In preparation for the 2019 Student Blog Challenge we have designed this task so that you can practise……

• Finding the URL to a blog post which you have created on your blog.
• Copying and pasting your blog post URL into a comment for a different post.

Follow the instructions below.

1. Create a new post in your blog.
2. In your post explain what a URL is and what does this actually mean?
3. What is the difference between a post and a comment?
4. What is your blog URL? Copy and paste it into your post.
5. What is the URL to this you have just created? How will you find it?
6. Now respond to this post with a comment, and include the URL of the post you have just created.

Before you begin the Student Blog Challenge next week, watch the video above and respond to this post, with a comment.

In your comment, write a statement about what you consider to be the most important message in this video.

Hi Girls,

We have a sister school in Victoria called Fintona Girls’ School. We are going to be looking at their blogs and they will be coming in to look at ours. They are also participating in the student blog challenge and we wish them great success.

You can have a look at their blog at…..

https://msyuan.edublogs.org/

Happy blogging from the Year 6 teachers.

unsplash-logoSteve Halama

1. Write a creative piece of writing that is exactly 100 words.
2. You need to include 3 causal connectives and 3 temporal connectives in this writing challenge.
3. Use the list glued into your literacy book.
4. Read through your writing carefully and be sure all words are spelled correctly and you have included your 6 connectives.
5. Due Monday Week 5.

This week we are going to focus on both introductions and openers.

You all know what an introduction is.

However, you might be wondering, what is an opener?

An opener is the first word or phrase used in a sentence. There are many different ways to open sentences.

We will use an acronym to help us remember how to use a variety of sentence starters.

ISACE

Ing     Simile     Adverb     Connective     Ed

Here are some examples using each of the different openers.

Driving home that afternoon, Mary decided she had to migrate to Australia.

Unique like  New York, Bluey the cat is one of a kind. (Thanks Livia for the simile )

Sadly, we had to leave most of our treasured possessions behind, as we ran and escaped into the night.

Meanwhile, my grandparents were making plans to join us the following year.

Excited by our plans for a new life, we boarded the boat for the long 3-month journey which lay ahead.

Your writing challenge this week is to:

1. Write another introduction, this time for a biography about a teacher you had in Kindergarten or Reception/Year 1.
Remember it is only an introduction. Don’t tell too much about the person, just enough to entice your reader to want to know more.

2. Begin each sentence with a different opener, using the acronym above. ISACE.
Please don’t use the same openers we have used in the example. Be original.
Remember an adverb is a word that describes or modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb.

Grammar Monster gives some good examples.
Remember to use your list of connectives in your Literacy books.

Beginning in Week 5 we will be offering 2 mornings each week, for girls to develop their typing skills. We will be using an online typing tutor, which is yet to be decided.

Would you please reply to this post no later than Wednesday Week 4, indicating your interest as well as the mornings which will best work for you.

We will then choose the 2 mornings when the most people are available.

 

Writing a biography begins after you have researched your subject (in your case an interview) and put together the information you will share with your readers.

An engaging introduction, your first paragraph, not only introduces readers to your subject but also provides a glimpse into the biography as a whole. Remember to be concise, accurate and interesting in your introduction in order to capture your reader’s attention.

In this 100 word challenge, you will be introducing your pet. If you don’t have a pet you can invent one or introduce a friend or relatives pet.

Jackie 

Jackie is not your everyday pet. Her short life is full of inspiration and joy. When David and Mary adopted Jacke from the Animal Welfare League 3 years ago, they could not have been prepared for the happiness she would bring to those living in the small community of Hopeville. Who would have imagined that such a small, dependent creature, would grow into such a loyal and exuberant member of their small family? Jackie became part of the Smith family in September 2015, one week after Mary had decided they would look for a rescue dog. The children just didn’t imagine their parents would find one as perfect as Jackie, so quickly!

(109 words)

Maja Dumat via Compfight

 

Your challenge this week is to write an introduction to a biography about a celebrity of your choice.

Remember, a biography is an informative text that is factual, but also needs to grab the attention of your reader.

Your opening paragraph may include things such as:

• Their date of birth.
• What they are best known for.
• Their city and country of birth.

Image by Adam Watson

Thanks to Byrdseed for this idea.

This drawing is by Adam Watson found on Byrdseed. It’s a character from Star Wars, remade in the style of Dr. Seuss.

Can you recreate a text written by one author as if it were created by another author?

You will need to examine stories from the point of view of a creator. It will get you thinking about what makes authors unique, and how you can utilize those traits in your own writing.

Dr. Seuss is a great example to get started because his style is so vibrant and easy to define. Can you identify the qualities that make Dr. Seuss’ works so unique?

• Nonsense words.
• Simple Rhymes
• Repetition.
• Simple words.
• Sketchy drawings.

You are probably very familiar with? Pokemon? The Hunger Games? Toy Story?

Creator’s Trait	Specific Example I Created
Simple Rhymes	Katniss has an arrow / And she has a bow / She’ll shoot a hair / off the tip of your nose
Repetition and Nonsense	She has a bow / A big brongy bow / She’ll shoot a tarose / off the tip of your toe.

Can you introduce a character from a text you know, in the style of Dr Seuss?

Due date: Friday Week 10