E:2, Interview someone who is in a job that interests you - Excellence Blog Post #6

I interviewed my dad (Mike), he is a Landscape Architect. I asked him about how long it took him to get to where he is now and how many years in university he had to study. He said that it took almost his entire life to get to where he is now and he had to be in university for 4 years to become a senior Landscape Architect. While he was building up enough money to create his own business he worked at Lincoln University and at Ready Lawn. He said that he likes his job because its always exciting and he gets to work with a whole bunch of people when he designs with a group.

Drums And Band - Excellence Blog Post #5

This week at drums i started and finished learning the song "Lego House" by Ed Sheeran. this song is probably one of the hardest that I learn't because it has a drag (the means that you have to hit the strum slowly and drag the drum stick across it to make a continuous song). At band I just kept practicing the song we are learning but i'm not sure what its called. Next week at band we may be learning the song "Budapest"

I showed Active Thinking at drums and band because I picked up on the new songs and beats quickly and efficiently.

I was Goal Focused by not giving up on "Lego House" when it started to get a little more difficult.

The 2nd Bake Sale For The Year 8 Wellington Trip - Excellence Blog Post #4

Earlier this week the house captains participated in the bake sale fundraiser for the year 8 Wellington trip in term 4. We had to gather up all of the food and spread it out onto different tables around the school and for morning tea we sold most of the food for $1 or $2 to the kids who brought money for it. There was some food left so we sold all of it to the parents to next day for 50c each.

I showed Respect while helping with the bake sale by helping the kids decide what they wanted if they couldn't decide.

I was Trustworthy because the people who were with me at my stand new that I was giving the kids the food they wanted and putting the money into the correct bucket.

A:13, The Effects That Homework Is Having On Students. Excellence Blog Post #3

I decided to make up my own challenge to do. I did some research and also used most of my opinion to write "The Effects That Homework On Students". Here it is...

Student Led Conference, Term 2

Careers Education C.V. Writing

In CAREERS EDUCATION we have been learning to write a skills based Curriculum Vitae.

A skills based C.V. focuses more on the skills that we have,  rather than our work history.

Here is a link to our online Modelling Book that shows the process we have followed.

Three things that I have learned about writing a Curriculum Vitae are:

1. You should keep it short and simple.

2. Make sure to do bullet points.

3. You need to check your spelling and punctuation.

Here is a link to my Skills based Curriculum Vitae.

Reading Assessment: I can evaluate writer's’ purposes and consider how they have used structure and language to suit these purposes. (Eg: I can make decisions about why the writer has written a piece of writing and how they have used particular structures and words to meet the purpose.)

Assessment: I can evaluate writer's’ purposes and consider how they have used structure and language to suit these purposes. (Eg: I can make decisions about why the writer has written a piece of writing and how they have used particular structures and words to meet the purpose.)

Name:      Choose 3 out of the following texts:  

World’s Largest Artificial Sun	The World will end, said the cat	Mossie
Laundry Folding Robot	Fallen Leaves	Can giant pumps help refreeze the Artic

L5 Author’s Purpose follow up	I can describe the author's purpose in relation to structure and language choices in a text and give relevant evidence (eg vocabulary used)	I can compare and contrast differences in the author's purpose in relation to structure and language choices between different texts.
Text:The World will end, said the cat	The author’s purpose is… Entertainment The specific language/ structure choices that the author has made to support their purpose are… Funny Language. Entertaining. Uncertainty senses of language.	Specific language choices in the 3 texts:	Structure of the 3 texts:
		Similarities They all have Entertainment purposes in the wording. The World will end, said the cat and Laundry Folding Robot both have a sarcastic type feel to the story. The World will end, said the cat and Fallen Leaves both aren’t articles and Laundry Folding Robot is.	Similarities They all have pictures or drawings that help you get the feel of the story or article. They all have paragraphs the link into each and helps the story or article flow. All of the stories are for around the same age.
Text:Laundry Folding Robot	The author’s purpose is… Informative The specific language/ structure choices that the author has made to support their purpose are… Sarcastic type wording Entertaining Researched information Opinion
Text:Fallen Leaves	The author’s purpose is… Entertaining The specific language/ structure choices that the author has made to support their purpose are.. Powerful Strong Emotion in their voice Entertainment purposes	Differences The first story and the last story are for entertainment purposes. The second story is the only informative story out of the 3. Only the second story has the writer's opinion in it.	Differences The first one is set out in an article and has pictures after each paragraph. The two last stories have pictures in the background to tell the reader even more about the story so they can picture it in their mind while the read it.

Text: Sneaky Venus Flytraps Use Prey For Nutrients And Energy

Level 5 - TAuthors’ Purpose Map
I can describe the author’s purpose in a text	I can identify several features of the author’s purpose The author’s purpose is… The point of view is… The intended audience is…	I can identify several features of the author’s purpose; and explain giving relevant examples and evidence. What does it say in the text to show you that: this is the author’s purpose this is the point of view this is the intended audience
The author’s purpose is… P? I? E?	Informative	The fact that the Dionaea muscipula, or Venus flytrap, feeds on unsuspecting insects by luring them into its jaw-like leaves with sweet-smelling nectar has been known for centuries. <--Facts 2. They then monitored the amount of carbon dioxide released with the help of an infrared laser.   < --- Trial and error. 3. has uncovered that the crafty plants use the proteins extracted from their prey,  < -- Research.
The point of view is…	3rd Person	However, scientists thought the prey only provided the plant with essential nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorous < -- “scientists” 2. The researchers, who published their findings in the scientific journal   < -- “the research” 3. The scientists believe the large amount of energy<--- “the Scientists”
The intended audience is...	Young Adults	University of Freiburg in Germany < -- Young adults would know about university. 2.who published their findings in the scientific journal New Phytologist < -- Something also for young adults 3.
	I can generalise about the author’s point of view Overall… this article is for informative purposes because… It wants you to know :the truth: about the venus flytrap and the new studies they have found out about it because It is for young adults so they know the nutrients of the weird plant.