Echo and Nacissus 121119

Jasmine Ngatokoa

Tuesday 12 November 2019

Echo and Narcissus

Echo and Narcissus

Author: Michelle Demetri

Comprehension:

1 - What fault did Echo have?
a - She talked to much

2 -Why didn’t Echo tell Narcissus how she felt about him?
a - She could only repeat others words

3 - Narcissism comes from the name Narcissus.

What is most likely the meaning of narcissism.

c - Too much self love.

4 - Write the letter phrases that best completes each sentence.

He wass …
a - Concieted and selfish

5 - If you asked Echo, “Where are you?” she would answer….

c - “Where are you?”

Vocabulary:

A:
1 Good looking(4) - Handsome
2. Very pleased with oneself(4) - loved oneself
3. Hold spellbound(4) - enchant him
4. Frowned; made an ugly face(11) - He scowled
5. Slowly dissapeared(13) - Faded away

B:

6 - We often read about nymphs, gods, and goddesses in Greek myths.(2)

7 -The gods and goddesses were more just than ordinary people.(2)

8 -Laws protect good people and very bad people.

9 -Our neighbour, Mr, Jimenez, was by our dog’s barking.(2)

10 - Jane was new at the new school because she had no friends. (13)

Word Study:

C:

11 She _drank her milk an hour ago

12 The car was trapped in the snow 

13 the frog jumped into the po__

14 I walked past the school on the way home.

15 My father has gray  hair

16 The bread is very dry

17 i'd like you to meet my friend  Martha.

18 How fast are you traveling.

D:

19. The storm was haulful.

20. Lay your hat on the table.

21. The pot is made of clout.

22. The boy crawled through the tunnel.

23. Here’s a blue crayon to draw with.

24. The dogs poos are muddy

25. I never could draw very good.

26. Let’s play on the beach.

E:

doesn’t = does not 

27 We will be at the library?(We’re)(We’ll)

28 There is no more room in the car?(There’s)(There’ll)

29 I would  like to go with sue?(i've)(l’d)

30.Where is he going? (where’l

31.l think she is going now. (She’s, She’d)

32. Molly told me we are leaving now. (We’re, We’d)

33.They will be here soon. (They’re, they’ll)

Winn-Dixie

Jasmine Tokoa

What did Opal’s father send her to the store for?  

She was sent to the grocery store to get 2 tomatoes,

some white rice & macaroni & cheese.

What did she come back with?

2 tomatoes, some white rice & macaroni & cheese.

What was Winn-Dixie named after?

The Winn-Dixie grocery store.

Why did Opal’s father agree to keep Winn-Dixie?

He decided to keep Winn-Dixie because he was a stray,

and he was less fortunate. So he let him stay. 

How did Opal feel that she and Winn-Dixie were similar?

Because neither of them had families & had no friends.

Based on the ten things Opal’s father told her about her mother,

why do you think Opal’s mother left them?

The story says that her mother had drinking issues which,

would cause she parents to fight a lot. 

Why did Winn-Dixie have to go with Opal and her father to the

Open Arms Baptist Church?

Its because he didn’t like to be alone.

What did Winn-Dixie do in front of the congregation at Open

Arms Baptist Church that made everyone cheer?

Catching a mouse.

At the end of Chapter five, what did Opal pray for? 

She prayed for her mother.

Reading Comprehension 051119

Jasmine Tokoa 

Tuesday 05 November 2019

The text talks about the Amazon Forest.
In the centre of this forest lies a river which elegantly flows.
The river is well known,
by being the worlds second largest river.
The forests majestic life comes from this river.
It adds to one of the many things why this forest is so unique.
The forest is almost the same size as the continent of Australia.
In other words, 2.8 million squares miles long. Amazing right!

The questions were mixed between another,

yet was quickly for me to answer. From my opinion,

the questions weren’t very tricky,

and I was able to answer it very fast.

I took at least 20-30 seconds to answer each question. 

I learnt that the Amazon forest has multiple layers.

The bottem layer (forest floor) hardly shows any sunshine,

very few plants grow amongst the forest floor.

I found this reading comprehension very fun. Why?

Most comprehensions take forever to read, the paragraphs are long,

and questions also refer as paragraphs.

This reading comprehension came and went like that!

I even got a score of 10/10 to! I enjoyed my time doing the comprehension. 

Inferences Match Report November 2019

Jasmine Tokoa

WALT: understand the difference between an inferential and literal question

Challenge: Identify the author’s purpose, and language features that help show this.

New Vocabulary During your first reading, share any new words that you do not know the meaning of. Write the word and in brackets put the page number. EG: horrified (23)
commentary(1)	disloyal(1)	greedily(2)	wonky(2)
firmly(1)	grenades(2)	defensive(2)	thrust(2)
distributing(1)	mantlepiece(2)	boundary(2)	gunning(3)
approvingly(1)	shined(2)	Bobbing (2)	Thrust(2)
steadily(1)	beckoning(2)	bitterly(2)	Forcing (1)

WEEK 1 Guided Reading Questions

Pages 2 and 3

Comprehension:

• Page 2: Where did the game take place? What were some of the landmarks around the area? Aurthur Fong Park with the Grey River on your right and Tasman sea on your left. 

• Page 2: Who opened the bowling?

Harry

Inference and Deduction:

• Page 2: Why did G approve of putting Paroa into bat first? Because he called the right toss

• Page 2: Who is G and how old is he? 89 , grandfather

• Page 3: Who is Sandra? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

Sandra’s G’s relative. She was giving out laundry holding pills for G.

Organisation:

• In what way do the images support and add to the story? Which image does this best on these pages and why? 

Represents their bond and their love for cricket

Which idea in this paragraph is linked to the

next paragraph? They proudly cheer for the same team.

• How could altering the punctuation in this paragraph change the meaning? It can effect the tone of the author

Exploring Language:

• Page 2: ‘…Match reports in tandem…’ What does this phrase mean? Chocolate finger. Find examples of this in the text.

Reading Comprehension - Fleas 181019

Friday 18 October 2019

Reading Comprehension - Fleas 

1) The primary purpose of the pasage is to.. D. Explain why flea infestations are hard to get rid of	2) The author’s tone sounded.. C. Informative
3) Flea are imune to chemicals because they.. A) Have waterproof sclerites	4) Fleas are difficult to squish because they have.. A) sclerites
5) According to the passage, whice satement is true? B. Fleas have the a bility to jump higher than humans.	6) According to the passage, fleas are able to jump. D. l, ll, lll
7) Based on information in the passage, the reader can understand that.. A. fleas will die without blood.	8) The author mentions the Washington Monument in order to.. A. estimate the extreme distance that a flea is able to jump.
9) It can be inferred that fleas with emerge from eggs as adults.. C. When they sense there is acess to blood.	10) Using the information in the passage as a guide, it can be concluded that.. D. fleas are designed in such a way as to give them unique physical advantages in life.