Term 4 begins!

Hope you've had a great break and are ready for the exciting 7 weeks ahead of us. 

Firstly, just a quick reminder of where your writing should be at for "JEALOUS SABOTEURS"...

These should be finished:

• typed up your City Gallery writing (Character Description doc), 
• planned your new character writing (Looking to Write Doc)  including the profile, setting, action/situation and genre and transferring over your personal goal.  

This week:

• you will be writing your first draft of your chosen genre (Looking to Write Doc) 

Next week,  your first draft will need to be complete - you will be bringing a printed copy of it to class. 

Character planner from Anna

http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/writers/extremely-detailed-character-sheet-template/t.39274769/

Home Learning for Term 3 Week 6

Reminder:  Home Learning before your next EW class

• Go to 'Looking2Write, Writing2Create' Presentation in your folder and watch the video on Slide 6
• Create a character profile for the moment in time that Tracey Chevalier wrote. 
• Email me if you have any questions :-)

New Timetable for Term 3

As we grow in number, divide to conquer!

To better met your writing needs, we are splitting in 2 groups for Term 3...

Teams 1 & 2:   Monday Block 3
  Teams 3,4 & 5:   Wednesday Block 1

Remember we are meeting in Learning Suite 2
(old Rm 16, old Performing Arts room).

Author Brian Falkner coming to Raroa!

On Tuesday 9 August (Week 3) we are lucky to have author Brian Falkner coming to work with us. Some of his books include:

      

He will be talking to the whole school in the hall (assuming we have a hall) in Block 1 from 9.15am - 10.25am. Everyone is welcome. For those of you who haven't seen Brian in action he is a most a most entertaining and engaging speaker.

He will most likely be talking about his new book that has been nominated in this years NZ Book Awards. It's an exciting retelling of the Battle of Waterloo where Napoleon uses giant dinosaurs as weapons of mass destruction! What fun. 

Keep New Zealand Beautiful Competition

Keep New Zealand Beautiful Competition    

Young Reporters for the Environment Programme. 

This national eco-journalism competition is open for all 11-18 years old's living in New Zealand.  It is an internationally adopted programme that gives New Zealand youth the opportunity to produce creative and engaging environmental journalism articles, photos and films. 

Participants are split in to two categories based on their age:

1. 11-14
2. 15-18

There are 3 x categories with a prize for each age group up for grabs in each:  

1. Photography 
2. Film 
3. Writing 

Each participant needs to select an environmental topic and investigate it. They then need to report on the environmental issues surrounding their topic, and propose solutions, by using either video, photography or writing.  

A panel of reputable journalists and environmental experts will judge the entries and select the winners. There are lots of great prizes in each category including the latest and coolest electronics, plus an internship for a day in a newsroom - how cool is that?!

Young people can submit their stories, photos and videos until Friday 28 October 2016. 

Click here for more information!

What an opportunity...

...attending a Young Writers Day of workshops at the National Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Conference a tthe CQ Hotel in Wellington.  

Ten of the Ext(reme) writers represented the group at this event and were wowed by the authors, editors and publishers, and by the content of their workshops.

Here is a link to some notes from the workshops.
Check out the photos below!

Home Learning This Week....

Slam Poem Students: 

- prep the first ½ of your slam poem to share next week.

Others: 
- in your current writing, use comments to show evidence of working towards your current goal.

Week 5 plan

Here it is!

Home Learning This Week

• If you were involved in the Roxy5 scriptwriting...complete the Roxy 5 Script Assess

• If you wrote a Slam Poem, please complete the Slam Poem Writing Assess

• Everyone else - enjoy your personal writing.

This week's plan

Here is the link to this week's EW meeting...

see you Monday!

Home Learning This Week

We have been learning about Character Arcs 

- about the different types and the relationship between your story arc and character arc.  

This doc summarises our discussions at Learning Clinics.

Home Learning this week involves deciding what Character Arc you are planning to use for your current personal writing.  

