eportfolio - Camp Writing

Motivation:

Camp Experiences

Learning Objectives:

Level 3

• Show a developing understanding of how to shape texts for different purposes and audiences.
• Select, form, and communicate ideas on a range of topics.
• Use language features appropriately, showing a developing understanding of their effects.
• Organise texts, using a range of appropriate structures.

Level 4

• Show an increasing understanding of how to shape texts for different purposes and audiences.
• Select, develop, and communicate ideas on a range of topics.
• Use a range of language features appropriately, showing an increasing understanding of their effects.
• Organise texts. Using a range of appropriate structures.

Learning goals:

• To hook the reader in with an interesting beginning
• A variety of sentence starters
• A variety of sentence lengths
• Edit and rework
• Effective peer checking and feedback

As I suddenly start flying upwards like a jet taking off I wonder if I made the right decision to go to level 3? Faintly I see the runners put the rope on the post suspending me 13 meters above the ground. As I am held at this height my knuckles start pushing harder and harder into my neck as my arms weaken and give way.

I prepare for the drop and then fall for what seemed like a minute but in reality was only 2 seconds as my stomach dropped faster than I did. After starting to swing rather than free fall it began to feel more fun and I wanted it to keep going.

Once the swing had become very small I had to stop and get off so that someone else can go while the others pull the rope. Because I was shaking like mad I didn't help much for the next 3 people.

In my opinion I think it's good if you get two turns but I don't think it is worth it for one.

I think that this was a good piece of writing and It flows quite well  and that I have done my goal of linking paragraphs well in this but I think I could have made it better by editing it more but I couldn't find any points that I thought needed editing.

Living Springs Camp Reflection

LIVING SPRINGS CAMP

1 Who did you share a bunk room with?

  Alex, Ben, Harry, and Josh

2 What was your favourite rotation activity?

My favourite activity was the bouldering wall which is basically a rock climbing wall but without a harness so if you fall off you just land on a mattress that keeps you safe if you fall off the wall and it was hard in some places where there were not many holds and some had a lot of holds and weird angles in some places.

3 Why?

Because it was a good challenge for me and it was something that I have have never done before without a harness and it was lots of fun playing the different games like around the world which is basically climbing around all the climbing walls but no one made it around one that looks like a bolder.

4 What two school values did you show?

brave and create

5 How?

I was brave by putting the blindfold on in the Burmer Trail because I knew I would headbutt trees and I did about 10 times but I still did it.
And I showed create because I helped my group design a shelter by comunicating and working as a team to make it.

6 What was the best part of camp for you?

For me it was playing a game that was like pool but instead of poles you just roll the ball at the other players red balls and knock them out.

7 Why?

Because I found it very fun and I played it with other people that used different strategy to knock out all the balls and I found that it was a bit easier than pool but pool is more of a complex game so some people find that better because it has more of a challange.

That was camp

Remember the sweat covering my hands as they slowly lost grip of the rocky holds?

Remember that rush of excitement as you finally reached the summit of the climb?

That was the bouldering wall.

Remember the yells of Evie's calf's wanting their warm milk from their mum?

Remember the tractor chugging as it sped up on the narrow dirt track racing around a corner?

That was the farm park

Remember the beef patties sizziling on the hot stovetop?

Do you remember the stringy cheese melting in your mouth?

That was camp food.