Nicholas' Learning

Today me and Zainab had peer mediation we walked around but there where no people with problems. The learner disposition I think I used today was resilient because it was very boring and I just kept going.

Here is the non highlighted version My Story WALT: I am learning to write a Short Story For this piece of writing I have focusing on my vocabulary and punctuation. I have been learning to: use a range of precise vocabulary to communicate meaning (Year ⅞) use all basic punctuation independently and attempt more complex punctuation (eg semicolons, colons, parentheses) (Year 7/8) The pieces of my writing that are highlighted green are where I have shown my vocabulary and punctuation goal My Story... A Huge Mystery There once was a boy named Hugh Jmistry, a child prodigy who excelled at solving mysteries but no one hired him because of his age. One day he was finally hired to investigate a secret  organization and the murders linked to the group. The murders took place in a near derelict town called Mirdur Biedarci, hidden by a mountain range and located underwater. “Is this where you would like to go?” The taxi driver asked. Hugh replied w...

On Friday my partner was away at Te Hapua so I asked Jacob to help with my duty in exchange for his at lunchtime. Near the end of Morning Tea we had a problem where a group of friends had a disagreement on who one of them would play with. We fixed the problem shortly after the bell rang and that was basically my duty. I think I used communicate because they couldn't understand what I was saying because I was talking too fast so I slowed down my pace and started talking slowly.

Something I have learned about the structure of short stories is they have a problem that may get solved in the end. After reading some short stories two things I will remember when I write my own short story are that they are shorter than novels and that short stories are more descriptive

WALT: Follow The Writing Process to write an exposition Full Exposition In this exposition I compared Mother Teresa and Sir Edmund Hillary, using some research skills that I learnt from a slide. I think that Mother Teresa is the better leader because she founded a group that has saved millions.

WALT: apply the techniques of improvisation to a range of different scenarios. Improvisation techniques that I have used successfully are never say no to whatever your partner is saying and listen to your partner. Improvisation techniques that I would like to have more practice and stay in character The thing that I enjoyed most about this unit of learning was the improv games because they were very fun. The thing that I found most challenging during this unit of learning was the family portraits game because I was uncomfortable about standing up in ront of a crowd My favourite improv game was Alphabet because it was very fun and challenged your on the spot skills. My next step/ something I need to work on further  in improvisation is to be more enthusiastic about Improv because it could ruin the improv.

We have been learning all about What makes a good leader. Here is a link to the Leadership modelling book. We identified that good leaders show 6 main character traits. These are Integrity, Resilient, Trustworthy, Motivational, Goal Focused and Active Thinker. The leadership trait that I think I show the most is Trustworthy because people can trust me to choose the right place to do my learning and that I will get it done. The leadership trait I would most like to develop is Motivational because it would be helpful in the future. Something NEW I have learned about leadership is that the definition of leadership is basically the skill of being able to motivate an individual or team towards a goal. The SOLO level that I reached during this unit of learning is Extended Abstract because I can say who is a better leader using information from sites and books like I did in my exposition writing. My next step in learning about leadership is to apply everything ...