05 August 2020

Record of meeting 5 August 2020

Present

Pat, Trevor, Pauline, Fran, Helene and welcome to Faye.

Words of the day

Quiescent – resting or dormant

Duologue – a conversation between two people

Frieze – rough heavy woollen cloth

Hereditary – transfer of characteristics to descendants

Physique – bodily structure and appearance

Aficionado – knowledgeable, enthusiastic about a subject

Minster – church of a monastery or cathedral

Writing from words of the day

After a five month break the writers enthusiastically grabbed the words of the day and wrote about - Links to the church, In front of the class, The police officer, Unstable family background and Hard to see.

Writing exercise Fran’s ideas - Gum branches and or storm damage

The writers read out their stories about; My koala, Driving in the USA, Learning from nature, A murder mystery, Rain was horizontal and The Gumnut story.

Homework

A Dinasour with three legs