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Tuesday 22 June 2021

Write that essay sentences #4

The ‘Red, White and Blue’ Sentence:

Use the red, white and blue sentence-style when you have several ideas to convey about a topic. 

Examples:
Successful students are focused, punctual and hard working. 
The Earth’s key resources are clean air, fresh water and natural environments. 
Sunshine, water and friends make for a perfect weekend adventure. 


Odin is nice, funny, hot

Rhys is kind, funny, blonde

Tj is kind, scary, funny

Independent Task #2

Ing

Lurking in the dark, a man jumped me.

W

When I got jumped, I felt scared
When my stuff was gone, I got rattled
While I was home, I got robbed
Where, is the mayonnaise

Punctuation

Emerging from the depth, the monster sought its new prey
When the baking was complete, the ovens were cleaned thoroughly
Committed to improving their routine, the dancers trained daily
Overpowered by the wave, the swimmers were swept off their feet
Analysing the situation, the commander decided the hill route was best
While we were watching the experiment, the paper ignited
Hoping to improve his score, Matthew studied his time's tables daily
With their friends and family, watching the students took to the stage
Undaunted by the work, the builders pushed on to repair the house

Independent task 1

Adverb


Suddenly I got up, to Christmas morning.

Quickly I ran away, to get the money.
luckily I got candy, but it wasn't enough.
Oddly the man in the front, was going in the opposite direction.

Preposition

In the class, the kids were loud
In the class, the water is on
in the meantime, you had a snack
In the front, the teacher was mad

Punctuation

silently, the cat stalked its prey
in 1975, a high school was finally built in Hornby
amongst the papers, I found my homework
anxiously, I awaited my test results
fortunately, the kai today was something good
about twenty years ago, a law was passed that changed everything
often the things we say, and the things we mean are two different things
cautiously, he knocked on the principal's door and await a reply

Write that essay sentence #3

The ‘Power’ Sentence:

If you find you waffle, try using a power sentence Begin your paragraph with a power sentence of 12 words or less. Get straight to the point. 


Examples:

Quality coaching is fundamental to sporting success. 

Early starts decrease student learning outcomes. 

What is right, isn’t always popular. 

Mrs got straight to referring kids. I ran away from my friends.

Monday 21 June 2021

Write that essay sentences #2

The ‘W’ Sentence:

Try starting the sentence with a ‘W word. These sentences make your work sound thoughtful and knowledgeable. 

Remember the rule- not ever ‘w’ word works as a sentence starter. Remember to put your comma in when the parts of the sentence affected why your ‘w’ are finished


Some ‘w’ words  you can use- who, while, whereas, when, where, what, whilst, with


Examples:

Whilst the teacher was talking, the students were pretending to listen. 

With a majority of votes, Hitler seized power in Germany.

When the bell rings we run to leave the class

When Mrs was talking, everyone shut up. Whilst Rhys was talking everyone else was going to lunch.

The ‘ing’ Sentence:
Try starting the sentence with the ‘ing’ form of the verb. 
Remember the rule- when you have finished your -ing phrase, place a comma, then write the rest of the sentence. 

Some ‘ing’ words  you can use- listening, watching, running, reciting, realising, emerging, grasping, speaking, analysing, signaling, exposing

Examples:
Realising the danger, people fled from the cities. 
Shaking away the nerves, he walked towards the microphone.
Emerging from the water, the swimmer was greeted with cheers.

Listening to the radio, Rhys danced to the song. Running the track, Levi was board.

The ‘ed’ Sentence:
Try starting the sentence with the ‘ed’ form of the verb. It makes for a punchy start to the sentence 
Remember the rule- when you have finished your -ed phrase, place a comma, then write the rest of the sentence. 

Some ‘ed’ words  you can use- surprised, excited, committed, undaunted, determined, overpowered, concerned, cornered, delighted, enthralled

Examples:
Determined to win, Tony pushed himself harder in the last meters of the sprint.
Concerned for the well being of others, the Prime Minister passed new laws. 


Wednesday 16 June 2021

Tuesday 15 June 2021

Write that essay : sentences

Adverb - Describes a verb

Verb - Doing work - Running

Preposition - A word that gives location or movement e.g in, under, on

The Adverb sentence
Start the sentence with an adverb, it adds interest and intrigue
Remember the rule: when you start the sentence with an adverb you need to put a comma after the adverb and then finish the sentence .

Some adverbs - Slowley, interestingly, suddenly, surprisingly, simply, excitedly, unfortunately, formerly
fortunately, confusingly, concerningly, remarkably, significantly, firstly, 

Example
Surprisingly, Mrs Handley was on time for class.
Unfortunately, She had forgotten her keys.

My sentence
Surprisingly, I woke up on time to go to school Unfortunately, I had to walk to school. Luckily, someone random offered me to jump in their van to go to school. Confusingly on the van, it said free candy Concerningly I was scared to jump in Suddenly I got picked up and thrown in the van. Fortunately, there was candy in the van Luckily, I arrived at school unharmed. Unfortunately, I didn't get all the candy Luckily, the van seen jrae and kidnapped him. Excitedly, I have never seen jrae again 

The preposition sentence
Remember the rule: When you start a sentence with a preposition, you need to put a comma when the movement or position ends.

Example
In 2013, Hornby High accepted year 7/8 students
throughout my time at school, I have learnt many things

Prepositions - in, throughout, under, above, between, below, on, around, near, against, within

My sentence
In 2020, I was on the top of the building. Throughout my time at school, The teachers have gotten worse. In 2021, troy ran away and now is living on the streets

Tuesday 8 June 2021

Biography


1 min speech

 When Valerie was in her teens she was 1.93 meters tall and she towered over the teachers and the year 13 pupils at her school. It was truly amazing how tall she was.

Once when Valerie Adams was in the Olympics she went up against someone who was using steroids.


After 1 year they found the person who was using steroids to win the shot put match and they took the gold medal off of her and gave it to Valerie Adams.

Dame Val: Still throwing, pumping serious tin 8 weeks from birth | RNZ News