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Deconstructing / Analysing the Text

1. Identify the Purpose and audience of this piece of travel writing. Select one key quotation that helped you to determine what the purpose of the piece is.

2. Using your notes from last lesson, highlight and identify (by annotating) 3-4 key features that are common to this type of travel writing.

3. Which features can you identify from your list that would not be appropriate or effective to include in this type of travel writing?

4. In paragraph 2 look at the sentence beginning ‘I couldn’t run….’ Which phrase is repeated? What effect does this have?

5. Find a simile in paragraph 3 and explain why it is effective.

6. In paragraph 4 she defuses the situation by growling and scattering the children like impala. Why is this effective?

7. Find a quotation that suggests the writer feels trapped by the noise of the children.

8. Select 3-4 words from different places in the article that show that Campbell felt vulnerable

9. EXTENSION: Using the examples selected above, write a PEEDL paragraph explaining how Campbell uses language to convey her feelings of vulnerability to the reader.

Alex Rider:Scorpia Rising by Anthony Horowitz

This book is another adevnturies action-pack chapter fuffils the potential of how great the Alex Rider series which is one of my favorite series that i enjoyed reading. Alex is recruited one last time to MI6 and its very end! He visited Cairo but Scorpia waited for him all along where this was officially pre-planned. They planned to inflict him alot of pain and this is where the action goes thorughout the book in boling point. Of course this would lead to deaths and one of the main character died battling Scropia!! At the very end of the book it would seem pretty complex that Alex finially get to use a gun for the first time for protecting himself in the near future! This book is a very succesful book. I like it and no dobt it brings more humour to the Alex Rider series. I cant wait to read Ark Angel to see what happens next to Alex... as the series continues!!

GooseBumps: Say Cheese and Die again! by R.L Stine

This is another freeky, spooky and scary chapter in the goosebump modern day series. Each GooseBump book that i have come across with freaks me ot espicially when i read it at night and this book produce non less intense storyline!! Mr. Saur, Greg's "Sourball" teacher didn't believe Greg's terrifying story about the evil camera he found last summer. In order for Greg to get an "A", he needs to prove his story is true. This book is very spooky but i liked the mysterious plot of how a camera can kill many people just with on flash each. In some part the storyline is hard to understand in a few chapters but averagely its a good ghost story book!

Stormbreaker

Alex Rider is a fourteen year old boy, he has a normal life but when his guardian dies his world turns upside down. for being a normal school boy he turns into a super spy, as he is recruited by force to join the MI6, he is trained in the SAS and is given spy gear to protect himself, so far i have gotten to how his guardian had died and how he was forced to become a secret agent the story is like a different version of James Bond.

This is a really good book i suggest some people should give it a try.

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell

This book by Susanna Clarke is written about the early 1800's, where there is a magician called Mr. Gilbert Norrell, who is supposed to be the last strong magician for 100 years. He uses this magic agains Napoleon's French forces in the war to bring back the dead and terrify the French army. However, another magician emerges, a novice, Jonathan Strange. He is the complete opposite of Norrell, and on the French side of the army, and the two magicians break into a fight.
This book has a nice storyline to it, although I wouldn't recommend anyone our age read it because it is very long and I found myself getting distracted easily. On the other hand, it has good writing structure and style, and I think for older audiences it might be very good.

Rangers Apprentice: The Burning Bridge

This is the secong book in the Ranger's Apprentice series by John Flanagan, which starts follows Will, Gilan and Horace who are going to a Celtic group of town, just outside King Duncan's land, but when they get there, the land is completely barren, apart from a few bandits. Gilan decides to inform King Duncan on this as soon as possible, so leaves them to follow him with the packhorse, and their new friend, Evanlyn.

I think this book is another brilliant work by John Flanagan, and I love how he uses different techniques to make the story come alive, more so than many books I've read. I was told about the series by a friend, but I was sceptical until I read it, and now I definitely recommend you read this, if you're in for a quick adventurous book.

Unique

when Dominic discovers he had an older brother who died before he was born he realizes the reason why he is such a disappointment to his father. his brother was brilliant, clever, funny and a promising scientist; but Dominic prefers to spend his time painting. Dominic heads to Cambridge to find more about his brother and discovers much more things that he didn't know. he found out that after his brother's death, his father had him cloned and the result was Dominic. if the truth is revealed it could put people's lives in danger, including his own.

