Joshua

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Trash Questions

1. In book

2. Description of Raphael: He has ended up living because they were moved from

there previous town and were put in Behala. I know that because it says that on

the first page. Raphael's personality is mischievious because he wants to know

why the police want to pay 1000 pesos for the bag. (1000 pesos would make you

rich)

Trash Prediction 27/10/11 I think this book is set in Spain, Mexico or Italy because his name is Raphael Fernandez and that sounds like it would come from one of those countries. I think they discover something important when sifting through the trash because the blurb says they find a deadly secret and are hunted without mercy.

Term 3 Writing Sample: MY FIRST RUGBY GAME Screeech! The train came to a gentle stop and I smelt the disgusting fumes. I saw the sunset as I was getting on the long train. The train got going again and our small carriage was full. I felt butterflies in my stomach because I was on my way to my first rugby game. The train jerked to a stop. I then heard alot of loud complaining. We were not at a station, I was very confused. I sit down with sweat trickling down my bright red face and I tasted the sweat too. I could see everyones anger in there facial expressions. We are still stuck, but then someone noticed other people getting out another carriage. I looked at my watch, the opening ceremony is almost over and I hope we don't miss the game. Mum called a cab and they said they would come right away. We had to climb through a dangerous construction zone to get up onto the main road. The cab arrived almost immediately and we all quickly jumped in the cab."To Eden Park" Dad said. Soon we arrived at the huge Eden Park and sprinted to our entry gate. We are now in the park and have found our seats. It was ten past eight, we just missed the end of the ceremony. I see the All Blacks run out onto the field and I heard the crowd roaring like a lion. I was disappointed we missed the ceremony but happy we it for the game. BY JOSH!!! :-)

Phoenix Files Arrival Reflection I am liking the book and i am going to get the next book because it has action and adventure. I like the plot even though it is unreal as it is the end of the world. I liked the language features used as it uses similes and metaphors at the right time. The descriptive language was so good it felt like I was there when there was a gun fight. The vocab used is good because it has more powerful adjectives, and sometimes more adjectives to provide more detail in what is happening in the story. In the story all characters are involved in key events. I like only having important characters because some books i have read describe characters at the beginning. Then later they aren't even involved in the story

Response

I like this book because the book is thrilling & always makes me feel like I'm there. I think the way it is set out is great because it takes just a couple of chapters. I've never liked books that don't get straight into the action. The genre (Action/Adventure) is just what I like. Where I am up to now is really exciting & when I stop reading I keep wondering what will happen next in the story

__**Lukes Perspective**__  I Could not see What was happening with crazy bill   I could hear the gun shots in the fight. The bullet shot across my face. I am terrified at how much fighting there is. I shake in absolute horror  I froze like a pole   I look away shuddering   I try to sleep but cant get the horrible sight out of my head

Well done Josh, this is a powerful piece of writing that clearly creates and great image in the readers mind. Awesome use of adjectives and imagery

__**Phoenix Files Arrival**__  **Week 1**
 * **Luke and his Mum move to Phoenix which is a small town in the middle of nowhere**

**Week 2**
 * **In the town there are no cars only bikes**
 * **Luke had his first day at school**
 * **Made friends with Peter after he had shown him around**
 * **Finds out that Peter has been at the school for 6 months, but has been at school the longest**
 * **Finds USB on his bed that makes no sense**
 * **Jordan from school also has a USB like Lukes**
 * **Peter is trying to combine the 2 files and see if it makes something**

Week 3
 * USB files are audio
 * about some people planning to wipe out the human race
 * message from ? telling them to meet at the airport
 * message from crazy bill
 * the airport has no planes leaving or arriving
 * crazy bill has a fight with sercurity guards
 * one guard died in fight and one severely injured
 * luke and peter reckon crazy bill got away

Focus Question 1 The writer engages the audience by making sure there is no boring parts in the story. In the Phoenix Files there is always something interesting happening. There is alot of adjectives, especially when there was a fight it was very descriptive. There is almost no similes, metaphors etc.

Very brief Josh how does the writer engage the audience? By using what language features? Which character would you get rid of and why? How does each character effect the plot etc

Focus Question 2 I would get rid of Officer Weary because he dies just after he is introduced to the story If he was going to die why have him in the story

Focus Question 3 Luke does not really effect yet but he is the main character Jordan effects it by having the other USB Peter effects it by working out the 2 files are audio to work out what is happening

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= __**CAVE CREEK**__ =

__**What=**__ In April 1994, Department of Conservation workers finished constructing a viewing platform which was built out over a cliff at Cave Creek, in the Paparoa National Park. The platform was built so that visitors could look down a 40 metre chasm to see the headwaters of Cave Creek come out from an underground cave system. On 28 April, 1995, a group of students from Tai Poutini Polytechnic in Greymouth visited the site as part of a field trip to study the limestone formations and caves in the area. At 11:25 am, as the 18 people moved onto the platform, it tipped off its base and fell onto the boulders and rocks of the creek-bed below, taking the victims with it. Using helicopters and stretchers, four of the injured were eventually lifted out. One was suffering from severe spinal injuries. At 5:30 pm 14 bodies had been winched up and flown out by helicopter. __**Where = Cave Creek, Greymouth**__

