The President - Questions

The President

1) Is this a true story? How do you know?

Because he is still in trouble and so they can’t reveal his name.

2) Why are the children in the story allowed to go to school?

Because there family is trusted.

3) Who is helping the family escape?

Dads Friend

4) Why can’t they trust anyone to help them?

Because they have a bounty on their head.

5) What is one reason that the family likes living in New Zealand?

They won't be hunted by our president.

6) How long did the family spend in the Refugee camp?

2 years.

7) What language is the mother learning?

English

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Changing Style At Pt England School

Changing Style At Pt England School

By Zane

Walt: use the structure of my newspaper articles to write my own.

98% of kids have the new jackets when they reach intermediate at Pt England School.

Intro, Paragraph 1: The intermediate kids have the newer jackets to distinguish between seniors and the juniors. The prefects were chosen to decide on which jackets that the school was going to have. They had about 4-5 to pick out of and they wanted red & black

Cost, Paragraph 2: The jackets cost $55 dollars. The collots are $1 dollar higher than the meaning the collots cost $56 dollars. On the other hand the seniors also have different hats. The senior hats cost $10 dollars.

Design, Paragraph 3: They knew what colours that they were gonna have on the jackets which was red & black. Now the hats they are full black and bucket hats. The Collots are just like long skirts for people that don’t know and they are also fully black. Now the main one the jackets now the jackets are black striped with red and the Pt England logo.

Byline: Zane At Pt England School

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