All About Me

WALT: Use adjectives and sentence beginnings to make our writing interesting.

Topic: All About Me! Audience: PES, whanau, worldwide blog audience. Purpose: To tell your blogging audience about you.

Text type: Expressive poetry, Oral language

Key Vocabulary and Sentence Beginnings: Fabulous, gentle, gorgeous, groovy, delighted, fantastic, superb, welcome, family, rugby, netball, drawing, painting, reading

Helpful Links: List of Adjectives

STEP 1: Oral Structure: Welcome and introduce yourself. (Name, Year, Class…) 2. Tell the audience something about yourself. Who are you? Where are you from? What your interests/hobbies are. Share something about your family. 3. Explain what they can expect you to see from you that is going to help our class. 4. Tell the class what you need from them for this to be a successful year for you. 4. Wish them well. Write your notes here with a buddy. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. __________________________________________________________________________ STEP 2: Writing Structure I Am Mika …. I am a kind girl I wonder what will be in the future. I hear people loving my artwork. I see my friends playing nicely. I want a house that is finished. I am a loving animal person I pretend to be a mermaid in the pool. I feel happy when other people are happy. I touch my friends. I worry if the school will change or if the school will close.      I feel sad when someone who I love will die or go away. I am a Responsible citizen I understand that people sometimes need alone time. I say that friends are the best people ever. I dream to live for ever. I try to stay happy. I hope the people will make a better place. I am a unique kid What words you like to use in your writing? Everything! *If you finish early Share with Mr. M so that he can print it out to make the class look awesome. Post your poem onto your blog. Comment on the ‘I am’ poem of a friend. Create a ‘You are’ poem for a special member (like your mum, dad, aunty, uncle or grandparent hint, hint brownie points people!).