mako shark

The 250kg Mako shark swims like a bullet fired from a sniper. Its big, bold eyes search for  prey in amongst the coral reef.

The mako shark is a  big, chomping and gnawing  monster that ferociously attacks its prey. The schools of fish are hiding from the big mako shark because they don't want to get eaten for dinner.

The mako shark’s fins look like the tip of a blade coming to cut your body open. The coral is wavy and bumpy looking, like the crust of an apple pie. The mako shark is thin, slim and sleek.

The ocean is a vast neverending wonderland. The water has waves that ripple through the ocean, washing the shark left and right and front and back.

Overall I think that the ocean is a dull, dark and never ending city of fish.

Be Happy Little Penguin

Be Happy Little Penguin is a book made by Tiziana Bendall Brunello. I like this book because it has humorous adventurous and it shows lots of perseverance.

I like the story because the Penguin keeps on trying and trying to learn how to dance .

Little Penguin would like to twirl like a graceful ballerina but he  doesn't get the hang of dancing. But then he creates a brand new dance and everyone wants to copy it and it is called wait read the rest of the  the book to find out what its called.

In my opinion my favourite character is the Penguin because he persevered, never gives up and keeps trying and trying to the best of his ability.

My favourite part of the book was when he tried to do ballet  but he kept on falling over and it was really funny.

I liked the book so much because it was funny, entertaining and. adventurous

I recommend this  book to everyone from children to adults.

Overall, I rate this book a 4 out of 5.

Speech Judging Sheet

Name:   Jack Topic: Halsey Drive School should have a woodwork room             

Category	`	Self Assessment
		Low                                         High
		1           2 3           4 5
Structure	My speech was organised logically into paragraphs, with an effective introduction and a conclusion.	4
Delivery	I used some gestures, stood still and made eye contact with my audience. My voice was clear and loud.  I didn’t speak too quickly or too slowly.	2-3
Content	My speech had a message and was original, interesting and relevant to the audience.	3-4
Language	I used ‘powerful’ words in my speech.  I also included some language features (eg repetition, alliteration, similes etc)	2
Time	My speech was between 2 ½ and 3 ½ minutes long.	My speech was 2min, 11sec

Next time I need to

Reading it a little slower

Teacher Comment

Well done Jack - Your use of onomatopoeia in your introduction really hooked your audience in.  I like how you interviewed people in the school to gather information for your speech and you did some research on schools websites.  Your next steps are to use more eye contact and expression.