Anzac Day Snapshots
Our class worked on rich writing after we had participated in an Anzac Day Prayer Service and looked at some of the Anzac information loaded on our blog. In snapshot writing, the goal is to make the...
View ArticleAmazing Designers in 5/6 M and M
This term we are doing a novel study. Each student has selected a novel that appeals to him or her and we are going to use these novels throughout the term to find out about how writers work, the kind...
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With catastrophe, the blazing bushfire marches across the valley (LG). Homes set ablaze; lighting up the eerie, tainted sky. (PO). Advancing rapidly towards endangered homes and residents, the fire...
View Article100 Word Stories
This week in writing, we have tried our hand at 100 word stories. We had to write only 100 words based on the prompt But I wondered what I would do … This has been a great task to help us focus on our...
View Article100 Word Challenge Week 3 Lachie G
The sparkling stars fill the night sky like angels falling from heaven. The tower standing tall and proud as I wave in the shadow of the fig tree, as the wind whistled past so silently, yet so...
View Article100 Word Challenge Week 3 Bess
My heart was beating incredibly fast. All I could think of was… RUN, RUN, RUN! The astronomical wave was plunged over me and I swirled out into the deep. The wave marched on devouring everything in its...
View Article100 Word Challenge Week 3 Mady
Five, four, three, two, one. The gong sounded loud through the arena. I sprinted off my metal plate and headed for the jungle. My breathing too fast for my liking, I hid behind a large, green bush,...
View ArticleThe One and Only Ivan Continues …
We have got to a CRUCIAL part of the novel where Ivan has promised Ruby he will get her to a zoo. Will he succeed?? Here is a clip of the real Ivan that this novel was based on: Why do you think Ivan...
View ArticleAn AMAZING 100 Word Story
Black Hole Silence. I rap against the cool, steel safe door. No one comes. I delicately chew on my stolen Snickers bar, savouring it in case I’m stuck here for a few days. Crouching in the enclosed...
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