Siren

For reading this week my group and I wrote about a mythical creature we were interested in. For my presentation I wrote about a Siren who used their powers to kill, in this presentation you will find out about Sirens and what they can really do.

Speech - Why Reading Is Important.

Speech On Why Reading Is Important

Reading, most kids love to read but most hate it just because they think the book  looks boring. But really, is reading  as boring as we all think? Let me explain.

We depend on reading to help us with any obstacle in life just like school, a job and speaking in public. If there was no one to help us in  reading, then where would we end up in life? Reading is probably the most important subject that we need to learn in school and without it no one would learn anything about our world or the people who make us who we are today. Think of anyone you love to watch, listen to or even read about they all read either paperwork, lyrics or a script for a tv show/ movie. They all had to read so if you're thinking when I grow up I don’t have to read anything well your wrong reading is used in our everyday lives for as long as we live. So don’t think you can’t just read for one day.

Secondly if you think that reading doesn’t help you at all, actually  you’re wrong again reading helps you grow and become more mature than you were before. Trust me, if you keep on reading  maybe a little book a day or a big book that you try to finish by a set time it can really do you good. It definitely helps you in school and what you can accomplish there, it’s just about believing in yourself and never giving up on something such as a book.

For my last reason where would you be if there wasn't any reading? We wouldn’t know how to read the signs while driving or crossing a street,there wouldn’t be anyone to build the houses we live in we especially  wouldn’t know how to speak properly or even do anything in life. There would be nothing if no one knew how to read so do you think reading is important now?

I hope my speech has encouraged you to read more books and to never give up on reading.

Don't Get Caught

WALHT:Write an advertising critique about an advertisement using Ethos,Logos and Pathos.

Persuasive Reading Analysis:

Take another look at the persuasive piece of reading/ writing.

What strategies does the author use to try to persuade you?

Below are strategies writers often use for this form of writing.  Read through each

strategy and decide whether the author used that strategy by writing yes or no in the second column. If you write yes, then explain how the author used that strategy.

Persuasive strategy	Yes / No	How the author used it?
Claim – States the main   point or stance	Yes	In the advertisement the writer very cleverly gains audience's attention and uses the phrase ‘don’t get caught’ to open the advertisement and it’s repeated throughout the clip while it ends as that phrase.
Big Names –  Mentions experts and important people to support the argument	Yes	Cadbury was the big name that got mentioned in the clip also because Cadbury was the company that made the chocolate egg
Ethos – Tries to build trust and credibility	Yes	The writer has also used a little girl in saying that she is an little angel which makes us the audience think that she is sweet and inosinate.
Pathos – Appeals to the audience’s emotions
Logos – Uses logic, numbers, or  facts to support the argument	Yes	While the writer also used the actual form of the egg with all it’s yummy chocolate the makes the egg a chocolate egg.The smooth double coated chocolate with creamy caramel and yacht chocolate.Which makes the audience wanting to buy the chocolate egg.
Kairos – Builds a sense of urgency  for the cause
Research – Uses studies and   information to make the   argument seem more convincing;  this can be in the form of words, graphs, tables, or illustrations.

Kahikatea Tree

Today for reading my group had to research information about the Kahikatea tree and this is what I found out.