Lipogram

Activity 1 – Lipogram
A lipogram is a piece of writing where a particular letter is omitted. In our task I have asked students to remove the letter o.
“Albert, is it true that if you touch a butterfly’s wings, you keep it from flying ever again? Basically, kill it?”
“No, it is a myth that you render a butterfly unable to fly by touching its wings. The powdery residue on their wings is actually scales. They shed their scales on a regular basis, so merely touching them is okay.

 

“Albert, is it true that if I felt a butterfly’s wings, I keep it trapped, never flying ever again? Basically, kill it?”

“Negative, it is a myth that a human will halt its flight by feeling its wings. The light residue that lays with their wings is actually scales. They shed their scales regularly, merely patting them is fine.

 

Sketchnoting

This task was created by Zeina Chalich from aussieed.com

Sketchnoting builds a connection between verbal and visual components. It is a personal form of note-taking that activates the brain in the process much the same as doodling. Doodling is a way of thinking, of drawing information around a thought process.

TASK
Make visual notes (sketchnotes) about the main events from a chapter in the book. Take photos and upload your notes to the blog or use any available apps to make your visual notes. Label which chapter you are sketching about.

Consider.. Who? What? When? Where? How? Why?

What visual representations will best describe…

* The sequence of events?

* The emotions of the characters?

* The impact of what happened?

* The text you will use?

TOOLS
Paper & pencil or black felt tip pen

Class President

I think Albert should be class president because he is calm, responsible and sticks up for himself. When the girls be mean to him he doesn’t care he just lets it go.image

Character Hot Seating

Character Hot Seating

You have been in Ally’s world for a few weeks now and have learnt more about her and some of the other characters in the book. In a classroom students often have different opinions on why or what motivates a character to do and act a certain way. This activity allows you to form opinions about a character.

TASK

 

  1. In pairs choose a character you would like to ask specific questions to.
  1. Create a list of 5-10 questions.
  1. Have one child at the front of the room sit in a chair.
  1. This child assumes the identity of one of the characters from the text.
  1. The class then asks the character questions.
  1. The child in the seat answers questions in character.

 

1. How did you feel when you had to pay for the friendship bracelet not just get it for like free?
2. How do you feel when you have to read but instead you get yourself into trouble?
3. Would you rather some friends or lots of friends?
4. Wore you happy that you had a class party?
5. When someone asks you to read do you feel happy, sad or angry?

Monster Project

1. You draw a big half oval shape for his back landscape
2. On top you draw dark green triangles from one side to the other side
3. Trace around your pointer finger connected to his back, for his neck and head
4. At the top of his head draw a light brown crown with four little triangles
5. Draw a small red circle and a black dot in the middle of the circle for his eye and at the top of his eye draw a brown straight line for his eyebrow
6. On the front of the head draw a tiny black circle for his nose and underneath his nose draw a small straight line for his mouth and two little yellow and orange triangles for his teeth
7. Draw a big half oval shape facing down for his belly
8. Draw two small light green rectangles for his legs you draw two small light brown squares
9. Draw two small light green rectangles for his legs at the back of his belly and at the bottom of his legs you draw two small light brown squares
10. Trace around you little finger and connected to the back of his body then draw a really light brown circle at the end for his tail
11. Draw little triangles all over the circle

Fur and Feathers

We are transforming the poem Fur and Feathers into a narrative.

Fur and Feathers

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 Personality Traits

grey long tail,

big butterfingers,

brown eyes,

black nose,

light brown pouch,

brown hands.

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personal  traits

evil,

mischievous,

hurtful,

nasty,

takes

it serious,

mean

 tall, fast, dark grey fur, feathery,

no hands,

longish neck,

big black eye lashes,

brown eyes.

  emu

 powerful,

talented,

skillful

yellow beak,

feathers straight,

,waddles

black eyes,

small yellow feet,

small wings,

short legs,

small head,

feathery body,

shiny bluey black and purple

body

  duck

 annoying,

unorganised,

irritating,

nag ,

fussy.

 

My Bio Poem

Kimberly,

Who is sweet, funny and crazy.

Daughter of Julie and Mick.

Who loves playing on scooters, swimming with friends and playing with family.

Who fear getting in trouble, getting in front of audiences and the dark.

Who needs family, pets and candy.

Who feels excited, crazy and happy.

Who would like to see celebrities, the queen and real gold.

Resident of North Queensland, Australia.