My student led

conference

Information text

What is it? An information text is

an informative piece of writing that

is true information. People read

information texts to find out about

a specific topic that they would like

to learn more about. When you

are writing an information text you

do not copy sentences straight off

the Internet because that's called

plagiarism . When you are looking

for information on the internet you

can only copy 2 or 3 words and

that's it. If you do anymore words

then it becomes plagiarism.

Why I chose it?

I have chosen my information text about netball because it is the best piece of writing I have done this year. I am very proud of how much information I have put into it. I also chose it because it is completed, colourful and informative.

What did I have to do?

In his writing task I had to plan what to write about first then write a little bit about my topic and what your going to have in your text. Next I did a draft where I had to write my information text and add in all the information that I'm going to have in it. Then I had to edit, where I have to fix all my spelling mistakes and punctuation in my text, revise where you take out old and boring words/sentences and replace them for better ones. Last was publishing where I write all my information on coloured paper or lined paper and reveal the finished product.

E.gThis is my

finished

information text.

Why am I proud of it?

I am proud of my information text because it has colour printed photos, at least 2 paragraphs on each page of information. This information text explains almost everything you need to know about netball.

Writing reflection

I think I have done great in writing because I have completed a well planed out informative information text about netball. It has very useful information about the positions, rules of the game and how to play. I want to work on my punctuation and grammar so I can make my writing make more sense.

Obesity What is it? Obesity is when you are grossly overweight and don't do enough exercise. Obesity causes heart disease , heart attacks, strokes, diabetes and even more. You can stop yourself from being obese by eating healthy foods and exercising.

Why I chose it?

I chose it because I did really well in

this presentation and it has beautiful

and engaging photos, it has pages and

pages filled with information about

obesity and why it's important.

E.gEngaging photo

What did I have to do?

Students in grade 6 were challenged to raise awareness or do something like a Friday fitness club to help stop worldwide obesity. We had to create a timeline to show what we did in each inquiry session and the steps to creating our great presentation.

Why am I proud of it?

I am proud of it because it tells you

about what you should be eating also

how much exercise you should do a

day/week. It tells you the good and

bad foods and why it's important to

stay healthy.

Inquiry reflection

I think I have done really good in

inquiry because we have created a

informative engaging presentation

that students would be very excited

to read and we have finished this

presentation to the best of our

ability.

Personal achievement Camp. At camp I got to finally

experience the giant swing and

I'm proud of myself for going

almost to the top it was so fun.

Each student got strapped in

one at a time going up as the

students at the bottom pulled

the rope to raise them to the

top. You pull the string and then

you drop. I learnt to not be

scared of these fun experiences

because even though it looks

scary it actually isnt.

Learning Goals

Math. I am hoping to get better at 9 and 6 times tables because I know

them but I just don't know them off by heart. I also want to remember the

difference between volume and capacity.

Reading. To pay more attention to the important parts of a text and to make

my summaries better. Also I want to read different types of texts so I can

be more interested in different types of genres.

Writing. To practice my cursive writing so I can improve on my handwriting

and also to correct my punctuation and spelling better.

Inquiry. To add more photos into my presentations to make them more

engaging and entertaining. To write more information on my draft for my

presentation so I can add it.

Personal goal

Sport. To try completing one full lap of the oval without stopping. Also when starting a race, not to use all of my energy and speed at the start because otherwise I won't have power for the rest of the race.

What did I improve in?

I improved the most in writing

because I have learnt how to

make my information text better

and more interesting. I have also

remembered to add punctuation

into my sentences.

Learning reflections

Math. I learnt how to work out BODMAS problems using the BODMAS operations

E.G B for brackets O for order D for division M for multiplication A for addition and S

for subtracting.

Inquiry. I learnt a lot of things about obesity and it's helped me understand what

obesity does to you're body. I learnt that obesity can cause heart attacks, strokes,

diabetes and more.

Reading. I have learnt how to include all the important parts of the text into my

summary rather then all the interesting parts. This is because in a summary you are

not supposed to write every single detail into the text, you only need to write the

important parts and most importantly you do not give away the ending in a summary

Writing. I learnt how to write a better and informative information text, that has tons of

hooking photos and useful information that can help anyone be a fantastic netball

player.

Thanks for listening to my

student led conference