Narrative Horror Writing T4 W3

This week since it was Halloween on Wednesday, our class got to do Horror Narrative Writing . I liked writing mine and I thought it was fun. For Narrative Writing you need to have good detail and descriptive words to pull the reader in! Here is my Writing.

CREEEKKKK…

As I am walking across the slippery lino, the floorboards are creaking like an old man's bones cracking as he gets up out of his seat. Then, I hear a loud bang in the back of the abandoned house. My heart is beating faster than a cheetah can run. I run out the back door and find myself in a cemetery. All of the gravestones are covered in spider webs.

To my surprise a ghost rises from one of the graves and whispers- “Go to the piano inside OR ELSE!” For a split second I thought I was just tripping out but then it came up again and yelled “YOU WILL FLOAT TOO!!!” That was when my bones almost jumped out of my skin in fear that if I didn't go to this piano he is talking about I will float for the rest of eternity  just like him…

After he goes back down into his grave, a light breeze hits me. I decide that I should go back into the abandoned house and find this piano. I open the back door… SQUWEEEKKK, just like a mouse.

I go in and see a shadow move. Its big. It's scary.  I keep walking and I feel like someone or something is following me. The thought of walking around this damp empty house trying to find a piano, gives me the shivers. Still walking down a rather large hallway I spot a door at the end.

Should I open it? That door will be way too small to fit a piano in it anyways. I hear music softly playing, I go up the old creaky stairs, Just waiting for something to jump out at me and grab me. The ghost that I saw earlier comes out of the stairs and says “1 Hour, Just remember, YOU'LL   FLOAT TOO!” Blood Started OOOZING out of his mouth as he disappears into thin air.

I Finally find the piano up stairs, It's playing music, it sounds really scary like its trying to tell me something. I can hear my heavy breathing louder then I could before. Well I found the piano so does this mean that I can go? Am I free? Of Course, “Again out of nowhere the ghost comes up and says listen to the piano to find your next clue time is ticking.”

I say “I don't want to play anymore please please please!” But he doesn't reply he is gone. This is a silly game I don't like it! How do I get out of it? Suddenly the piano stops. Everything is quiet. Its DEAD silent.

The Possessed Ghost comes out of nowhere and starts attacking me, Beating, Biting, Strangling me… I must of run out of time. My blood flow has stopped, I think I’m dead but I'm not certain.

I  Can't        Fight Back…

By Ella

W3 T3 Reflection Writing

This week for Literacy we have been working on Arguments and using topic sentences to start each paragraph. I also wrote a piece of descriptive writing. Me and Kaede did an argument about why we dont think animals should be in circuses. Here is my work.


Would you like to be trapped in a cage having to practice acts all day everyday. Well we know that we definitely wouldn't. 

We think that animals should not have to be abused for human entertainment. The animals are living a sad and lonely life and should be out there enjoying the world instead of being stuck inside and not being in there natural habitat. We`re going to tell you 3 reasons why we think animals should not be in circuses.

Would you like to be abused and carried around for your whole live? Well the animals that act in circuses are not treated very nicely. They have been taken from their homes to act in circuses for human entertainment. The circus instructors use whips, tight collars, muzzles and electric prods to make the animals do as they are told witch is an abusive way to control animals.

The animals are living a lonely and sad life, what if that was you? They are chained up and not feed properly and are forced to do things they don't want to do. They are not living a usual life and they will probably die earlier in life then other animals because of being overworked and always being exhausted.

What If you weren't with other humans and you were always with animals instead of people like you. Well these animals aren't in there natural habitat and are forced to live in cages instead. I think it's very unfair and wrong for people to treat animals this way.

Those 3 reasons right there are why we strongly think that animals should not be in circuses.

What do you think?

By Ella and Kaede

Wandering through the graveyard, it felt like something was watching me. I ran away from my village. I stopped because of the smell of burning. I looked blurry eyed around nothing was there except 2 headstones. Gale Ropper and Michael Ropper.

Staring at the headstones, my brain was spinning in circles as I was wondering how I know those names. I mean 2 headstones in a graveyard? I wonder why there is only 2? I got over the thought that I knew them, that is silly.

A shrill cry echoed in the misty air, my heart dropped, my eyes almost popped out of my head. Was that the person? Is there really someone watching me? I walked and I could hear footprints behind me. I pulled a knife out of my pocket and turned around sharply. No one was there...

Reflection W1 T3

Last week were were working on writing an argument. We learnt how to cause cause and effect to grab the readers attention. We had to work with a buddy to write 3 good paragraphs about our topic witch was why we should have a phone. I also wrote a descriptive piece of writing about a picture that I found. Here are me and my friend Kaedes Paragraphs and my writing.




Series of Paragraphs (including topic sentences)








Imagine if we were in separate towns and there was no way to communicate well a phone could solve our problem. It would be really good to be able to keep in contact with my friends and family. Like if I went somewhere with my friends and I needed you to pick me up somewhere I could just text you and tell you where and what time. Also If I wanted to sort something out with my friends I could just use social media as an easy way to communicate with them.



