Bungy Jumping

Speak your mind!

Speak your mind had several stories within it that involve the reader to work out where they stand based on the information they have read. It is written from the perspective from the chairperson from the extreme sports person.

'Bungy Jumping - a stunt - NOT a Sport' In book

'Bungy Jumping a stunt - Not a Sport'

Arguments that SUPPORT this statement	Arguments AGAINST the statement
Bungy jumping does not require skills or extensive training like most sports. Most sports involves an element of competition... bungy jumping is over so quickly there is no time for team competition. Expert stunt actor Sam says bungy jumping is a stunt act.	Bungy jumping should not be high up because people could drown, the higher up you are, the lower you go down into the sea. In my perspective, I think that bungy jumping is a stunt act because their is no time to actually challenge people you just jump, go down and come back up. I think bungy jumping should be banned due to getting hurt.

A girl with a pink dress- Can you visualize that?

Learning intention: We are learning to use different reading strategies.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that visualising is when you try to see pictures in your mind of the ideas in the text when you are reading.

Keep your cars in your garage!

Learning Intention: We are learning to make connections with the text.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use the ideas from the story Tania is a spy  to write seven critical thinking questions about the story.

Have you been on a school picnic before?

Learning Intention: We are learning to make connections with the text and develop our critical thinking skills.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use the ideas from the story Tania's school picnic to write five critical thinking questions.

She is a hilarious auntie!

Learning intention: We are learning to understand opinion adjectives.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that opinion adjectives offer an opinion of something or someone.

Are you like Codie?

Learning Intention: We are learning to write a character profile.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I use adjectives to describe Codie's personality.

Mum, look, a Pohutukawa tree!

We are learning to develop understanding of the text that I read.
I know I can do this when I make a labelled diagram of the Pohutukawa tree.

Dad, can we go to the lake to catch some sprats?

We are learning to develop understanding of the text that we read.
I know I can do this when I ask 3 questions about sprats and research online to find the answers.

Mum, can I have some apples from the apple tree?

We are learning to develop creative thinking skills through poetry.
I know I can do this when I describe an apple tree using appropriate adjectives and verbs.

The scary lightning wolf!

We are learning to develop creative thinking skills through poetry.
I know I can do this when I write a poem personifying lightning as a wolf.

The magical snowman!

We are learning to develop the understanding of the text that we read.
I know I can do this when I retell the story of the magic snowman in my own words.

Past tense vs Present tense!

We are learning to identify language features.
I know I can do this when I can write down the present tense words for the past tense words that I find from the story.

Do you have a best mate?

We are learning to develop the understanding of the text that we read.
I know I can do this when I illustrate and retell the main ideas of the story Best mates.

Do you have a pet dog? If you do, you should use these commands!

We are learning to develop understanding of what we read.
I know I can do this when I write 11 commands for dog in Te Reo Maori and translate them into English.

Do you know what Dementia is?

We are learning to understand the text that we read.
I know I can do this when I draw the main ideas of the story Invisible fluff.

Ahh! A shark!

We are learning to use descriptive language.
I know I can do this when I use 10 appropriate adverbs to go with the verbs that I find from the Shark Attack story.

Go team Lionhearts!

We are learning to develop critical thinking skills using De Bono's thinking hats.
I know I can do this when I use the green hat from De Bono's thinking hats to write an alternative ending and retell the story in my own words.

Have you had trouble with your W's before?

We are learning to develop understanding of the text that we read.
I know I can do this when I write a summary of the story Marcus and the wind in my own words.

Arh! I'm a pirate!

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We are learning to understand the book that we read through the Inquiry process.
I know I can do this when I write 15 questions about the content in the story.

Ah! A big orange tiger!

We are learning to develope creative thinking skills through poetry.
I know I can do this when I write a poem about a tiger.