__**When**__= 28 April 1995 This may have happened if there were no supports under the platform, therefore the gravity and the mass of the people caused it to collapse

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**__Balance__** A force is a push or pull that makes something move or stop. An example of force is GRAVITY   Gravity is a pull force that keeps everything on earth from floating away   Gravity comes from the earths core   I have no idea how the core creates gravity   PLEASE FIND OUT MRS. EDEN!! :-(  Anyway, if there was no gravity we would float away.   On tuesday we discussed about what it would be like if there was no gravity   We decided that it would be hard to move.   I thought that it could kill marine life which could ruin the life cycle which could destroy man kind!!!   Everything with mass has gravity  All of the planets have gravity  The BIGGER the object/planet the more gravity it has.

__ Fair Trade vs. Unfair Trade __ = Trade is an exchange of goods or services between two or several people. To make this fair it must be payed or traded evenly. Most countries in the world are involved in fair trade. The European countries involved in fair trade are France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland & the United Kingdom some other countries are New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia & USA. There are exactly forty six nations involved in unfair trade including, China, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Hindi, India, Chad, Mexico & most countries in East & South Africa.

= By Josh = = :-) = = = =Writing sample =

There was a big SPLASH! as I entered The Rip in White Water World, Gold Coast. My family & I were spinning round & round like a tornado which made us all feel dizzy. It was exciting when we flew down the purple tunnel that lead to us getting soaked by water coming down from above. I loved that ride way more than any other ride I went on. At first I was a bit frightened but in the end I found it extremely fun & wanted to go again!

Hi Room 16!

We are having an amazing time in the USA! Disneyland was so cool, we went on most of the rides and my favourite rides were Big Thunder Railroad Coaster, and Space Mountain. Disneyland also has another park attached to it called California Adventure. We went there on Thursday. There was a cool ride called Soaring Over California. It is a simulated ride that is like you are hanggliding, and it takes over all the amazing places in California. On Saturday we went to Universal Studios. It was not quite as good as Disneyland, but it was still interesting and fun. The studio tour was fascinating, and we saw King Kong. It was a 3D experience, and he was fighting dinosaurs all around and over us!

Sunday, we caught the Pacific Coastliner train, down to San Diego where I am now. It took about 2 hours. We saw lots of surfers along the coast, even though the water is still freezing.

Yesterday (which is Monday over here), we went on a city tour and stopped at the beach. We saw heaps of sea lions. They were very cool, and really cute. They are pupping at the moment, so we weren't allowed to go too close. But we were still able to see them up close from a pathway above. We got heaps of good pictures and videos. Then on the way back up to the bus, we saw 9 squirrels.

After the city tour, we were dropped off at the USS Midway museum. It is an aircraft carrier, with a whole lot of old war planes on the deck. When it was built, it was the largest carrier in the world. It was used in the Korean, and Vietnam wars, and last served in the Gulf war.

Last night we went to a baseball game. Our hotel, is right next to Petco Park, which is the home ground of the San Diego Padres. They were playing against the Cincinatti Reds. It was really cool, but unfortunately they lost 3-2.

We are having a relaxing day today, before flying out to Hawaii in the morning. Can't wait!!!! Hope you are all having fun at school (haha!!), and enjoy your holidays next week. I look forward to seeing you all next term, and telling you more about our holiday.

Catch ya later Joshua

= POLLUTION FACTS =

our country almost completely green. so what are you going to do?????
 * Sometimes wildlife populations have suffered major losses and have even faced extinction due to pollution. A
 * Acid rain has caused hundreds of fish to die in lakes in the northeastern U.S. and Scandinavia. A
 * Plastics and other man made materials are also water pollutants. Fish, birds and other marine life can get stuck in these materials, then can become injured and even die. A
 * Pollutants mainly affect the respiration system of animals, causing difficulty in breathing. A
 * Every year, one American produces over 1490.1 kg of hazardous waste. E
 * The smell of burning fossil fuel is air pollution and smells terrible!!! S
 * info retrieved from dosomething.org
 * There are many different types of air pollution such as: car exhausts, cigarettes, solid waste disposal, fuel production, forest fires S
 * Retrieved from thinkquest.org
 * Large amounts of carbon dioxide and harmful molecules are released into the atmosphere, which affects wildlife S
 * If you breathe dirty air, you are more likely to develop health problems and become ill.
 * retrieved from www.clean-air-kids.org.uk
 * so now i hope you will help stop polluting. all it takes is putting a piece of rubbish in the bin. over time this will reduce the amount of rubbish and make

KEY:
 * A = animal death paragraph 1 2 3 4 5 more
 * E = environment paragraph 1 2 3 4 5) more
 * S = smell & air pollution paragraph 1 2) 3 4 5 more