Having a phone will cure my boredom forever! It will cure boredom most of the time Because, If I went somewhere and had to wait in line or wait somewhere I could just play on my phone. Also if I am bored at home and it's a terrible day, I can just play on my phone instead of moaning to you! Plus there will be a lot less arguing in the house if I had a phone.



You would never believe it but some apps on phones are very useful! There are some very helpful apps on phones and I may need to use one of them someday, you never know. If I got lost in the middle of nowhere, I could use the google maps to find my way out. Also if I needed help or someone to come and get me I could call someone close to come find me. Other Helpful apps are the clock, calculator, compass. They are all very useful! Another one is the alarm clock because you won't have to come banging on my door in the morning because the alarm will wake me up early in the morning!

Nervously I walked up to the long moldy and old jetty that looked like it was going to snap, my hairs were starting to stand up over my body. Telling myself I was going to be ok but it wasn't working. I had to do it, I had to jump otherwise my friends will call me a wuss and make fun of me.

I didn't want to do it but I found that my feet were just starting to take me in the direction of the jetty. My feet touched the moss on the side of the jetty and I shivered and jumped. But I kept going anyways. I finally slowly got to the edge of the jetty and my feet dangled over the side.

Standing there I just looked over the smooth water. A fish jumped out of the water like a frog leaping into the sky. I thought to myself I am going to be like that fish i'm going to jump in 3 2 1…

I just can`t! I told myself not to think about it and before I knew it I was in the freezing cold water bobbing up and down like a raft that someone has made. Excitingly I swam my way to the shore my feet touched the nice golden sand. When I got up the sand was all stuck in my toes I hate that feeling.

Running to the jetty I did it all again!

Writing an Exposition/Argument

In writing we have just started laying out a scaffold which is the bare bones of an argument. Today we have been learning about how to show cause and effect, which is an action that leads to a consequence in our argument writing. Here is a word bank that we can use in our writing.

Descriptive Writing

For the last few weeks we have been working on descriptive writing here is mine.

Once on a frosty freezing cold morning, I went for a long walk along a field. I looked up and saw a beautiful sight, the grass gleaming with frost and the skinny autumn trees. I can smell the fresh air. I can feel the wind hitting me. My Dark brown hair is swaying in the breeze.

I sat down on the cold wet grass and watched as the bright yellow sun rose into the fresh cool air. I got up and went for a little walk through the skinny trees. There was no sun so it got really really cold. I kept walking and I found lots of little cute creatures. Some of them were purple some were blue some were even rainbow! I was so amazed. I went back to the field and then I went home.

It got warmer and warmer.

There was barely a cloud in the sky.

W6 T1 Weekly Reflection

Writing- This week for writing we have been working on Haiku Poems. The first line has 5 syllables The second line has 7 syllables and the last line has 5 syllables. Here are my poems.

W5 T1 Weekly Reflection

Writing:This week for writing we are still focusing on poems. This week we have been working on the diamante poems. It is a bit confusing but this is what they are:

*Line 1: Noun or subject - one word

*Line 2: Two Adjectives that describe line 1

*Line 3: Three 'ing words that describe line 1

*Line 4: Four nouns - the first two are connected with line 1;
the last two are connected with line 7

*Line 5: Three 'ing words that describe line 7

*Line 6: Two adjectives that describe line 7

*Line 7: Noun Synonym for the subject

Here are some of my examples:

Topic:We have also been working on the seasons and what season is in what time. Here is my slide about the seasons.

W4 T1 Weekly Reflection

Writing- This week for writing we are still focusing on poetry. This week we are learning how to write a limerick. I wrote 3 limericks to share with you. I found it quite hard to find a word that rhymes with the topic I chose. Here are my poems.

Shantytown

On Monday we went to Shantytown. When we got there Mrs Barbour talked to us about the exits and where we were allowed. Then we got into lines and we went into Shantytown. The lady said when we walked in we moved 150 years back in time. When we got inside we went into the place with lots of green stone and fossils. Then we got into an oval and did our mihis. 

After our mihi we talked about different facts about green stone. Then we went outside and looked around shantytown and we had to point out trees and plants that Maoris used back in the days. 

Then we had a little bit to eat. When we got inside the classroom we talked a little bit about Thomas Brunner and Kehu. Then the Tuakana went outside and read a story about Kehu and Thomas Brunner. I learnt a lot from this story. After we read the story we went up into the bush. When we got up to the top, Mrs Barbour gave us instructions about where we were allowed and then we had to go off in our groups to find a place to build our hut. 

Where Me, Royal, Mia and Rodeshar found our place we started collecting lots of wood. When we got enough wood we started making our hut. In the end we ended up with 4 bedrooms and a lookout. The look out was so we could see if there were any criminals coming. We made the huts because that`s what Kehu, Thomas Brunner and Pikawhati had to do when they were walking down the South Island. Every time they stopped that had to build a hut and sleep in it for the night!

