I can find, select and use a range of texts for specific learning purposes in different tasks and learning areas of the curriculum.

For my “Evaluating Leaders” research I have been researching about who is a better leader Barack Obama or Brendon McCullum.

During this unit I have had to use a range of strategies to find the information I needed on Google. This include:

• Cross-Checking my information.
• Referencing the websites I used.

I have achieved this goal because I completed my plan and I cross-checked and referenced the facts I got online.

Link to plan : Leadership plan

My next step is to set a new reading goal.

Keeping or Changing The Flag

16/3/16

WALT I can locate, evaluate, analyse and summarise information and ideas within texts and across a range of texts.

The solo level achieved was extended abstract because we completed the task with good reasons and arranged them into groups successfully.

Evidence on changing/keeping the flag

Today Savannah and I researched on the flag change and created a document with reasons why the flag should change and why it shouldn't change. First we read three opinions on whether the flag should change or not. Then we wrote down five reasons to why the flag should change or not. Then we had to highlight the category that they went in the choices were Expert opinion, Personal opinion, Statistics or common knowledge. Finally we did an overall statement at the bottom about whether it was strong, weak or uncertain reasoning.

My next reading goal is to understand the authors purpose and be able to give evidence on the structure and language used.