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The Hobbit
J.R.R Tolkien
195~216
The people of Lake - Town Defeated Smaug and started building a new town with the help of the Dwarves.
I think it would have looked magical, arrows firing up at a diamond covered dragon, then falling into the lake in flames.

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The Hobbit
J.R.R Tolkien
185 ~ 195
Bilbo found a small hole in Smaug's armour and ran back to the Dwarves
I think that Bilbo is really good with words

REEEEADING REEEECORD

The Hobbit
J.R.R Tolkien
177 - 186
Bilbo stole a golden cup from Smaug. Smaug woke up as Bilbo got back to the Dwarves who congratulated him.

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The Hobbit
J.R.R Tolkien
150-177
Bilbo has rescued the dwarves fron the wood-elves. The are all rested from spending a fortnight at Lake-Town. They are almost at the lonely mountain.

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The Hobbit
J. R. R. Tolkien
130 - 150
The dwarfs have been captured by elves and were given food and water.

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The Hobbit
J R R Tolkein
123 - 130
They are near the edge of Mirkwood and are nearly out of food and water

Shape Poem

WW2 family notes

My Mum's Grandad was an engineer in the navy. He was on a ship HMNZS Achilles in the battle of the River Platte (coast of Argentina and Uruguay) on the day my Nana (his daughter) was born!   My Dad's Grandad had shell shock and every now and then he would have a turn which he knew was coming. When he felt it coming he would tell everyone to get out of the room because otherwise he would start thinking people were Nazi's and try and kill them.

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Tomorrow when the war began
John Marsden
Finished
Summary/thoughts - It's exactly the same as the first time I read it.

Started reading The Furter Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
11 - 18
Summary/thoughts - Very interesting

Chapters 3 - 5 The machine gunners

How does Chas outwit Mr Liddell? He wrote that Boddser Brown had the best collection and that Boddser had a German helmet, some German money and a picture of a German girl. Also he spills ink on his friend to distract him from giving them away. He acts calm when the police come to his house and searches everywhere.
Does Mr Liddell know Chas outwitted him? Yes.
Why does Chas's Dad not ask him if he knows anything about what the police are looking for? Because he is furious with the policemen and doesn't want to help them.
Why are the authorities so concerned about the gun? Because a kid has it with around 2000 shots of live ammo that can smash through a brick wall from a mile away.
Why do the think it's a child that took the gun? Because the cut is really rough, an adult would cut it smoothly.
Why don't the police look in the rabbit hutch? Because it isn't big enough for a machine gun.
What would the have found if they looked there? The bullet magazine.
 

Guard's Diary

December 1923

Dear Diary,

Hitler doesn’t do much. He just sits there and writes his book and eats occasionally when the meals come. In November, he tried to take control of Germany, but he was arrested and put into prison for five years! Apparently when he was younger he wanted to be an artist. He must have changed a lot since then. The book he is writing is called ‘Mein Kampf` (my struggle). My break is over now, time for more standing still and doing nothing.

Haiku my own

Shell shocked warriors
Hallucinations and screams
from terrible war.

Haiku Group - Hannah, Christie and me

The barbaric war
Devastatingly pointless
Horrible blodshed

Word Cloud

WWII

Cinquain Poem

War

Terrible, Inhumane

Fighting, Yelling, Exploding

It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.

Combat

{ Fourth line is a quote from General Douglas MacArthur}

Diamante Poem

War

Frightful, Unpredictable

Unrelenting, Combating, Exploding

Dreadful, Horrible, Calm, Tranquil

Playing, Sleeping, Celebrating

Quiet, Serene

Peace

Personification Poem

The corpses of soldiers sleep forever on the battlefield

They gaze at the battle unfolding before their eyes

The tanks roar past

Crunching and stomping on everything in their path

The bombs jump out of the planes overhead and kamikaze into the tanks

The bullets hurl themselves past

Then the battle is over.

The Machine Gunners Vocab

air raid
 Noun: An attack in which bombs are dropped from aircraft onto a ground target. Synonyms: strike

Inside an Air Raid Shelter www.military-history.org/articles/air-raid-shelters.htm

Definition for air raid shelter:
 Web definitions: bomb shelter: a chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities; used during air raids.

all clear
Noun: A signal that danger or difficulty is over.

Gas Mask http://livyparker.wordpress.com/

Definition for gasmask:
Web definitions: a protective mask with a filter; protects the face and lungs against poisonous gases.

