Word of the week: Conspicuous
Type of word: Adjective
Meaning : Very clearly visible .
Synonyms: Unnoticeable
Antonyms: Noticeable clear
While snorkeling the stingray I saw was very conspicuous
Sunday, 30 July 2017
Thursday, 27 July 2017
Wednesday, 26 July 2017
Highwayman
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Example from the poem
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How effective do you think it was? Did you like it?
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Simile
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A way of speech involving a comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind.
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His eyes were hollows of madness, his hair like moldy hay,
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I loved this simile the way the author wrote it. I think it really describes the Highwayman.
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Metaphor
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A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is compared to an object or action to which it is not possible.
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The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees,
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I think that this is a good metaphor. It is really interesting.
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Alliteration
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The same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words.
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Over the cobbles he clattered and clashed in the dark inn-yard,
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I think this is a good alliteration. It keeps you hooked in for the rest of the poem.
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Repetition
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The action of repeating that has already been written or said
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The highwayman came riding--
Riding--riding--
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I think this one is smart. It continues on and on. It sound good when it is in the poem too.
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Symbolism
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An artistic and poetic way or style using images or words to express emotions etc
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Down the ribbon of moonlight, over the brow of the hill,
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I think this is a great example because the words just gel well together and get you really hooked.
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You can either use these definitions or put it into your own words...
Starting a series of words with the same consonant sound e.g. A big black boulder.
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Saying that one thing is similar to another e.g. My fingers are like ice.
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Repeating the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer.
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Saying that one thing is another e.g. My fingers are ice.
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Monday, 24 July 2017
Word of the Week
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Type of word: Adjective
Meaning : Hopeful and confident about the future.
Synonyms: Cheerful, Confident
Antonyms: Negative
I was optimistic that the camping trip Hahei was going to be great!
Thursday, 6 July 2017
Sunday, 2 July 2017
Word of the week
Word of the week: PreposterousType of word: Adjective
Synonyms: Ridiculous
Antonyms: Sensible
Meaning: Contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous
It was absolutely preposterous; Katie stole my chicken nugget!
Thursday, 29 June 2017
Sunday, 25 June 2017
Word of the week
Word of the week: Spontaneous
Type of word: Adjective
Synonyms: Unpremeditated
Meaning: Coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation
All of a sudden Kate and Ayisha started to feel SPONTANEOUS; so they jumped of the roof into the pool!
Thursday, 22 June 2017
Tuesday, 20 June 2017
Researcher Book Bash role
Etaples
Étaples is a commune. It is found in the region Nord-Pas-de-Calais in the Pas-de-Calais department in the north of France.
Etaples also had a large military base.
The area of the city is 12.95 km²
Sunday, 18 June 2017
Word of the week
Word of the week: Excruciating
Type of word: Adjective
Synonyms: Painful, Extreme
Meaning: Intensely painful
Image 
Riding my scooter, wossshhhhhh. I fell of and hit my head;I was in excruciating pain.
Wednesday, 14 June 2017
My Question Master
1.What did Hunter request to be ready in half an hour ?
The pigeons
2. How far away was the runner from where they stood?
50 Yards
3. What time had Bones and the runner been sent to the B company?
10 o'clock
4. How many times did Hunter look up and down the canal ?
About 100 times
5. What was wrong with Bone’s eyes ?
They were all gooey.
Monday, 12 June 2017
Word of the week
Word of the week: Matariki
Type of word: Noun
Synonyms: Pleiades
Meaning: A Maori name for a cluster of stars, also known as Pleiades. It also symbolizes the Seven Sisters and the start of the Maori new year.
The stars glisten bright on the horizon. Curled up in a blanket my whanau and I sit on the beach, eyes fixed to the stars of Matariki. Wednesday, 7 June 2017
Word of the week
Word of the week: Catastrophe
Meaning : Something causing great damage or suffering. In other words a disaster
Synonym : Devastation
Antonyms: Good Fortune
Type of word: Noun
It was an absolute catastrophe, we ran out of bacon!
Wednesday, 31 May 2017
Monday, 29 May 2017
Word of the week
Word of the week: Spectacular
Meaning: Beautiful in a dramatic way.
Synonym: Marvelous
Antonyms: Inferior
Type of word: Adjective
Tossing and turning restlessly trying to get to sleep. T-9 hours. When I wake up I jump and sprint to the kitchen. It was a spectacular sight pancakes and bacon for everyone!
Wednesday, 24 May 2017
Monday, 22 May 2017
Current Events:New Zealand Book Awards
A novel following 2 children living in Germany during the war has won the top fiction prize at the New Zealand Book Awards. Ngaruawahia based author Catherine Chidgey has been awarded $50 000 Acorn Foundation fictional prize for her novel. The Wish Child. It took Catherine 13 years to write. “The book took me a long, long time to write and changed a lot over that period, so I’m just so pleased and relieved that I stuck with it and made it the book that I want it to be, Catherine said. Some of the other nominations were Billy Bird by Emma Neale, A Briefcase, Two Pies and a Penthouse Brannavan Gnanalingam and many more. Source: Kiwi Kids News
2 words
1: Ngaruawahia: Is a town Ngāruawāhia is a town in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located 20 km north-west of Hamilton.
2: Novel:A fictitious prose narrative of book length, typically representing character and action with some degree of realism.
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