Year 7/8: I can use my growing wide range of academic and content-specific vocabulary to understand texts.

Year 7/8: I can use my growing wide range of academic and content-specific vocabulary to understand texts.

Name of Text: Underground Explorers

Definitions

Void: an empty space or vacuum. Fluorescent: able to give off visible light after being exposed to a source of heat, light, or other form of energy Vulnerable: able to be hurt or injured Interconnected: to connect or cause to be connected one to the other or others. Seldom: not often; rarely.

Example/Non Example	Is a void messy? Why or why not?	No because it's empty or vacuuming up things
	Which color is the most fluorescent at night? Why?	Green because it was most seeable
	Why are elderly people more vulnerable than children? Why?	Because of old age they are less stable and balance is shaky and on the other hand kids are full of energy and life.
	Which is more interconnected; a vine or a dandelion? Why?	A vine because it is connected to the ground a dandelion is easy to pull out
	Which is more seldom; the Olympics or an election in NZ? Why?	The olympics being in NZ because we never have olympics and we have elections every year.

Word Associations	The plants in the garden are die during a frost	Vulnerable
	There were lots of different paths that joined each other	Interconnected
	I made a shot from halfway while facing backwards.	Seldom
	We are still exploring  outer space.	Void
	I can find my key ring easily in the dark.	Fluorescent

Word Relationships How might each pair of words be connected?	Vulnerable/Fluorescent	They are similar because the use of fluorescent is sometimes used to prevent injuries so people will see and stop at the fluorescent signs .
	Void/interconnected	They  are similar because in a blank space there is always connecting to something else.

Extended Writing	Think of a time when you felt as though you were in a void or when you saw something that happens seldom. Write a paragraph about this.
	When I had moved house and we were going around the house with barely anything in the rooms and it was empty.

I can describe the structure of a Short Story

Something I have learned about the structure of short stories is: their not long.

After reading some short stories two things I will remember when I write my own short story are characters,settings,problem,action and outcome.

apply the techniques of improvisation to a range of different scenarios.

Improvisation techniques that I have used successfully are, always say yes, use past experiences and carry on the story.

Improvisation techniques that I would like to have more practice at being pacific.

The thing that I enjoyed most about this unit of learning was doing the name rap because it was funny.

The thing that I found most challenging during this unit of learning was the family portraits because because it was hard.

My favourite improv game was name rap because it was funny.

My next step/ something I need to work on further  in improvisation is be more confident because i'm not that confident.

W.A.L.T I can read and interpret a range of graphs

Heading W.A.L.T I can read and interpret a range of graphs

For maths I have been learning to read and interpret a range of graphs. This relates to the National Standards as it meets the criteria of: Delete the ones that are not yours

• I can compare distributions visually

Here is link to my Statistical Literacy spreadsheet here  which shows all of the graphs and tables I can read and interpret.

I have also compared and contrasted some of the graphs. Below are the links to them

• Example 1 stem and leaf and line graphs
• Example 2 tally charts and pictographs

My next step is to use these in my leadership investigation next term.

Term 1 Integrated Learning - Leadership

We have been learning all about What makes a good leader.

Here is a link to the Leadership modelling book.

We identified that good leaders show 6 main character traits. These are integrity,goal focused,trustworthy,active thinker,resilient and motivational.

The leadership trait that I think I show the most is resilient because I don't give up.

The leadership trait I would most like to develop is motivational because i'm not good at motivating people.

Something NEW I have learned about leadership is everyone is a leader.

The SOLO level that I reached during this unit of learning i because relational.

My next step in learning about leadership is to apply everything that I have learned about leadership to my own leadership roles.

Author's purpose follow up

Leadership with the juniors

Leadership with the juniors

Today we taught the juniors how to play some fun easy games like octopus,tag and seek up granny.

                           Here is a photo of us playing a game.