For Tongan Language Week our writing task was to pick a famous Tongan person and write a fact sheet about them. I picked Jp Foliaki, I learnt that Jp is short for John – Paul. Here is some interesting information I found out about him.
For writing the seniors have been focusing on Figurative Language, for this activity we had to focus on one type of figurative language for the day. Monday was Metaphors. We had to write a metaphor based on different emotions. In my opinion this task was really helpful to me because I now understand the difference between metaphors and similies. Check out my work!
Activity #1: Write a metaphor for each of the following describing words
| Words | Your Metaphor |
| Strong | He was king kong with his buffness |
| Angry | Steam came out of his ear |
| Brave | She was a warrior |
| Cheerful | His eyes widened when he saw his brother on the field |
| Scared | She froze in her footsteps |
Activity #2: Metaphor Riddles – Guess the answer for the following Metaphor Riddles
I’m in heaven, I’m in the sea, also in the turquoises and the peacock. |
In a corner of the class, where I am placed, go with the papers They do not help you. |
Thousands of years ago we have transported man; now he takes us hidden in the engine of their cars. |
Round like the moon, white as lime, they make me milk, And I do not tell you anymore! |
I have a partition in the middle and two windows on the sides through which pure air enters and the one already breathed comes out. |
What thing, what is it? That flies without wings, and run without having feet |
Answers:
1.Blue
2.Rubbish Bin
3.Horses
4.Cheese
5.Nose
6.Wind
This week Team Tui or the seniors here at Glen Taylor School had a task to do. Our task was to write a paragraph on Matariki also using our senses. We had a similar writing task like this in Term 1 which was called “That was Summer”. My senses that I have picked to write about were sight, smell, taste and hearing. Then as you can see at the end of each sentence we had to say “That was Matariki” or any other of the stars name. Lastly I found this writing task really fun because my favorite subject is writing and because it was really a time where I could use my imagination and think about what I would do if I was the person in the paragraphs.
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