Tag: Writing

Exploring AI In Writing

Today we used Papyrus AI which is a generative AI that uses patterns in words and a large language model (LLM) to predict what ideas we might write next. Papyrus AI has been very helpful, making my story sound powerful and allowing me to visualize it in my head. I found it challenging when it gave me too many suggestions but I would definitely like to use Papyrus AI again. It was a fun way to write a story.

Secrets of the Enchanted Forest

One day, a cheerful little girl named Red Riding Hood was sent by her mother to visit her dear granny, who lived on the other side of a dark, windy, and echoey forest. As she tucked her jumper around her shoulders, her mother held her hands with a worried expression, whispering, “Please, my darling, beware of strangers.” Red Riding Hood nodded, feeling a mix of confidence and nerves as she stepped into the mysterious forest.

Her journey through the woods was enchanting but unsettling. Every rustle of the leaves and whisper of the wind seemed to carry an unspoken warning. Just as tears began to prick her eyes from both fear and determination, she spotted a familiar figure ahead.

Snow White stood there, her bright smile like a warm hug, bringing comfort to Red Riding Hood. With genuine concern and kindness, Snow White offered to accompany her, empathising with the little girl’s bravery.

When they reached the brilliantly colourful yet strangely foreboding house, Red Riding Hood felt a mix of relief and unease. Her heart quickened as she entered, a slight tremor in her voice as she called out, “Nanny, why do you look so strange?” The room held its breath in silence, which was soon shattered by the terrifying reveal of the wolf in disguise. Fear gripped Red Riding Hood as she realised the danger.

Snow White, driven by fear and determination, ran to find the prince, her heart pounding with urgency and hope. Her voice shook as she explained the situation, but the prince and his guards sprang into action, motivated by her sincere plea.

Upon returning, they cleverly lured the wolf with poisoned apples, the beast falling for the ruse with greedy eagerness. Once the wolf lay vanquished, peace returned to the forest clearing.

With the ordeal over, Red Riding Hood fell into Snow White’s embrace, tears of relief and gratitude flowing freely. She now understood the weight of her mother’s caution and the power of kindness. From that day forward, she promised to cherish those who love her and to face the world with courage and care.

In a kingdom where magical woods stretched as far as the eye could see, young Red Riding Hood was tasked by her mother to bring a basket of muffins to her grandmother. Not far from the winding forest path lived Snow White with her seven cheerful dwarfs. Red Riding Hood, stepping into the enchanted forest, was reminded to be cautious around strangers. The sun peeked through the branches, casting playful shadows on the ground. Her curiosity was piqued by the colourful flowers lining her route, and as she paused to gather them, she felt a sudden chill of unease.

As Red Riding Hood turned around, she was face-to-face with the Big Bad Wolf, who pretended to be friendly but had mischievous eyes. Nearby, Snow White was busy with her chores, not knowing anything was wrong. Once everything was safe again, Red Riding Hood hugged Snow White, tears of relief and gratitude falling from her eyes. She understood her mother’s warning about strangers and learned the value of kindness, promising to cherish her loved ones and live with courage and care.

 

Persuasive Language Features

LI: to explore the language features of a persuasive text. 

This term we have been learning about persuasive writing to help us get ready for the school speech competition later in this term. Persuasive writing is used when you want to make others think like you. Yesterday we were looking closely at the language features used in a persuasive text. 

I have chosen to share the persuasive language feature of rhetorical question. I think the authors use this language feature to make the audience really think about it. 

2 words 2 minutes

Today we used the ‘2 words 2 minute’ challenge to write a description about the ancient olympics. After talking about the things we knew about the ancient Greece olympics we then created a list of words that would help us write our description. We then chose the words ‘Greece’ and ‘athletes’ to help us think about what we were going to write about.

We then talked about our ideas with a partner, then we had 2 minutes to put those ideas into a sentence. After the time was up we had 2 minutes to reread what we had written and make changes if anything didn’t make sense or if we had words and punctuation in the wrong place. When we finished checking our sentences, we then had 3 more minutes to carry on with writing our descriptions.

This activity was very fun because writing is one of my favourite subject as well as how one of the rule encourage me to keep going which was ” don’t stress just guess” . 

Bengal Swamp Tiger

We used our smart searching skills to find facts about the Bengal Swamp Tiger. Once we had found the information we needed we then made notes in our own words. We used these notes to help us write our information reports. Information reports tells the reader with information about a certin topic by providing them with facts. 

LI: to write an information report that informs the reader about the Swamp Tigers.

