Wednesday, 27 March 2013
Xtramath 27/3/13 - Isabella
This is my xtramath result. On xtramath we have math problems that we have to solve fast. When we finish the test we race the teacher and I get frustrated. But xtramath is a good way to learn.
Tuesday, 26 March 2013
Left behind on the beach - Isabella
LEFT BEHIND ON THE BEACH
L.I. - Look at descriptive language used in poetry
Look at active verbs
Left behind on the beach:
two scoops of holes
for the sea to fill,
two mini holes
for the crabs to climb.
Left behind on the beach:
giggling waves, fists of shells,
treasures of seaweed necklaces,
diamonds of sun
and the crust of a sandwich:
seagull supper.
Left behind on the beach:
a summer holiday, carrying
beach towels, sunscreen and hats,
a beach chair for mum
and binoculars for dad.
Left behind on the beach:
the in/out breathing of waves,
the screech of seagulls,
the mizzle of mist
and somewhere out on the reef
the anchor of a long ago ship.
Look at the poem and highlight the verbs blue
Highlight the adjectives yellow
Highlight the adverbs pink
Now write your own version of the poem below
Left Behind on the Beach
Left behind on the beach:
Dozens of sea shells sparkling on the sand.
Dark green seaweed coming from the sea.
Lumpy sand , is good for making high sandcastles.
Left behind on the beach:
Rubbish lying around on the sand and
Students wonderful sandcastles.
Sticks for writing names on the sand
Creepy crabs crawling around quickly and making tiny holes.
Left behind on the beach:
A beach chair for mum,
A hand - fan for aunty
A poly - bin for our fine lunch to munch on,
and a big tree for some shade to sit under.
Left behind on the beach:
Waves splashing smoothly,
Splash! I dived into the water
Oh no someone fell out of the yellow kayak.
What are wonderful day full of adorable children.
Under the rug - Isabella
Under the rug
There once lived an old man named Steve. He lived in a small apartment. One cold dark night while Steve was watching his program on his tiny t.v. he saw something in the corner of his eye moving quickly under the rug. He got distracted because of it, he felt scared because he didn’t know what it was. Steve thought it was a gigantic bug but he didn’t care so he looked at his t.v, then he looked back and the thing in the rug quickly disappeared. Two weeks passed and it happened again. He started to get really angry that he destroyed everything in his house even his favourite t.v. Steve thought to himself what’s the point of getting angry if he didn’t know what it was, so he looked under the rusty old rug and it was a little ball that was rolling as if someone rolled something quickly and ran away. He got so outraged his face was red. Steve looked at his apartment and he saw that all was left was his old bookcase so he started reading and he forgot all about the little ball.
The boy in the stripe pyjamas book review - Isabella
By Isabella
Setting
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Characters
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Themes & style
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The story is set in
Germany -
(Berlin)
Poland -
(Auschwitz)
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The main characters are Bruno and Shmuel.
Bruno’s friend that he meets in the story is Shmuel.
Bruno’s sister is Gretel, also in the story there is the mother, the father, the grandfather and the grandmother.
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The author gives us clues to tell us what is going to happen. He also lets us figure out what is going to happen next. The
ending of the story is supposed to shock us because the main character dies and the author is setting up the character of the father.
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Events
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The first thing that happened was that Bruno didn't like his new house. Bruno’s father had some guests coming over and one of them was called the fury. Bruno didn't like the fury because he was a slob and he would get smart. Then Bruno met Shmuel from across the fence and he became his best friend but he told his sister that he made a new friend but his sister didn't believe him and she thought that he had an imaginary friend.
Bruno found out that his family has to go back to Berlin and Bruno thought that if he moves back that none of his friends would remember him. So Bruno and Shmuel went looking for his dad but what they didn't know was that Bruno’s father was killing people over there who weren't Germans. Bruno and Shmuel were on the other side of the fence.
Then Bruno and Shmuel were playing around in the gas chamber and they didn't know that his father was killing people by putting them in the gas chamber. So that’s how Bruno died. Also Bruno’s father died from getting shot because he just realized that he had killed his own son.
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Moral
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The author is trying to tell us a warning that this should never happen again even though it has happen a lot in WW2. In South Africa people are still killing each other. Also it is suppose to horrify us about the fate of Jews during WW2.
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Monday, 25 March 2013
Venn Diagram - Isabella
This is my Venn Diagram. This is all about our novel The boy in the stripe pyjamas. This shows the differences and the similarities.
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