my reflection

I have been leaning to make connections to what I read.
I could make connection to this story because i know how it feel´ s when you lose something
My next Step is to make connection on every book i read.