T2+Novel+Study

__Thursday 7 July 2011__

__**WALT write about the setting, plot, characteristics, theme and write a critical response about our novel**__

S.C we have: -Described 3 characters looks personality -Identified the main themes in our novel -Described in detail where our novel takes place so the picture is created in the readers head -Listed the main events on our story -Written about what I liked and didn't like about our novel and given an recommendation for indented audience

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I think that you needed to work on your punctuation, for example using capital letters and fullstops. I think that you explained the characters really well. The colours that you have used with your novel study are really good but I thought that you maybe should of made your title a little bit bigger. Overall you did a really good. Chontelle :)

__Wednesday 4th May__

Prediction for Bumface:

I think that the book is about a boy who is left alone at home all day while his mum is at work and is lift with all the children at home. She makes a excuse that she's had a rough day at work and all she needs is sleep. He fells like he's the adult working overtime. Does his mum care about his education and needs and school work that will be due the next morning. He wants to be a pirate being bold, brave, wild and free. Maybe his mum wants lots of children and he cant take it anymore. His new friend Rindi might be from india will she help him.

Read Chapter One Who is the main character in this book? //Angus Solomon. √// What subject are they covering at school at the moment? //Human reproduction. √// Who is Bumface? //The pirates name he wants to be. √// //Reproductive// organs – Find out what //reproductive// means. //production of offspring of sexual and asexual process. √// Why is talking to girls something Angus shouldn’t be doing right now? //Because the boys in his class think that when he talks to girls that there his girlfriend.x// Because he has one of the main parts of the play Who do you think the girl is that Leo is talking about? //Stacey √//

Why do you think that Angus has a pink teddy in his bag? //The teddy bear he would give to his girlfriend for a present.// √

__Thursday 5th May__

Read Chapter Two What was Leo doing to the fish tank? //Feeding the crayons to the fish √// What did Leo and Imogen want the bucket with water for? // To wash Sidney’s hair. √ // How do you think Angus feels about having to look after his brother and sister? //Annoyed because he has to act like a adult cooking dinner, picking up kid and cleaning messes up. √//  Why do you think that Angus has to switch on the TV to see mummy? //The kids wanted to see their mum on T.V. Maybe she was an actress. √//

__ Friday 6th May __

Read Chapter Three What is a television soap? //A T.V programme x A T.V series // The lock needs more //lubrication//”. Find out what //lubrication// means. //Oil, Greese, wax and butter. √//  Do you think you would be able to do everything Angus has to do? Why/why not? //Yes because my parents and some of our friends think I’m responsible and trust worthy. √// What country is the story set in? How do you know? //Australia because in the programme it says "a slice of pizza for Australia’s Best Mum."√// <span style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">What is Leo right about? //His mum needs to spend more time with them. √// <span style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">What about Angus makes him a really good older brother? //He’s Firm but caring and responsible. √//

__Thursday 17th May__

<span style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Read chapters four and five <span style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">What is Angus’ dad attempting to do? //Write a children’s book √// <span style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Why do you think Angus’ dad leaves out the back door not the front? //Because he’d run into Angus’s Mum and doesn't want to see her.√// <span style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">How does Angus feel when his Dad doesn’t give him a hug? //Sad, then he reminded him self his dad was really busy.// <span style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Who is number four and why is he called that? //The director of his mums T.V. show and his mums forth boyfriend.√// <span style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Why is Angus’ mum getting home so late? B//ecause she’s an actor on a show that airs late in the evening and taking all the costumes off. X Interveiw// <span style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">What does “//his heart’s in the right place”// mean? //He isn’t judged by other people.X He means well // <span style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">What is Angus trying to pretend? //That his dad is looking after them all √// <span style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">What is taking place at the beginning of chapter five? //Play rehearsals √// <span style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">What makes you think that Angus has a very good imagination? //He came up with the name Bumface for the play√// <span style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">What is Angus so worried about that could happen to his mum? //Get fired√// <span style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">What kind of a person does this make Angus do you think? //A Responsible, creative and a actor.X// Kind and conciterate

__Monday 23 May__

__Session Four__ Read chapters six and seven Who is Pirate Jim? //Angus’s dad√// Why would Angus’s dad be out of depth looking after Leo and Imogen? //Because he can’t handle half a dozen 7 year oldsX// Wouldn't know what to do. What does Priscilla do for a living? //Nanny√// How old do you think Angus is? //10- 11// What makes you think this? //We’d be interested in books that are about kids our own age √// How old are Leo and Imogen? //Leo’s 5 years old and Imogeon’s 1 and a half √// Why has Angus missed the last few rehearsals? //Because he has been looking after Leo and Imogeon √// Do you think that it is fair he got kicked out of the play? //Yes because some other kids have been kicked out of the play because they'd missed rehearsals and it wouldn't be fair if Angus stayed in the play √// Why does Angus hope that his mum doesn’t have any more babies? //Because she isn’t comited to looking after her children √// Is Angus annoyed that he has to look after Leo and Imogen? Y // es because he’s missing out important rehearsals. √ // What do you think Angus’ life would be like if he didn’t have to take care of them all the time? //Simplier//

