Hmm... I wonder what it was like back in the 1950s?

WALT - understand and extract information from the book "Time Capsule".

I know this when I complete a book review using the information from the story in my own words.

Introduce the book

This book is about a class and a lost time capsule.

By: Karen Anderson

Tell about the book, but don’t give away the ending!

This book is about a class finding a time capsule after their class was demolished for repairs.

Tell about your favourite part of the book or make a connection

I liked the part where they found Tyler’s uncle’s medal.

Give a recommendation (e.g., If you like… you will love this book or I recommend this book to anyone who likes…).

I think that people will love reading this book if they are interested in history, time capsules, rescues or schools.

Whoa! Check out the tugboat I found at sea!

WALT - understand and extract information from the book "A Diver's Dream".

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Introduce the book

This book is about a man who got a tugboat for free.

Written by Angie Belcher.

Tell about the book, but don’t give away the ending!

This book is about a diver who wanted to have the old Taioma tugboat to be sunk for other divers to see and for fish to live in, but some people were complaining that the tugboat would be polluting the sea.

Give a recommendation (e.g., If you like…, you will love this book or I would recommend this book for anyone who likes…).

I would recommend this book for people who likes boats or diving.

What type of chocolate do you love to eat?

WALT - understand and extract information from the book "Chocolate"

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Introduce the book

This book is about ‘chocolate’

Written by: Wendy Blaxland

Tell about the book, but don’t give away the ending!

This book is about the history of chocolate and how they used cocoa beans as money.

Tell about your favourite part about the book or make a connection

I liked the part where people put poison in the chocolate drinks.

Give a recommendation (e.g., If you like… you will love this book or  I recommend this book to anyone who likes....).

I think people who likes history and chocolate would love to read this book.

What would you do if your teacher was a witch?

WALT - understand and extract information from the book "Don't bug the teacher."

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Introduce the book

This book is about a boy who finds out about his teacher Mrs Hexwood is a real witch.

Author: Jan Weeks

Illustrator: Debbie Mourtzios

Tell about the book, but don’t give away the ending!

A boy called Ryan doesn’t like his new teacher Mrs Hexwood because she says that he is too talkative and rude. She would keep him in class to twiddle with his fingers. The next day, he was surprised to see that Mrs Hexwood is now his new next-door neighbour.

Tell about your favourite part of the book or make a connection.

I liked the part where he was about to tell his friend about the strange thing about the teacher, but he was under her control and she shut his mouth closed and makes him sit back down on his seat.

Give a recommendation (e.g. If you like…, you will love this book or I recommend people who likes…).

I think that people who like witches and schools should read this book.