Monday: Writing Task

Swimming with
Green Sea Turtles

WALT: use our senses to make our writing more interesting.

Imagine going snorkelling at a beach and seeing beautiful green sea turtles.
What do you think the experience would be like?

Task 1: Watch the video clip on the site. Imagine you were the person
snorkelling… Put yourself in their flippers.

Task 2: Brainstorm using your senses. What do you think you
would be able to see/hear/smell/touch/taste if you were swimming
with Green Sea Turtles?

In this table, write the descriptive words that you would be able to see/hear/smell/touch/taste.

What can I see?	What can I hear?	What can I smell?	What can I touch/feel?	What can I taste?
Hard-shelled	Whistling wind	Salt	Rough	Salt from the water
Front flippers	Water splashing	Seaweed	Sand	Water
Seaweed	Sea animals	Salt water	Sea water	Sand
Wet sand	Sea turtle swimming	Algi	Swim suit	dirt

Need some help? - make sure that you use words that you know… even better -
search what some of these words mean and use them in your writing!

Task 3: Write a story about what it would be like to swim with Green Sea
Turtles.

Start writing here:

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Hi one day i went swimming in a beach and i saw a green sea turtle
and so i decided to swim with it. It was so much fun. I had a great time
and I hope that the green sea turtle did too. In the video you can hear me
swimming and splashing in the water it sounds kinda relaxing in my opioion. 

   

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