Starfish

== = = = = == bradley = = =Thoughts and reactions to TRASH novel so far Week 2 Term 4= media type="custom" key="11049570" = = = media type="custom" key="10392764" = = = = Reuben's prediction about trash = = I think that is in mexico because the main charachters name is raphael fernandez. It says on the blurbthat they live on a dump site. Ithink they find a stah of money and people are chasing them for the mney without mercy. they will do what ever it takes to get the money off them. = = Reubens reading Review = = I think the author could have put more lang features in the first few chapters. The plot is they have to dig holes every day From 4:30 to when ever they finish. Stanley and zero get sick of digging all day so they run away but no one stops they because there is no water for 100 miles and they will never make it but like every story they did. The charahters have interesting personalitys and there not what you would expect from people that are in somthing like a juvinial facility. = = Due to the lack of the language features at the beginning was the book harder to get into? You haven't mentioned why they are digging holes Reuben, I am pleased to see you comment on the characters personalities as you are correct, they are very fascinating people. = =__Brittany-15/9/11, The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisioners Dilemma__= **- The vocab used in this book is very good I have learn't alot of words which are much harder and not found in all books. Which will then make me use these words in my daily life.Also in the text the writer has used alot of language features that are contained in a descriptive piece of writing for example there is a simile in the text- we need to be as quiet as mice** **direct speech and many more.The plot was set out right from the introduction then the problem and solution it went right into the problem and the solution was solved at the right time. The setting was amazing, one of the best books I have read, there was so many props in the setting and the building was very interesting I think had alot of character in it I had an awesome image in my head of the story. I think that the theme was to say  if you set your mind to anything you will succeed in life** **The characters were built into the story very well different personalities were different so it made it much more interesting.** **All and all an amazing read!!** * stars. Well done Brittany, very impressed with your refelction, exspecially the bit about the language features and the scenery in the setting, I am very keen to hear your new vocab in your every day life!!!!!! = = = = = = = Bradley- =
 * Reflection **

when zachry bever came to town,



 * __Brittany- 8/9/11__ **

**__reading responce__** Things that i like in the book are that the caracters who play a great role in the book and thay are very unusual people who are very good at their job. Things i dont like about the books are so fat and you have to read so fast to try and get to the middle of the book to get the best bit.

__ Brittany __- Shadow - This peice of writing is informal because it contains a little boy talking and mostly audlts who are in working services normally use formal language.For example 'I remember ,before my eyes became accustomed to the dark again' -The type of book the authour Michael Morpurgo writes a involving imotional novel. - the realistic novel.

**__Brittany-__**

**//The Mysterious Benedict Society//** **//1. the describing words which engages me to read more and more and also the curious puzzles they have to go through to do the secret mission//**

**//2. The caracters fit together because they have the same purpose in the misson and they dont have the same caracteristics so it makes it more interesting.//**

**//3. I would take out Constance because she is a moody and unkind person.//**

**//Excellent Brittany, interesting you chose to get rid of the character you didn't like and not one who would effect the plot!//**

Here are some of our reading activities

media type="custom" key="9941223" = Reuben and Blake's acrostic poem = S melly from the sweat O dour lingering C olourful K nock out our senses S till smell even after a wash

Chantelle's and Brittany's acrostic poem

P- rancing around underneath me

O- riginal

N- atures best friend

I- nteresting animal

E- nergetic

S- addle up bridle and all

Reuben's Reading stanley thinks that every day digging holes gets more worse every day

Bens story reading 8 september

Ithink my story is good it's about what i'm interested in about a boy runing away and hiding from the bad guys it has alot of action and the characters are very very very interesting. My story is about a boy called Mathias discovered his grandads secret and the bad guys are trying too find him and force him to tell the bad guys his grandads secret

reuben gliffy

Blakes book report !!!

I didnt get to finsh my book but the pages I did read we're very well rote I got a bit board at the start of my story but towards the middle I found it weird and I got board at the middle of my book too the book was talking about things i've never heard of like sky-kar its a ship I think it was not my type of book i think i should of choose anther book because there was to much war and fighting and a really don't like fighting,war,powers and fantasy like flying cars and stuff.

Blake please ensure you do finish this book in your own time as it would be a shame if you didn't get to the solution. Were you bored because of a lack of language features and descriptive words or because you found it the wrong plot type for you?