Jasleen's+Writing+Page

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__**Matariki**__

__What is Matariki?__ Matariki is the maori name for the group of stars known as the Pleiades star cluster or the seven sisters.

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__**My Writing Goals:**__


 * 1) My goal is to paragraph my ideas properly and to start on a new line to show a different speaker is speaking **. ** I need to do this because the reader may not understand who is speaking and who isn't. I will achieve this goal by trying to do this in class and at home when I am writing **

**2)** ** My second goal is to use descriptive language to enhance my stories so the reader will keep reading until the end of the story. I need to do this because if I don't include descriptive language in my stories then the reader won't have a visual picture in their head of what the characters look like. I also need to do this because the reader may not read my stories all the way to the end because my stories are not enhanced or interesting enough. I will do this by trying to include descriptive words in my stories and by learning some of the interesting, descriptive words. I will try to achieve this goal at home and at school. **


 * 3) My third goal is to follow the proper structure for writing a narrative story. I will do this by learning the structure and trying to remember it in my head. I will practice this at both, home and school. **

**4)** ** My fourth goal is to link ideas and events by using connective words or connective phrases. I will do this by trying to remember the connective words and the connective phrases. I will try to achieve this goal at home and in school. ** This year's Maori Language Week is about Manaakitanga. [caring, kindness] I think that this years theme is good because we should always show kindness and show that we care about other people. For me Maori Language Week means that I have the opportunity of learning maori. In class we have been learning simple maori phrases and sentences and here are some of the phrases and greetings we have learnt in class: Ko Jasleen ahau = My name is Jasleen
 * __Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori__ **

__**Greetings:**__ Tena Koe =Hello [one person]

Tena Korua = Hello [ two people]

Tena Koutou Kato = Hello[three people]

__**Sayings:**__ Kei Te Tangi ia = He/She is crying Kei Te Haere koe = You are going Kei Te waiata ia = He/She is singing

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