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Luke The pet was extremely focused with his steely blue but beady eyes. His long powdery nose was a scent detector ready for action. He was a cool laid back type of dog, he was cheeky. He wore a pitch black pair of fancy looking sunglasses. He'd wave his long silky smooth fur in the wind as other dogs envy the german shepherd luxury wanting high rolling shop til you drop type dog. He was as luxurious as Donald Trump with a million dollars to swim in. Or in this case Dogald Trump. In short, luxury model worthy looks.

Aidan To ??? My name is Aidan. I am 10 years old and in live in Hanmer Springs. I would like to tell you about myself. I was born in England on 23rd July 2001 and I moved to New Zealand 3 years ago. I have a little brother named Ryan. My mum is called Susan (Sue) and my dad is called Kevin (Kev). I am in Room 1 in our school and my favourite subjects are maths and spelling. We have 3 goldfish and are planning to get a dog. I like Lego and video games. My friend is called Clayton Gray. Hanmer Springs is a small village and the main attraction is the hot pools. Outside my window I see snow covered mountains and trees and grass. Hanmer has a population of 700-800 people. I am one of five in the Techie Angels (computer stuff). My subject is Pivot Stickfigure. Other subjects are Scratch, Google Sketchup8, I Movie and Photstory. Please contact back soon. Thank you.

Clayton To ??? Hi my name is Clayton and I am 9 years old coming up 10. I live in Hanmer Springs, the cutest town in New Zealand. I live in a mansion with my sister Cassidy, my mum Neroli and my dad Shane. I go to Hanmer Springs Primary School. with all my friends. I have heaps of hobbies like rugby, soccer, sport, PE, motorbike riding, hunting, drawing, writing and cross country. I've told you a bit about Hanmer. We have a forest and ski field and motor cross track. We also have a skate park at the park, lots of people use it! And that's not even a quarter of the awesome things we have here. Not long ago there was Canterbury cross country which is when you well in your school race, get 1st, 2nd or 3rd, and you go to the next stage Hurunui's. I got 1st in school cross country and 5th in the Hurunui's and you need to get 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th to go the Canterbury's. Me, my sister Cassidy, a boy named Brad and a girl named Tayla made it into the Canterbury's. And not long before that there was a race call the 10k. It's a race over 10 kilometres. I did it in 56 minutes. I was the 3rd local in - hooray! Hope to hear from you soon.

Callum To ??? Hi my name is Callum and I am a 10 year old boy from Hanmer Springs, New Zealand and I would like to be your penpal. Let me tell you about myself. I was born on 24th January 2001 in Christchurch. I moved to Hanmer in April 2011 because of the February earthquake, you might of heard of on the news, it was a 6.3. I was also in Christchurch for the 7.1. My eyes are brown, so is my hair. I don't have a birthmark anywhere on my body that I know of. My middle and last names are Gainsford and Murphy. My hobbies are building lego, taking my adorable dog for walks in the forest. I know I don't have many hobbies but I'm a busy boy. Now let me tell you about the beautiful town called Hanmer Springs. It's near the middle of the south island. (There are 3 main islands that make up New Zealand). It's usually sunny but in winter it snows a lot. Hanmer is surrounded by mountains. There's only around 800 people here, not much right? There's one main attraction....the thermal pools. Its packed on the weekends and the holidays. That's all I've got. I want to hear back from you. Thanks From Callum.

