Comic Writing

On the 7th of November, Mr. Drummond came in and taught us about how to draw comics and how to draw well. We all thought of a story we could do or we could just make a comic we thought of doing. My comic was about two people who go and rob a bank and there's a cop that tries to stop him but he gets distracted by the money he saw.
We did this because comics are interesting and we all wanted to learn about comics. This lesson was very fun and enjoyable for all of us.

Information Report 2

Llamas

Characteristics

Llamas are cute and soft. They are related to alpacas. Llamas are WAY better than alpacas because they like to spit. Llamas and alpacas are both apart of the Camelids family.

Diet

Llamas are mammals which eat up to 10-12 pounds of grass once they are fully grown. They live up to 10-15 years. An average lifespan of a llama is up to 20 years. Llamas weigh up to 130-200 kgs and their height is 1.7-1.8 meters long. Llama also likes to eat vegetables, fruit, broccoli sweet potatoes, carrots, and apples. Maybe that's why they spit.

Location

The native range of a llama is along the Andes mountain except they are NOT found in the wild. The natural habitat of a llama is the Andean highlands, especially the Altiplano of southeast Peru and western Bolivia.  

Predators

The llama's predators are mountain lions, snow leopards, cougars, and most importantly humans. If they are getting attacked the male llamas sound off to warn the rest of the group so they can run away.

Are They Extinct?

No. There is now a law where you have to protect them. Do not hunt them! They are no longer found in the wild though.

Information Report

Today in writing, we did a slideshow about a reptile of our choice. My choice was a tuatara. We first did a brainstorm in our books, then we did a draft on a Google Doc and after we published it on a slide. The reason I chose a tuatara is because I like learning about reptiles and because I like learning about other species. This is my slideshow.

Limerick Poem

Today in writing, we wrote limericks. Limericks are funny poems that have 5 lines. So lines 1, 2 and 5 rhyme and 3 and 4 rhyme.

Here's one I made up about someone from Spain:

There was a person from Spain

Who always drove himself insane

He always has fun

He grew a man bun

And smacked himself with a crane.

How Does A Fitbit Count Your Steps?

Have you ever wondered how a Fit bit works? Well your in luck! Today I will tell you how a Fit bit works.

Firstly, Fit bit devices have a 3-axis accelerometer so they know what your doing. An accelerometer is a device which turn into digital measurements when attached to your body.

Secondly, by analyzing acceleration data, our devices include detailed information related to frequency, duration, and patterns of movement to determine your steps taken, how far you've traveled, how much weight you've lost, and sleep quality.

Then, the 3-axis implementation lets the accelerometer to measure your movement in any you move. Making its measurements more precise rather than older, single- axis  pedometers.

And finally, Fit bits have a fined tuned algorithm for step counting. This is used for looking for motion patterns that are most indicative of people working.

So this is how a Fit bit counts your steps and hopefully you learnt something new!

My Poem About The Storm

Today we wrote senses poem about the storm that happened in Auckland last night. Here's mine:

The Storm

I see lightning striking before my eyes.

I hear wind rustling aggressively over and over again.

I smell something burning coming from outside.

I taste my mothers soup burning my tongue. 

I touch something that freezes my skin that frightens me.

It makes me feel impressed about the weather.

The Fight Against Godzilla And A Cat Called Mr Dog

IALT: write a story that entertains my audience.

In the middle of the year around July 2nd in USA, there was a soldier named Jason who was just chilling in his bed on his iphone x.Then suddenly, AHH! HELP,HELP! He could hear people shreking and yelling for help. In the background, he could also hear buildings getting destroyed. He had to do something so he did the only thing he thought of, call his friends Bobby and Freddy. He told them about his plan to save humanity.

When they arrived, they found iron and sticks so the first thing they thought of was to make weapons like swords and guns to annihilate their enemy. And when they were ready so Freddy drove them into battle. It took them so long just to find out where this monstrosity was located. Soon, they got there just in time to see who made this mess and it was some midget thing called Mr Dog, who was a cat.”Really? That's it?!” yelled Jason. And he was sitting on the mighty Godzilla!

Bobby and Freddy said “We’re going to die!” but Jason said. “ At least we’re trying though. Everyone ran away”. “Well, you're right I guess” said Bobby. So the 3 of them shoot their guns at him but it isn’t doing anything. "It’s not working”! Freddy said.”Use your swords” said Jason. So instead, they swung and struck their swords at his legs and it’s working! His legs were getting weaker and he shrieked very loud.

So they all grab a rope, tied his legs up and pull as hard as they could and it happened! They did something they thought that they would never achieve in their life’s, they defeated Godzilla!. Then they called the police and they arrested Mr Dog, the cat. After the 3 heroes took down this monstrosity, they celebrated at Jason’s house for 6 straight hours. After awhile they were gonna go home then suddenly BOOM! CRACK! What was that noise? Turns out it was fireworks.

“Phew! Well that was a relief” said Jason. “I know right?” said Bobby and Freddy.

My Memoir

This is my memoir poem. We based them on a James K Baxter poem called The Town.

My House

The house was usual enough
It had rooms, couches, a tv, carpets, tables, windows and beds to sleep on.

My dad and I did what we usually do:
watch rugby, sleep, shout, annoy my siblings and mum, play hide and seek,
play video games.

Doing nothing Iimportant.