Nikau palm tree writing

This week we had  to do a peace of writing about the Nikita palm tree so I am going to show you my peace  of writing that I did this week the top bit the teachers made so we know what to do   hope you enjoy this bye .

Nikau Palm

       

WALT:   - write a descriptive paragraph - use a variety of descriptive words to make my writing interesting

Topic: Nikau Palm Audience: GMS, worldwide blog audience Purpose: To clearly describe the features of a nikau palm so people can recognise and identify it in the school environment

Text type: Description Task: You are going to describe to your audience what a nikau palm looks like and its identifying features.  Remember to use a variety of descriptive words and phrases so you create a picture in your reader’s mind.   Model

Key Vocabulary: Use your describe bubble as the basis for your description. Click on this link to see some more words you could include.

Structure: Topic Sentence: Introduces the topic by giving a basic sentence describing what the paragraph is going to be about. Supporting sentences: Provides the detail of the tree from top to bottom to create the picture in the reader’s mind (sensory detail, adjectives). Tell about it’s features, where it grows and what it does. Concluding sentence: Sums up the important detail and gives an overall impression of the topic.

Check and Share 1. Check your writing with a buddy or yourself using the Paragraph checker. RUBRIC.   2. Highlight the descriptive vocabulary you have used in your paragraph. 3. Copy and paste your description into a google drawing, add images then post on your blog.

Use this to plan your ideas

Topic Sentence: the nikau palm tree is a beautiful  plant in the nature of new zealand The nïkau palm is a tree  to New Zealand and i was found in the North Island and the northern South Island from the Marlborough Sounds and Nelson south to near Okarito in the west and Banks Peninsula near Christchurch in the east

Support #1: on the branch it is spiky  and really rufe   like a hundred nails on a fluffy blanket

Support #2 The leaves are pointy and green like an trangla shape like a  big mountain.

Support #3:its a  new zealand tree that we found the nikau palm is the only native tree to new zealand  .

Concluding sentence:They are a pretty tree that  are in new zealand with green pointy leaves and a brown  trunk that is bumpy and it's like  dirty dirt  and  is the only native tree to new zealand.