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Thursday, 28 November 2013

Review a Book, a movie or a game

What must be included in a review:

  • The plot but not the ending
  • The name of the book, game or movie
  • Author/director/illustrator/producer
  • Who the movie, book or game is designed for
  • Your own overall opinion about it
  • Give the main character

Born at Midnight

Born at midnight is a fantasy novel in which a girl has been having night terrors and her counsellor has persuaded her mother for her to go to Shadow Falls C amp. She notices from the minute she walked onto the bus, these people were odd. Kylie the main character is a 16 year old girl going through supposedly the worst time of her life as her nana died, her boyfriend dumped her, she has a stalker dude and her parents are getting a divorce.

Author C.C. Hunter wrote the series of Born at midnight, with 6 books and Born at Midnight being the first. Published on March 29, 2011. By St. Martin's Griffin. This book was targeted for female teens, with the book having dramatic feelings and describes what they are like and also talking about 'Hot guys' and how they feel when they touch her.

Overall for a girl related book I would give this a 9 out of 10 as it engaged me, a boy and cant wait to read the whole series starting with the next book 'Awake at Dawn.' My favorite part of the book was probably when her ghost/stalker dude talks to her and helps her with a situation about a lion.

Wednesday, 27 November 2013

TBC Visit

Today on the 28th November we Tauranga Intermediate year eights went to Tauranga Boys College. When we got there, there was all the year nine boys ready to give us a compulsory haka. After that Mr Mangan the Principle of TBC addressed us then let Miss Elms say who were in what class and what teacher they needed to follow. My Teachers name was Mr H and with my name called came Joshua (my friend,) Flynn and Damian (In my class.) We then walked to a classroom to find that we were in the top ninety for academic scores and would have a lot more harder work then before as well as higher expectations. Going back to gym (where we first meet altogether) we had morning tea and watched clips on the projector. Again heading outside we went to the theater where we were told that we were in the accelerate class (our teacher that we had was not supposed to tell us before) Going through to class again we grabbed our stuff and went back to the gym where we left.

Wednesday, 20 November 2013

Description

Looking in my side mirror seeing cars urging to get
on and off the highway, black smog with a weight of
hundreds was slowly covering over us like a predator
 stalking its prey. The continuous cogs and pistons
working, was barely able to keep your eye off, moving
 as fast as bullet you couldn't see them for long.

A dark smell lifted into my small nostrils, it was that of fumes of the various factories that we were going to. Burning rubber was an addition to the fumes which softened but added a more horrible smell. Amongst this there was the small scent of a women's fragrance.

Honking cars and screeching tyres like sandpaper
scratching metal, lifted up into my ears deafening me.

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unfinished

Monday, 18 November 2013

Dialogue Writing

Create dialogue which illustrates the following situations.
-A discussion with Miss C about your (my) behavior this year.

"Russell how do you think your behavior has been this year?" Miss C said.

"Well its had its ups and downs as many people would say but I think my behavior this year has been relatively good," I spoke.

"I have been very motivated with my mathematics and never complain about the work you give us."

"Yes you have, you seem to very much enjoy learning new stuff and getting the highest scores with you tests."

"Every day except twice I have come to school to learn new things and expand my learning."

"So yes overall I think my behavior this year has been on the positive side."

-Mrs Mills speaking to you about the year 8 final assembly.

-Mr Scholes questioning you about your academic progress this year.

"Good morning, so what have you been learning recently?" Spoke Mr Scholes
"Well our teacher has just started teaching me about 'How to expand brackets and exponents in equations with variables'," I said.


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Un-Finished

Sunday, 17 November 2013

Picnic Day

You have been given the job of organizing picnic day. List all of the questions you would need to ask Miss C in order to organize a successful picnic day.

Money:

First of all I would ask how much money is in the classroom account and how much of that we could spend

Safety:

How much parents we would need to take to the ratio of children.
Check allergies of students in class then figure what you can buy then.
Ask who can swim or has any fears of water.

Time:

What time we can leave and what time we have to get back to school
How much time we can spend on one activity if doing more than one activity

Food:

What food she is comfortable about us eating and how much she is willing to spend on food.
Where we need to set up and eating area and what we have available for that.

Need to bring:

Can we bring money and buy special things for ourselves.