T2+Novel+study

__Tuesday 12th July 2011__

W.A.L.T: write about the plot, setting, characters, theme of our novel and to write a critical response.

S.C. We have: - described 3 characters looks and personalities - identified the main themes in our novel - described in detail where our novel takes place so that a picture is created in the readers head - listed the main events in our story - written about what I liked and didn't like about our novel and given a recommendation for intended audience.

media type="file" key="BUMFACE novel study.mov" width="583" height="583" I thought it was really descriptive of the characteristics of the characters. I thought you could of explained Rindi's Nationality a bit better. But overall you did an outstanding job on your Novel Study and nice use of colours that related to your story. :) Britney

//__Wednesday 4th May 2011.__//

//Term Two Novel Study - Bumface - Morris Gleitzman.//

// __Session Oneh__ // //Look at the cover of the book // //What colours are used? // //What kind of an expression is on the boys face? // //Why do you think he looks like? // //Predict what you think the novel could be about. // //Read the blurb on the back of the book // //What does the blurb tell you about Angus? //

//My prediction: // // I think that the book "Bumface" is about a boy who has lots of little brothers in his family. His mum is to busy and he has to do all of the work. His little brothers are making heaps and heaps of mess and he is in charge. He is really annoyed and his little brothers are making him stressed out. He is sick and tired of doing all of the work. //

//Read Chapter One // //Who is the main character in this book? Angus. √ // //What subject are they covering at school at the moment? Human reproduction. √ // //Who is Bumface? Angus Solomon. √ // Reproductive //organs – Find out what// reproductive //means. The production of offspring by a sexual or asexual process. √ // //Why is talking to girls something Angus shouldn’t be doing right now? Because he has been given one of the main parts in the school play. √ // //Who do you think the girl is that Leo is talking about? Stacy Kruger. √ // // Why do you think that Angus has a pink teddy in his bag? It was a present for his girlfriend. √ //

//__Thursday 5th May 2011.__//

// Session Two Read Chapter Two // //What was Leo doing to the fish tank? He was feeding the fish crayons. √ // //What did Leo and Imogen want the bucket with water for? Leo wanted it for washing some ants and Imogen wanted it for washing Sidneys hair. √ // //<span style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">How do you think Angus feels about having to look after his brother and sister? Stressed because they are always wanting things and making big messes.√ //

//<span style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;"> Why do you think that Angus has to switch on the TV to see mummy? Because she is on T.V for something. √ //

//__Friday 6th May 2011.__//

// Read Chapter Three // //<span style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">What is a television soap? Its a T.V program. Television series. // //<span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The lock needs more //lubrication//”. Find out what// lubrication //means. A substance such as oil or grease. √ // //<span style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Do you think you would be able to do everything Angus has to do? Why/why not? No because Angus always does so much work for everyone and it would be hard. √ // //<span style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">What country is the story set in? Australia. How do you know? <span style="color: #ff0000; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Because it says in the book a slice of pizza for Australia's best mum. √ // //<span style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">What is Leo right about? Their mum should spend more time with them. √ // //<span style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">What about Angus makes him a really good older brother? He always tidies up after his little brother and sister and is always helping his mum. √ //

//__Tuesday 10th May 2011.__//

// Session Three Read chapters four and five // // What is Angus’ dad attempting to do? <span style="color: #ff0000; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">He is trying to get money of Angus's mum. X .He is writing a pirate book. // // Why do you think Angus’ dad leaves out the back door not the front? <span style="color: #ff0000; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; margin: 0px;">Because he didn't want Angus's mum to know that he had been there. √ //

