Kiwi+2010

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We are learning to make inferences when we read.

We use clues in the text and our prior knowledge to infer.

What can you tell about Lydia and Bryce from their coversations? What do you think about Buttercup? What do we know about him that we haven't been TOLD by the author?
 * They are brother and sister.
 * They argue a lot.
 * He is a pet sheep who will be getting a pretty hair cut.
 * He doesn't like anyone other than Lydia.

Are Mum and Dad worried?
 * No, because they didn't really care until Lydia came home
 * No, they have too much sarcasm.
 * They just think of him as a sheep where as Lydia thinks of him as a pet.

Why is Buttercup so naughty?
 * He is a ram. Rams charge and but and chase.

Character Quote... "He's going to have just a bit off his face, so he's still got a cute fringe" Lydia.

This quote tells me... She really loves her lamb. She may even be a little obsessed. She doesn't want her sheep to look the same as the others. Lydia is a girly girl. She has an interest in fashion.

We are learning to... Predict and read on to check our predictions.

How will I know I am doing this?


 * I will use clues and find evidence to predict what will happen.
 * I will edit my predictions while I read.

Our predictions and evidence Original predictions Changes or additions to our predictions

Using the cover... Using Chapter 1...
 * She gets crushed by the sea wall. Evidence... How she looks on the cover.
 * She went for a walk or a run, there are rocks and a mud wall. There is a rock stuck on her hand. She is in a swamp. Evidence... She looks like she has running gear on. The cover shows rocks and a swamp.
 * She may be trying to save her dog. Evidence... There is a dog in the picture. Now the cover looks like she could be trying to lift a rock.
 * She's been asleep and has run outside in her pjs. She didn't know there was a cliff there and fell off it. Evidence... She is wearing pajamas on the cover.
 * She might be lost. Evidence... Her clothes look ripped and she looks like she doesn't know where she is.
 * She may get lost at Market day. Evidence... The title of Chapter One.
 * The seawall is a wall that is blocking the sea. Evidence... PK, there is a river wall (dam) near Middlemarch on the way to Queenstown.
 * She may have gone walking off to look over the seawall, then she may fall off. Evidence, It looks like she's looking over and holding onto the wall.
 * Her foot or dog may get caught under the lip of the seawall. Evidence... Her hands are under the lip on the cover.
 * She walks or runs with her dog.
 * The clothing could just be futuristic clothing that you use for anything.

Using Chapter 2 Using Chapter 4
 * Dad might have drowned or something may have crushed him. Evidence... there was a flood.
 * When the flood came he may have been saving (The land) someone and got stuck. Evidence... some of the houses are only an inch out of the water.
 * He may have got trapped in the house. You can't see what's under the water in the picture. Evidence... PK and there are houses in the picture.
 * When she pulls her feet out. The water will spray everywhere. Evidence... there is mud coming out of the crack. Her feet are wet.
 * She might get a rock and plug up the hole. Evidence... there are rocks beside her. PK Jacob and Callum would do this.
 * Silas (dog) won't help. Evidence... She told him to go home and he did. What could he even do to help?
 * She may be stuck there for an hour. Evidence... It's quite a long time if your not busy.
 * She may be there overnight. Evidence no one came, and her mum is away over night.