Admin EditCharacter Descriptions
Due Thursday 10.1.13
Good writers use show not tell to reveal (show) what characters are like. We are exploring this technique by reading and thinkng about the characters in 'The Wind in the Willows'. You can do this by describing what the character looks like, what they do, or by adding some dialogue. Here is an example:
Tell: The boy from the rainforest was kind and looked fun.
Show: The boy from the rainforest walked towards me and held out his empty hands in what looked like a friendly greeting. He had a twinkle in his eye as he smiled at me.
Tell: Mrs Snapdragon was mean.
Show: Mrs Snapdragon’s upper lip curled as she shot a look of fury at me. She beckoned me towards her desk with her bony finger and let me stand there, waiting for her anger.
Try turning these character sentences into a much better character descriptions using show not tell. Two or three quality sentences for each will do the job. A thesaurus will be useful to use some impressive words.
Bert Biglow was nasty.
Bob was nervous.
Leslie was very energetic.
Susan was fed up (sad).
Sam was lazy.
John was angry.
The river Qom is located in Iran but we did it on Pauls iPhone so we could not paste the map or a picture
Well done boys for being first in. Paul, we will talk about the iphone tomorrow.
Bert scowled as he walked towards me, brandishing his fists. With a snarl, he punched me in the face.
Bob chewed his lib nervously as he waited for the dentist. He wiped his brow that was covered in sweat.
Leslie jumped around the mall, after drinking a energy drink. She was acting like a monkey.
Susan threw her mop onto the floor and shouted "I HATE CHORES!". Tears welled up in her eyes.
Sam slumped on the couch and asked me to pick up the remote for him. He was really tired of swimming for 2 hours.
John gave me a look like he was going to rib my hand off. He was really angry about last night.
Quequechan rivaer located in north America.
Published on Tuesday, January 08, 2013 LikeReading Olympics
Hurray - the Reading Olympics has arrived. You've got your teams, and on Monday we will share out the books and make a start! I'm very excited to see so many of you excited about reading. If you have any of these books at home, and you are prepared to lend them to the class, let me know on Monday. We promise to label them carefully and look after them.
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TITLE |
AUTHOR |
LEVEL |
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Bill’s New Frock |
Anne Fine |
6+ |
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Esio Trot |
Roald Dahl |
6+ |
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The Iron Man |
Ted Hughes |
7+ |
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Count Karlstein |
Philip Pullman |
7+ |
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Lob/Lucy and the Green Man |
Linda Newbery |
7+ |
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Joey Pigza Loses Control |
Jack Gantos |
8+ |
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Matilda |
Roald Dahl |
8+ |
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The Demon Headmaster |
Gillian Cross |
9+ |
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Midnight Fox |
Betsy Byars |
9+ |
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The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tyler |
Gene Kemp |
9+ |
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Street Child |
Berlie Doherty |
9+ |
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Frindle |
Andrew Clements |
9+ |
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A Wrinkle in Time |
Madeline L’Engle |
10+ |
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Call of the Wild |
Jack London |
10+ |
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The Indian in the Cupboard |
Lynne Reid Banks |
11+ |
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Bridge to Terabithia |
Katherine Patterson |
11+ |
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Journey to the River Sea |
Eva Ibbotson |
11+ |
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Waiting for Anya |
Michael Morpurgo |
12+ |
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The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents |
Terry Pratchett |
12+ |
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Secret Seven Series |
Enid Blyton |
7+ |
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Soccer Squad Series |
Bali Rai |
7+ |
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39 Clues Series |
Various |
8+ |
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Harry Potter Series |
JK Rowling |
9+ |
This is the first time we are having such competition. We have lots of interesting books to read. I want to read as much as possible.
Published on Sunday, April 01, 2012 LikeSmile Day
It's Smile Day this Friday!
In keeping with our green theme, please come to school wearing something green or in some way environmentally freindly. Please also bring some recyling from home to make me a costume. Maybe I will look like this (without the moustache......)
Smile day was awesome it was so fun and funny
Published on Friday, March 16, 2012 LikeSmile day was awesome it was so fun and funny!!!!!
Published on Friday, March 16, 2012 LikeSmile day was amazing!
I really liked dressing you up and the fashon show.
SMILE DAY class photo is sooooo COOL filled with joy and fun! Best part of the day was to dress up teachers and watch the FASHION PARADE!
Published on Saturday, March 17, 2012 Like