Clayton Disaster: Plane Crash. "You've got 10 minutes Bill!" said Anne, Bill's mum. "Yep" replied Bill as he grabbed his bag. "See you tonight" said Anne. "OK". And within seconds Bill was out the door and in his truck as he drove to the hanger. Bill is a 17 year old boy, has been in a scenario with a mad pig and is a crack shot (good shot with guns) and he is now going for a flight in a plane. Bill finally got to the hanger where Murray, the pilot, was waiting. "Ready Bill" "As ready as I can get" "OK" Murray said, "I will just get the axe". About a minute later Murray came out with an axe and jammed it under the seat. "Here we go" said Murray. He switched the plane on, the old dusty wheels started eating the runway and in no time at all they were up in the air. They were gliding for 10 minutes and everything was fine until Bill turned around and saw air gas floating to the ground. Bill told Murray and he flipped. He got more worried and he didn't like where this was going. They were just above an old lake surrounded by deadly hills. Murray deserted the plane and Bill. Bill watched as his friend fell to the lake below. It didn't look very deep but Bill had another problem worse than that. He was heading face first into a rocky mountain. He had about 15 seconds to say he had a good life and then, crash, he had hit the hill but still alive and conscious. He had blood pouring out of his nose. Bill reached for the axe under the seat and with one big heave, he swing the axe at the door sending glass shattering. With a few more big swings, Bill had created a gap just big enough for him to get out. He started sprinting down the hill to the lake. And from the shore he could see Murray's blood leading to his body. Suddenly he heard a stomp. He span around as fast as a bullet - it was a stag about 17 pointer, but Bill didn't worry about counting as he just ran. He found a tree and climbed it but he only just got up, like, one second slower he would have a fairly sore leg. He waited for the stag to leave. Bill then climbed down to get the axe where he had dropped it. It was getting late and Bill was getting hungry so he tried his luck with the lake. He took off his pants and tied two knots at the hem (end of pants). He dipped them in the water and dragged it along. Bill felt them getting heavier. Could it be fish or just mud. He pulled his pants out of the water. Bill was right, there was a lot of mud, but at the very bottom there was a flapping silver unit. Bill quickly grabbed it as if it was a $million. He went to the tree he had used to escape from the stag. Bill placed the fish on his wet pants. Then broke off some branches and shortened them with the axe then got his pocket knife out and reached for a flintstone. He struck the two objects together and Bill pretty soon had sparks on the wood and not long after that a fire. He then skewered the fish and spit roasted it over the fire. It took about 15 minutes for the fish to cook but Bill didn't care as long as he was going to eat something. After Bill had eaten the fish he had no time to build a shelter. So he slept under the tree, axe in hand just in case the stag or any other animal came. But before Bill went to sleep he chucked his wet, soggy pants on one of the steaming hot rocks around the fire so Bill's pants could dry overnight. Finally morning came and thank god for that, it was peaceful but cold. Bill got up and sett off but first he went to the plane to see if the Emergency Locative Transmitter had been smashed or not. Unfortunately it had been smashed so now Bill will have to either walk and try to find civilisation of stay with the plane until found. Bill chose the first option anyway he can't find any water here, so his best chance would be to walk the way him and Murray came. Although it was a big walk he might find water on the way. Well actually he did have water there, but it looked pretty grotty and considering Murray died in there. So Bill thought it'd be better to walk.He came to a hill that was pretty steep but he took a stab at it anyway but it was the highest as well so he would get the best view. Bill started climbing but he realised it wasn't getting any easier. He came to a shingle slide and didn't think straight, he was going straight up and he felt like every step he was dropping back two. So Bill started going zig-zag and pretty soon he was off shingle onto the top of the mountain. Bill scanned the area like an owl looking for a rabbit. His eyes then stopped at a river - could it be true, he thought he saw people, three or four. He was going to get home, this would be his best chance. Bill sprinted down the hill like a hare, not worrying about the stones in his shoes. He made it down the hill and then took off his shoes and emptied them. Bill then quickly chucked them back on his sore, blistery feet and took off to the people. Bill shouted but he was still too far away. "Help! help!" This time the people did hear him and Bill got there and asked for a ride and told them about the plane crash. Immediately they got out and dried themselves and took Bill home. Bill thanked them and went inside to Anne. She welcomed him even though he was only away for a day and they had an emotional moment for a secome then Anne broke that and told Bill to hop in the shower - typical mum!

Zac Dougal

Dougal is my dog you know He's smart, he's brave, that's true He's also very scruffy, but I like him this way too.

