LI: To capture the reader’s attention with an interesting hook
1.Revisiting previous learning, we want to start our writing with a hook,
Don’t start when things are boring.
Start with action or a moment of change.
Use backfill to explain who, what and why.
2.There are many ways capture the reader’s attention, as we discussed in class previously
Action: Place the character in the middle of the action. Starts off talking about something exciting. -My heart raced with excitement as I stepped onto the roller coaster. -The salty water crashed over Sara’s shoulders and sent her tumbling in a twisted spiral.
Dialogue/Exclamation: A character is talking about something that will pique the reader’s interest. The dialogue should evoke a feeling (excitement, worry, frustration). Be sure to explain who is talking and not just have a random exclamation like, “Jump!” -“Look out!” Quinn shouted as a parrot darted past my head. -“I don’t know about this.” I whispered to Jeffrey, as I opened the creaky door.
Description: Use 5-sense description paint a picture for your reader. Set the scene, describe an object, situation, or character. -Thin palm trees lined the cool, white sandy beaches. -Their wispy fronds swayed gently in the breeze and the crisp ocean water glistened an aquamarine blue that invited me to dive in. -I felt my face turn to a deep shade of crimson red. My stomach filled with butterflies and I could barely look him in the eye.
3.The 7 excellent ‘hooks’ resource we handed out earlier in the year is an excellent resource to utilise.
4.Using the image below, generate at least 5 sizzling starts using different hooks(dialogue, description, etc.)
FRIDAY 23rd - WEEK 1
Below is part of Lockie Leonard in the form of a PDF pages 1 - 40. Today's task we will be looking at the first three chapters of the book (pages 1 - 20).
In class we read up to page 16, you may want to read over the previous chapters again to refresh your memory.
Lockie Leonard – Human Torpedo Chapters 1-3 Questions
1. Create a map (birds eye view) of Lockie Leonards new house and its surroundings. Consider the descriptions in chapter 1 i.e swamp, fibro-joint, factories etc. Must include a key/legend. You can draw this on paper and insert it into a Word document and share it with me, or you can try draw it digitally.
2. Tim Winton uses similes to compare two things and paint a more vivid picture for the reader. For example: a. The old family falcon had been loaded down like a ……….. as they rolled into this little place fresh from the city. (p. 5) b. Old Squasher was built like a ……….. tall, round, fat and corrugated. ( p. 17) c. And then, to put icing on the cake, the Sarge slapped on the siren and peeled out of the bus zone like ……………. (p.20)
Think of an appropriate simile to develop the following ideas… 2a. When Lockie caught the crest of a wave it was like………… 2b. The rain on the rusty tin roof sounded like……… 2c. Phillip’s snoring was like……….. 2d. Vicki Streeton smiled and Lockie felt like………… 2e. Come up with your own
MONDAY 26th - WEEK 2
Today you will need to continue to read Lockie Leonard so we stay on track, you can download the PDF from Friday's post. You should aim to finished to PDF (Page 40).
Once you have completed that you can head over to www.kidsnews.com and complete one of the reading comprehension tasks.
TUESDAY 27TH - WEEK 2
Creating texts: Plan for success LI: To be able to plan a story using the story graph. Australian curriculum links: Features of literary texts The key features of literary texts and how they work to construct a literary work, such as plot, setting, characterisation, mood and theme
Planning is a crucial first step when writing. Here is a strong method when planning to write a text. Good stories (like movies, books, poems and even jokes) are all planned, and they all have similar structure. This is what it looks like.
Here is an example of how the Narrative story graph is used. Watch the following story ‘Diary of a wombat’ by famous Australian author, Jackie French then the following story graph to see how it is applied
2. Watch some of the excellent Pixar animations available on YouTube. Most are only 5-10 minutes long and they are great for following a storyline. Here is an example of a pixar short that follows the narrative story graph
3. Pick one of the animations and plot the storyline on a blank Narrative story graph provided. Alternatively, you may want to choose one of your favourite texts such as a novel to complete this task.