Plan for Next Week

Ext(reme) Writing: TERM 2 WEEK 3 link here

WHEN	WHY	WHO
1.10pm...	Authors Circles To share your home learning (to read the beginning of your slam poem to the group) LI to present the slam poem using effective body language (gestures, eye contact, facial expressions) and voice (pausing, tone, pace, clarity, volume, emphasis)	Freya, Anna ,Hal, Stella Sofia, Tarek ,Chris, Niamh Holly O, Sophie M, Holly I, Tesca JJ, Stirling,Katie, Annika, Amanda Peta  Bex, Felicity, Emma Louise, Ruby, Stanley, Carly
	Join an authors’ circle to give feedback	Stephanie, Pia, Megan, Max, Hana, Kendra
1.30pm - 2.45pm	YOUR choice (Slam Poem & Personal Writing)  and TEACHING CLINICS
1.30pm	TEACHING CLINIC To know the purpose and types of character arcs, and to plan one for my current writing	Holly O, Sophie M, Holly I, Tesca Peta,  Bex, Hana,  Annika, Amanda
1.50pm	TEACHING CLINIC To know the purpose and types of character arcs, and to plan one for my current writing	Felicity, Emma, Louise, Ruby, Stephanie, Pia, Megan, Stanley, Carly, Stirling, Max, Kendra
2.10pm	TEACHING CLINIC To know the purpose and types of character arcs, and to plan one for my current writing	Freya, Anna ,Hal, Stella, Sofia, Tarek, Chris, Niamh, Katie, JJ
2.30pm	CONFERENCES	Add a comment if you would like a 1-1 conference with me

Home Learning before Monday

Prepare the beginning of your Slam Poem to share with your Author's Circle members.

OR 
...if you are not writing a slam poem, include one of the "Figures of Speech" (from the 26 April post) in your current writing.

Have fun

Term 2 Week 2 Plan

WHEN	WHY	WHO
1.10 -1.20pm	Video - “Come to a Poetry Slam”	Tesca, Stirling, Stanley, Sophie, Ruby, Rebecca, Peta, Louise , Katie, JJ, Holly O, Holly I, Felicity, Emma, Carly, Annika, Amanda Tarek, Stella, Sofi, Niamh, Hal, Freya, Chris, Anna
	TEACHING CLINIC Author Circle - identify teaching clinics, conferences etc	Stephanie, Pia, Megan, Max, Hana
1.20pm - 2.30pm	YOUR choice (Slam Poem & Personal Writing)  and TEACHING CLINICS
1.20 0R 1.35pm You choose the time	TEACHING CLINIC Practical Session: to prepare your Slam Poem for performance	Tesca, Stirling, Stanley, Sophie, Ruby, Rebecca, Peta, Louise , Katie, JJ, Holly O, Holly I, Felicity, Emma, Carly, Annika, Amanda   You choose the time
1.35 - 2.15pm	CONFERENCES	Anyone who would like a 1-1 conference with me
2.15pm	TEACHING CLINIC Follow up from last week’s Clinic on planning. Come to the clinic with your planning for a current writing project	Chris, Emma, JJ, Peta, Pia, Sofia, Sophie M, Stirling, Tesca, Bex
You choose the time	INDEPENDENT TEACHING CLINIC What is imagery and how to use it in your writing Watch this video - start at 2mins 57 secs	Amanda, Emma +any others who wish to learn about this
2.30pm	Authors Circles A chance to share, ask for feedback, etc	Stephanie, Pia, Megan, Max, Hana Freya, Anna ,Hal, Stella Sofia, Tarek ,Chris, Niamh Holly O, Sophie M, Holly I, Tesca JJ, Stirling,Katie, Annika, Amanda Peta  Bex, Felicity, Emma Louise, Ruby, Stanley, Carly

Home Learning before Monday 9 May

• Choose one of the 'Figures of Speech' that you don't know from the photo below.
• Research what it is and find examples.
• Then use your chosen 'figure of speech' to create a sentence/paragraph that in some way links to mothers or mothers day.
• Write it as a comment below.
• Have fun!

(Online link to photo below)