He's not always white and clean He's often always dirty grey This is natural cos he plays in the mud Every single day

He loves to drive the chickens mad by chasing them around Up the trees, in the shed Squawking, clucking sound

He loves to play the game of tag when we're herding sheep The problem is, a little snag He makes them jump and leap

He chases them so far away we have to lure them back with bags of hay it takes all day we're muddy, bruised and black

On cold winter nights He lies by the fire Rolled up in a ball on warm summer days He likes to laze In the sun's hot steady blaze

Night or day He loves to play Especially with me Because there is a special bong with Dougal dog and me!

Grice

The rain turned to thick fluffy snow flakes as Jack, Brad and I stumbled into the cold damp hut after the 5 hour climb in. My white knuckled fingers fumbled to get the fire lit. I quickly shotgunned the bunk with the least amount of rat dirt on it. I then jumped into my sleeping bag and went to sleep. It must have been about midnight when I heard Jack get up to stoke up the fire as it had burned right down. I thanked Jack because now the hut was warm enough to get some sleep. "Whack! Oww!" I yelled as Jack kicked me to wake up. With sleepy eyes I jumped on Brad and after him yelling a few swear words he got up. Brad was going outside to "squeeze the lemon", but the door only opened a few inches. After ten or so minutes of bashing and crashing the door opened just enough for us to stick our heads out. Clean white glistening snow covered everything we could see, even our heads were getting a thin layering forming. Brad couldn't take it any more. Jack and I moved back to our billy tea while Brad did his business. But the billy tea had a particularly poignant quality and we found it quite hard to swallow. Although with Brad's urine he had melted a patch of snow and we had a good idea. We tipped our foul billy tea out the door and filled it up with snow and melted it and tipped it out the door so now we could squeeze our. We left him to clear out the rest of the snow so it could fully open. After sitting around in the hut all morning checking our gear there was a break in the miserable weather of which we used. We saddled up and took off into the waist deep snow that exhausted our worn out bodies so we had to have breaks every 5 minutes. As we neared the steep rocky bluffs I found icicles as long as my arm and as wide as a horses doodle on full steam. This was bad news as I remembered the rain yesterday afternoon. By the time I had reached the rocky nook I was white with fear from nearly falling to a painful death as the slick ice snatched at my precise feet. The last bit was even worse and I was way too scared to carry on so I turned around and climbed back like a fish out of water. We spent another half hour looking for an alternative route down but we had to go back to the hut to face another cold night on the mountain. That night was a lot warmer than the first but still the water in our billy froze. Bright sunshine broke through the overcast skies and warmed us up. We decided if we couldn't make it down the bluff today we would have to turn back so at around 12.30 we neared the bluff. Brad was the youngest and least experienced so Jack wen first. He reached the rocky nook then clambered up onto the snowy ledge and then continued sliding around the easy bit coming out below us on a scree slope. Brad went next but was extremely fearful and kept looking down. I told him not to look down and hurry up or else he would fall. But eventually he made it to the rocky nook. This was the trickiest part for it involved clambering up slippery rock and he lost all concentration. He looked down, slipped, and fell...... As blood trickled down the shattered rocks, Jack sprinted down to the motionless body of Brad. As Jack checked his airways and heart rate I got round the bluff as fast as possible and reached them just as Brad slipped back into a semiconscious position. He would be all right maybe just bad concussion, or so we thought. After sitting with him for over half an hour letting him recover we decided to get on the move. "Hey Jack, we better help Brad up" I said. Slowly we picked him up. "AAAAhhhh" the blood curdling scream rang out through the mountain range. As he slumped back to the ground we saw the reason. His right leg was strangely swollen and we saw the weirdest thing. It looked like his bone had snapped just below the knee and slipped away so it now overlapped the knee. "Oh the poor bugger" Jack whispered to me. "Yea, no wonder he was grunting and moaning so much" I replied. "Look" I said, " He's not going to make it down