Cline

Cline


Today we made a Cline so that we could pick out the strongest and weakest vocabulary. We used a Cline to help us with our persuasive writing.

Lightning Never Strikes Twice

WALT use adjectives and similes to describe a setting clearly

Example

Lightning never strikes twice, does it?

That was the question that occupied their  frightened minds as they crouched, huddling together, next the pile of dusty sacks in the base of the windmill…

   PLANNING!

What sounds could you hear during a thunderstorm?

What can you see? What are your feelings?  Are you touching anything? Are there any smells?

You might be able to think of some onomatopoeia.

Could you write a short paragraph describing what it would be like to be caught in a storm, using some of your ideas from above?

The thunder is roaring louder than a lion. I start to count in my head then, KABOOM! The lightning is smashing the ground and made me shake with fear.  The lightning sounds like a wicked witch screeching with laughter. The lightning is zapping the ground. ACHOO! The dust is making me sneeze. I crouch down next to four bags of flour, hoping they will save me. The sales of the mill starts to creak as it goes around. The lightnings veins are now spreading up to a hundred miles an hour! Now I can hear some tree branches snapping to the ground The mill is getting colder now. The floorboards are now creaking. I think I can smell smoke….

Stop Kissing My Sister

Stop Kissing my Sister     SJ 4.2.06

1. Make a list of all the characters in this story and all the facts you can find out about them

Josh= he is jealous of Amy having all the attention.Gets embarrassed easy.Mum=she is loving, soft(doesn't yell), Dad= proud of his son.Amy=gentill, funny

2. Why did Josh think that everybody likes his sister better than him?

Because Amy  always gets more attention than him and she gets special attention

3. Choose 5 words from the story that are new, difficult or interesting to you.  Write your own sentence for each one showing that you understand what the words means.  Write down why you think the author has used each of these words.

He was Pashing my sister, She was wearing skimpy clothes She was puckered ready to kiss.  I think the author used skimpy to let us know something about this skimpy girl, The used

4. You are Baggy Pants.  Tell your part in this story from  your point of view. Make sure that you come off as being a  hero and Amy and her family are shown to be very strange.

Hi my name is Tom and Im dating Amy, I went round to her house once and kissed her, but her annoying brother yelled, “ STOP KISSING MY SISTER!!!!”

He yelled it so loud I bet china heard it. I don't like going to her house anymore because her family is very strange.

5. Complete the Story Web
6. “Josh did the right thing stopping Baggy Pants from kissing his sister”

Complete the chart and list your reasons for agreeing and disagreeing with this statement

I agree with this statement because	I disagree with this statement because
	it's none of his business.
	She trying to find  romance
	It's rude,
	it might hurt her feelings

7. Give the story a rating out of 5 for each of the following criteria (1 = weak, 5 = excellent)

• CHARACTERS - has the author created interesting characters?  How?
• STORY STRUCTURE - Does the story have an interesting problem and a satisfying ending?
• LANGUAGE FEATURES - Has the author used words in an interesting way to tell the story?  Give examples
• THEME - does the story have something important to say about how people think and behave?  What is it?

Write a short review of this story based on the ratings you have given it. This book is a 2 ¾  stars out of 5. I think this because it doesn't make much sense and I dont think it's realistic. The characters are interesting. The language features could of been stronger and the author should have used more complicated words to make the story interesting. The theme was weak and could have used more explaining.  

Hi my name is Amy and I have a boyfriend called Tom. I have a brother called Josh. I  think he is jealous of Tom and I, because once Tom and I were kissing in our backyard, and then out of nowhere, Josh appeared and yelled, “STOP KISSING MY SISTER!” It freaked Tom out and he never came back to our house. But don’t worry, because I got my brother back when we were at the pool… I saw him about to kiss this girl and I wasn't letting that happened after what happened in our backyard, So I yelled, “ STOP KISSING MY BROTHER!!” Then he started yelling at me and chasing me around the pool.