Jenny

media type="custom" key="11399362" **TASK:** write an information report on an animal of your choice


 * SUCCESS CRITERIA: **

• report is organised in correct format (classification, description, summarising comment) • report includes technical vocabularly unique to subject matter • report includes a variety of action verbs (climb, eat, erupt) • report is written in timeless present tense (are, exist, grow)

Cow ===A cow (aka cattle) is a cud (grass) eating mammal. It has four legs, a tail,eyes, sometimes horns depending on what type of cow it is. Cows look the same but can be different by the type of cow it i. Here are two of the most popular types. A holstein cow is white with black splashes on top each cow has its own individual patches. A jersey cow may vary from dark brown to fawn sometimes even splashed with white.===

===The cow is not an endangered animal, there are over 20,000,000 cows! Cows are a diary animal that you may see in everyday life. Cows live on farms/grass paddocks. Cows are are referred as the foster mothers of humans because they produce milk that people drink. The first cow that arrived in America was in 1611. 99% of farms are family owned.===

===The cow chews her cud to up to 8 hours a day. Cows drink about a bathtub full of water. Cows are ruminants along with sheep and camels. A female cow is called a a heiter. A heiter needs to be 2 years old to have a calf. Calves are fed milk until 8-9 weeks. The first shipment of milk by railroad was between Orange Country, New York city and began in 1841.===


 * WALT: ** understand the features of advertisements and what makes an effective advertisement.


 * SUCCESS CRITERIA: ** our poster advertisement will ...

• text will support the image • no negative space on poster • appropriate sized fonts and colour used • all relevant details included in advertisement • poster is appealing to the eye and makers me want to buy the product

**TASK:** to create a poster advertising a product our group has created



** WALT: ** write an informal letter.

** SUCCESS CRITERIA: ** our informal letter will ...

• demonstrate correct format and structure • include at least 3 facts about various locations • use an appropriate introduction and conclusion • demonstrate correct use of writing conventions (spelling, grammar, punctuation etc)

• include address of recipient • include stamp relevant to your chosen country • include an appropriate image that represents a tourist attraction

** TASK: To create a postcard. **

** Click this link to see my Postcard! **



** WALT: ** understand how a "slice of life" recount is shaped and how language features are used.

** SUCCESS CRITERIA: ** our "slice of life recount" will ...

• demonstrate correct format • have all events written in chronological order • use a variety of descriptive language for effect • maintain present tense throughout  • demonstrate correct use of writing conventions (spelling, grammar, punctuation etc)

TASK: to write a "slice of life" recount based on a shared experience, eg; Motu Moana trip.

=Here is My Recount. =

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