Language features in songs

We are learning to identify language features in a song. 

 This week we have been investigating different language features as a part of our mood and atmosphere unit such as simile, metaphor, personification​, idiom, onomatopoeia and hyperbole. We had to find different songs that we know that have language features in them and write what we think the artist is trying to say by using them. 

Check out our collaborative padlet showing all of the songs we found! 

TE KAHU TONGUE TWISTERS

Today in literacy Te Kahu looked at alliteration and creating tongue twisters. Check out the tongue twisters in our slide deck below and try them out!

SIMILES & METAPHORS

Today in Te Kahu we began looking at different language features. We focused on Similes and Metaphors that can be found in music. Check out our padlet to see what we came up with!

SPEECH PREP

We are beginning to unpack speeches and today we checked out three awesome young speakers and analysed their speeches. Check out what we thought of them below! 

WEEK 5 MAHI

PROCEDURAL WRITING

For our first week of home learning Te Kahu looked at procedural text. Their task was to choose a topic they wanted to teach to someone else and create a video and a piece of writing that would help do this. In their writing they had to make sure they used the correct chronological sequence, that they used detail and that their instructions were specific. 
Here is a link to Te Kahu's HOW TO Videos, Check it out! 

Writing Moderation

Writing moderation in TK today! 📝 
These guys did a writing sample last week (assessments is all go for end of year data), and peer assessing is so powerful! They all got 1 paper to assess - where great FB and FF has been given. Students will read when I have marked them all myself.

      

Shared Reading around how a country is chosen to host the Olympics

WALT Persuade tourists to visit our country

Success Criteria: 

Promote a city/town by informing the reader of the great things that city/town has to offer.

Suggest great things tourists could do/visit.