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In reading class, we are learning about debating. Miss Hannah is teaching us how to debate. It's a very cool topic to discover about and I feel very connected to this since I have written a few persuasive pieces in third grade. To introduce our class to debating, miss Hannah have shown us a video. Here's the video and I hope you learn something new. :) This is probably what you've been waiting for! THE FINISHED PRODUCT!
“ I love you, sweetheart! “ that is what my auntie always says to me when we spend time together. Whenever I meet her, I always want to call her name, Ai. The meaning of her name is very special to most Vietnamese citizens. In English, it means that it is full of love and tenderness. There is something mysterious inside her that could never be discover about arts. In terms of her personality, beauty, and lifestyle she is a very caring mother and auntie. My auntie's unique personality makes her a good role model. Auntie Ai is over thirty years old and she has a small family with two kids. According to one of her daughters, she is pretty gentle with her kids. When they make a mistake, she patiently reminds them about their actions. Auntie Ai plays with her kids and asks them questions about their learning. In my opinion, she has a very close relationship to her daughters. Her daughters told me that they can confide in their mother. That is what makes her such an amazing mom. My auntie has worked as a cook for many years at Be Vang restaurant. Because of her job, she needs to travel around the world very often to find new recipes and cook various dishes of food. Then, with her magical hands, she can easily turn these recipes into delicious dishes and select them before serving her customers. As a result of traveling often, Auntie Ai has a great social life by communicating and making new friends. She usually stays in touch with her friends through social network and shares her recipes whenever she has time. Auntie Ai is pretty decisive in her work. Balancing the time between her work and her family is one of her main goals.Another characteristic that I regard about my aunt is her heart. My aunt is a very warm- hearted person and she always shows kindness toward everyone around. When I talk to her, she always demonstrates respect and care which makes me feel very warm. My aunt loves to assist others in cooking for charity at pagodas and providing school supplies such as books, bags, and crayons to orphans. She, furthermore, takes part in the Terry Fox run every year in order to show empathy toward people with cancer. In my opinion, my aunt is wonderful. She have taught and inspired me to many different things. I will try my best to be a good role model like my aunt, or even better. One of the main goals my aunt has for herself is to keep an attracting appearance. On account of doing yoga for many years, she has a well- proportioned body like some famous models. She bears a striking resemblance to my mom but her beauty is somehow different. When she blinks, her narrow eyes look suspicious but very attractive. Her nose is bulbous and her mouth is always smiling. With her smiling mouth, she makes a deep impression on whom meet her at the very first time. Her nut brown curly hair is full of attraction as Madonna in addition to her charming hair to her beauty.Since my aunt loves to be natural, she does not like to be fancy or colorful. She always make up with a natural tone that makes her seem close and caring . Her flushed cheeks and her full lashes always make her seem like Angelina Jolie. Both her glossy peach lips and her stray brows make her younger than ever. A delicate fragrance of Chanel perfume makes her even more charming. Therefore, she always feel confident to contact her customers and employees. Fashion! My aunt's style is even more fashionable than a fashionista. She has a very unique style that is very modern and elegant. It gives off a special image that every woman would like to be. She loves to mix and match outfits together. Mixing old clothes together but make it seem like brand new outfits is her talent. She often wears shorts with tank-tops or blouses. For special occasions such as cocktail parties, birthdays, or weddings, she always dresses up like celebrities. She likes to wear dresses that have calm colors such as purple, lotus pink or creamy white. Flashing colors such as yellow, blue, red often makes you seem like teenagers. Auntie Ai is already over thirty years old so those colors sometimes don't match her age. Anyway, my aunt is always beautiful in my eyes. My auntie is very active so she has an interesting lifestyle. Collecting modern accessories and handbags as souvenirs is one of her favorite hobbies whenever she travels. Brands such as Harry Winston, Cartier, Dior, and Hermes namely are her favorites. They are probably all over the world. Sometimes, we do not find these in Vietnam and the tax is quite high. That is the main reason why my aunt always catches the chance to get these when she travels.Despite of the fact that she is on the go with her work, she always spends time for herself. Having fun in the luke-warm pool behind her mansion with her buddies is also her pastime. They sit on floating chairs drinking cocktail drinks and gossiping. Slowly, a peaceful feeling spreads across their bodies while they are lying under the blazing sun. After exercising in the water, she has a liking for preparing picnics in the garden. My auntie often makes barbecue and fried-chicken for everyone to enjoy. Moreover,she is keen on going to spas. Giving her best effort and contributions to her work may have given her stress. Mainly because of that, she needs some time to relax. My mom and her spend time together at spas. They both like feeling calm and relieved. In my opinion, the weekend is the perfect time for my auntie to relax after a whole week of hard work. One of the moments that was the most unforgettable I spent with my aunt was her 32nd birthday party. My lovely auntie helped me to select the most attractive outfit and accessories so that I could become the angel of the night. As well as, with her clever hands she braided my hair as elegant as Rapunzel’s hair. Since then her lifestyle has influenced on my own style. Personality, beauty and lifestyle are the three important elements that make her a good role model. My aunt has inspired me to have a well- proportioned body like hers. I think I should exercise more because exercising helps me keep myself strong and healthy. Running around the park every morning or riding my bicycle in the evenings can save me some time on the iPad. She has influenced me to have a passion in fashion. Personally, I think that Auntie Ai is a perfect example for me to be like. What do you think about my aunt? Concentric Circles: The first step I need to take to write an informative essay is to brainstorm. I made concentric circles in class. I listed out the things I like, I love, and I know. For my likes, I chose hamburgers, trees, miss Hannah, miss Laura, purple, Apple, my aunt, my mom, and my dad. I enjoy spending time with the people I listed because they always make me feel warm. For my loves, I chose my mom, my dad, my aunt, trees, and hamburgers. For the things I know a lot about, I chose my auntie and my mom. However, I don't want other people to know a lot about my mom ( secret ) so writing about my aunt is a pretty good choice. I am also very knowledgeable about my aunt due to the fact that we were pretty close together so I think it's a pretty good choice for me. I actually wrote one short piece about my mom so I think that I can share it with you when I feel comfortable.
