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Wednesday, 17 April 2013

When the Wind Blows Story Elements

When the Wind Blows
Story Elements

L.I. - Identify the factual elements of the story
Identify the fictional elements of the story

Look at these events and cut and paste them into the correct column in the table

FACT
FICTION
There was a cold war between
former allies

A nuclear bomb causes a big flash of heat and light

Nuclear fallout can kill you after the bomb has gone off

England was afraid of a Russian  American nuclear war

America is a democracy

A nuclear bomb causes a big flash of heat and light

The cold war has caused other conflicts

People who wore patterned clothing got the pattern burnt into their skin
The Russians let off a nuclear bomb
There was a nuclear arms race

People believed in Mutually Assured Destruction

Russia is a democracy
People built nuclear fallout shelters in case there was a war

Cushions can protect you from nuclear fallout


After 14 days you can leave the
nuclear fallout shelter


After WW2 Russian bombed England

A nuclear refuge (like the one in the book) would protect you

Monday, 15 April 2013

Maths review for Term 1


This term I did timelines and put them in chronological order. I have been improving in Xtra maths. We did place value by doing teens and Ty numbers.

Left behind in the car


LEFT BEHIND IN THE CAR

L.I.- Look at descriptive language used in poetry
Look at active verbs

Left behind in the car:
A piece of paper with scribbles on it
A family portrait and some words that say
and, at, the
practising for school.

Left behind in the car:
Running late for school
crumbs from sandwiches
quickly scoffed down
don’t be late.

Left behind in the car:
A thermal cup in the cup holder
two day old coffee
cold as ice
forgotten and left behind.