Good Writing

Walt: Recognize that good writing techniques are universal



Task Description
Hello, my name is Caleb, and welcome to this post. In this task, I did a lot of writing about different things. I had to do a bit more, but due to time, I had to get rid of it.

Rotorua Day One

Last Friday, me and my rugby team went to Rotorua for a rugby tournament. The first thing we did was go down to Marist Rugby Club at 11:00 AM. Then, when we got there, we had to pack all of our stuff in the back of one of the vans taking us to Rotorua. After everyone got there, we split everyone up in half, which meant that half of us went in the van, and half of us went in one of the managers, Hine's, car. After about 20 Minutes, we all left to go to Rotorua.

While we were going there, I was in Hine's car, along with my fellow teammates Leon, Maddison, Kenneth, Siakupega (or Pega for short), and Troy. Before we went on the Motorway, we stopped at a gas station, where Hine got gas, and Leon bought some food and drink's to share on our journey. Then it was time for our long ride. The ride itself lasted about 5 Hours, including all the breaks, where in that time, we talked, laughed, slept, and listened to music. It was awesome! After we finally got to our Holiday Park, I looked around, and saw how wonderful it was. There were lots of plants, dinosaur statues, a big room which was two stories high and was where we were sleeping, and the coolest thing there was the heated inside pool near the entrance. When we stopped, I wished it could go on for longer, but I still happily grabbed my bags, and went to the house.

When we got inside, we were told where we were sleeping, put our bags there, and sat in the living room, ready for dinner. For dinner we had pizza, which we ate happily. After we ate our food, which was about 7:00 PM, the coaches said that we all had to stand up, and say a little bit about our self's. Around in order, the players, coaches, and supporters all said a bit about them. Then the coaches told us to get ready for the pools, so we all went into our cabins, and got our togs on. After we got our togs on, we all went down to the pools.

The pool was small, but awesome. It had a slide, a spa, but the spa was useless unless you wanted to be away from other people, as the pool was so warm, there was also a area the coaches said that we could bomb and dive and push other people into the pool. First, everyone went on the slide, which was fun, then, we swam in the water for a bit. Then, after going on the slide a few more times, and playing Marco Polo, we all went to the bombing area. We all jumped in the pool at least once, and then we started pushing each other in. After being in the pool for another 15 Minutes, it was time to head, which we were all sad about.

After we got changed into our Pajamas, we all played spotlight in our room. After playing spotlight for 10 Minutes, it was time for bed. We all went into bed, and even though it took me about an hour to get to sleep because, I still had a wonderful first day...

Professional Sportsman

Walt: learn about my career



Task Descritpion
In this task, I write about what I want to be when I grow up. When I grow up, I want to be a Professional Sportsman. I say Professional Sportsman because I play rugby and cricket, and I don't know which one I am best at. I hope you find this interesting, and until my next post, see ya!

Visual Mihi

Walt: Learning about myself

Task Description
In this activity I draw my visual mihi. The first thing we did was trace our face. Then, we drew all of the best things about us. I really enjoyed making this, and I hope I do more of this in the future.

Qwanel the Zebra

Walt: write using humour

Qwanel was a Zebra who wanted to be a famous rugby player. He was only 2 years old (Which in human years was about 5 years old), but he never wanted to do anything more than to play rugby. He played for the ARC (Animal Rugby Club).

In his first year of rugby he scored 0 tries, did 0 rips, and whenever he got the ball, he would either go sideways or backwards, and, because this was his first year, his coach didn’t care to much. In his second year of rugby, he also scored 0 tries, got 0 rips, and whenever he got the ball, he would either run sideways, backwards, or would throw the ball at his teammates really hard so they would fall over and cry. The next year, he played his first year of tackle, so, since his coach didn’t want him to fail again, his coach called Daniel Carter so he could help Qwanel, and, to her surprise, Daniel Carter actually said yes.

The next day, Qwanel went with his parents to meet Daniel Carter, though Qwanel just thought that he needed extra practice. When he meet Daniel Carter, his jaws dropped, he peed his pants, and then jumped up and about excitedly. After he finally calmed down, Daniel Carter said “lets start training”.

For the next 5 weeks, Qwanel learnt how to tackle, how to get tries, how to pass, and so much more. On his next game, Daniel Carter came to watch. On that game, Qwanel got 2 tries, 8 tackles, and passed the ball to his teammates a few times. Qwanel then got player of the day.

The next game, a very very big kid was playing against Qwanel and his team. About halfway through the game, the big kid got the ball and decided he could run through Qwanels team and get a try, so, he ran through everyone in Qwanels team, apart from Qwanel. Qwanel stood back waiting for the guy and got ready to tackle the guy. The came in, getting ready to bump of Qwanel, but Qwanel tackled him instead. The match was cancelled because the big kid and the rest of Qwanels team were upset and were crying. That day, Qwanel learnt not only how to be good at rugby, but also how to be brave.

Task Description

In this task my teacher Mr Goodwin told me and my class to create a funny short story. If you want to read it then just go to the top of this post and read down.