the mountain, one of us is going to have to stay with him and the other is going to have to get help. He's your brother, so I'll let you do the decision". "Thanks man" he whimpered. " I think I'll stay with him. Anyway you know these mountains better than us so yeah good luck man." Following handing out part of my ration pack I departed, going to the closest 2 way radio which was in overflow hut at the base of the overflow gorge. A cold southerly breeze blew into my cracked lips on my weathered face. I just prayed that any bad weather would hold off till the rescue team had made it in and out. If there was any bad weather I knew a chopper wouldn't go in. This whole rescue depended on the merciless weather of the white mountains of the south island. As darkness closed in the temperature plummeted. Jack knew he had to build a shelter fast. He made Brad comfortable and scrambled over to a big snow drift of which he dug a large snow cave. He then carried the grunting Brad down to the snow cave. Jack was now spent, after digging for over an hour and carrying a 130kg Bradley for more than 200m. Yes that's right, the 19 year old Brad wasn't too slim, that was half the reason we'd gone on this trip, to try to get him a bit fitter but maybe we pushed him a bit hard. Anyway so Jack was really tired but he knew he wasn't finished yet. They faced a bitterly cold night and probably wouldn't survive it without a decent fire. Brad probably would with all his fat guts, Jack though to himself as he made his way down through into the bush line to collect fire wood. After a long trip back up the mountain he made it to the entrance of the cave, dropped his wood and forced himself to light it. Home was a welcoming dream as he slipped off to sleep. As I scrambled down the frosting snowy faces I couldn't get the thought of an avalanche killing my two friends as it had to my high school friend last year on our descent from the princess bath. I knew these mountains well and knew the fury they could bring. This cold was literally mind numbing. I crossed a patch of 4" ice and could hear water rushing underneath. As an example of how cold it was my shoelace was frozen on a 45 degree angle upwards and my aglet had been popped off from the expansion of the ice. As darkness closed in I knew it was too dangerous to continue down the mountain. I was almost there but in the last bit there was only one way down on this side through a gorge that quite dangerous, and not negotiable in the dark. I found a small cave and made a fire and slept. The beef stew Jack had made Brad eat seemed to cheer him up a bit for he sat semi-conscious in his sleeping bag muttering about him being stupid by looking down and the events of the day. That night was cold. They had to sleep together to keep them warm. The cold was merciless all night, bitter with no sleep. With all his clothes on in his sleeping bag with Brad he would survive but he wasn't sure about Brad. Jack had an idea. He slowly put his boots on and crawled out the entrance around the fire and onto the scree slope Brad had fell on. He managed to gather 20 or so rocks of which he put in the fire. When they were nice and hot he put 2 cartridge cases over the ends of two sticks to stop them from burning in the fire. He then placed them under Brad but straight away they melted the snow and sank! He thought for a moment before grabbing his thick cotton meat pack which he put on top of the snow. "That ought to work" he muttered to himself as he lay back down he felt the heat of the stones lift his morale. I woke to the noise of the raging river rushing down the steep, slick gorge, tumbling over 10 metre waterfalls and 5 grade rapids. I had a sudden thought of me slipping on my way down and being smashed to death on the jarred rocks. "Uhh!" I shuddered at the thought. I sifted through the coals of my fire trying to get a bit of heat out of it for the cold morning chilled my brain. The last part of my ration pack slid down my tender throat as I had got a cold from the constant exposure to this weather. Then with shaky legs I wandered down to the treacherous gorge for the non stop action adventure right to the bottom and the hut with the two way radio. But the trouble was getting around the cliffs and managing the 12 large crossings. I knew it was tough but I'd come up this way wit Nick when I was 15 so I knew it was possible. But that was in a record hot summer and the river was at an all time low. This was winter and apart from yesterday it had been raining and snowing and it is now or was sunny and melting the snow. As I neared the gorge dark ominous clouds broke the horizon. I was quite nervous as I entered.

