Term 2 Holiday Writing

                                                     

Ding dong, That would be my doorbell not yours so no need to get up to answer it. Anyway I went to answer it, and it was my grandma coming early to hide the chocolate eggs.I tried to peek at ware she was hiding them, I had no such luck, as the doorbell rang again. It was my cousins (Sophea and William) and my aunty and uncle. We were then allowed to try and find the eggs. First I went up the back to look. I found a little bunny and another little egg which had M&Ms in it. Once they had all been found we shared them all out evenly.                

Science In A Van Visit

Today we had a visit from the awesome people from ‘Science in a Van’. The morning started with some fun science tricks where… Dry Ice cloud in a pump bottle, crushing a heated up L&P can with water, pulling a tablecloth out from a table with cups on it without them falling.    

I learnt that there are 3 states of matter

1. Solid
2. liquid
3. gas

I also learnt… That gold is only made of atoms.

Another cool thing I learnt was… Nothing can move unless it has a force pushing or pulling it.

It was really fun seeing science in a van I learnt heaps and enjoyed it lots 5 star to anyone who wants to see it.



here is the science in a van blog link http://scienceinavan.blogspot.co.nz/

Instead of ‘Said’

Instead of ‘Said’

Said doesn’t tell us much about how the character is feeling so let’s try some different words instead of said…

E.g “Sit down’” the teacher said...compared to…’Sit down!” the teacher screamed

In the first example we really can’t tell much about how the teacher is feeling because the word ‘said’ doesn’t give away much meaning but in the second example we know the teacher is angry because ‘screamed’ is a strong verb that gives away a lot of meaning.

Think of other verbs we can use instead of said - try looking in your books. There are hundreds of different possibilities that can add a lot of meaning to your writing!

sobbed	yelled	grumbled	answered	Shouted
Mumbled	observed	uttered	offered	Growled
pleaded	commented	promised	accused	questioned
moaned	roared	screamed	replied	repeated
Whispered	reported	wailed	grizzled	Cried
muttered	volunteered	spoke	piped	quoted
hypothesized	sang	shrieked	reassured	proposed
Croaked	proclaimed	voiced	murmured	echoed
objected	annoyed	noted	exclaimed	scolded
Joked	urged	scoffed	Nagged	spluttered
Whined	flopped	wondered	Choked	snapped
surmised	threatened	gasped	queried	Demanded
observed	mimicked	mentioned	told	stuttered
remarked	reasoned	ordered	mused	nodded
remembered	bubbled	snarled	warned	notified
Teased	sneezed	pestered	sighed	crowed
Approved	crackled	quoted	boasted	snorted
cried	boasted	shrieked	nagged	called
disapproved	Cheered	agreed	promised	instructed
continued	joked	babbled	argued	objected
confessed	bawled	added	warned	yelled
assured	Demanded	Wept	cursed	griped
interrupted	boomed	bragged	added	worried
mocked	asked	beamed	promised	ordered
gulped	laughed	exclaimed	answered	Yelped
acknowledged	questioned	muttered	hissed	scolded
quivered	complained	whispered	replied	roared

Similes

Tuesday 28 of February

                                         

Similes ~A comparison of two (or more) unlike things using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’.

Metaphor ~Freeshavacadoo  A comparison of two (or more) unlike things without using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’ ; usually uses the words ‘is’ or ‘are’

Song: life is a highway

Simile:

Metaphor: Life is a highway

Song:Circus

Simile:just like a circus

Metaphor:We can make a dance floor

Song:heartless

Simile:

Metaphor: AS the winter wind when it's brezing

Song:Hot and cold

Simile: like a girl changes clothes

Metaphor:

Song:the climb

Simile:

Metaphor:

Song: i’m like a bird

Simile:

Metaphor:i’m like a bird

Song: your love is like bad medicine

Simile: your love is like bad medicine

Metaphor:

Song: natrully

Simile:

Metorfor: you are the thunder

Song:just the girl

Simile:

Metorfor:

Song:say it ain't so

Simile:

Metorfor:my life taker