Posted by jsloan on February 28, 2011
This week we will be writing a biography about Michael Morpurgo. A biography is a piece of writing which tells the reader about someone (usually someone important in some way). Good biographies are structured carefully, written creatively, and are full of interesting information about several aspects of a person’s life. Here is an example of [...]
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Posted by jsloan on February 17, 2011
Here is T-Jay talking about the similarities and differences between The Butterfly Lion and I Believe in Unicorns, both by Michael Morpurgo. Give him a comment to let him know what you think. Untitled from jacksloan on Vimeo.
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Posted by jsloan on February 16, 2011
We have finished reading The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo, and just started reading Kensuke’s Kingdom. We really enjoyed The Butterfly Lion, and have been talking about it a lot in class. Today we did some comprehension work about themes that appear in the book – Lions, butterflies, the First World War, boarding schools, and [...]
Categories: holiday, ICT, Literacy
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Posted by jsloan on February 13, 2011
Have a look at this video of Michael Morpurgo talking about how he became a writer. I wonder if you could find out any more interesting facts about the author? Cheyenne has already made a great start! Would you like to be an author when you are an adult?
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Posted by year5 on February 13, 2011
Butterfly lion was a sad book because he had a lonly famiely. I think the man that write the book had a life like the book. It is hard to write a book.
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Posted by cheyenne on February 10, 2011
Dear Diary, My life is like a is like a leaf just floating away in the air doing nothing, while other kids spend there time having fun. Well, thats not my intresting life. I wish I could have that much fun, but I still stand here alone, upset and broken hearted. But… I know some [...]
Categories: General News, Literacy
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