Read the book to find out what happens next.

This book was very good and i really enjoyed reading it.

Magic or Madness

this book is about a girl called Reason. she has lived fifteen years in Australia with her mother, Sarafina. they have been on the run from Reason's grandmother Esmaralda who believes in magic and practices horrifying dark rituals.
But when Reason's mother suffers a mental breakdown Season is sent to the one place she fears the most, her grandmoher's house in Sydney.
Nothing about Esmaralda or her house is what Reason expected. then, when she walks through Esmaralda's back door in Sydney, she finds herself on a New York street, she finds out that magic is real.

i enjoyed reading this book and i think other people should read it too.

The Host

Our world has been invaded by an unseen enemy. Humans become hosts for these invaders - their minds taken over while their bodies remain intact and they continue their lives as though nothing has changed. Most of humanity has fallen.

Wanderer, the invading 'soul' that has been given Melanie's body, was warned about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming emotions, the too-vivid memories.But there was one difficulty Wanderer didn't expect: Melanie refusing to surrender possession of her mind.

Melanie fills Wanderer's thoughts with visions of the man she loves - Jared, a human who is in hiding. Unable to separate herself from Melanie's feelings, Wanderer yearns for a man she has never met. As outside forces make Wanderer and Melanie unwilling allies, they set off in search for the man they both love.

The Book Of Marvels by David Calcutt

All had started when Connor had drew the strange looking map for his homework. In fact, he didn't even make it, he copied it out from this old book in his dads shelves. This is when he gets involved in one of his sister's-Alice- stories... Well he kind of gets "in" the story itself. Connor will meet two pirates - at least they think they are- during a huge storm at sea. Their names, Sinbad and Sherazad. Unfortunately, right at the point where they would introduce themselves, a massive whale swallows the ship hole. A new character is found and introduced in the belly of the creature-Trismagitus- an old adventurer also trapped in the world his sister has created. They will all imbarked into an adventure in a world of magic and mystery in the search of the tower of truth their only way out...

All I can say is that once you've read the first chapters, you won't even remember in which world your in..

Hush, Hush

this book is about a girl called Nora who was forced to be lab partners with a new student called Patch. She couldn't stand him and asked to change seats but the teacher always refused. Nora couldn't put up with his teasing, his elusive questions and so on.

But before long, Nora's defenses start to break down as her curiosity about Patch heats up. Why does he always seem to know where she is and know exactly what she is thinking? and how does he know so much about her even though they've just met?

Nora needs to decide if Patch is the one who wants to do her harm or the one who's trying to keep her safe.

I loved his book and i would recommend other people to read this. it was very enjoyable reading this. I could read this book over and over again without getting bored :)

Rangers Apprentice: Ruins of Gorlan

This is the firs book in the Ranger's Apprentice series by John Flanagan. It follows Will, an orphan who believed his father was a knight. because of this, he had always wanted to become a knight, but everyone had said he was too scrawny. When the day came to become an apprentice, Halt the Ranger took him on. Will begins to like being Halt's apprentice, and after 7 months that are going to the gathering when they realise that Morgorath (The main villain) was using ape-like beasts called Kalkaras (Which are very dangerous - it took 3 knights to kill ONE) to get revenge on the commanders that overpowered him.
I think this book is an outstanding story, and I love how Flanagan developes the characters, and creates a unique story. I would recommend it to anyone who wanted to read a fantasy-war story (like The Lord of the Rings, which was the first)

Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony

This book in the Artemis Fowl series focuses on Demons, the 8th reccongnized fairy family. 10000 years ago, when most fairies moved underground, demons wanted to fight against the humans but warlocks (demons that can use magic) transported them to an island where time is nonexistant. However, soon, in human time, the spell was going to completely unwind, and all the demons would drop to earth and probably die.
Artemis Fowl, with the help of Foaly's calculations, figures out that fact, but needs to prove it. He and Butler find out that a girl found out about demons too - another child genius.
Again, another great story by Eoin Colfer, and I bet that anyone in our class would enjoy reading it.