We are learning to… use language to entertain.
A Tuatara sits on the rock Watching....waiting.... Grrr grrr Blood falls off the rock. The sound of munching fills the air. A Tuatara sits on the rock Watching....waiting.....
 * Katie- (Yr 5) 01/09/2011 **

The Haunted House Haunted house - hear all the noises Haunted house - hear all the noises I went in there in the dead of the night Got myself a hideous fright I tried to get out but couldn't find light In the Haunted House
 * Tayla- (Yr 8) 01/09/2011**

Crumpty Mumpty flew to the sky Crumpty Mumpty did not know why All the sky's planets and all the sky's stars Got Crumpty confused as to which was Mars.
 * Courtney- (Yr 8) 01/09/2011**

Two blind snowflakes Two blind snowflakes Run into the wall Run into the wall Their mother sobbed at the terrible sight Has she ever seen such a fright One sad mother One sad mother
 * Milly- (Yr 5) 01/09/2011**

Three blind mice Three blind mice See how they run See how they run They all ran after the farmer's wife Who cut off their tales with a carving knife Have you ever seen such a thing in your life As three blind mice.
 * Cassidy- (Yr 8) 01/09/2011**

Aidan- (Yr 5) 15/6/2011- Those are compelling arguments how ever I think mobile phones should be allowed a**t school and I will explain why.**
 * Mobile Phones should be allowed at school because they allow you parents to tell you whether you are on the school bus or not. They do not need to interrupt the class room as you can go outside to take the call. You can also receive text messages.**
 * Poor Mrs Smith use to have to work hard taking all the messages, now the parents can speak to there children direct and save Mrs Smiths legs from aching.**
 * Also If you need to get in touch with your parents, you can do so. If there is an emergency, like the Christchurch earthquake, people need to get in touch with each other quickly.**
 * Mobile phones have lots of other functions, not just telephones. You can add learning applications, so you can practice your maths and literacy. You can use the stop watch to time you running. You can keep track of the time and date on your phone. You can use your phone to set yourself reminders to do your homework, and also when it is your teachers birthday so you can remember to send them a card and buy them a present.**
 * You can store important medical information in your phone, such as if you are diabetic, so that if you are ill, the doctors know what to do.**
 * Also if you keep forgetting what the teacher tells you, you can record the instructions on your phone and not keep asking the teacher what to do. Just imagine a whole class room of quiet children, without asking what to do.**

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 * Overall I think mobile phones should be allowed in school, because they provide a vital means of communication as well as having lots of other uses.**

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Written Language- The Taniwha of... Serpentine Valley

**Bradley- (Yr 7) 30/5/2011-**
====The shrill screech of the lonely morepork echoed along the valley, piercing the stillness of the black night. Alone the Serpentine Valley Taniwha walked stealthily up from his hidden isolated gorse bush house in the valley floor.The Taniwha poked the glowing embers of his fire getting settled in for the cold dark night. The chewing of the Taniwha eating an old stag carcass filled the night sky, then he drifted off into the stream on to his green algae mattress. As dawn broke out the cold morning dew melted and glistened as the warm sun beam shone down. The green slimy Taniwha crept out of his home for an early morning hunt as his tummy moaned for breakfast. He slowly slithered through the long swaying grass, trying to target a deer for a feed. He hears something... He stares... Target locked... He jumped and pounced on to the bright brown animal ripping out his warm bloody throat. The Taniwha left nothing but bones and skin, filled with thick brown hair. The shrill screech of the lonely morepork echoed along the valley, piercing the stillness of the black night as the green Taniwha fall on his bed sleeping like a beer in hibernation.====

====Written Language- Character Descriptions- Blab Picture of Carnival Day ==== ====We are learning to… describe a character using language features. ====

**Katie- (Yr 5) 12/5/2011-**
Milly's blonde flowing hair glinted in the sunlight. Harry Potters glasses show black against her pale face. Her mexican hat was a brightly coloured toucan's beak and looked brand new. Milly's sparkling smile shows strength and maturity.

**Aidan- (Yr 5) 12/5/2011-**
Kane humungous bow tie shines in the sunlite sky. His big bushy brows shade his excited eyes. Ryan's top hat bounces up and down wih excitement. Is there a rabbit in that hat? His marvellous moustache twitches left to right as he does his terrific tricks.

**Clayton- (Yr 5) 12/5/2011-**
Kane's eyebrows are bushier than a hedge. His bow tie is as big as Ryan's hat. Kane's eyes are focussed on you like a hawk to a mouse. Their faces are full of laughter and mischief.

**Callum- (Yr 6) 12/5/2011-**
His starry pointed wizards hat stabbed the fresh afternoon air. The wizards cape pushed the breezy air completely out of the way. His beady eyes stared at you as if he was going to cast a wicked spell on you with his magical wand.