When we were all done we walked back down the track and we went back to the classroom. Then we had lunch. At lunch time we all decided to go to the movie theater and we watched a hologram. It was a very cool movie.  

After lunch we went into the classroom and then she gave most of us a role I can not remember who I was but I was a mother of 6 kids! Then after we talked about that for a little bit we went up the manuka track to the church service. We did a Karakia the lords prayer and Royal read the Christmas story that I wrote. 

After that we went back to the classroom and then we said a big thank you to Mrs Mears and Mrs Barbour. 

The bit that I enjoyed the most was going up the track to the huts. I learnt about Thomas and Kehu and Pikawhati. I also learnt that in 1847 there was 4 church services on Christmas day!! That is a lot. 

I really enjoyed shantytown and I can not wait to go there next year!

Goals

This term we have to set goals to achieve over the time of this term.

My maths goal is to be able to add hard decimal equations. To achieve this I will have to practice at home and on maths buddy. 

In Literacy I would like to work on making my writing into paragraphs. I will do this by practicing writing everyday.  

Week 1 and 2 Reflection

This week we have been working on the myth Maui and The Sun. It is really fun. I have to make I machine that Maui could use to slow the sun. Maybe next time I could use a more exiting tool. Here is my work.

Week 2 Reflection

Last Week we did some work on the Maori gods and we had to make a DLO for each one of the gods. We also did a book review. Here are some of my DLOs.

Kei Te Sentences

This week we did Kei Te Sentences and we had to make a DLO about 1 picture and we had to look at the picture and put what they were doing in the picture in Maori. Here is my DLO!

Limerick

A limerick is a sort of poem that we have been learning about. We had to read what a limerick was and then write 3 limericks and put them in a google drawing. After that we had to screen castify the 3 of them and put them on our blogs for others to listen to. Here are the links. Limerick 1, Limerick 2,  Limerick 3.

Shape Poem

This Week I have done a Shape poem. First I had to do 5 different Shape Poems in my writing book, and then I had to pick my favorite one to put on a A4 Peice  of paper and I picked my dog one. A shape poem is a poem that you draw anything and then you write a poem about the thing that you drew. Here is a picture of my Shape Poem!

Poem Slide

This is a slide that has lots of different poems on it. Check my blog every week for 3 different poems each week! Here it is!

If I Poem Slide

Last Week we did If I Poems. We had to put what we would be and why that thing or place was like us. Here is my slide saying what things I would be and why.

Literacy Reflection Week 7

Writing- This week we have been doing Christmas writing and I did both of the the tasks here they both are! It was really hard to make the Christmas Tree.💭🎄🎅

Literacy Reflection W6T4

Literacy- This week for literacy we have been learning why we have wisdom teeth and we did a explanation burger about it.  We also have to add another 3 things onto the doc that we have been doing. We also did a word cloud about the key words in the wisdom teeth writing. Here are my DLOs!!!!

Word Work- This week for word work I deiced to do Mixed Words Here is my DLO. 


Writing- This week for writing I did 2 things one about the big earthquake that we had and one about a made up myth that I made up about a Dragon. Here they are. 

Dragon Myth

Once Upon a Time there was a little baby dragon that just hatched out of it’s egg. It’s name was Ivy the magnificent and one day she was going to save the world. When she was 3 she set off the find somewhere to build a house.

One day she got a call from her mum “Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww”. Her Mum called. She went straight to her Mums house, she told Ivy that she had to save someone.

Ivy went to the person's house and their was a fire and she was so scared and she didn’t know what to do. So she called her Mum to help her but her Mum didn’t get their in time. Ivy had to do it herself so she did and she saved 4 people's life (witch were the only people who were in the house.

I was fast asleep until… Their was a massive noise BANG!! It sounded like a truck crashing into our house. Then the Earthquake started I called out to my Dad and he said "Get up and hide under the table," and I woke Pyper up and we ran out into the lounge and got under our breakfast bar Me my Mum and Pyper all were so scared and my Dad was not under the table he was walking around and checking if everything was OK.

I think it was like 3 and a half minutes later the Earthquake finished and I jumped into Mum and Dad's bed because I was very very scared that their was going to be another one. Then Mum rang lots of people to check if they were OK and safe. After that we looked up what point it was and what place it was in. It was a 7.5 and it was just out of Hanmer Springs in Cheviot.

In Nelson and Christchurch people had to evacuate and we know lots of people who live in those places. I think that the big Earthquake had something to do with the Super Moon that comes here in November!  

Literacy Reflection Week 5 Term 4

Literacy- This week for literacy we have been doing writing paragraphs of entertainment, persuading and informing. Here is my DLO. 
  
Writing- Also for writing we have been looking at myths and legends and we have a drawing that we go to, to see what activity we want to do I chose What Mythical Creature would you like to be and why. I chose a dragon! I did 2 activity's.  Here is my work.




Word Work- This week for word work I did backwards.