Novel Study

Hey everyone!

This term we had to do yet again another novel study! 

This time I was recommended the book 'Goodnight Mister Tom' Written by Michelle Magorian.

I found the book to be very eye opening, emotional, and filled with amazingly described setting and character descriptions. 

This book is set during WW2 in and near London, and tells the story of William Beech; a 9 year old boy evacuated from his home with his mentally ill mother to a small town called Little Weirwood. 

William was a very deprived child but soon flourished under the care of his new guardian Mister Tom Oakley. 

I strongly invite you to come and make friends with William, experience the fun and hardships he faces during that time in his life. 

It will be well worth it! 

Moving on to the activities I had to do in connection with this book; everything is presented on this google slide. 

Please take a look and if you want recommend it to your teacher! (It is a fun creative way to learn!)

Sorry for the long post!😞

Here's a cat saying cheese!

 

The Amazing Race Slide Show

The Amazing Race is an activity that my class are doing this year.

We have to to read as many books as we can to move around 30 countries that have been set out around our class map.

After reading one fiction chapter book we write a summary about it and then we can move up a country.

The first five to read 30 books and complete the race get a $20 voucher.

We also that need to write a fact about each country that we land on during the race.

I will do this on this slide show below.

What do you think?

ANZAC Study 2016 Slideshow

This is my ANZAC Study for this term's reading activity.

In it you will find information on why WW1 started, how New Zealand and Australia got involved and more information including ANZAC vocab. 

Have a read and post a comment on what you found interesting! :) 

‘Wonder’ - First Person Point of View-Essay:

Last week my class was given the task of writing a short essay, explaining about how the book by R.J Palacio, ‘Wonder’ was written.  We had to use examples from the book and also our own opinions. We are reading this book as a class, and all enjoy it!

Here is my short essay:  

My thoughts are that R.J. Palacio has used first person writing the book Wonder, but sometimes August has related scenes in third person.

As evidence to back this statement, throughout the book examples like this are written:

“I think about it a lot” I said. Pg 128

Notice how the words ‘I’ and ‘think’ are used, not he and  thought.

This shows that he is doing it.

Furthermore, if we look at other parts of the book, August tells us about things that have happened. Like when August searched for the phrase his dad used when he referred to him as ‘a lamb to the slaughter’. He says:

‘I googled it last night.’ Chp 16, Pg 43

Not googling, but he ‘googled’.

This shows that he had done it.

So this is why I believe that R.J. Palacio has written the book wonder in first person, along with third.

Enemy at the Gate Novel Study

This has been my reading study for over the past few weeks.

We had to answer questions given to us by Miss Blair about the book, and put the information that we find in our own words.

I differently recommend the book to you and I'm sure you will find it a good read! 

Please comment if you find anything that stands out to you and if you now think that you want to have a read of it! :)