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Tuesday, 26 December 2017

SLJ - Week 2 day 2 - (Bonus activity)


Bonus Activity: Crossing the Tasman
In 1928, a crew of four men flew, for the first time, across the Tasman
from Australia to New Zealand. One of the men on board the
Southern Cross airplane was a New Zealander named T.H. McWilliams.
His job was to operate the radio in the airplane. Unfortunately, the radio
stopped working shortly after take-off and the rain and ice were so heavy
that the pilot, Kingsford Smith, couldn’t see out of his front windscreen.
Yikes! Fortunately, the plane made it all the way across the Tasman
landing in Christchurch after a 14 hour trip.

Imagine that you were a member of the flight crew. Write a poem that
describes how you would have felt when you landed safely in Christchurch
after such a long trip. Remember, there are lots of different types of poems,
and they don’t all have to rhyme. You can read more about different types
of poems by clicking here.

14 hours felt like 5 days
It was scary because we couldn’t see the way
It was raining like a hurricane
Hitting hard on our plane
We were hoping it would not last
Until hearing a big blast
We arrived at christchurch then rest for a while
Until having the biggest smile


This is a rhyming poem

BONUS POINTS: 10

2 comments:

  1. Kia Orana Loto,

    I absolutely loved your rhyming poem. It was very creative and I loved the words you used. Well Done and keep up the great work!

    Telesia

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  2. Hi Loto,

    Ruby here from the Summer Learning Journey team!

    Good work with this activity. Writing rhyming poems can be quite difficult but I think you've done a good job here! Well done. I like how you have talked about having the biggest smile after you had landed in Christchurch. I'm sure that the pilot would have been very relieved to have landed safely!

    How do you think the people on the land in Christchurch were feeling before the pilot landed? They must have been very nervous!

    I look forward to reading more of your blog.
    Cheers,
    Ruby.

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