April the month of war and conflict
The writers
Wendy, Juan,
Helene, Cath, Roslyn, Elizabeth, Pauline, Terry
The words of the day
Feign – to pretend
Feint – a sham
attack or blow
Extrapolate –
infer what will happen
Frenemy - An enemy
disguised as a friend
Foretoken – sign of something to come
Foretoken – sign of something to come
Imbroglio –
complicated situation or plot
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| Sturts Desert Pea |
Harbinger – to
announce your approach
Clianthus – a
plant bearing scarlet flowers eg desert pea
Stories from words of the day
The writers extrapolated
from the words of the day and created the following stories - Growing plants,
The tree before me, Dr Pimms, Henry 5th, Caitlin and Sarah, Domestic violence,
Willy Nilly; and Deadly Nightshade.
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| Deadly nightshade flower |
Six of the writers
read out homework as follows - Terry - The enemy within, Pauline – Being naive,
Ros – Gonzo the hound, Juan – Know your enemy, Helene – Friend or Frenemy and Elizabeth
– In the drought.
Exercise
We participated in
a progressive write on the topic of Autumn with some interesting stories
emerging.
Homework
What Anzac day
means - use this topic to stimulate your creativity
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