2 D/G

This term, our class has read the Roald Dahl novel George’s Marvellous Medicine. In this book, George makes a disgusting medicine for his horrible grandma. 2D/G have had a lot of fun writing their own disgusting recipes (procedures) on laptops and presenting them to the class as a multimodal presentation. They learnt about the language features found in procedures and focused on writing extended noun groups as ingredients (e.g. five putrid slimy slugs) and included a variety of verbs at the beginning of each step in the method.

5S

Have been working on their narrative story writing.  Working with a poem 'A Boy Names Sue' from a Johnny Cash song, they wrote some amazing stories.

A Boy Named Sue

By Edie Jackson

Drip Drop! Water harshly trickled off the roof and on to a muscular teenaged boy’s muddy runners as he quickly stormed out of his old, rusty house. He wore his favourite midnight black cap that he had turned around backwards to look cool. His blood red, checked shirt flapped gently in the howling wind. He looked behind him to see his heart broken mother, wipe away tears as she slowly waved goodbye. He noticed that she was usually sad but didn’t know why. He wondered if it was because she hated his unusual name, Sue. He didn’t think so. Whoosh! A large mossy green rock flung past him, almost grazing his scabbed face. Sue squinted only a little to see three bullies, slowly thudding towards him. He quickly pegged his nose for he knew they reeked of rotting garlic in a mouldy mouth.    

‘’Aww!’’ Hissed an ugly voice. ‘’ Where’s your daddy SUE?” He sassed. Another mouldy brown rock flew past Sue’s muddy jeans. The filthy, cement path seemed to last forever. He heard another mean voice from beside him.

‘’Come on, tell us!’’ he roared with anger.    

‘’Aint seen him since I was three.’’ Sue snarled. His heart swelled with a lonely sea of tears.       

‘’Aww don’t cry!’’ the bullies teased.     

Sue scoffed and stumbled ahead of them. A glimpse of sapphire blue sky appeared. Sue looked up but mumbled ‘’ It won’t last for long.’’   

He was right, it disappeared not long after. Sue came up to one of the main intersections of the town. He hid like a snail in its shell.   

‘’Ha ha hi Sue!’’ some people would laugh.

‘’Love the name buddy, NOT!’’ Others would hiss. Sue just put his head down and walked past them with embarrassment. Crash! Sue fell to the soft, muddy ground, grunting continuously in pain. He felt as stupid as someone looking for a needle in a hay bale. His shoes were torn pieces of paper, hanging off his big feet. 

Below is another piece from 5S, this time for a writing competition

Dungeons 

By Ilean Cookson 

The sleek, midnight black dragon dragged her spiked tail across the emerald lush green grass to curl around her twitching talons as she calmly gazed up at the gleaming moon and twinkling stars.

“Nightgazer!” barked a furious voice from the shadowy cover of the towering trees. Nightgazer’s head whipped around, searching the trees for the outline of the dragon.

“I told you to stay in the cover of the trees, not standing in an open clearing where anyone can see you!” growled the voice as an enormous, gruffly, ebony black dragon with deadly spikes splintered down his tough spine stalked out through tangles of vines.

“I know Ebony I just wanted to see the night sky,’’ sighed Nightgazer, as she strode back into the shadow forest, casting a last longing look at the moon, then turning to follow Ebony.

“Why do you insist on me staying under cover?” Nightgazer asked Ebony curiously, catching up with him. “Why do you ask so many questions?” he answered wrily, bounding ahead of Nightgazer. She let out an irritated sigh and sat down on the leaf covered, muddy forest floor....