Sunday, 11 November 2012

Reading Record - Day 8


Title: Goodnight Mister Tom 

Author: Michelle Magorian

Pages:   105 - 111

Summary:  It is Willie's birthday and he gets so many things and is speechless.  Willie is going to start getting up earlier and practice writing his name. 
 
Thoughts: The book is definitely getting a bit exciting.  ☺

Wednesday, 7 November 2012

Reading Record - Day 7

Title: Goodnight Mister Tom

Author: Michelle Magorian

Pages:   96 - 105

Summary:  Willie goes to school for the first time and is put in the babies class because he can't read and write at the age of 8.  When Willie gets home from school Tom helps Willie write his name.  Willie picks it up quite fast because he does alot of drawing. 

Thoughts: The book is definitely getting a bit exciting.  ☺

Monday, 5 November 2012

Reading Record - Day 6

Title: Goodnight Mister Tom

Author: Michelle Magorian

Pages:   68 - 96

Summary:  Willie meets a friend name Zacharias Wrench.  They call him Zach for short.  he is an evacuee as well as Willie.  After Tom's wife dies Tom hadn't been to a community meeting since she had died.  This is the first time Tom has been back to the community meetings and Tom offers to help around the city.  Willie, Zach, Ginnie, Carrie and George all go black berrying.

Thoughts: The book is definitely getting a bit exciting.  ☺

Sunday, 4 November 2012

Palindrome Poem War

Bloodshed Horrible

Barbaric War

Devastatingly Pointless

War Barbaric

Horrible Bloodshed

By Olivia and Hannah

-_-



Thursday, 1 November 2012

Reading Record - Day 5

Title: Goodnight Mister Tom

Author: Michelle Magorian

Pages:   31 - 44

Summary:  Willie is extremely scared of animals and is ashamed of showing his legs because he has be whipped with the belt.  When Tom and Willie go for a walk to Doctor Little they find out that Willie has malnutrition.  Tom wants Doctor Little to look at Willies scars. 
 
Thoughts: The book is getting a bit more exciting.  

Thursday, 25 October 2012

Record Day - 4 Goodnight Mister Tom


Title: Goodnight Mister Tom

Author: Michelle Magorian

Pages:   24 - 31

Summary:  Tom and Willie are still in the park.  Tom meets up with many people and gets Mrs Fletcher to make a jumper for Willie.  Willie had never seen a cow before and was very curious of the animal.  Everybody was getting prepared for a blackout that night. 

Thoughts: The book is getting a bit more exciting.