// How does Angus feel when his Dad doesn’t give him a hug? Sad but then he remembers that his dad is really busy so then he doesn't mind. √ // // Who is number four and why is he called that? <span style="color: #ff0000; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">It is the director of Angus's mum for the Australian t.v show and his it is his mums 4th boyfriend. √ // // Why is Angus’s mum getting home so late? <span style="color: #ff0000; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Because she is an actor that works on a t.v show and people want to keep interviewing her and signing <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">autographs. √ // // What does “ //his heart’s in the right place”// mean? <span style="color: #ff0000; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">It is a song by Elton John and he isn't judged by other people. X .He means well. What is Angus trying to pretend? <span style="color: #ff0000; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">He is trying to pretend to his teacher that his dad is looking after them after school. √  What is taking place at the beginning of chapter five? The play rehearsals. √ What makes you think that Angus has a very good imagination? <span style="color: #ff0000; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">He is trying to imagine what he can do if his mum lost her job. √  What is Angus so worried about that could happen to his mum? <span style="color: #ff0000; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; margin: 0px;"> She might get fired and lose her job. √  What kind of a person does this make Angus do you think? <span style="color: #ff0000; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; margin: 0px;"> A helpful person to his family and responsible for lots of different thing. √

__Monday 23rd May 2011.__

Session Four Read chapters six and seven Who is Pirate Jim? Angus's dad. √  Why would Angus’s dad be out of depth looking after Leo and Imogen? Because he doesn't like kids and cant handle them, he is not used to looking after little kids. √  What does Priscilla do for a living? She is a nanny. √  How old do you think Angus is? 10 - 12. What makes you think this? Because the person that has written this book has written it about a boy our age so we would like to read it. √   How old are Leo and Imogen? Leo is 5 yrs old and Imogen is 1 and a half. √  Why has Angus missed the last few rehearsals? Because he has had to look after Leo and Imogen while his mums at work. √  Do you think that it is fair he got kicked out of the play? No because it wasn't his fault that he couldn't go to the rehearsals. √  Why does Angus hope that his mum doesn’t have any more babies? So that he doesn't have to look after them while his mum works. √  Is Angus annoyed that he has to look after Leo and Imogen? Yes, because he really wants to be in the school play. √  What do you think Angus’ life would be like if he didn’t have to take care of them all the time? I think that he would enjoy it a lot more because he wouldn't have to look after Leo and Imogen. √

__Tuesday 24th May 2011.__

Session Five Read chapters 8 and 9 Why would Angus never have a life if his mum has another baby? Because he would always be stuck looking after the kids and he would have no time to himself. √  How does Angus know that number four doesn’t like kids? Because of the way he scowled at Leo and Imogen. √  Why is Angus so concerned with his mum taking her pill? So he doesn't have to look after more kids. √  How would you feel if you were in the same situation as the kids this weekend and being taken from place to place where the people are too busy to look after you? I would feel annoyed because none of them would care to look after us. √  Why do you think Priscilla’s parents were so shocked with Angus’ question? They thought that a boy angus's age wouldn't really need to know the answer.√

__Tuesday 31st May.__

Session Six Read chapters 10 and 11 Why does Leo think that the family they see on the street are a tv family? Because they were really tidy and neat and didn't make any mess. √  Why was Angus having so much fun mucking around with Rindi and his siblings? Because she was into pirates aswell as everyone else there. √  What do you think has made Rindi so upset? Because Angus said that if she ever had kids, she'd make a really good parent. √

__Thursday 2nd June 2011.__

Session Seven Read chapters 12, 13 and 14 Why is Angus worried about Rindi? He is worried because he doesn't want Rindi to get married if she doesn't want to. √  Why does Angus not want his school mates to know he is looking after his brother and sister? Because the teacher might get suspicious and find out about it. √ Because Angus's mum is on a t.v show and she might get reported. Why does Angus feel sick at the end of chapter 12? Because the things weren't for sale and someone might be watching them. √  Why is Angus allowed back in the play? Because of the contribution of his two stepfathers. √  What is plan P? To get Imogen to get the ladies attention so they could try and grab a sample of what they needed. √  What is Rindi being forced to do? She is being forced to marry a 22 year old man over in India that her parents have chosen and she doesn't even know him. √  How does Angus feel towards his mum? X Angry because she is to worried abut her jacket and not listening to Angus about Rindi. Why does Angus think that his life is already over? Because h mum said that if things work out goos with gavin she might have another baby and he doesn't want to look after any mores kids. √  What do you think Angus may do to try and help Rindi? Talk to her parents and try to put them off the idea of making Rindi get married. √  How does Angus feel towards Rindi? Upset and he feels sorry for her because he doesn't want her to feel sad if she gets married. √  What nationality is Rindi? Indian and Australian. √

