18 July 2018

Record of meeting 18 July 2018

The writers


Elizabeth, Pat, Terry, Helene
Apologies Pauline and Trevor

The words of the day

Quasar – black hole

Frail – weak and delicate

Fuscous – dark coloured

Bravura – display of daring

Funambulist – rope walker

Eclectic – broad range of styles

Pontificate – express an opinion in a pompous and dogmatic way


Writing from words of the day

The writers wrote about – Barry of Bravura, Ground control to Major Tom, His Vocabulary and I have a friend.


Reading of homework

Writers read out their homework on the topics - In church (from Pauline), Poetic ditty, Ziggy’s children and The Queen of the road.


Exercise – A new ridiculous food trend

The writers created exciting food ideas - Pease pudding, Sol de Vin, NZ take away and Dinkum Dazzler.


Exercise - New cereal made of pine bark

The writers created marketing tools for a new cereal - Barking good, Furto recall, Bark bix and Pine leaves.


Homework

Clouds on the horizon