Transformation DLO!

For the past term we have been learning about transformation. We learnt about 3 of them. 

Flip ( Reflection ), Slide ( Translation ) and Turn 

( Rotation ).   

Here is my DLO. I hope you enjoy.

Writing Abandoned Places

Abandoned Places- Writing 

Our learning goals are to:

-write a description, using powerful words and phrases

-include some Te Reo Māori

-carefully check that our sentences make sense and have correct punctuation and spelling.

Choose one of the images to prompt a piece of descriptive writing

The Abandoned Cottage I was strolling through Tūtakarau/jungle Forest for a
nice afternoon walk.
I could hear the whispering of trees, the sweet melody
of the tweeting birds and my footsteps crunching up the
leaves as I walked along. I started to sense someone
was sneaking up behind me. Suddenly I heard something
crack. I turn around just
in time to see a black figure darting in between the
rakau/trees. I started to follow after this person.
When suddenly the figure disappeared.
I looked around and saw a cottage thickly covered in
kakariki/green vines.
I walked around the cottage and found a whero/red door.
I cautiously pushed it open and it creaked and groaned.
I guessed it had been abandoned about a century or two
ago. As I walked in a musty smell hit me.
Dust filled my nose and I started to choke. I walked
around and felt the damp, makariri/cold walls.
Suddenly I saw the figure creep around a corner. I snuck
round through doors with my feet making hardly any
noise.Suddenly the black figure turned around and saw
me, “ Who are you? ” he snarled in a strangely gruff and
mysterious voice. I slowly backed away but as I was backing away the figure
sprinted forward as quick as lightning. He grabbed me and
tied me up in thick porauri/brown rope. “ Wait here!” he
said. Well, how can I move? I thought. He walked out the
door of the cottage and a few minutes later I heard a
loud humming noise. The man dragged me out of the
cottage and shoved me into a black and yellow helicopter.
He jumped in the helicopter and said to the pilot
“ Go to Tāone/town Village!” “ Yes sir!” Said the helicopter
pilot. I screamed and shouted banging on the windows
but no one heard me. . .

Making A Paper Plane

Hi, today I researched how to make a paper plane. I have made a presentation of the instructions. When you have had a go, let me know how your plane flew, and maybe send me a photo. Smart Blogging.