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Thursday, 16 February 2012
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
On the theme of Disasters
Hey all,
Check out this website on Pompeii. Difficulty level definitely higher than the previous one but what can I say, it is a very interesting read.
Identify 5 new words and find their meanings. ;)
http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/pompeii/history/history.html
I'll add an excerpt to tempt you!
"You could hear women lamenting, children crying, men shouting. There were some so afraid of death that they prayed for death. Many raised their hands to the gods, and even more believed that there were no gods any longer and that this was one unending night for the world." —Pliny the Younger, circa A.D. 97 to 109
It all lasted 19 hours.
Then, there was only a long, deathly silence. Pompeii lay buried for nearly 1,700 years. It wasn't until 1748 that archaeologists began slowly uncovering the ancient city, preserved under 9 feet of volcanic ash and frozen in time by Pliny the Younger's vivid report
Leave the 5 new words and their meanings in the comments box, then jot it down into your vocabulary exercise book!
Check out this website on Pompeii. Difficulty level definitely higher than the previous one but what can I say, it is a very interesting read.
Identify 5 new words and find their meanings. ;)
http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/pompeii/history/history.html
I'll add an excerpt to tempt you!
"You could hear women lamenting, children crying, men shouting. There were some so afraid of death that they prayed for death. Many raised their hands to the gods, and even more believed that there were no gods any longer and that this was one unending night for the world." —Pliny the Younger, circa A.D. 97 to 109
It all lasted 19 hours.
Then, there was only a long, deathly silence. Pompeii lay buried for nearly 1,700 years. It wasn't until 1748 that archaeologists began slowly uncovering the ancient city, preserved under 9 feet of volcanic ash and frozen in time by Pliny the Younger's vivid report
Leave the 5 new words and their meanings in the comments box, then jot it down into your vocabulary exercise book!
Sunday, 1 January 2012
Welcome to school!
Welcome back to school everyone!
Thought I'd start this blog with a poem from one of my favourite authors- Kenn Nesbitt.
This fantastic poem describes all the usual excuses students use to get away with not doing homework. Don't get any bright ideas though! It's all just to give you a laugh!
Happy New Year!
Thought I'd start this blog with a poem from one of my favourite authors- Kenn Nesbitt.
This fantastic poem describes all the usual excuses students use to get away with not doing homework. Don't get any bright ideas though! It's all just to give you a laugh!
Happy New Year!
All My Great Excuses
A Funny School Poem for KidsI started on my homework but my pen ran out of ink. My hamster ate my homework. My computer's on the blink. I accidentally dropped it in the soup my mom was cooking. My brother flushed it down the toilet when I wasn't looking. My mother ran my homework through the washer and the dryer. An airplane crashed into our house. My homework caught on fire. Tornadoes blew my notes away. Volcanoes struck our town. My notes were taken hostage by an evil killer clown. Some aliens abducted me. I had a shark attack. A pirate swiped my homework and refused to give it back. I worked on these excuses so darned long my teacher said, "I think you'll find it's easier to do the work instead."--Kenn Nesbitt
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