Showing posts with label Homework. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Homework. Show all posts

Wednesday, 14 May 2014

How to make a CD case - Monty hall problem




For this task we had to test out the monty hall problem. We watched a video about the monty hall problem to under stand how it worked. We then tested this theory on one of our family members 20 times to prove one theory, that if you swap you have more chance of winning than losing.

Thursday, 3 April 2014

Poem


Analyse this poem for the following features and write a sentence about each feature.
Rhyme - ?
Rhythm - ?
Tone or Mood - hungry.
Personification - Its hungry tongue.
Enjambment - Its hungry tongue...
Meaning of the title:
River or stream.



Author: find 3 facts about the author
Was born in Oamaru.
His dad was a builder.
He attended the wellington college of education.

Now write a similar poem (must have a Maori title) and present it on a slide. 
Make a Sound Cloud recording of you reading the poem.
Photo credit: Artie Photography

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Wednesday, 19 March 2014

It's and its

  1. It's about time you showed up!  √
  2. It was its first time out of the cage.  √
  3. Its feet were covered with sand.  √
  4. Get up, it's time for school.  √
  5. I’m glad to see you; its been a long time.  x
  6. It's important to study hard for tests.  √
  7. The bear protected its cubs.  √
  8. It's my turn to go down the slide.  √
  9. The dog felt great with its new hair cut.  √
  10. It's too late to eat dinner.  √
  11. My car is old and paint is peeling.  √
  12. The bird realized that the wind had blown its nest away.  √
  13. The game came to its conclusion.  √
  14. Turn down the music, it's hurting my ears.  √
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Tuesday, 18 March 2014

The little red hen Proofreading task

Punctuation, The passage needs:
19 capital letters √
19 full stops √
5 commas √
4 apostrophes in contractions √
3 sets of speech marks √
Use different colour for each piece of punctuation.

Words: Highlight 10 verbs. √

Usage: There are 8 words that have been used incorrectly, underline them and write the correct words as shown in the example. √

A new line is taken when a new speaker talks.

Incorrect version


Correct version
A little red hen found a wheat seed. She decided to plant it. She asked a cat, a fox and a pig to help her.
"I can't help." Said the cat.
"I'm to busy." Answered the fox
"I've got two much to do." Replied the pig.
The little red hen dug a hole. She dropped the seed in to it. She cover it. The seed grow into a fine stalk of wheat. The little red hen reaped the wheat. She grinded it into flower, she mixed this with water in a bowl and made dough. She put this into a baking dish, she put the dish in the oven. When the loaf was baked she didn't share the bread with the cat, fox and pig. She and her chick eat it. They asked her how it tasted, she told them it was delicious.

  1. too
  2. too
  3. covered
  4. grew
  5. ground
  6. flour
  7. bread
  8. ate

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Thursday, 6 March 2014

Battle of Gate Pa





Information


    • They take their land and now they want to take away their history.
    • Some people think that the story of Heni te Karamu and the giving of war to the soldiers was made up.
    • Jane Fowley was her european name.
    • The fighters all went to tauranga to stop the flow of weapons and food through thompsons track.
    • the woman and children were told to leave but she ignored the command.
    • She was in a small stockade before the first shot was fired.She was also holding a prayer service.
    • her anger against the pakeha was building.
    • the guns fired all day long as she stayed in her pitiful shelter.
    • They stormed out and surprised and shocked the pakeha soldiers.
    • When she heard the cries of the soldiers something stirred in her, she thinks it was compassion.
    • She also remembered a pledge they made, if the enemy wants mercy we give it.
    • She went to the cooking area to find some water but her brother Neri said to get undercover but she said “i am going to give the soldiers water.”
    • She went to a english colonel, cupped some water in her hands and held it to his lips, he said “God bless you” and she went on to do that with three other soldiers.