Definition for incendiary bomb:

Incendiary Bomb http://www.monsmilitaryantiques.co.uk/viewitem.php?id=1471

 Web definitions: a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel)

Dorsal Turret -

Dorsal Turret http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet_media.asp?fsID=2515

The top (dorsal) turret, shown with its guns in the stowed, rear-facing position. Previously mounted in the rear portion of the airplane, the turret was moved forward to behind the cockpit starting with the H series and continued with the later J series. This is a redesigned turret (compared to that used in earlier B-25s), taller, with better visibility and a streamlined design. Moving the turret forward helped with weight distribution, plus also brought two more forward-firing guns to bear during strafing attacks, bringing the total to ten plus the cannon. [2] The top (dorsal) turret, shown with its guns in the stowed, rear-facing position. Previously mounted in the rear portion of the airplane, the turret was moved forward to behind the cockpit starting with the H series and continued with the later J series. This is a redesigned turret (compared to that used in earlier B-25s), taller, with better visibility and a streamlined design. Moving the turret forward helped with weight distribution, plus also brought two more forward-firing guns to bear during strafing attacks, bringing the total to ten plus the cannon. [2]

Reading Record day 2

Title: Tomorrow, when the war began Author: John Marsden Pages read: 93 - 137 Summary of what happened: - The enemies blew up Corrie's house. They found Robyn. Lee has been shot. Thoughts or feelings: - I don't know - I've already rerad it before.

Reading record day 1

Title: Tomorrow when the war began. Author: John Marsden Pages read: 3 - 49 Summary of what happened: - Introduced to Ellie, Homer, Kevin, Fi, Corrie, Lee, and Robyn. Climbed down into Hell and camped for a couple of days. There was a snake in Homers sleeping bag. Planes in the night. Thoughts or feelings: - Good so far.

Waiata

This is a waiata that we are going to sing when we go to a marae

PJ Chapter 19

1. What does the Field of Asphodel look like? 1,000,000 times the largest concert crowd you'd ever seen. Exept no light no noise no electricity.
2. What do you have to do to enter the Isles of the Blest? You have to be reborn three times.
3. How do Grover, Percy and Annabeth end up at the pit of Tartarus? Luke's shoes that he gave Percy who gave it to Grover pulled Grover to the pit of Tartarus.
4. How is Hades’ aura different than Ares? How does Percy feel when he’s in Hades’ presence? It is unspeakably old and powerful, scary, Ares made him feel angry. Hades made Percy feel like he should obey Hades.
5. Describe the guards at Hades’ palace. Skeletons wearing military uniforms from different times.
6. What sort of problems does Hades complain about? There is too many proplems and expenses in the underworld.
7.  Why was Percy’s backpack getting heavy?Because the master bolt was in there.
8. What terrible choice faces Percy when he decides to use the pearls? Would you have made the same choice he does? Why or why not? He has to choose between his mum and his friends. No I would have Grover and Percy's mum go back and Annabeth is a good fighter sowe would try and fight our way out.
9. How do Annabeth and Grover prove themselves to be real friends to Percy? They try to sacrifice themselves for him and his mum.
10. What is the power of the pearls? To return to the sea.

Homework language skills

Bough - Noun:A main branch of a tree.
Bouillon - Noun:A broth made by stewing meat, fish, or vegetables in water.
Boulevard -  Noun:A wide street, typically lined with trees.
Bouncy - Adjective:

1. Bouncing well.
2. Resilient; springy. 

Boundary -  Noun:

1. A line that marks the limits of an area; a dividing line.
2. A limit of a subject or sphere of activity.

Boundless -  Adjective:Unlimited; immense.
Bouquet - Noun:

1. An attractively arranged bunch of flowers, esp. one presented as a gift or carried at a ceremony.
2. An expression of approval; a compliment.

Bout - Noun:

1. A short period of intense activity of a specified kind.
2. An attack of illness or strong emotion of a specified kind.

Boutique -  Noun:

1. A small store selling fashionable clothes or accessories.
2. A business that serves a sophisticated or specialized clientele: "a small investment boutique"; "a boutique film".

Percy Jackson - Chapter 18

1. Why does the DOA security guard get annoyed with Percy? Because he Percy thought his name was Chiron, not Charon.
2. How does Charon realise Percy and his friends are not really dead? Because they gave him Drachmas, and he couldn't read his name correctly so he realised he was a demi-god.
3. How does Percy finally convince Charon to take them into the elevator? Percy bribes him and said he would try and get Hades to give him a pay raise.
4. What does the River Styx look like? Why does it look this way? It was full of bones and oily water the air was misty and the water was dead fish dolls and other weird things. It is polluted with hopes and dreams and diplomas.
5. Describe the entrance to the Underworld. It looked in between a airport security and a jersey turnpipe. there were three entreces under one big archway. there are metal detectors and cameras everywhere, Ceberus is nowhere to be seen.
6. If you were standing in that line, would you rather choose EZ Death and go straight to Asphodel, or risk being judged for your actions on earth? I would take the risk.
7. What is Percy’s plan to get past Cerberus? Why doesn’t it work? To get Ceberus to play fetch. It doesn't work because the stick went right into the river.
8. How does Annabeth save them? Why is she able to do this? She had an doberman when she was little so she knew how to work with dogs.
9. What does Percy realise about monsters at the end of the chapter? Everybody needs a little attention sometimes.
10. Do you feel sorry for Cerberus? Would you have risked playing fetch with him, if you were Annabeth? Yes, because he wanted to play. I would have risked playing fetch because it was a good idea, it just didn't work for Percy because the stick landed in the river.