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My Bio Poem

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 * Excellent Bio Poem Sam. Lovely clear voiceovers and fantastic builds for your words. Well done. **
 * Miss Crone :) **

Thursday 7th April 2011

CHIEFS READING WORK WEEK 10

__WALT - summarise, clarify and understand text __

**School Journal 2000 Part Four Number Two**

**GET OUT OF MY HA** **IR**

Tamsin and Lashana seem to be quite different sorts of people. Contrast the two girls. Try to find five points of difference between them and write them in the table below


 * **Tamsin** || **Lashana** ||
 * Tamsin didn’t like Shay. || Lashana has short hair ||
 * Tamsin has long hair || Lashana liked Shay. ||
 * Had been to Poly tech and studied hair dressing || Got teased for her bad hair ||
 * Always cheer full and kind. || <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Didn’t like getting told what to do with Shay. ||
 * <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Always tried to stop Shay from crying. || <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Didn’t like Shay crying and didn’t try to stop him. ||

<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px;">**Stories often have a key point - the turning point of the story, when we can see what will happen in the end. Some possible key moments in this story are listed below. Choose the one you think is the most important moment. Then write a short explanation of why you think it is.** <span style="color: #008000; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px;"> **//I think that the main key moment is when Shay grabs Lashana’s finger as she went to poke him in the ribs. I think this because it is the part of the story when Lashana realised that Shay wasn’t bad after all. She was making a fuss over him for something that he didn’t mean to do like when he left a mess on Lashana’s top. This is when she realised that he is actually alright and cute.//**
 * 1) <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px;">Lashana makes a mess of streaking her hair
 * 2) <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px;">Shay makes a mess on Lashana’s t-shirt
 * 3) <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px;">Kids at school make smart cracks about Lashana’s hair
 * 4) <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px;">Lashana wakes the baby by playing her tapes loudly
 * 5) <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px;">Lashana hears Tamsin crying in the night
 * 6) <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px;">Shay grabs Lashana’s finger when she goes to poke him in the ribs
 * 7) <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px;">Tamsin says Shay must really like Lashana
 * 8) <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px;">Tamsin offers to do Lashana’s hair
 * 9) <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px;">Lashana offers to hold Shay

<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px;">**Say when in the story Lashana shows each of these attitudes:** <span style="color: #008000; font-size: 20px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 29px; margin: 0px;">**//1.Lashana shows sympathy when Shay is crying and Lashana stops her from crying by holding out her finger to Shay and he grabs it so she picks him up.//**
 * 1) <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px;">sympathy
 * 2) <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px;">disgust
 * 3) <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px;">anger
 * 4) <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px;">sullenness
 * 5) <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px;">helpfulness
 * 1) <span style="color: #008000; font-size: 20px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 29px;">**//Lashana shows disgust when Shay left a dirty mess on her good top.//**
 * 2) <span style="color: #008000; font-size: 20px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 29px;">**//Lashana shows anger when Tamsin was banging on the door to get a flannel and Tamsin made Lashana muck up her blonde streak in her hair into a blonde blob from interrupting her.//**
 * 3) <span style="color: #008000; font-size: 20px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 29px;">**//Lashana showed sullenness when she had just woken Shay so she walked off and slammed the door shut behind her.//**
 * 4) <span style="color: #008000; font-size: 20px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 29px;">**//Lashana showed helpfulness when she offered to hold Shay when he was crying.//**

<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px;">**Complete the following sentences. Cross out any words which don’t apply.** <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px;">I do feel sorry for Tamsin because Lashana wasn’t helping out with Shay when she needed her to be and because when Shay was sleeping and Lashana woke him up from the t.v she just walked off and slammed the door behind him. <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px;">I like Lashana //least// when she slammed the door and walked off. <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px;">I like Lashana //most// when she offers to hold Shay and decides that he isn’t so bad after all.

<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px;">The title of this story is an expression which means “Stop annoying me”. In fact Lashana’s hair - and particularly the blonde blob - is referred to several times and helps to show what her feelings are towards Tamsin. Complete the table below which shows the links.