**Melaini- (Yr 6) 12/5/2011-**
She has round glasses and a nice smile that glitters brightly. She has a ribbon in her hair. Her glasses shine in the sunlight. Her eyes shine so brightly that you think she is thinking about something awesome. Her dress is pretty, pretty as a butterfly.

**Bradley- (Yr7) 12/5/2011-**
His wicked hat bent over like a 109 year old hunch back. His cape flew out as the wind gusts past. A wand held securely in his pure leather sheath knive holder. The wrinkled face stares at you like a vulture looking for prey. Will he cast a spell on you? Will he do it today?

**ZAC- (Yr6)**
6/5/2011 ====Written Language- Character Descriptions- HUNCHBACK ==== ====We are learning to… describe a character using language features such as similes and metaphors. ====

Red eyes were small pools of lava, ready to set a light anything that even considered touching him. His clothes were a pile of rags desperately hanging on to his body. His hunched over back creaked and moaned as he continued his endless struggle to straighten his life long crooked back. Deep down somewere in his chest was a heart, heart warmed by a cosy firey glow, the heart of the hunchback is a kind heart not to be overlooked by judging people.

**Milly- (Yr5)**
6/5/2011 ====Written Language- Character Descriptions- HUNCHBACK ==== ====We are learning to… describe a character using language features such as similes and metaphors. ====

To come...

**KATIE- (Yr5)**
5/5/2011 ====Written Language- Character Descriptions ==== ====We are learning to… describe a character using language features such as similes and metaphors. ====

**He was 52... SNORE..**. His 52 year old year old bones creaked as he walked up the dark hallway. **He had red hair... BORING...** His rusty iron hair flew in the unnatural southerly wind. **He was sad... Zzzzzz ...** His exhausted body slumped limply over the hard, unfriendly armchair as he quietly sobbed.

We are learning to… describe a character using language features such as similes and metaphors.
====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> The pet was extremely focused with his steely blue but beady eyes. His long pouty nose was a scent detector ready for action. He was a cool laid back type of dog but cheeky. He wore a pitch black pair of fancy- looking sunglasses. He'd wave his long silky smooth fur in the wind as other dogs envy the german shepard luxury wanting high rollin' shop til you drop type dog. He was as luxurious as Donald Trump with a million dollars to swim in, or in this case Donald Pup or Dogald Trump. In short he's a luxury dog with model worthy looks. ====

**Character Description-** Make yourself a character on the website link below and then write a description. =[|Build yourself wild]=

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 * ** Characters ** ||
 * Very tall, long nose with a broad chin and dark hair **
 * Short, long blonde hair, dark green eyes and a big chin **
 * About 6’2’’and balding hair with blue eyes and long arms **
 * Medium height, black skin, dark hair cut short and a beard **
 * Big, muscular with a shaved head and a mean look **
 * Tall, with a broad nose and a chin that sticks out **
 * Very short, with long curly hair and a warm smile **


 * ** Plots Ideas ** ||
 * Your character is looking for the perfect present **
 * Your character wants to ruin a painter's picture **
 * Your character is being blackmailed **
 * Your character is sick and needs a rare medicine **
 * Your character is found dead in a room **
 * Your character needs money to pay for college **
 * Your character is running for office and wants to be sure he will win **
 * Your character is planning on something evil **
 * Your character is very sad **
 * ** Suspense Writing Prompts ** ||
 * It was a strange night, there seemed to be a chill in the air... **
 * As soon as I arrived, I could sense that something was out of place... **
 * One night, Iooked out the window and I saw the neighbor... **
 * I was reading a book when I looked up. There in the window I saw... **
 * I decided to go for an evening stroll. I walked about three blocks when I felt it... **
 * They would have been fine if they hadn't stopped for the stranger... **
 * Everyone avoided the big old mansion. It was believed to have... **
 * They said she was able to utter a few words before she died... **
 * Something is drastically wrong! Every time I pick up the telephone... **
 * Sometimes I think my friend has strange powers. Every time he's around... **
 * All of the sudden I was trapped! **

