Congratulations to Lucy and Shannon who met the homework challenge. I will post the answer on Friday, hopefully the rest of the class will find the answer also.
If anyone has a copy of the author's work we would love to borrow it.
Here is another stunning example of descriptive writing from Room One.
Why Do I Live Here? By Quillan Macaulay.
My house has an old dusty driveway, the house is shaded by a huge oak tree and a lot of smaller trees. The house is about 90 years stale and the former paint is slowly peeling off.
Our shed is ancient and rusted. The walls of both shed and house are a dull white colour. The roof of the shed is an algae black colour and the house roof is crimson.
we have a small shaggy bush by the gate and our fence is smetimes outlined with cows.
Occasioanaly my dad stands next to our car and watches the sun set behind the Kaimais. very rarely I will come out and watch also.
If I had to move away I would be heartbroken.
The clean white building on the hill is full of joyful noise. The sound of laughter rings around the azure lined walls. The smell of hot socks and warm sandwiches greets you at the door. Some say the circle is a sign of never ending life, of links to past and present or the joining of all as one. The cirle here is learning and confirming, it is multiplying and memorising, poetry and song.
ReplyDelete