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Writing/Reading Journal ActivitiesFor each week you need to complete the activity listed. These activities are to be completed in your writing journals. They will be due every Thursday.Week 6: 5th of NovemberDraw a picture of your favourite part of a book you are reading and write 2 – 3 sentences about what is happening.Week 7: 12th of NovemberWrite a telephone conversation (100 – 150 words) between you and a character from a book/story you are reading. Remember the conventions of speech: use quotation marks to show what words are being spoken and include dialogue tags.Week 8: 19th of NovemberThe following is the opening paragraph of David Walliam’s novel, Grandpa’s Great Escape. Copy the passage out, adding punctuation (full stops, capital letters, commas, etc) as necessary. Note: you do not need to edit the content, add the punctuation only.305435012001500jack was a child who was happiest alone in his bedroom a naturally shy boy he didnt have many friends instead of spending his days playing football in the park with all the other kids from school he would stay inside assembling his prized collection of model aeroplanes his favourites were from world war ii the lancaster bomber the hurricane and of course his grandfathers old plane the now legendary spitfire on the nazi side he had models of the dornier bomber the junkers and the spitfires deadly nemesis the messerschmittWeek 9: 26th of NovemberImagine that Murphy Murphy from What’s the Worst that Could Happen? wrote a letter to a problem page in a magazine. In 100 – 150 words, write Murphy’s letter – giving details of his problem. You should also write the response given by the magazine’s agony aunt.Week 10: 3rd of DecemberFor a novel/story you are reading, answer the following questions in full sentences: 1. How does the story hook you in at the beginning? 2. Make a list of words and phrases that you feel are effective in making you want to read on. 3. What type of opening is it from the five that we studied (description of character, setting, action/problem, dialogue, main character speaking to the reader)? Give reasons (evidence from the text) for what you are saying. ................
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