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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

After the storm


WALT: Condense the ideas and paraphrase in my own words.


Success Criteria:
I can condense the ideas in the text.
I can paraphrase in my own words by referring to the text.

Read the the story:
After the Storm by Rose Quilter
School Journal Part 2 Number 1, 2011.

Answer the following questions in red:

Referring to the title of the text and image, what do you think the story is about?
three children cleaning up after a storm.
Why were the children worried that the beach was not ‘smashed’?
so that they can play on the beach.
What had the air been described as being? Can you discuss what this may be like.
It was like falling snow and nothing of a heart between beats.
What had the children found at the foot of the tree? What do you think was inside the hole?
They had found a den full of pinecones. a skull that was curved, fluted and needle sharp.
The word ‘structure’ what does it mean?
structure means some sort of design like for e.g: a sand castle is a structure.
What had the children found in this whole, what gave away that this was what they had found?
They found a kitten’s skull. Matthew said it was a kitten’s skull as he turned it in his hand.
Why had dad purposely built his fire at this spot on the beach?
so that is the tide came in they wouldn’t have to move.
Referring to the image what season do you think it is? What gives it away?
winter. The cold weather gives it away.
How do you think the kitten had died?
it must have died of hunger.
How are dad and Matthew describing the kittens life compared to humans and the amount of support that we have?
brothers and sisters. aunties and uncles or father.
The children are planning on decorating the den, what do you think they might do?
They will make it pretty, they’ll put rocks and fan shells, feathers too.
This is a very thoughtful gesture the children are doing for the kitten, what are some other thoughtful gestures?
flowers and pinecones.





Thursday/Friday
Once you have completed reading the text you need to write a summary for the story in your own words.
The boxes below give an idea of how much I would like you to write.

Title: after the storm.
Who was in the story?
Dad, Mum, Matthew, Jessie, Sam


What was the problem in the story?
three children found a dead kitten, all that was left of it was the skull. Jessie was afraid and ran back home, so Sam and Matthew followed. That night, dad built the fire just above the high tide. Jessie said "what a mean cat, the mother left the kitten all alone" she said, and so they kept on talking about the kitten.



How was it solved?
By decorating the den and making it look pretty by putting feathers, rocks and shells. All kinds of things that made Jessie happy and cheerful.



Now write all the information above into a summary of what the story was about.
This story was about three kids finding a den full of pinecones. But when Matthew took the last one out he found something unusual, it was a kittens skull. That afternoon they made a fire just above the high tide. They talked about the skull and this is what they said. "The kitten didn't have a father to look after it, it didn't have a grandma or grandpa. It didn't have two big brothers", said Sam, "or uncles and aunties. you have all those people. so the next day they went to decorate it with fan shells and rocks and feathers.









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