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Friday, 14 August 2015

The amazing story about time out!

WALT: find the morale of the story
SC: find the hidden purpose of a story.

Time Out   by C. Todd Maguire School Journal P4 N2 2004



Is Caitlyn her real name?
Disagree
I disagree because she chose the name caitlyn so her school friends won’t know about the refuge.

They can’t tell people where the refuge is because it is a dangerous place to go to.
Disagree
I disagree because a refuge is like a safe place that has a house for people to live in.

There are good things about living at the refuge.
Agree
I agree because a lot of people to live in and it has 10 bedrooms even a large kitchen, bathroom, toilet and a huge living room.

VOCABULARY - describe in your own words what these words mean:
  1. refuge:Refuge means a safe place/house
  2. crowded:Crowded means people altogether house
  3. concentrate:Concentrate means focusing on something important
  4. agreement:Agreement means that you agree with people what they are saying
  5. domestic:Domestic means relating to the running of a home or to family relations.



A morale is a hidden meaning or purpose story. What is the morale of this story?
Go to a safe place away from danger and protect your family.

Create a PMI Chart to explain what is a plus, minus, and interesting about staying at a refuge.


Plus
Minus
Interesting
Mum and the children went to the refuge straight away

People are safe in the big house with other people

Mum was playing with the manager with the cards together

Caitlyn and her other siblings were embarrassed eating with other people dinner and breakfast

Caitlin, her mum and her siblings had to sleep in 1 room together and they called it a family room
The interesting bit about the story was that the Caitlyn's family even her went away straight away and they were like using there wits.

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