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Sign off by selecting 'Name' then type your full name and class in the box.
Feel free to comment on other pupils' reviews too!
Blogger of the Month
Congratulations to the pupils below who were winners and runners-up in October's Blogger of the Month competition!
S1 Winner
Molly Gladman (1Y)
S1 Runner-up
Kelsey Caldow (1B)
S2 Winner
Cassie Wright (2R)
S2 Runner-up
Shannon Alderson (2W)
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-Talk about the narrative style - was it written in the first person or third person?
Some tips for a good review are:
- Include just a little bit of plot summary
- What is your personal response to the book (was it good or bad, exciting or boring, sad or happy?)
- Explain why you felt this about the book. What did the author do to make the story exciting or boring or sad or happy?
- Talk about the characters, what they did and if you identified with them
-Talk about the narrative style - was it written in the first person or third person?
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20 comments:
Drum Book
by
Geoff Nicholls
This book by far was the most entertaining book i've ever had. I liked it because it suits my personality since i play drums. My favourite drumkit was Mike Portnoys monster kit. It has 5 bass drums and more than 20 cymbals! I would read this over and over and would reccomend this to everyone. I would give this 15/10 because it is so great. I also like the Charlie Morgan kit as it was real cool. I learned that he is the drummer for Elton John and i think i would be very happy if i came home to that kit. I will probably read this again and hope i can sometime. my other favourite person was Neil Peart because his drum set is very big and has a mix of acoustic and electric with percussion.
Horrible histories
The Frightful First World War
by Terry Deary
This book is about the great war and includs letters wrote by soldiers, time-lines, funny facts and illustrations.
I learned many new facts while reading this book such as ,"One accident was so small that no one noticed it at the time. It happened in a German Dugout during the battle of Somme.A british shell smashed into the trench and killed all german soldiers. But by hideous chance one german escaped with just a shell splinter in his face. His name was Adolf Hitler ,he lived to start the second war ,all those men died for peace and he started a longer ,more dangerous war and so many more people died and there still isn't peace.
By Fiona Leary 2p5
A To Z of sports Cars 1945 - 1990
By Mike Lawrence
This book is about cars from the past. They look different from the cars today. My favourite car is a Ferrari F40 Introduced in 1988. It was built to upstage the porshe 959. It goes 201 mph with IHI Turbochargers. It can Reach 60 mph in under four seconds. It was an Italian Supercar but most British F1 Designers crudely engineered and some of then went off to try to do better.
THE BOOK OF THE
SHARK
this book is all about all the diffrent sharks like the great white shark and giving birth and why they cacth them and what they do to them and why they eat them and all diffrent facts abot them
this book is amazen dude i wou;ld give it a 10 out of 10 dude!!!!
The didary of A Young Girl The Definitive Edition By Anne Frank
This is the diary of Anne Frank who was alive in world war. Anne Frank was a Jew who was forced to go into hiding. This copy of heer diary has the most detail. In her diary she talks about her changes going on in her body, her passion for a boy named Peter who was in hiding with her. She also talks about the conflicts in the secret annex. She talks openly about her oppinions of the people in hiding with her and her views of pollitics.
I thought this book was fantastic. It tells you about her thoughts and feelings. Once I picked it up I couldn't put it down. I liked it when she went and saw Peter because it was romantic.
I think this book is suitable for all ages above thirteen as it is quite complex.
If you are very emotional then the ending will have you in tears as it had me in them.
Also available in film.
By Lauren Murdoch
Bannockburn 1314
THIS BOOK IS GREAT IT TELLS YOU ALL ABOUT HOW THE BATTLE STARTED HOW IT ENDED AND ALL OF THE TATICS
IT ALSO HAS 3D MAPS TELLING YOU WHERE THE FORCES AND ALL OF THE COMMANDERS
Billy Connolly by nigel huddleston
This book is about Billy Connolly its funny and good it tells you about his life story what films he's been in what he was doing inbetween films. the book is really funny.
The buisness of football by Clive Gifford.
