Use your WITS!
WALT: write about one main idea per paragraph. |
Topic: Why should we use our WITS? Audience: PES, whanau, worldwide blog audience. Purpose: To tell people why/how to use your WITS |
Text type: Explanation Task: You are going to explain to your audience how and why we should use your WITS. |
Key Vocabulary WITS, Walk away, Ignore it, Talk about it, Seek help, Teacher, Prefects, House Captains. |
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Structure: Intro- What are WITS and how can they help you? Your WITS stand for… Using your WITS helps you because... P2: What does ‘W - Walk Away’ mean? How would you do this? Give an example. When… you Walk Away by... P3: What does ‘I - Ignore it’ mean? How would you do this? Give an example. If...you Ignore it ... P4: What does ‘T - Talk about it’ mean? How would you do this? Give an example. It is important to talk about it because... P5: What does ‘S - Seek Help’ mean? How would you do this? Give an example. When it gets to hard you can seek help by... Conclusion (2 Sentences): Final statements about using your WITS. How can this help you? |
Reflection: Once you have finished make sure to mark with a buddy or yourself using the Explanation Writing Assessment below. |
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What does W.I.T.S mean ?
WITS mean Walk away,Ignore it,Talk about it,seek help. If you use your WITS you won’t get yourself in trouble you your WITS is nearly the same as the 3 Ps Partnership,Protection,Participation.
W-Walk away If someone is giving you the bad eyes then walk away as far as you can. So the person that was giving you the bad eyes can’t see you and after that you could have a great morning tea.
I-Ignore it means if someone is saying mean\bad words to you then you Ignore that person and walk away so you can’t hear that person saying bad things
T-Talk about it means if someone was saying things about your Parents and you told them to stop saying that and they wouldn't stop so that the time you would Talk about it.
S-Seek help means if someone is being mean and you've told them to stop it and they haven't you should have a talk with a adult or a house captain.
Last of all you should use your W.I.T.S. because it will get you far in life.
and it won’t get in trouble.
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Sequencing | Explanation of events is not in sequence. | Explanation of events is mostly in sequence. | Explanation of events is in sequence. |
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