Friday: Writing Task

Blue Whale

WALT: explain my ideas.

Blue Whales are beautiful creatures. They are the biggest sea animal in the world. Unfortunately, some people like to take Blue Whales for their meat, or to put them in zoos. What do you think about this?

Task 1: Watch the video clip on the site. Make sure you watch carefully so you can see what a Blue Whale looks like.

Task 2: Brainstorm using some of your senses. What can you see/hear/feel if you were to ever see a Blue Whale? How might you be feeling?

In this table, write the descriptive words that you would be able to see/hear/smell/touch/taste.

What can I see?	What can I hear?	What can I touch/feel?	What is in its environment?
Flat wheel	Load crashing splash	Rough skin	Ocean seas

Need some help? - make sure that you are using your own words… if you happen to find a word that you don’t know the meaning of, search what it means and then you can use them in your writing!

Task 3: Choose one of the statements from below and write from that perspective: Highlight the perspective.

• Blue Whales should be kept in their natural habitat.
• People should be able to capture Blue Whales for food or to put them in zoos.

Bronze Medal: 3 paragraphs

Silver Medal: 4 paragraphs

Gold Medal: 5 paragraphs

Start writing here:

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On a Saturday night with a beautiful sunset me and my

Friends, Emeline,Jeyda,Kolotita went to go swim with some blue whales. First we put on our swimming togs. Then we

skipped our way to the water. We could already blue whales see

some.  We could hear a nice

breeze. It was going through our hair. There was a

beautiful splashing noise which was the waves and the

changing tide. I could feel the cold water and the

seaweed between my toes. While we were swimming

with the blue whales, I felt a light touch

to my arm under the water. I tried to hold my breath

under the water to see what it was, and what I saw

was amazing to look at. It was a blue whale touching my arm. When I got back up to the top of the

water I saw that  already had a friend which was

A blue whale .

On Saturday night, my friend Emeline,Jeyda,Kolotita and I sat under a

blanket of warmth which streamed down from the

setting sun. In the distance we saw the grey back

of what we could only assume was some different

kind of mammal. It looked a bit like a mermaid!

With excitement, we looked at each other and

realised we had the same idea. We pulled our togs

quickly out of our bags and whipped them on! Then

we skipped our way to the water.

We could hear a fresh calming breeze and it was

flowing gently through our hair. There was a beautiful

splashing noise which was the waves and the changing

tide. I could feel the cold water and the seaweed

squelched between my toes. 

Suddenly the mermaid-like creature surrounded us. 

I could feel a light swift movement brush over my arm.

I tried to hold my breath under the water to see what

it was, and what I saw was amazing to look at. It was

a West Indian Manatee touching my arm.

face. At once, I knew that she had also seen the

a beautiful  creature that I had just witnessed.

When I came back up for air I saw that Emeline,Jeyda,Kolotita had a

massive grin that had spread across her face. At once, I knew that she had also seen the beautiful creature that I had just witnessed.

I did more telling in the first story and more showing in the second peace of Writing Remember to show not tell in your Writing

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