** The Mysterious Mansion **
 * by **** Detective Clue **


 * Everyone avoided the big old mansion. It was believed to be haunted with the evil ghosts and spirits of murderers. I could feel the air thicken as I walked closer to it. It all started when my friend dared me to sneak inside the basement door and see if a ghost really lived there. I didn’t really believe in ghosts at first, but when I heard the shriek of an old woman fall down the stairs and not die I wasn’t so faithful anymore. **
 * The old woman said, “BOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” I ran to the doors and found that they were locked so I ran upstairs. There I found a fire escape ladder and left. I told my best friend Sara about what happened and she just laughed at me so I told her I would prove that I was brave. So I went back to that very same house the next day. As I walked up, I got the same weird feeling I did before. I just knew I had to do this. I opened the squeaky door. Suddenly I saw something and I stepped in, when suddenly I fell. Down I fell into a dark pit. All of the sudden I hit the ground hard. All I saw was black. a feather **
 * The next thing I knew, I was in the hospital with a huge bandage on my forehead. I saw all my friends sitting by me, talking about what I did. When they saw I was awake, everyone started talking to me. Even though I had gotten hurt, my friends still didn’t believe that the old mansion was haunted. They said that I had gotten hurt from falling down or tripping. I suggested that we all go and take a look together, watching out for each other. **
 * After we all agreed, we went to the old house. I noticed that something was not right. Finally it came to me. All the windows and the shutters of the mansion were painted a bright red! This made us even more curious about who or what is inside. It looked a lot like blood, but we knew it couldn’t be. We all stepped inside when we saw a shadow. We all screamed! We screamed so loud it echoed through the whole house. **
 * Everyone ran out, but I had to stay in for I knew that I must find the truth about the old house. Besides everyone would think I was brave and maybe people would actually notice me. So I stayed. I walked in and said, “Hello?” But nobody answered. Then I heard some racket coming from the upstairs so I went up. I saw a light coming from the bathroom. Maybe there really was a ghost! **
 * Then I heard a lively chatter of what sounded like a person. I quickly ran to the door and opened it.In shock I said, “Mr. Parker?” “My principal?” “ Wwwhat are you doing here?” **
 * “I’m your new neighbor,” he said. “Maybe you could help me, I think there have been some kids coming into my house. You see, the house is so big sometimes it’s hard to hear, especially when you are trying to redecorate.” **
 * “Yes, sure. I’ll help you," I answered, "Now that we are new neighbors!” **

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<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">blue, milk, hand, stop, fast, brown, name, bake, kite, home, five, his, nose, green, ask, girl, bird, down, glad, baby, nest, sing, made, gate, joke, with, egg, ball, shell, tool, book, cry, want, two

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">GRADE 2

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">water, store, sister, dream, giant, pretty, orange, draw, chair, first, people, clean, sleep, happy, thank, shine, under, fresh, bring, start, luck, carry, taste, crisp, hobby, cost, easy, field, sting, never, brush, third, stove, flew, white

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">GRADE 3

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">school, paint, because, space, worry, trouble, hurry, please, climb, smell, should, earth, sugar, catch, early, corner, learn, large, whole, family, twice, quick, never, almost, point, watch, speak, wrong, scare, place, neighbor, bright, young, coin, proud, build, stairs, choose, teacher, special, afraid, below, enjoy, quiet, spring

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">GRADE 4

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">stretch, wrong, trust, month, shadow, choice, ocean, noise, radio, crowd, kitchen, library, judge, knock, follow, chase, enough, angry, remove, usual, vacation, laugh, satellite, surprise, alphabet, knife, forecast, geography, twelve, ticket, borrow, knot, scratch, pencil, central, serve, charge, answer, voyage, annoy, fudge, width, amount, naughty, gentle, celery, terrible, position, insist, throat

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">GRADE 5

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">disguise, percent, recommend, pleasure, official, stomach, exercise, instruction, restaurant, success, piano, decide, future, shoulder, distance, familiar, wrinkle, disease, journey, doubt, breathe, equal, discourage, tournament, achieve, sweater, attitude, cereal, similar, reduce, pleasant, memorable, jealous, police, repetition, average, nervous, electric, guitar, wreathe, celebration, museum, dangerous, pronounce, vacant, initial, easiest, damage, concern, loathe

