WALT: write an annotated reflection showing judgement, opinion and analysis.
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1. Use past verbs that show mental processes i.e. think, wondered, guessed…
2. Use the Helped/Hindered box to structure my writing.
3. Must inform the audience how you improved or did not improve.
4. Must provide examples and explanation on why you became a better writer or not.
My Writing Progress Made in Term 2.
In term 2, we focused on descriptive writing which was challenging because I wanted to write how the person acted, rather than describe what the person looked like. I found this type of writing difficult because I felt like my writing never looked finished, where as a recount started from beginning to end.
I did have big problems with my book work as it was not set out tidily, so I found it hard to proof-read. I was slow at writing and proof-reading, I had a lot of unfinished pieces of writing in my exercise book and I did not want to show anyone my work
However I felt that my writing had improved because the teacher was always pulling me up for mistakes, I made in my writing and she was pushing me to write more than what I would normally write.
What hindered me was the fact I didn’t like writing and that I was slow at writing. I had a lot of punctuation mistakes which stopped me from moving towards national standard, level 4 beginning.
This term my family have moved to Northland and I am enrolled at Tautoro. I am in a class that uses chromebooks instead of exercise books. The chromebook will help me because my work will be set out tidily and I won’t get frustrated with having to start my writing again.
The Read & Write app will also help me by putting my punctuation in the right place, making me hear if my story makes sense and it will also say words incorrectly if I misspell them. However my typing skills will hinder me because I only type with one finger, at this point in time.
Now that I am in this class I have high hopes for my writing on the chromebook because I don’t have to worry about my presentation. It will also make it easier to proof-read so I know I will improve in my writing.