__Monday 30 May__

__Session Five__ Read chapters 8 and 9 Why would Angus never have a life if his mum has another baby? //He’d be stuck looking after another baby. √// How does Angus know that number four doesn’t like kids? //Because the way he scowled at Imogen and Leo. √// Why is Angus so concerned with his mum taking her pill? He doesn’t want another sibling to look after. √ How would you feel if you were in the same situation as the kids this weekend and being taken from place to place where the people are too busy to look after you? //I think that I would be disappointed in who ever was supposed to be looking after me and that they can’t make time to look after me. √// Why do you think Priscilla’s parents were so shocked with Angus’ question? //Because they’d think that a boy that age wouldn’t want to know that answer. √//

__Thursday 2 June__ __Session Six__ Read chapters 10 and 11 Why does Leo think that the family they see on the street are a tv family? //Because they were so tidy and neat. √// Why was Angus having so much fun mucking around with Rindi and his siblings? //Because she was in to pirates to. √// What do you think has made Rindi so upset? //Angus said you’d be a good parent. √//

__Thursday 9th June__ __Session Seven__

Read chapters 12, 13 and 14 Why is Angus worried about Rindi? //Because he won’t see her again and really upset her. √// Why does Angus not want his school mates to know he is looking after his brother and sister? //Because the teacher would get suspicious of why Angus is looking after his siblings. √// Why does Angus feel sick at the end of chapter 12? //Because somebody might be watching them like all security guards around. √// Why is Angus allowed back in the play? //Because 2 of his stepfathers are contributing in the play. √// What is plan P? //To distract the sales woman and for Rindi to steal the samples.√// What is Rindi being forced to do? //Go back to India to marry a 22 year old man. √// How does Angus feel towards his mum? //Angry because she is to worried about her jacket and not listening to Angus tell her about Rindi. √// Why does Angus think that his life is already over? //Because his mum is having another baby√// What do you think Angus may do to try and help Rindi? //T alk to her parents out of the arranged marriage √ // How does Angus feel towards Rindi? //Upset because he has made really good friends with her and doesn’t want her to leave. √// What nationality is Rindi? //Indian √//

__Thursday 9 June__

__Session Eight__

Read chapters 15 and 16 What is an arranged marriage? //When you get made to marry somebody √// Why is Rindi getting made to marry so early? //Because Patel’s family think she’s becoming to australian √// Why does Angus feel slightly jealous when looking at Rindi’s mum? X He want's a mum like rindi's mum What is Angus’ plan? //To make Rindi look horrible and have no manners so that it will put Patel off her √// How does the arranged marriage make Angus feel? //Sad because she shouldn’t be made to marry that young//. X Angry

__Friday 10 June__

__Session Nine__

Read Chapters 17, 18 and 19 How did the class react when Angus confessed to stealing the Tamagotchi and then introduced Rindi as his girlfriend? //Shocked because they’d never thought that Angus would have a girlfriend.// Why did Angus do all of this? //To make Patel be disgusted in Rindi and call off the marriage.// Why did Angus feel an urgent need to look at his feet? //Because he felt nervous and also that Rindi was right. √// Is Angus a good friend? //Yes because he got Rindi to marry him and hopfully out of her arranged marriage.√// How do you think the TV crew and the studio audience will react to Rindi and Angus getting married? //Shocked because he was so young.√// What about their parents? //Upset and angry because Rindi had to get married and then she goes and marries someone else. √//

__Friday 10 June__

__Session Ten__

Read Chapters 20 and 21 When Angus realises the wedding has gone to air he isn’t concerned about himself who is he concerned about? //Rindi√//

What makes Angus break down and cry? //Nobody was listening to him they were all to busy yelling each each other.√// Finally the pressure of having to act like a parent takes its toll on Angus and he breaks down calling out “I’m just a kid”. What are the different kinds of emotions that he may be going through at this moment? //Angry, Upset and Stressed.√//

__Friday 10 June__

__Session Eleven__

Read Chapters 22 and 23 What has changed about Angus’ family? //His mum is pregnant and starting a new T.V sitcom.X they are becoming a real family // What do you think they mean by too Australian to be an Indian wife? //She is becoming more Australian to be an indian wife.X her culture has changed // Why was Angus disappointed with receiving money for looking after Leo and Imogen? //Because he wanted to be taken to the zoo and not get payed money. X he does it for Love and not money and he wants his mum to help him // How would you feel if you had to have your special birthday dinner in front of cameras for a publicity shoot? //I would fell intimidated because// //It wouldn’t fell right having people watching your every move while you eat √// What point is Angus trying to get across by swinging over the dinner in his Bumface jacket? //That he’s just a kid and not some grown up.√//