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">GRADE 6

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">continue, adventure, gracious, drought, disaster, chemical, surgery, knowledge, pursue, serious, orchestra, believe, legible, establish, cooperate, obedience, necessary, identical, coincidence, vacuum, grocery, horrible, prefer, resemble, scissors, government, ignore, column, science, responsible, character, schedule, rhythm, conscience, imaginary, sentence, companion, fasten, inquire, author, century, scholar, cousin, whistle, forfeit, prediction, possible

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">silence, choir, evidence

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">GRADE 7

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">environment, sympathy, imagination, recognize, committee, collaborate, strength, nonsense, opportunity, enormous, accomplish, disappear, familiar, beneath, location, innocent, guarantee, ancient, receipt, engineer, tongue, specific, misery, stingy, collection, ordinary, headache, foreign, interior, pierce, civilization, entrance, variety, congratulate, happiness, investigate, astonish, original, personality, estimate, graduate, dialogue, inferior, incredible, stereo, chemistry, fatigue, envelope

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">vehicle, function

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">GRADE 8

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">constitution, generosity, economic, endeavor, cylinder, abbreviate, picturesque, molecular, amateur, unique, mischievous, approximate, descendant, epidemic, communicate, scheme, substitute, acknowledge, gigantic, contagious, legislature, rehearsal, prosperous, tragedy, sanctuary, necessary, customary, aerial, category, definite, benevolent, politician, vocalize, threaten, priority, intercept, alternate, ceramic, essential, sustain, poisonous, ingredient, frequency, desolate, apology, deceitful, concept, durable

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">partial, declaration

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">GRADE 8+

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">auxiliary, deprivation, equation, hideous, nausea, reservoir, studious, reputable, antidote, chronic, benediction, credential, altercation, grotesque, poignant, authentic, convenience, sabotage, camouflage, tedious, expedient, hallucination, flexibility, mesmerize, stringent, lustrous, feasibility, mediator, tutorial, perjury

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Plan and write a narrative in your draft writing book which includes… Starter sentence The village was clouded in darkness… Hook A dead body has been found in the woods on the out skirts of the small village. Development A search has begun to find clues. Develop the character descriptions, who is the murder? The twist conclusion The murder is solved, but it is a huge shock!

Characters

-a policeman, -a strange French man who live in a ramshackle cottage on the edge of the village -a busy body women who owns the patisserie -a caring school teacher -a very severe women who is always walking a little dog -a friendly homeless man who sleeps on the streets -a rolly-polly fat man who runs the café and knows everything about everyone -a French portrait painter who paints portraits in the streets.

Use a range of language features appropriately, showing an understanding and appreciation of their effect. **When developing character writing, students will-** · become aware that they can respond to characters, real or fictitious in a unique, personal way; · be able to describe a character simply in a character sketch or develop a more complex character analysis, revise and edit the writing for sense, meaning, and effect.
 * Achievement Objectives: **
 * Specific Learning Intentions**:

use a range with increasing confidence (varied and precise adjectives, verbs, and nouns). use features to add interest and appeal (similes, metaphor, and personification) use direct speech. use dialogue and stream of consciousness to enhance the writing.
 * Success Criteria**:
 * Vocabulary **
 * Language features **

**Writing Steps to follow** **Step One** Think and think about the plot and characters. Picture all the characters in your mind- describe them to a friend what do they wear, say, do. **Step Two** What does the setting look like, sound like, smell like- complete the Y chart about the French village and the surrounding areas. Use the French books to research. Plot planning- Start anywhere long the storyline, remember the twist at the end. Write heaps and heaps of notes key words, little sayings, introduce clues. **Step Four** Craft your story. 20mins per day, don’t use any word, you have not thought about and selected as being the best. **Step Five** Revise your learning intentions, change parts of the text, edit, proofread- 10 minutes per day (red pen) Publish on the computer
 * Step Three **
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