Information Report DLO

 This is my activity for writing this week, we had to make a DLO teaching someone else about structures, language features and note taking in an information report. For the couple of weeks, Miss Donaldson was teaching us about information reports. 

Identifying the structure of an information report

Identifying the structure of an information report

LI: to understand the structure of information reports

Your challenge: Use the key to help you show the structure of an information report. Highlight the introduction, body paragraphs and conclusion by changing the background colour of the table. Highlight the other structures by using the highlight function.	Key
	Introduction		Body Paragraphs
	Interesting fact (to hook readers in)		Title of body paragraph
	Description of topic		Topic sentence that tells the reader what the paragraph is about
	Tell the reader what the report is about		Special knowledge to help the readers understand
			Conclusion

Blue Whale The blue whale is a type of mammal called a cetacean and is a type of baleen whale. The scientific name for the blue whale is the Balaenoptera musculus. Blue whales are by far the biggest animals in the world. Even the biggest dinosaur that ever lived doesn't come close in size to the blue whale.

Diet To eat, blue whales filter their food through stiff, bony, comb-like teeth called baleen plates. Their main diet is krill (small creatures that are less than 2 cm in size). A blue whale can eat up to 3,600 kilograms of krill a day during its peak consumption period. Blue whales catch their food by diving down to about 500 meters below the surface.

Habitat Blue whales are found in open oceans from the icy waters of the extreme Southern Hemisphere to the Aleutian Islands off Alaska at the northern boundary of the Pacific Ocean. Summers are spent in polar waters because food production is higher there.

Appearance Blue whales are simply enormous. Their heart is the size of a small car. A blue whale aorta (the main blood vessel) alone is large enough for a human to crawl through. They can weigh over 200,000 kilograms! Female blue whales are generally larger than males. Blue whales are light bluish gray on their dorsal side and mottled gray whitish on their bellies. Some have yellowish bellies.

Endangered species The worldwide blue whale population is not known, however, blue whales are considered endangered according to the U.S. Endangered Species Act. For many years blue whales were hunted extensively for their large quantities of baleen, blubber, and meat. Although blue whales are protected, their populations show few signs of recovery.

Blue whales are large mammals that spends their time in the icy oceans.  They only eat krill and are not a threat to any other creature in the ocean.  Blue whales face the risk of extinction if humans continue to hunt them for their baleen, blubber and meat.

This week for writing, our writing group were learning about information reports. We had to read the given information report and highlight the right things, with the right color. We worked independently. 

My information report about ANZAC biscuits!

ANZAC information report

This is an information report about ANZAC biscuits. In this information report it will have the answers to, What is the true origin of the ANZAC biscuits?, Why did the people make the ANZAC biscuits?, Who made the ANZAC biscuits? and more information.

What is the true origin of the ANZAC biscuits?

No body knows the true origin of the ANZAC biscuits, someone made them and just sent them to the men at war, thats what most people think.

Why did the people make ANZAC biscuits?

The people made the ANZAC biscuits because the men at war needed food, so the ladies made them. And also because they last long, because it takes 3 or 2 months just to get to the location.

Who made the ANZAC biscuits?

The wives, ladies, girlfriends and the sisters too.

Interesting facts!
The original ANZAC biscuits was known as ANZAC wafers. Before the biscuits being named ANZAC biscuits they were originally called Soldiers Biscuits.

If you want to make ANZAC biscuits then here a link that tells you the ingredients.

All about me - 2015

All About Me

My name is Nazella and i’m a student at PBS in Auckland. I am a Muslim so I speak Dari or Farsi. I will  be talking about my family, my likes and dislikes and my country.

My family is very important in my life because there always their for me like every time I fall down. In my family I have 3 rough brothers and 2 beautiful sister that are not rough and I have my handsome dad and royal mom. When I need someone in my life my family cheers me up and I love my family.

I have many likes and dislikes so I am going to share half. My dislikes are snails, being embarrassed. My opposite of disgust are, holding babies, sleeping, being happy,being independent, typing/writing.

I have many amazing friends that are always happy and funny.  I have two BEST FRIENDS and they are an important part of my life because they are always their for me when I fall or cry or fail or win or. My friends are sometimes family to me because they take care of me just like my mom or family. I am very grateful that I have friends.  

I love my family they’re terrific and always on time when I need them. I have many dislikes and my most thing that I don't like is falling down and being embarrassed. I love holding chubby cute babies. I have friends that are very important in my life because their just like family to me. I love my family and friends. I love my friends so much including my family and likes.