Present
Cath, Lyn, David
C, Jo, Terry, Trish, Wendy, Helene
News
David C’s daughter
is having a baby. Jo has been writing three books. Terry has been researching his book and read
out some swear words from 100 years ago.
Trish is thinking about swearing the best word in world. Wendy went to Canberra Queensland
Word of the day
Suggestive = of
lewd ideas, a form of medical treatment
Contrite = sorry,
deep regret
Acquisition = a
person or thing of merit
Lollygag = loafing
around
Cadenza = a virtuoso
solo passage near the end of a piece of music
Lampoon = verb to
satirise or mock or noun a characteristic
Zinger = a
striking remark, outstanding person or thing,
Coerce = force or
press someone to do something about your will
We produced stories about The young man, the
white gown behind the door, A John Howard dummy, On Facebook, A performance,
Hindsight, Access to emails and the violinist and the pianist.
Homework reading
We read stories
about Someone I know, Super Dave (a poem from Wendy to David R), Anna, The old
man, Ready for a fight, Seeing and feeling, Who the - what the, Inimitable and
I’m sorry son.
Terry discussed
how he enjoyed the writing of Richard Flanagan in “The narrow road to the
north”.
David C read a
funny poem about a Red back spider by the Gwydir.
Exercise
We wrote stories
personifying objects from the natural environment. We created stories about A Eucalyptus
tree and the sky; The waves and rocks; The sand and the waves; A little brown
nut and the squirrel; The ant and the rat; The wattle bird and the tree; The Soldier
crab, the waves and the gull and the slimy green rock and the crab.
Homework
Write a story or
poem from the bad guy’s point of view.
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