 * <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px;">**When the reference is made** || <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px;">**The reference itself** || <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px;">**What it shows about Lashana’s attitudes** ||
 * <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px;">When Lashana is trying to put a blonde streak in her hair || <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px;">Lashana’s attempted blonde streak turns into a blonde blob || <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px;">Lashana is very hostile - blames Tamsin and her baby ||
 * <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px;">The next day at school || <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">When she gets teased about the blob || <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Angry when Tamsin bangs on the door. ||
 * <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px;">Just before bed, after an earlier argument because Lashana woke the baby || <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">When she wakes Shay from the t.v being up loud. || <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px;">Still resentful - her feelings are not going away ||
 * <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px;">After Lashana hears Tamsin crying in the night || <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Spent 20 minutes trying to get the blonde blob out. || <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Happy when Shay smiles at her. ||
 * <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">When Shay keeps crying || <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px;">The blonde bit of hair was sticking up at a weird angle || <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">She likes to say what she thinks. ||
 * <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Decides to like Shay and spend some time with him. || <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">She spends time with Shay || <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px;">Most of her differences with Tamsin have been resolved ||

<span style="color: #0d0df2; font: normal normal normal 17px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px;">**POROS OF MALIA**

<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px;">**Use the words below the passage to fill in the gaps in the passage itself**

The _ Olympics put great pressure on those taking part. Standards are extremely high because athletes are professionals, and work full-time at improving their **//performance//** __. It must be a real test of__ **//nerve//** to start a race in front of about 100,000 people, when you know that most of the other runners are going to be **//faster//** __than you. Some athletes end up using drugs to__ **//boost//** ___ their speed and strength. It is clear, though, that nerves still get the__ **//better//** __of many athletes, and they under-perform. What this story shows is that none of this is new. Many__ **//centuries//** ago the pressures were just as _ **//intense//** __.

<span style="color: #d90706; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px;">**better boost centuries especially faster intense** <span style="color: #d90706; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px;">**modern nerve now performance**

<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px;">**It is clear from this story that while some things in the ancient Olympics were the same as in the modern ones, other things were different. Write at least 4 differences down based on what you’re told in the text and pictures on pages 34 and 35.**

//When we win something at the Olympic Games now days, we do not get a victors crown and a red woolen band on our forehead, we get a medal.//

//In the ancient Olympics they did it naked.//

//If a runner left before the race started they got whipped by the judge. (Ancient Olympics)//

//The crowd wore purple sheets around them. The colour represents royal. (Ancient Olympics)//

<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px;">**One person who read this story said it ended too soon - it should have described the race itself. Say whether or not you agree, and why.**

//I agree because I like to know after reading how he was sweating and thinking of being whipped is part of the race so they should show the finish as well. I think it ended a little bit to early.//

<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px;">**State whether you agree or disagree with the following statements and why.** <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px;">Taking part is more important than winning - **//I agree//** <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px;">We should put up statues of our Olympic gold medal winners - **//I//** **//Disagree//** <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px;">Competing in the Olympics would not be enjoyable - **//I agree//**

<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px;">**Unscramble the following sentences from the story** <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px;">athletes him now other the watching were - **//The other athletes were watching him now.//** <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px;">athletes line moving starting the the to were - **//The athletes were moving to the starting line.//** <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px;">all beat competitors he knew one that the the to was - **//The competitors all knew that he was the one to beat.//**

<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px;">**The opening sentence in this story is a** **simile** **- a simile compares two things using the word ‘like’ or ‘as’. The idea is to draw on something familiar to the reader to help the reader imagine something else. Try coming up with your own comparisons to finish these statements.**
 * 1) <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px;">When the race started, the crowd roared **like a lion scaring away his predators.**
 * 2) <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px;">Poros burst out of the starting holes **as** **if a worm was popping out of its hole in the ground in a hurry.**
 * 3) <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px;">The tension pressed down on Poros like **a heavy rock on someones toe.**