Learning to Throw the Discus

Step 1

Using a plastic discus throw and catch with a buddy - get the discus to spin

Step 2

Make a claw with your throwing hand slot the discus into your clawed fingers.  

Bowl / roll the discus along the grass to your buddy

The discus should roll along on its edge in a straight line.

Step 3

Last step before you throw.

Stand side ways - feet pointing 90 degrees away from the direction you are going to throw.

Hold the discus with your claw hand - arm hanging down at your side

Use your other are to point in the direction you will throw

Rotate and lift the discus up to the pointing hand

Up and hold

back down

Up and hold

Unbelievable or Crazy? BOTH!

Here's a news report video.

Take a look at this extreme event in the USA.  The Guy in this video clip is from Nelson, New Zealand.  He ended up coming second in this mountain bike competition.

This event didn't take place last year because too many people were badly injured the year before.

Click the picture to link to the video

Comments

Thoughts

How might he write this as a recount!

What information can you get from this logo that goes with the mountain bike event?

What if...

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An unexpected animation
Watch and notice all the unexpected things
What is this film about?

5 MORE MINUTES - animated short from Tom Yaniv on Vimeo.

Creatures of the Deep part 1

Makes some drawings and take some notes about this deep sea creature.

The Hagfish

This creature has been in the oceans for over 300 million years.

What adaptation has helped it to survive for so long?

An adaptation is a special feature that helps a living thing to survive, eat, find a mate or protect it from a predator. 

Caden the Brave

Caden looks relaxed!

Just watch to see what happens next!

Could you write a short paragraph to go with this video?

Observation Skills part 4

Here are some optical illustions that really test your ability to look at things in different ways.

Take a look at these pictures and talk with your buddy about what you can see.

If you see different things you will need to use some good describing and explaining language to help your buddy see what you see.

What does this have to do with your writing?
See the secret ideas below...

• Talking and using describing words.
• Explaining clearly what you can see.
• Taking a second look to try and see something in a different way.

Observation Skills part 3

If you have seen this film before keep your ideas secret inside your head.

This short film is another test of your observation skills.

Wach the white team and count all the ball passes they do.

Pause the film just after the ball count finishes so you can make your guess.

Then watch the rest of the film.

Watch it again from the beginning just to check that they didn't cheat.

What does this have to do with writing?

Talk about your ideas with a buddy and share them with the class

 Highlight below to find out my ideas...

Good writes notice things that other people miss (don't see, hear, think, feel)
Good writers show the reader new ways of looking at things.
Good writers make the invisible become visible.

How does your writing do this?

Observe Again

Here is another observation video.

Watch really closely to see if you can notice any odd changes that happen during this video.

Being able to notice and observe things is a key skill that good writers use to help them build a picture in the mind of the reader.

Watch the video.

How many changes did you notice in the video?

Observation Skills

Good writers have to be good observers of things.

Test your observation skills.

Watch this short film to and see if you can spot anything strange or odd.

What did you spot?

If you where at the bank and saw this happen how would you report it to the police?

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Good writers capture their thoughts and feelings from an experience and put them down in words.

When you reread your writing today listen carefully to the words you have used.  Have you added enough description to make this experience clear to the reader?