My Diamante Poem

WALT entertain the reader - Diamantes are diamond-shaped poems ‘that contrast’ two nouns.

Success Criteria:

Step 1:  Think of two nouns that are complete opposite of each other.  Write one on Line 1 and the other on Line 7.

Step 2:  On Line 2, write two adjectives that describe the noun on Line 1.

Step 3:  On Line 3, write three “-ing” words (verbs) that relate to Line 1.

Step 4:  On Line 4, write a short phrase about line 1 and line 7.

Step 5:  On Line 5, write three “-ing” words (verbs) that relate to Line 7

Step 6:  On Line 6, write two adjectives that describe the noun on Line 7.

Step 7:  On Line 7 you will have your noun that you thought of in Step 1.

Winter

Frosty, bright

Skiing, snowball fighting, sledding

Icicles and snowflakes, family holidays

Swimming, suntanning, sweltering

Hot, sunny

Summer

Now have a go at writing your own diamante poem.  

Jaguar

Ebony, tough

Hunting, climbing, stuffing  

Hunting at night...stalking prey

Sleeping, sprinting, scoffing

Powerful, swift

Panther

Pug

Fluffy adorable

Sprinting, sleeping, devouring

Fast as a pig...soft as a pillow

Leaping, licking, running

Cute, soft

Beagle

        

                            

          

Cinquain- Pug

Cinquains - Sam

Purpose: to entertain

Success Criteria

1. Subject
2. 2 adjectives (describing words) to tell about the subject
3. 3 verbs (interesting doing words) ending in ‘ing’ that also tell about the subject
4. A phrase to tell about how the subject feels or what it does
5. A word describing the first line or choose another adjective

Dog

Cuddly, cute

Waiting, stalking, eating  

Fast as a pig              

Pug    

                     

The learning powers that I used were absorption and revising with a mix of my love of Pugs and there Soooo amazing and cute.

Sam

My Creature is a Blue Penguin

Some things I needed to consider about my creature: My animal needs stuff to do and it needs water and it needs land It also needs dark places to sleep and it needs ice water to drink as well as it needs a dark place to hide from predators.

My enclosure has these special features for my pet: My enclosure has a little pond for it to swim in and catch fish. It has a nice dark place for it to sleep so they can hide from predators. I have land for it to lay eggs and it has fish for it to eat and it has a pond for it to swim in.

What I am pleased about: I am happy with the bed and blue penguin palace sign Building learning power I used absorption,questioning,perseverance and noticing.

What I have found trick I found it hard trying to hang the string off the roof and sticking the diving board on the wall

What I would like to improve: I would like to improve the fish and the size of the bed because the penguin wouldn't be comfortable and the fish could have been 3D.

  

  

                 

          

                     <<< this is a Blue Penguin

                                     

   Dear humans  

Please let me out of my cage. What do you think it would be like in a cage with nothing to do and nobody to talk to and no place to run. I'm really depressed that I'm locked up in this small dark cage. It's like prison in here just get me out! Please at least give me a toy to snuggle up with and some good food.  I've had enough of this! Just please let me out. Why did you shove me in this cage anyway. When you came to pick me up from the pet shop I was so excited but when I was at home it was just like the boring old pet shop.  PLEASE LET ME OUT IT'S SO BORING IN HERE.   

By Mac the sad puppy

Exaggeration poem writing

Exaggeration means claiming something is greater than it really is. For example, if you said “my cat is as big as a house” or “I can run faster than the speed of light,” you would be exaggerating.

To write your own exaggeration poem, you only need to do three things:

1. Pick something to write about.
2. Pick a feature or characteristic of the thing that you are writing about.
3. Exaggerate that characteristic in every way you can think of, making a list as you go.
4. Take your list of ideas and turn them into a poem.

Here are some more tips to help you get started:

• When you write your exaggeration poem, it doesn’t have to rhyme, unless you want it to.
• If you can’t think of a funny ending for your poem, try ending it with the same lines you used at the beginning of the poem.

Good luck writing your own exaggeration poems!

I Ate a Spicy Pepper

I ate a spicy pepper

From my brother on a dare.

The pepper caught my head on fire

And burned off all my hair.

My mouth erupted lava

And my tongue began to melt.

My ears were shooting jets of steam.

At least that’s how they felt.

I ricocheted around the room.

I ran across the ceiling.

I dove right in the freezer

To relieve the burning feeling.

I drank a thousand soda pops

And chewed a ton of ice

To try to stop the scorching

Of that spicy pepper’s spice.

At last, the flames extinguished,

I admitted to my brother,

“That pepper was the best one yet.

May I please have another?”

Write your poem here  

Burning Burrito

I ate a burning burrito

That burnt off all my hair

A phoenix appeared - very rare

I swear that burrito was a flair

Oh that burrito

I wonder what I’ll do

It made me swim the whole of Lake Taupo

I think I’ll go and do a number 2 (poo)

Oh that burrito

My mouth set on fire

My taste buds exploded

I thought I would expire

Oh that burrito

I really needed ice

To stop the burning sensation

It felt like paradise

That burrito was a blast

May I have another?

My Shoe Art

Observational Drawing - Shoe Art

Sucess Criteria:

• Look at what you are drawing
• Draw from a real object
• Don’t trace
• Use a guideline to make sure your drawing is the right size
• Keep the outlines light
• Include detail or leave out detail

What do you like about your observational drawing? The size and shape

If you were to do it again what would you change? The stitches and zip

Camp Omatua

At camp we had a revolting stew it made me feel sick.	This is a picture of me in the sparkly blue car that I made out of cardboard.
This is a picture of Jack and I on a black tube.	At camp we went down to a super cold river.
At camp in the river there was a super fast clay slide.	Down by the river there is a really big metal  bridge.