Sunday, July 28, 2019

A Novel's first page

  1. What do you like about the opening page?
  2. What do you learn about the upcoming story?
  3. What characters have you met? What do you find out about them?
  4. What do you learn about the setting? (Location or time?)
  5. How has the author ‘set the scene’ for the story?
  6. What are 3 questions the opening page leaves you wondering?

Saturday, July 20, 2019

Reading tumble links and tasks

Battle - Questions

Link to TEXT
  1. Using examples from the pictures and text, how old do you think the characters are?
  2. How is the title of the story and the first images deceiving (trying to trick you)?
  3. How does the language in the story help develop the characters?
  4. Using evidence from the text, what nationality do think the main character is?
  5. What does the word ‘sentimental’ mean? Find something in the story that is sentimental.
  6. Near the end of the story it says, 'Timiona had killed it!' What does he mean by that?
  7. How do you think the characters are feeling before their turn? Explain why you think they felt that way.


Define the following words;
  • kapeesh
  • manic
  • krumping
  • swagger
  • involuntarily
  • intensify
  • loopy
  • peeps

iPad time. Choice from;