I can recognize and understand a variety of grammatical constructions and some rhetorical patterns

I can recognize and understand a variety of grammatical constructions and some rhetorical patterns

In this unit I have been learning about:

• The parts of speech.
• The types of nouns.
• The types of sentences.

In this unit, I found challenging finding the difference between all the nouns.

Something new I learnt was all the different nouns.

Flag reading

WALT-Gather,evaluate, and synthesize information across a small range of texts.

First we had to read three texts on changing the NZ flag, keeping the NZ flag and one one text for both. Then we did an activity about the articles, we had to put reasons on the side of the sheet. Then we had to highlight the common knowledge, personal knowledge, statistics and expert opinion. Common knowledge is you all ready know the answer. Personal knowledge is what you think is the answer is. Statistics is what everyone thinks and add them up and get an answer. Expert opinion is what experts think. Then we wrote a overall statement about the two statements and if their strong, uncertain and weak. 

Here is an example

I can identify and evaluate the way writers use language

WALT-I can identify and evaluate the way writers use language and ideas to suit their purpose.

In reading I was working on the authors purpose and we watched 3 videos of what kids of purposes their was, their was persuasive, inform and entertain and we remembered them as Pie. Then we were to do an activity on what were the three authors purposes and what language they have to use and questions we ask ourselves when trying to find authors purpose. After that we read 2 texts that were persuasive and we had to compare them with each other here is an example.