Organizing: I used graphic organizers to help myself get organized. Getting organized helped me a lot when I actually started writing. Organizers guide me from each sentence to the other and it structured my story perfectly. Without graphic organizers, I would have written a "poopy" writing piece. I spent about 3 class periods making a graphic organizer in my notebook even though my teacher gave us a graphic organizer and I think it was the best choice for me to make it in my notebook. It's probably the second step to take on your journey of writing. Since this was very helpful to me, I am sure that I will use this again in the future. The last thing I want to say about organizers is: I LOVE YOU, GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS! THANKS FOR HELPING ME THROUGH MY WRITING PROCESS. Mentor Texts: After spending a lot of time reading and discussing about the writing piece example miss Hannah gave our class, I was amazed. The way the author wrote the introduction hooked the reader in the very first sentence. Because it was a main idea and supporting details piece, the author was very clear in the body paragraphs. When you read the whole piece, you can understand how clear and precise the author was in each paragraph. I always try my best to make my main idea and details descriptive and clear as possible. Ms. Hannah taught my class about transition words and she have asked us to use it in our writing. This author also used plenty of transition words which helps the readers understand how does this sentence connect to the other one. I was most interested in the conclusion. The author added a joke at the very end and my partner and I laughed so hard. In my opinion, I think it's a very good way to end the story because it will make the readers feel comfortable reading your piece next time. Thanks to the author for writing such a wonderful writing piece! Sentence Fluency: Sentence fluency helps to make our sentences flow and become more interesting. I considered a lot about sentence starters at the very beginning so I only changed about 5 sentences in my article and I feel more confident after replacing the sentence starters because it is more interesting. Here are some of the sentences I changed: She respects everyone's opinions and she cares about all of us. Fixed : When I talk to her, she always demonstrates respect and care. I changed my sentence to the other sentence because I used too many shes in my story. I learned that we can add different actions or time to the beginning so I changed it to the other sentence which I think is better. Here are some ways to start your sentences. An adverb EX: suddenly, surprisingly, jubilantly A past participle phrase EX: written by the author of " djhhfbjdjbbx" A dependent clause EX: even though our team lost, The subject EX: the baby, Sue A present participle phrase EX: talking to my partner A prepositional phrase EX: under the table Revising and Editing: I focused on combining sentences and making the more related to the story while I edited and revised my piece. I have added a lot of facts and personal experiences while writing so I wasn't adding any of these later. Transition words help me link the sentences in my story so it's organized. My class and I were taught different types of leads. I used a quotation lead for this piece because I think it's the best one. My piece is better than two weeks ago because it's all my effort with all the help from miss Hannah and my friends. Thanks for all your support. If you would like to read the final piece, please look at my next post. Thanks for reading my reflection. Miss Hannah, my friends and I spent a lot of time on finding nonfiction sources that matches our age are fun and interesting for us to read. Sometimes, when you read from a website that gives mostly text can make you feel a little boring. My class, miss Hannah and me prefer these sources so I think that sharing them on my website can give you a better idea of what to read when you are bored. If you don't like it or it's doesn't fit you, it's okay! There's a ton of sources for you to choose from on the internet. But make sure it is right for you! Wish you luck!
TimeForKids: www.timeforkids.com Scholastic Kids: www.magazines.scholastic.com Teaching Kids News: www.teachingkidsnews.com Newsela: www.newsela.com/articles/?category=kids First News for Kids: www.firstnews.co.uk Kiwi Kids News: www.kiwikidsnews.co.nz Breaking News English Kids www.breakingnewsenglish.com/news-for-kids.html DOGO News: www.dogonews.com GoGo News: www.gogonews.com National Geophic Kids: www.kids.nationalgeographic.com Here There, Everywhere News: www.htekidsnews.com CBBC: www.bbc.co.uk/news-round CNN Student News: www.cnn.com/student-news We spend a lot of time reading and writing summaries about what we read. We later then have a choice to choose whether to make a newscast or a newspaper. I like making newscast because it can keep others very interested so I decided to make one. It's not perfect or super cool but it's all my effort in my second quarter of fifth grade. I hope you like it. Please give a comment below! Thanks. |
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