Argument

Understanding how to structure and write an argument.

The first paragraph of an argument is called the THESIS.

A THESIS is something that you believe.

In a piece of argument writing, a THESIS is made up of two parts.

Part 1 is your sentence about what you believe.

This is called a POSITION STATEMENT.

In this exercise you need to match an argument title with its POSITION STATEMENT.. Use the ‘Fill tool’ to colour code the matching POSITION STATEMENTS.

The Most Delicious Drug.	I believe that no one should be able to have more than two children.
Cats Are Better Pets Than Dogs.	I believe that dairy farmers are not doing enough to prevent pollution of waterways on their land.
All Prime Ministers of New Zealand Should Be Female.	I believe that homework should be banned.
Homework Should Be Banned.	I believe that chocolate is a drug.
Two Child Families.	I believe that future Prime Ministers of NZ should all be female.
Dairy Farmers Pollute Waterways.	I believe that cats make better pets than dogs.

 so in my sugar presentation I chose one of my favourite slides and one that has lots of info in it to screenshot for my blog

please comment

by
willow

Date: 15th March 2016

Task:To write a recount - A Time with Whanau

“Ring, Ring”  It was my aunty again, phoning mum to check the plan for the weekend.  “Were going to Auckland on Saturday and were going to rainbows end on Sunday” mum explained When I went to bed I dreamed about and humongous sky high Fear Fall ride at Rainbows end.  I couldn’t wait!

It was Saturday morning and I was so excited about our trip but really sad we were leaving our puppy Ace behind. Dad assured me he would be okay at Daisy Downs while we were away.  Daisy Downs was a sort of hotel for dogs.

After dropping off Ace we started driving to Auckland. My tummy started to rumble.  Ïm starving” I complained.  “Me too” said mum.  “We will have to stop in Whangarei for something to eat”.   When we stopped to eat in a shop I walked in and I saw Taylor.  I wanted to say hello but mum was rushing me to choose my food. I waved to Taylor as she left.

Once we ate our food we headed back to the car.  “Ohno” dad shouted “I forgot my wallet”.  Mum did not look pleased.  We then drove all the way home on the twisty, windy roads, picked up dad's wallet and set off again for the long ride to Auckland.

Feeling sick, tired and slightly excited I got out of the car at Nanas house in Auckland.  We were staying with Nana the night which is always great because because Nana is always fun.  She let us stay up late and watch the movie Pixels

After the movie we all when to bed.  In the morning my mum and dad came and they had some bad news.  My mum said that my cousins Lilly and Noah can't come to rainbows end with us but my other cousins Skylah and Ella can.

We all hopped into the car Nana came in our car to.  Once we got to rainbows end my mum got a message from Skylah and Ella's mum my aunty Shell saying that they were in kids kingdom.

When we came into kids kingdom I saw my cousins Skylah and Ella on a pedaling airplane ride.  When they got off we went on a ride called the choco express.  There was a lime seat and a chocolate seat and a banana and a caramel and vanilla seat.  When we hopped on the train we when on the chocolate seat.  It when around and around like a roller coaster it even felt like you were going to fall of.  But it was not that scary.

After that we went on a humongous playground. played in kids kingdom my dad talked me into going the roller coaster.  When it was my turn I was crying.  I was so freaked when we were upside down that I was screaming hard out my bones were shaking and I felt like I had butterflies in my tummy.

After the roller coaster I went on the log flume.  The log flume had pirates and skeletons and waterfalls the pirates were saying beware beware!!!!!!.  When we when down the log flume water side I shouted “ weeeeeeeeeeee” well my Nana shouted “Aaaaaaaaaaa” but my mum had her mouth shut and tried not to embarrass herself.

Soon it was time to open me a Ellas presents from our birthdays.  When I opened my present from Ella I saw a big box with some dough shaped in hearts flowers butterflies and stars.  After I gave Ella my gift to her she smiled and gave me a nice big hug.

Aunty shell said she had to leave so my mum dad nana brother and I headed back to rainbows end well my cousins left.  When we came back to rainbows end we went on the bumper boats then the gold rush. Then we all headed off to the arcade and played lot and lots of video games.

Then we dropped my nana off to her house and we all headed home.

My first handwriting sample for the year.

      

Here is a screenshot of my handwriting sample.I need to work on

Te Ahuahu

Here is my published recount about our walk up Te Ahuahu mountain. Lani and Lilly helped me edit it. I want you to notice that I used a simile/adjectives/vivid verbs/adverbs/personification.

This is the published version of the recount I wrote in Week 1. I shared it with my friends Dave, Stuart and Bob and they helped me edit it.We were a pretty good team.

Waitangi Day

On Friday night my cousins Lily and Noah and my aunt and uncle came over to my house.  I was so surprised to see them because I didn’t think they were coming to stay until Saturday.  Lily and I slept in my room and Noah slept on the spare-bed.  Lily and I whispered so we didn't wake Noah up and get in trouble.

On Saturday morning we drove up to Waitangi and went on the bus which took us to the marae. The bus trip seemed very long but it had an awesome view.  

When we got to the marae the navy band was playing and Lily and I squeezed our way up to the front of the crowd and mum had no idea where we were.  Mum said we were lucky I had a bright orange t-shirt on or else she would have never have found me.

After that, Lily and I went on all the bouncy castles and slides and we went to the slushy place where you make your own flavored slushy.

Then we watched the kapa haka and we ate our massive slushies.  Lily's slushy melted into juice. Isaac also spilled his slushy everywhere even on his shorts.

by Willow