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Camp Project Task 2.1 Letter Writing Criteria

Task 2.1 Letter Writing Criteria – Camp Project 2014

You will be marked out of five for each of the following criteria:

•  Correct Layout – Is you letter correctly set out as we have discussed in class? Have you set out the envelope in the correct way?
• Appropriate Language – Does you letter use the appropriate formal language?
•  Clarity – Is you letter clear? Do you get your message across with correct and varied sentence structures? Have you organized your information in an appropriate way (good use of paragraphing?
• Interesting – Is you letter interesting to read?
•  Presentation – Have you shown that you are Thankful by the pride taken in your presentation?

Project #1 – CAMP 2014

Project #1 – CAMP 2014

                                                                                                                                      

This project is due at 9:00am on Monday the 6^th of April. You will be able to spend some time in class on this project but for the most part, most work will be done at home.

The project has three distinct parts as outlined below.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me via email or speak to me before school or at m’tea/lunchtime. Asking questions for clarification is a key skill in order to achieve top marks – please ask all questions that you are unsure about in order to give yourself the best chance to get 100%. Ask questions early!

Task 1

Complete all existing tasks within your camp book. This includes all page numbers, titles, borders as well as completing your prayer plan, your liturgy quotation page, and your ‘feelings before and after camp’ page. See the list at the front of the class if you would like to be sure you have completed all questions fully or… ASK!

MARKING – You will start off with 25 marks and lose one mark for every error that is found.

Task 2

Complete the following four writing tasks. Each task will be covered in class and a rubric related to how you can achieve top marks will be handed out at that time.

Task	Description	Date covered in class
2.1	Write a letter of thanks to one adult who helped make Camp possible. Send this letter in envelope provided by Mr Theo. Good quality draft in Camp books, A1 quality letter on refill/paper.	Before 21st March
2.2	Complete a poem based on camp feelings and emotions. Draft and A1 copy in Camp books (draft should show re-crafting).	Before 25th March
2.3	Reflection/learning about yourself. Look back to some of the feelings that you experienced and how you handled those. What did you learn about yourself? Explain this in a reflection	Before 28th March
2.4	A moment in time. Select a moment in time to write about from your camp experience. Make this as vividly descriptive as possible.	Before 3rd April

MARKING – Each task will be marked out of 25. Rubric will be glued in your camp books.

Task 3

You will need to utilize a piece of technology/an app or tool to make your project more interactive. I suggest you use either Aurasma or Tellagami – but if you know another tool then please speak to me about what you wish to do.

MARKING – Your use of technology will be marked out of 15 with 7 marks awarded for creativity and 8 marks awarded for clarity of information sharing.

You will need to track when you have completed each task on the class list on the rear wall in Kākāpō.

You can either type up and glue in your work (please try and not have a number of pages folded over one another – cut out your page or shrink your work down to fit on one page) OR you can write your work into your camp book in your neatest writing.

For writing tasks 2.1, 2.3, 2.4, your word guide is 1.5 pages minimum to 2 pages maximum handwritten work (approx. 300-400 words).

GOOD LUCK!!!

MR THEOBALD, MS DELAHUNTY & MRS SAMS

Iwi Essay Marking Criteria

        Iwi Essay Marking Criteria

Cover Sheet - 1 mark

Follow the instructions in the assignment sheet for one easy mark!

Essay Plan - 4 marks:

You will need to show thorough planning and that you have thought about your information and structured it well.

Research - 5 marks:

You will need to have used various sources and identified a wide key information about your Iwi.

Essay – 10 marks:

Your essay will achieve good marks if it includes:

• Good ideas with 1 or 2 elaborated ideas
• A good structure (organisation of your ideas shows purpose).
• A variety of sentence structures.
• Wide vocabulary choices and accurate spelling, punctuation.
• A strong theme that is woven throughout your writing
• A strong introduction and conclusion
  
  
  I have selected an essay format so that you give a message within your writing, not simply reporting facts about an Iwi but giving a broader message about your chosen Iwi that is supported by facts. Make sure you make your message prominent.
  
  
  
  

Iwi Assignment (essay)

Assignment # 4 – Essay – Iwi of Aotearoa

Your assignment is to complete an essay about a Māori Iwi of your choice.

You can research from any source (Books, Library (SHP or Petone/Hutt), Websites, Contacting marae, People you know...) and will need to plan thoroughly in order to write effectively.

You are to write between 700-1000 words.

Before the 20th September you will need to complete and hand in

·      A cover sheet;

·      An essay plan; and,

·      Your final essay.

Your cover sheet will need to include your name, the name of the iwi that you have researched and written about, your specific research sources and your writing goal for Terms 3 & 4.

One option for the essay plan can be found at http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/essaymap.

We will discuss what your plan should include in class – and notes will be written up online at our class blog for you to refer to.

You can handwrite (neatly) or type your assignment. The Kākāpō netbooks will be available before school each day should you wish to use them for your assignment – if you need more time, please ask me.

You can choose what specifically you write about but some exampes are:

1.     Particular myths or legends associated with your chosen Iwi.

2.     Important historical events or people

3.     The current state of your chosen Iwi

4.     A focus on a particular hapu/subtribe or Marae within the Iwi

5.     Personal annecdotes and stories about what makes your chosen Iwi special

I would expect that all essays would introduce their Iwi appropriately and state which Waka their Iwi is associated with, the rohe - area from which the Iwi comes and if the Iwi has particular historical links with other Iwi.

A couple of websites to get you started:

http://www.tkm.govt.nz/

http://maorimaps.com/

If you have any questions you will need to ask me ASAP!

Mr Theobald

A few examples

Have you seen these sites?

Just a couple of sites that may be of use...

National geographic

Think quest

Add any more that you find useful into the comments!

How to fill in the tracking sheet

Below, you will find a tracking sheet that has been filled in. I have planned all of my activities in blue pen at the start of my project and then revisited my plans in red pen throughout. In the notes section, i have included specific detail about my plans and progress as well as helpful resources. I have also used the spare rows to add in my own tasks...

Topic: The Mt Vesuvius eruption in the year 79 AD
Planned Date Finished	Actual Date Finished	Task	Notes
28 July	25th July	Research	Go to the library in holidays, look for books as well as use the computer at the library – ask Mum to take me. Will need to go at least twice. We went! Thanks Mum!       http://geology.com/volcanoes/vesuvius, and “Vesuvius the Buried Treasure” – great resources!
26 July	-	Ask my cousin for advice	When I go to stay at my cousins house at the end of the holidays, make sure I ask her about what i should include in my speech and how i should write it – get some tips! Didnt end up going to stay at her house – stink! Will try and phone her next week
4th August	3rd August	Speech Writing	Use the weekend to finish – make sure its finished by MONDAY 4th! DONE! Feels great that I am finished writing my speech!
6th August	6th August	Write onto  speech cards	Make sure I take card from school home. Make sure i write only bullet points on cards! Not like last year!!! Done! I am really happy with my speech cards – they are clear and concise!
13th August	Ongoing...	Practice	Read through speech each night – once from my full refill copy and once from my speech cards... See if i can improve each night!!! I dont think I have been practicing enough!!! Must do more!
13th August	15th August	Find visual aids to use in my speech	Ring up my cousin and ask her for ideas on what i could include as ‘visual aids’ She gave me a great website to check out www.visualaidsforspeeches.com Found great images and have baking soda and vinegar ready!
18th August	Ongoing...	Practice	Work on my body gestures and changing the way i talk to suit the speech content. Keep on practicing my speech, maybe once in the morning and twice at night.
20th AUGUST		PRESENT