Persuasive writing: Insect meals

Interesting Edible Insects

By Daniel

Some people think eating bugs, worms, snails, and crickets are disgusting, but the truth is that bugs don’t taste bad if they are mixed with something tasty, also there are lots of interesting ways to cook with bugs and they are a healthy nutritious snack.

Bugs are delicious, crunchy, munchie meals.

Different insects work well with different ingredients (African bugs taste the best) crickets are good in stews, grasshoppers are good when fried and grilled. 1400 out of 9000 bugs are safe to eat, even venomous insects like scorpions are safe to eat as well. This is because when cooked the heat changes the chemical structure of the venom making it harmless. Precaution: Bugs like wasps, ladybugs, and bright, shiny, or covered in spots insects are best to avoid because they taste really bitter. However no matter how bitter the bug you can always create a delicious recipe.

A lot of bugs can be made into masterpieces. In some countries some cooks are taking insect eating further by creating even more meals and snacks with insect fillings. Never judge food by its looks but by the taste. In my opinion I believe that all people should cook with insects. Most people are disgusted at the thought of eating insects in their meals, but it has been proven that people who do try bugs end up loving insects.  When people look at bugs it creeps them out, but once cooked these bugs don’t crawl and are delicious. Bugs are delicious and can also be a healthy snack. This is why I strongly recommend everyone should cook with insects.

In Conclusion I hope I can persuade everyone around the world to enjoy meals with crunchy munchy insects. Insects are healthy, they are taste treats and you can be creative in the kitchen. This is why I strongly believe everyone should cook with bugs.

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           We have been learn about kia kaha and it shows how unique and different we all are in room 6

The Cool Clever Kiwis

By Daniel
I am learning to inform my audience through an information report

In the dark depths of the night, a long dark golden beak pops out of a burrow. Dark smoky quartz eyes, wide webbed feet and smooth brown fur. Yep, you got it, it’s the Kiwi! Kiwi’s are one of New Zealand’s native birds, they’re nocturnal, endangered, flightless, and they are closely related to the emu, ostrich, cassowary and rhea. 

Predators:
Kiwis are becoming endangered because of predators. Dogs and ferrets are threats to adult kiwis. Cats also kill kiwi chicks, but the biggest threat is stoats. There are places like the Coromandel where predators are controlled and kiwi numbers increase, so this is a big turning point for kiwis. But this is just the beginning, if our forest becomes more secure, kiwis will not be on the verge of extinction, thanks to us.

Species:
Kiwis are the size of a chicken and there are five different species. The largest is the Northern Brown Kiwi which grows from 50 to 65 centimeters and weighs 1.4 to 5 kilograms. The smallest is the Little Spotted Kiwi, it grows up to 35 to 45 centimeters and weighs 4.3 lbs. Kiwis live in the New Zealand forests, scrub-lands and grasslands.

Habitat:
Kiwis can adapt almost anywhere, they sleep in native and plantation forests, rough farmlands, sand dunes, snowy tussocks, and sometimes mangroves. Burrows, hollow logs, or dense and wetland vegetation they prefer places where stands of trees run down to rivers.

Diet:
Kiwis are omnivores, they eat worms, grubs, berries and seeds. They are able to find food with their strong sense of smell. The brown kiwis diet is bracket fungi and frogs they are also known for eating crayfish, eels and tuna. Kiwi have everything they need to survive, worms are 85% water to a kiwi, and this particular adaptation allows them to survive in dry climates. When kiwis drink, their beak immerses, then they toss their head back and gurgles down the water.

Offspring:
Kiwis only mate only at certain times. The male and female kiwi will work together to lay the kiwi, The male the pair will sit on the egg. The period of kiwi eggs to hatch is 75 to 85 days. Unlike other birds the kiwi chicks will kick their egg open and are covered in feathers as soon as they hatch. They look like tiny versions of their parents. After a few days, the chick will leave the burrow and stay with dad for around 20 days. Soon after, the kiwis sometimes stay in their parents territory for some time or they head out and start to find their own way in the wilderness. Chicks often do not become adults, since they have a 95 percent chick mortality rate. If they do make it to adulthood they live very long, kiwis live 20 to 25 years. Their name comes from how they speak, they communicate by using their strange sounds, “Kee-wee, kee-wee.” Kiwi are very territorial, and can outrun a human.

In conclusion these rare and amazing native birds are on the verge of extinction. So we must prevent this from happening by doing all we can to make New Zealand a better place for all our native birds.

The Amazing Life Cycle Of Sea Turtles

Sea turtles are amazing reptiles and have been on earth for 65 million years and can live for a century.
There are many species living like the Green sea turtles, Loggerhead’ and the Leatherback

Stage one : Life cycle starts when a mother lays 1000 eggs identical to ping-pong balls. Most females will wait for the cover of darkness before leaving the water to crawl up the beach to find a suitable nesting spot. Once a spot is chosen, the female carefully and methodically digs a nest with her rear flippers. Once she finishes laying her eggs, she will cover and disguise the nest before returning to the water. When the nesting season is over, females return to foraging grounds, not nesting again for two to three years. 800 hatch 400 make it to the water. The other 400 are eaten or killed by crabs, birds and other predators.

Stage two : 20 have to survive perils of the ocean as young sea turtles. Stage three : Two make it to adulthood. Once sea turtles are adults, males & females will leave coastal areas and migrate hundreds or thousands of miles to breeding areas where they will mate and begin the reproductive stage of their lives. Females will mate with multiple males, storing sperm to fertilize multiple clutches of eggs that will be laid over the course of a couple of months, and so the life cycle begins again.

Green Sea Turtles
Green Sea turtles are one of the world’s largest species of turtle weighing around 65-130 kg and measuring between 1-1.2m. They have a strong, teardrop shape shell, called a ‘carapace’, which covers most of their body, except for the head and the four flippers. Their carapace can include shades of different colours, including dark brown, green, olive, yellow and black. These cool creatures are named for their layer green fat that lies under their shell. Scientists believe green sea turtles get the green fat from their veggie diet, unlike other sea turtles, green sea turtles love marine plants like seaweed and seagrass.

In conclusion these amazing creatures are heading towards extinction we can not let what happened to Tasmanian tiger and the dodo happen to the sea turtles. Lets save these amazing creatures together.

Mothers Day Poem

I'm happy you raised me, I'd rather have you than anybody.

Your the best at helping he through hard times,

Your kindness is the best.

Robot Ruckus

I am learning to: write a narrative based on an image.

Ivan the Inventor, with blond hair, blue eyes and who always wore a green jacket, was a very smart person who adored making robots, electric cars, and car batteries.

One Wednesday morning he had created a droid, he named it the Commando Droid. His two hands held red double-bladed lightsabers, shock gloves and he wore rocket boots, and carried a rotary cannon on his back. The droid moved like a master athlete and could blend in with the walls, trees, and darkness. Ivan was very pleased with his invention.

An evil inventor called Enigma created a robot to take over the world! The robot ambushed Ivan, but Commando sliced and blasted the evil mech then CLANG!!!! BANG!!!! BOOM!!!! And ZAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The evil mech was scrap metal and Ivan was saved. Commando became part of the FBI agency.

Watching The Last Jedi

In a high up Event cinema with dark seats, the Last Jedi was the greatest Star Wars I had ever seen. It was funny, heroic, mysterious, and action awesome. Filled with lightsaber duels, blaster fire and heroic scenes.