Not many people know that swamp tigers are nocturnal hunters. Swamp tigers, (also known as panthera tigris tigris) are glamorous  animals, regardless of their beauty they are vicious beasts that are slowly coming to extinction. These tigers can be found in the mangrove forests of Sundarbans, which is in-between India and bangladesh. 

Swamp tigers have an orange coat and black stripes all around their body to help them camouflage with their surroundings. These creatures have a beastly jaw and muscular bodies. They use their enormous and retractable claws to easily take out their prey. Also did you know that they weigh about 453.592kgs?

Bengal tigers are carnivorous animals (only eats meat) they can eat, and kill everything starting from tiny crabs, to human beings. These animals eat wild boars, deers, buffalos, monkeys, unlike other tigers they include marine life into their diet.

Are you aware only about 100 of the bengal swamp tigers remain today? Swamp tigers come from a continent in Asia, you will find that they live between the borderlines of India and bangladesh. They like humid places and live in mangroves forests. 

Not many people know that they are unsocial animals, even so these tigers aren’t shy about protecting their territory. As it says in the opening statement, they live in mangrove forests, because of this they can camouflage easily to hunt for their prey.

Not a lot of people are aware that these beautiful predator populations will decrease if we continue to expand cities. 

Sentence Structure

LI: To explore sentence structure.

From this challenge I have realised that I have a clear understanding of simple and compound sentences, and I now realise that I need to focus on Complex sentences. Although I tried my best I still got a high score.

I enjoyed this task because as I’m going through the game I am slowly noticiting what I need to focus on and what I have a better understanding on.

Sentence Structure

LI: To explore sentence structure.

Our task was to create a DLO with our partner explaining what the 3 sentence structures are, which are Simple, Compound, and Complex. A simple sentence contains ideas like capital letters, full stops, verbs, and nouns. For example, The lady was riding on her colourful bike, yet she fell into the brown mud. The verb in this sentence is “riding” and the noun is “lady”. A compound sentence is 2 simple sentences with a conjunction which is FANBOYS which stands for ( for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so) .

I enjoyed this task because I collaborate with the room 6 students.

Current Events (National)

LI: to identify author’s purpose

 

Our task was to chose 5 exploring current event words and find articles that relates to the 5 words we have picked, for example: the words me and my partner chose was emotions, impact, Conflict, unexpectedness, and famous person, Then we read the article and wrote a 10 word summary and what word that summary relates to.  We did this task on a Google map so people knew which area in Auckland the situation had happened in. 

I found this task a bit challenging and upsetting when reading most articles. 

Abstruct Noun

Our task was to challenged to write a poem about an abstract noun using the 5 sences known as: Ofactory (smell), Gustatory (taste), Visual (see) tactile (touch) and auditory (hear). One the noun my partner picked was friendship, meaning being friendly to others. In each paragraph we described what we thought the abstract noun would look, smell, feel, hear ,and taste like. We lastly used wordhippo to change our words more powerful and make our poem more powerful.

I found this task fun because I get to enjoy writing poems about different things to learn more.

Momment In Time – Maungarei/Mountain

LI: To write a poem that describes as momment in time.

Our task was to create a poem by using the 5 senses which are Olfactory which means smell, Gustatory which is taste, Visual which is look, Tactile which is feel, and Auditory which is sound. Then we thought of what had happened in the past compared to today, For example: there weren’t many houses built in Auckland so Maori people lived in pa sites. We then wrote some things about what we heard while walking up the Maunga, and I had written things like the rocks rustling, the wind pasting through my ear , and the traffic. Then me and my group had thought of what the past could have heard such as the rustles of the piupiu skirts , the whistle of Tāwhiri-mātea welcoming us into his maunga, the voices of those who fought in the war. 

I really enjoyed this task because when we got back from the mountain I was really inspired about how Liana grandpa talked to my class about the history of Mt Wellington mountain.

Moment In Time – Polar Bear

LI: To write a poem that describes as momment in time.

Our task was to create a poem by using the 5 senses which are Olfactory which means smell, Gustatory which is taste, Visual which is look, Tactile which is feel, and Auditory which is sound. Then we watched a video of a polar bear approaching a man and how we needed to imagine that we were the man. After re-watching the video we thought of some words and then changed them into powerful words to make the poem more exciting. After all, we read our favourite part to the class and my group choice:  I felt… my heart pulsing as the oversized creature rattled my cage with each shake, fear entered every part of my body. Because it explains how I would feel in that situation if a polar which is about 7ft approached me.

I found this activity really fun because we got to experience new words to level up my writing.