This book is about financial things in football.It tells you that David Beckham was payed 24.7 million pounds on wages in 2008.In 2007 Juventus made 18.33 million on sponsers.It tells you about club ownerships and Chealsea are one of the richest clubs in the world.Mancherster United had an average of 75,828 thousand fans in 2008.In 2008 Real Madrid made an income of 289.6 milloin.Ithought this book was interesting because it told u interesting facts about football.by Connor Miller
scotish battles
this book is about of the scotish battles through time like the battle of bannockburn. I like this book because i love history all people who like history should read this
Pele autobiograpy
This book was great it is all about Pele one of the worlds best footballs legends. Its all about the teams what he play with and all the players he played next to and againts. It shows you some pictures and at the very back of the book it shows all his goals he scored in his foot ball carrear he scored 1283 goals in his football carrear. I would recommend this to people who like football and football legends.
William Wallace
By Andrew Fisher
This is a great book it is all about william wallace and his life it tells you all you all you need to know about him it also tells you about his background the book also contains picture of william wallace.
i luve this book because william wallace is my hero it also tells you what he did and why he did it and why he fought.this book is non fiction and give you loads of stuff about william wallace it has a contens pace and an index.this is one of the best books ive ever read ihope you enjoy it as mutch as mutch i did.
Dying To Be Famous
by
Tanya Landman
The book 'Dying to be Famous' is another great tanya landman book that i have recently read. It is abous a giirl called 'Poppy Fields'When her friend Graham and her get a part in a musical they didn't know what they were in for... The main character got a deat threat and people started getting murdered and befor they knew it they were getting death threats ...
This was a great book and i will reccomend it to all my friends. i give it a 8/10 because it was boring at parts ):
White storm
by Phill Ball
This book is about Real madrid one of the best foot ball teams ever. The book told you all about its history and all of the players that they did have a now have got. When this book was made they played for 101 years but it is longer than that now. I realy liked this book because it told you all the teams they have played and all the trophys they have won. I would recommend this book to people who like football. I would rate this book a 10 out of 10.
My BOOK IS CALLED FOTTBALL LEGENDS AND IT TELLS U ALL ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT PLAYED FOOTBALL AND THE PAST SO THEY ARE CALLED LEGENDS.MY FAVOURITE LEDGENDED OUT OF THIS BOOK IS CALLED DAVID BECKHAM.I LIKE HIM BECAUSE HE IS SO COOL AND HE LOVES HIMSELF AND THATS WHY I LOVE HIM I HAVE LIKED HIM SINCE I WAS A LITTLE BOY.I LOVE DAVID BECHAM BECAUSE HE IS A GREAT FOOTBAKLLL PLAYER AND HE ALWAYS CARES ABOUT HIMSELF AND HIS FAMILY HE HAS GOT A WIFE AND SOME CHILDREN.DID U KNOW DAVID BECKHAM IS THE ONLY ENGLAND PLAYER TO SCORE IN THREE WORLD CUPS.HE IS HAD OVER 100 CAPS AT HIS CARREER.DAVID IS REALLY GOOD AT HIS SWERVING CROOSES AND FREE KICKS.BECHAM NUMBER 1 FAN :);0
My book is about The Twin Towers and who peole escape from them and there story of getting out and what the heared and saw when the plane hit the towers and people where panicing and where really scared and the events after
Spying and the cold war
by
micheal burgan
this book is about spying during the cold war they use disgueses and
special gadgets and the names of special agents working for british and the Russian.:) 8/9
The book that i read is eric cantonas biography It tells you about his life through his manchester united career. It also described erics violent part of his life and some books don't describe that. Once a fan shouted abuse at him after he got sent off in a manchester united match and next thing you know he's jumping in the crowd square going the fan he gets suspended for about a year. man u sufford that seadon without him. i would recommend this book to anyone who likes footballers autobiographies. It is a 5/6 book its class.
Football
Players and Tactics
By Jim Kelman
THis book explains the role of each player and the tactics they need to practise. YOu will learn how to get fit and stay active throughout a game by eating the right foods and exercising properly.
Soccer
This book is about the sport of football it tells you what equiptment you need for the sport the rules of the game and how to become a refeere i liked this book because i like football and it told me more about the rules and how to play this game. i reccomened this to people who like to play football or want to start playing football.
Tell Me about Sport Football
By Clive Gifford
I chose this book because I like and play football. It really helps it teaches you tricks and flicks. It also shows how to take throw ins and corners. The book has a few pages about the rules and ball control.
I really liiked this book and would recomend it to any footballl fans.
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