24 August 2016

Meeting 24 August 2016


The writers 

Wendy, Juan, Roslyn, Cath, Helene, TerryVirginia, David C, Diane and welcome to visitor Kath

The words of the day


Hideous – repulsive
Hectoring - bullying
Hero – brave, champion, idol
Hangar – storage for planes
Happy – feeling or showing pleasure
Hyperbole – deliberate exaggeration
Hamstrung – restricted or thwarted
Harangue – tirade noisy long pompous speech
Hobbledehoy – rough, ill mannered youth, unkempt

Writing from words of the day

Helene – Waiting for the plane, Wendy - Harry and Hector, Di – The definition of a bully, Juan – Pepe le pew, Roslyn – Brave Action, David – The Minister for Finance left, Terry – Elected, Cath – Hard to be happy and Kath Seeing my hero.

Reading of homework

Six heroic writers read out the following homework - Cath – A camping holiday, Helene – My ancestry, Terry – My first car smelled a little strange, David – Hesitating, Roslyn – My hideout and Juan – A home coming (read by Lynn).

Exercise - in another life

We created wonderful stories and poems from the point of view of another person or creature.  Helene - My life as a butterfly, Diane – My friend, Juan – My cat, Roslyn – A day in the shop, David – A beared man in white robes, Terry – In the skylight ( a vey clever poem), Lynne – My life as a spider and Kath – A young lady in my shoes.


Homework

Use the letter L
  1. To select your word of the day and
  2. A topic starting with the Letter L as the basis for your homework on a memory.









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