__Thursday 9th June 2011.__

Session Eight Read chapters 15 and 16 What is an arranged marriage? An arranged marriage is where someone other than the couple getting married makes the choice of the people who will get married. √  Why is Rindi getting made to marry so early? So when she is older, she doesn't have on and off marriages like they do in Australia. √  Why does Angus feel slightly jealous when looking at Rindi’s mum? Because he hated what they were doing to her and she looked concerned about Rindi, which made Angus jealous. X Because he wants a mum like Rindi's mum. What is Angus’s plan? To try and make Patel go off Rindi by making her eat messy. √  How does the arranged marriage make Angus feel? Sad for Rindi and a little bit jealous because he kinda likes Rindi. √

Session Nine Read Chapters 17, 18 and 19 How did the class react when Angus confessed to stealing the Tamagotchi and then introduced Rindi as his girlfriend? When he told the class that he had stolen the tamagotchi the whole was silent and stared. When Angus told the class that he stole the tamagotchi for his girlfriend everyone had their mouth wide open in amazement. √  Why did Angus do all of this? To try and save Rindi from having to go back to India to marry Patel because he really wanted her to stay there. √  Why did Angus feel an urgent need to look at his feet? Because he was nervous and because he knew that Rindi was right. √ Also guilty. Is Angus a good friend? Yes, because he cares for Rindi and wanted to make her happy instead of having to go back to India and marry Patel when she didn't want to. √  How do you think the TV crew and the studio audience will react to Rindi and Angus getting married? I think that they will be stunned and nervous for Angus and Rindi. √   What about their parents? I think that their parents will be nervous for them aswell and Rindi's parents might not be that happy with her because she was meant to get married to Patel. √

__Friday 10th June 2011.__

Session Ten Read Chapters 20 and 21 When Angus realises the wedding has gone to air he isn’t concerned about himself who is he concerned about? Angus was worried about his mum loosing his job because the viewers would blame Angus's mum. √  What makes Angus break down and cry? Because he was sick of looking after Imogen and Leo and really wanted to save Rindi but nobody cared. √  Finally the pressure of having to act like a parent takes its toll on Angus and he breaks down calling out “I’m just a kid”. What are the different kinds of emotions that he may be going through at this moment? I think that he will be feeling stressed out about the school play and having to look after Leo and Imogen at the same time as having to do everything else. Also really sad and nervous for Rindi because she has to go back to India. I also thinks that he really wants Rindi to stay because he loves her. √

Session Eleven Read Chapters 22 and 23 What has changed about Angus’ family? They have become a real family and his mum and dad are noticing how much ho does for them. √  What do you think they mean by too Australian to be an Indian wife? I think that thy mean that she has lived in Australia for to long so she is to Australian to be Indian. √  Why was Angus disappointed with receiving money for looking after Leo and Imogen? Because he never thought that he would get money and he didn't really think that having money was needed by him because he had looked after them for so long. √ He wants to do it because he loves his brother and sister. How would you feel if you had to have your special birthday dinner in front of cameras for a publicity shoot? I would feel a little bit nervous because it would be in front of all the cameras and stuff. √  What point is Angus trying to get across by swinging over the dinner in his Bumfa ce jacke t? He is trying to make out that he likes being a pirate and maybe showing off to Rindi. He wants people to realise that he is just a kid.