Wednesday 24 September 2014

Writing

My strength and only strength is organisation and this means I can write paragraphs to make my story interesting.




I also constantly use appropriate linking words in my writing which means i may use subheadings and topic sentences
I want to move from





 I want to move from R6 up to R7 by the four or fifth week of term four.
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Marine Conservation Inquiry Group

My Maths Learning Log

Wednesday 17 September 2014

Fishing Methods Information Report By Brooklyn & Brodie

Fishing Methods Information Report

Today we are going to tell you about the modern fishing methods that happen these days.

One of the fishing methods that is being used is dredging. This fishing method is useful but harmful to the ocean floors. When Dredging, there is one big metal cage being dragged along the ocean floor with multiple metal teeth sinking into the burning sand. For example, there were millions of hoe marks in the garden for seeds to plant. This happens on the ocean floor but there is no plants to plant this is when the floor gets dented.

The second fishing practice that is being used these days is Gill Nets. This is one long fishing net put under the water at various lengths and has a signal to get animals to come. For example I’m a turtle and I hear a signal I go towards and swim straight into the net and get my head stuck.


The third fishing practise that is being used these days is called Bottom Trawling. This is when a big net that is dragged along ocean floor behind the boat well the net collects the sea creatures that are swimming near the net for example its like a bus driving over zombies and collecting them at the same time.


The last fishing method that we are about to discuss is traps and pots. This method can also be dangerous to other sea creatures that don't want or need to be caught. For example some traps want crabs and they catch big fish those fish are going to be killed and caught.


In this story we told you what fishing methods are being used these days and what bad things they do to the ocean and  to the people them self. And did you know that 82% of the world loves fishing, not for the delicious fish but for the fun out of it.

Our Predictions - Kahawai


Our Predictions…

WALT make predictions and inferences about a text.
WALT find evidence to prove or disprove our predictions and inferences.
(Text:  Kahawai by Paul Mason, L3, October, 2013)


Prediction Question One:  What do you think is going to happen in this story?
Name
Prediction
Correct / Incorrect (plus evidence)
Brodie
Adventure - They’re probably going to catch one Kahawai and have the best time of their life.
Correct
A “Kahawai” she called to the sky ‘ smiling ‘
Wiremu
Fierce battle, Set in a swamp, Fishing trip
Not correct: Because she yelled out A kahawai to the sky.
Tanisslous
they are going to get something good
Correct because they were so happy they got a real fish.
Quitah
They might be going on a trip and their going fishing

Malia
They might catch fish but they can’t handle it and then something might go wrong?

Wiremu
Sea monster/ Kahawai

Brooklyn
Maybe they have heard about a big creature in the sea and they’re going to try and hunt it to see if its true.  Maybe there is going to be a flood.
Incorrect because it said A kahawai she called to the sky. ‘ happy thoughts ‘

Prediction Question Two:  What do you think Trish will pull out from the water?
Name
Prediction
Correct / Incorrect (plus evidence)
Wiremu
She might pull out some rubbish because it said a man pulled out two tyres.
Not correct: Because she yelled out A kahawai to the sky.
Brodie
She might catch a kahwai. Because thats what the title is. “ Kahwai. “
Correct- “A Kahawai” she called to the sky.
Brooklyn
I think she will probably pull out rubbish, because the water is so polluted.  She might catch two tyres like the Uncle Roger.
Incorrect because it said A kahawai she called to the sky. ‘ happy thoughts ‘
Tanisslous
Pull out a Kahawai because of the title of the story.
I am correct because It said “A kahawai!” she called to the sky.




Prediction Question Three: What do you think Trish and Areta will do with their catch?
Name
Prediction
Correct / Incorrect (plus evidence)
Wiremu
They might or will go and sell it for some money because there uncle caught tyers and sold them for money.
Correct and Incorrect: Because they said we would sell it but they put it back into the water.
Brodie
There going to put it in the water ( A fish tank, Old aquarium or maybe put it back in the ocean where its clean.)
Correct??
They put the fish back in the water.
Tanisslous
They might try catch 1 more then start breeding them and growing up their babies
Incorrect because they put the kahawai back in the water.
Brooklyn
I think they're going to throw it back in or take it somewhere clean or sell it like there uncle roger did?
Correct because they were gonna sell it but then they thought about and they threw it back in the water.

Prediction Question Four:  Create the next chapter...
Name
Prediction
Wiremu and Tanisslous
The kahawai
Brodie and Brooklyn
The kahawai

Areta and Trish look over each other and hug but all the way back in the view people watch them as they throw the kahawai in the water. “Those cheeky little biscuits why would they throw the fish away. It could sell for thousand” said  Whenua “ Lets go get it” said shakazulo. They go to get the fish, they find it but they look to the side and see Areta and Tresh unhappy.