The Stuff of Nightmares

The Stuff of Nightmares, by Malorie Blackman is a book following a boy, Kyle, who's life is in shambles. While going to a school trip, his train crashes, and most of his classmates and teachers are unconscious. Kyle finds that he can see into their nightmares, and the dreams reveal secret and horrific things about his friends, and their past, present and future.
I think this is a really great book because it's very different from the books I usually read, being a horror story. I really like Malorie Blackman's style of writing and how she gradually built up the horror. I would definitely recommend you read this book especially if you want a bit of a different story to read, unlike normal fantasies or what, by reading this blog, most 13 year olds read :D

Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception

The Opal Deception is the 4th book in Eoin Colfer's Artemis Fowl series. It begins with Opal Koboi faking a coma in an asylum, after her rebellion failed. She now wants revenge on Holly, Fauly and Artemis, so she uses the janitors to break her out, then lures Julius and Holly into a trap, where she kills Julius. Holly then needs to get Artemis back, and revive his memory of the fairy world, before Opal kills them all..

This is another brilliant book in the series, if a bit too easy to read, with the same great characteristics of all the Artemis Fowl books including some very amusing moments, surprises and a magnificent storyline.

As always, I would definitely reccomend you read this book, and the others in the series as well as any others that Colfer has written, because he has a great writing style and his books are very enjoyable to read.

The Necromancer

This is the 4th book to the series the secrets of the immortal Nicholas Flamel, I've enjoyed reading this book although there are a lot of unexpected things happening in this book.
Nicholas & Pernelle Flamel are finally together and they are aging fast, if they do not find the book to renew their immortality that Dee stole, they will soon die. Sophie & Josh had been taught the Magic of Water and they are now back in San Francisco, just as we thought they are settling down the twins have encounter more dangerous Elders & Next Generation whom they cannot trust. They've also met Aoife, the twin sister of Scatty - she had seek Sophie to find out information about what has happen to her sister. Meanwhile, Dee has been the most wanted immortal humani as he has failed his Elder once again the entire magical world is after him, this makes Dee came up with his own plan as he does not want to serve his Elder anymore. Josh needs to be taught the magic of Fire by the one who created it all - Prometheus, Josh will become more powerful than ever, but he is still very unsure what side is he on. In the last chapter Josh had follow Dee as he ran away, separated from Sophie.
It is left with a cliffhanger and I can't wait to read the Warlock.

The Sorceress

This is the 3rd book to the series " The secrets of the immortal Nicholas Flamel" . I've really enjoy reading this book, it is full of action and adventure all in this one book.
Both Sophie & Josh's powers have been awaken and now it is Nicholas's duty to keep the twins safe and seek immortals to teach them the rest of the elements, as Sophie has already learnt two elements (Air and Fire), Josh has not. They've been running away from Dee and anyone who serve the Elders (who are not on their side), they've fled Paris and now travel to London, it is a dangerous place because many of the Elder's allies are there and they could be in big trouble. Nicholas and the twins had help from people whom they can trust and seek for Gilgamesh - the oldest immortal in the world, he needs to teach the twins of legend the magic of water. Meanwhile, Pernelle is trapped on Alcatraz and she is finding a way to get out by the help of Juan the ghost, the Spider God and The Crow goddess but on this island the sphinx is desperately searching for Pernelle in order to kill the sorceress. Many more things happen in this book and every chapter is another adventure, I recommend this book the people who are interested in reading about fantasy novels.

Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code

Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code follows 13 year old Artemis again, with another scheme up his sleeve. He creates a cube using stolen old fairy technology - though it was still decades ahead of human tech - and tempts Jon Spiro with it. Spiro then tells his bodyguard to steal it, and in the process Artemis sets off a bomb, though his guard remained conscious, and shot Butler. Artemis froze Butler's brain cells, and reunited with Holly so that she could heal him, then the old team went to get the C Cube back.

Once again, Eoin Colfer wrote a marvellous book, notwithout his usual great style including humour, cliffhangers and surprises. I would definately reccomend you read this series, although the books are a bit short and easy for me.

Artemis Fowl and the Arctic Incident

This is the second book in the Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer. It follows Artemis in his struggle to get his father back from the Russian Mafiya, when he meets his old enemy, Captain Holly Short, whose career was ruined because of him, and she wanted vengence, though until now she couldn't get it because of the Book's laws. Now, she suspected him of breaking into a fairy world and stealing something.

Once again, I think this is a great book, and much better than the first, which made me laugh quite a few times. I love the surprises and cliffhangers in it, and at the end of it I couldn't wait to read The Eternity Code, the book after it.