Inquiry Sample

Inquiry-Portfolio Criteria

WALT:  gather information

Description: 

Eb (dress from around the world)- 

Every Wednesday we have been learning about the inquiry process while finding out about different cultural dress from around the world. The first stage of an inquiry is to gather information ‘Get It’. First we chose a culture we wanted to find out more about and then started researching. 

Criteria:

Matrix showing what you think and what your inquiry teacher thinks.

I think:

My Teacher thinks:

Get It, Sort It, Use It Model 

Evaluation:

1. What are you most proud of? 

I am most proud of that that I went to a few different websites to find different information and I got the same information so I know it was correct

2. What did you find challenging?

I found that finding information from a book challenging because I don't know what page the infomation is on and if the information right

3.  My next ‘Get It’ goal is?

My next Get It goal is to ask more people about what they know because the could of been to that country and found out some true information 

Reading Sample

Reading Sample

WALT:  Comprehension - understand what we read.

Description: We have been reading articles from around the world about peculiar news

A German artist has hidden£10,000 (nearly $20,000 NZD)  worth of gold bars on a beach in the UK.

Michael Sailstofer said he had hidden the on a beach in Folkestone.

Hundreds of people have started digging for gold which is part of a three month art festival. The organisers say diggers can keep any gold they find.

So far around 3 bars have been found.

But it’s not going to be very easy to find the gold. The artist has buried hundreds of small metal rings called washers to throw gold hunters off the scent.

There are only 30 bars of gold hidden on the beach.

The organisers will never know if the gold has been found or not as they have no way of tracking the small bars.

Task: Respond to the article you have just read using full sentences.

1. Who is the main person or group of people in this news article?

The main person in this article is Michael Sailstofer

2. What was the key event from the news article?

The key event from this article was that the artist wanted to attract people to come to the art festival.

3. Where did this event take place?

This event took place at the Folkestone Beach

4. When did this event take place?

This event was on 2/9/14

5. Why did this event happen?

This event took place because 30 Gold bars were hidden in the beach and to attract people to come to the art festival

Evaluation:

1. What do you think is the best part of the article?

That gold bars have been hidden because you could get heaps of gold bars if you dig

2. What was the hardest part about completing this portfolio sample?

Answering the task in full sentences

3.  Next time, what is a goal you can work towards?

Add more detail to my task

Feedback/Feedforward:

You did well but you can work on answering in full sentences. #Maraki

Maths Portfolio Sample

Term 3 Maths Sample

WALT: We are learning how to contine a number pattern and find the rule for finding the next number

Description: For maths this term we have been learning a range of strategies to help us solve algebra problems. 

Task:  Make a short movie to prove that you have achieved your maths goal.

Here is my movie. Please injoy

https://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/maths-algerbra/23833823/?s=aPHnLZ&ref=app

Criteria:

Show, explain, prove your goal and how you did it

Clear message

Two questions to show your learning

Correct answer

Evaluation:

What are you most proud of and why?

How fast I learnt the strategy

What challenged you the most and why?

To understand my WALT

Next time, what is a goal you can work towards?

We are learning to recognise and contine number patterns

Feedback/Feedforward: 

Nice poster. You don't need to fix up anything

Writing Sample

Purpose: To share our experiences about a time we felt nervous, exhausted or angry.

WALT: Entertain (recount)

Task: To write a recount based on an experience.

Criteria: I can Self Assessment

Peer Comment

Add detail  (use the senses that help to SHOW the reader) Descriptive vocabulary (words that help to SHOW the reader) use a range of challenging verbs use the hot words: boiling, sizzling, searing etc., 👌 Language features (phrases that help paint a picture) select one or two similes select one or two metaphors or personification use onomatopoeia to show sounds select words that start with the same sound (alliteration) 👍

Name: Overall, how well do you think your learning partner has done? Comment: nice story jaiden I like how I could picture it in my head you on the field playing soccer #Thomas

Writing Sample

Nervously I walked on the pitch. My tummy was beating as we were down 1-0. My head was dripping, drip, drop, drip, drop with hot sweat. The whistle blew. Anger bubbled inside me. The ball came towards me like a cheetah. I saw the trophies on the sideline panting to come. I heard my dad shriek "Watch the game." I passed the ball anxiously to my teammate he passed it back. Then I took a tremendous solid shot and it went powerfully straight into the back of the net. We were fighting back into the game. Excitement and exhaustment ran the my blood. Then we got another two goals. I asked the referee how long to go "1 min" replied the referee. 1 minute later the fierce whistle blew. The trophy was coming to me like a snail, slowly. I held up the trophy with relief. The trophy was free. 

Verbs

Adverbs

Metaphors

Personification

(giving non-living objects life-like qualities)

Danced

Walked

Waited

Talked

Acted

Played

Shook

Dressed

Listened

Sung

Rehearsed

Waved

Moved

Performed

Screamed

Grooved

Exhausted

Appeared

Fiddled

Strolled

Scattered

Swayed

Concentrated

Dashed

Shone

Announced

Tip-toed

Gazed

Embraced

Beamed

Wiggled

Exlaimed

Smoothly

Frantically

Joyfully

Swiftly

Nervously

IMPATIENTLY

Anxiously

Enthusiastically

The light was  the sun.

Parade of music.

Changing room was a rocket ship.

Curtain was a slow snail.

Darkness swallowed us up.

A storm of applause.

...laughing at us.

The learning pit

The Learning Pit

WALA: The Learning Pit

Description: We have been learning about when good learning happens.  

Task: Share what you know about the learning pit.

Criteria:

Draw the Learning Pit.

List at least 3 feelings that you might have when you are in the pit.

List at least 3 strategies that you could use to get out of the pit.

Label where good learning happens.

List 3 things you could say to yourself when you are in the pit.

Evaluation:

Reflect on a time when you have been in the pit. First day of school and each year coming into a different environment because you don't know what you're doing

How did you feel when you were in the pit?  Challenged

What did you do to work out of the pit? Ask and find people that know the inviroment

Feedback/Feedforward: 

I like your poster it is really easy to read good job   #Thomas 

Te Reo Maori

WALT: communicate a message.

Description: We have been participating in 3 different workshops around colour, compositions and fonts.  We put these skills to use in a poster sharing our knowledge about Te Reo Maori.

Why? We have noticed that our posters are too cluttered and do not communicate a  message well.

When? Week 3

Who? The World

Complete the criteria with targets to show your reflection.   Reflect on the evaluation questions below.

Please use the below targets to complete this self assessment:

Criteria:

Message: My message is clear and purposeful.  Everything that is on my poster relates to my message.

👍

Composition:  My poster is balanced.

Font:  My font is clear, readable and suits the message.

Colour:  I have used 2-3 colours that are complementary.  My background choice makes the text pop!

Accuracy:  All of the words on my poster are spelt correctly.

Evaluation:

What are you most proud of and why?

The way we have set out our poster because you can easily understand it

What challenged you the most and why?

Doing the title because we kept mucking up and having to rub it out and do it again

Next time, what is a goal you can work towards?

Next time if we had more time we would of done a background