A Long Walk to Water - Part 1 Discussion Questions.

In the first chapter, we learn that Salva is from which is in South Sudan. He is 11 years old and has three brothers and two sisters. His fathers is successful and a very respected man. 

In his life he has huge responsibility and has his fathers shoes to fill. In many ways, his life is very different from mine.

The first chapter shows some of the questions going through Salva's head which are "Where are we going?" "Where is my family" and "When will I see them again?" If I were In that same situation, I'd probably be thinking the same things.

Everyday, Nya goes to collect water for her family, She has to endure the heaviness of the plastic bottle and the thorns going against her feet. I would dread having to spend almost everyday walking and would get tired of carrying the filled plastic bottle on my head.

You can tell tribes apart by the scar markings on their heads. One of the ways I can tell students of other cultures apart is by looking at their uniform I can tell where their school is and cultures they have in that area.

Stargazing

 

stargazing

The sky slowly turned into a dark blue as the sun went deeper into the earths horizon. The stars started to flicker into place, each one shinning a bright light. The cold icy land was reflecting the light off the stars giving a stunning mirror effect. 

At last, the world felt ghostly still. My heart beat slowed as I slowly started to take in the breathtaking sight.

It was 6:26, only 4 minutes left until the meteor shower would begin and I could barely hold in my excitement. I in a rush took out all the camera equipment and began to set up the camera stand. This was it, the moment I'd waiting so long for. 

I looked again at my watch, 6:30...not a second later, the sky was filled with a rush of light coming from the east. It was like scene from a movie or a fairy-tale, the beauty of it all was so breathtaking. In the moment I felt happiness, joy and calmness. 

Taupo Slide Presentation.

This is slide presentation of Taupo we did in class.

A balanced diet.

A balanced diet.

Every morning, I wake up to find a book on plate. All the colour that remains is in the yellow bookmark.

I look around, I'm in a room with no windows and no door? Strange...

The walls are grey and all that is near me is a hanging light above me, a table, a mirror and the meal in front of me.

In all honesty, the book didn't look all that appetising and I wasn't in the mood for cake shaped book. How did I even get here? I don't remember doing anything before coming here. I must've came from somewhere.

I grabbed the mirror and stared at my reflection. Funny, I can't even recognise the person staring back me. I was a young man, maybe around thirty. Pale skin, Brown hair and brown eyes. I was wearing a blue buttoned up shirt and some black pants. I looked like any other normal person.

Time seemed to stand still. Besides my better judgement I grabbed the book and opened its pages only to find that it was blank. Now, the next thing I do seems like something like only a crazy person would do but my curiosity was begging to be fed.

I bit into the book.

The Monster

The Monster.

"Jonas?" A familiar voice coming from inside of my room was calling me." Jonas can see me?" I looked everywhere to see who was talking to be, under the bed, hiding in the wardrobe and even in my drawers.

"Jonas where are you?" I spoke back to it. "Who's talking?"
"so you can hear me." it replied.
"Yes, I can and I'd very much like to know who I'm talking to."
"Jonas, you've forgotten so much... have I left you for too long? "
...
I didn't know what to say. Surely I was dreaming or hearing voices in my head, doesn't stuff like this only happen in like movies or stories? Well, whatever this was, I'll probably get an explanation in the morning but before I did, I asked it one more question.

"Whats your name?"
"Do you mean the one you chose for me or my original name?"
"Original please."
"M"
"M? Is that it?"
"yes."
"Okay then, I'm heading to bed."
"Goodnight Jonas and goodbye my friend."

Just like that, my exhaustion finally caught up with me and I passed out on my bed. The morning came at slow pace, I would wake up during the night and have a hard time going back to sleep, thoughts of 'M' plagued my mind.

At long last, morning had arrived, I still hadn't got over what happened the previous night. My throat tightened as I let the words escape of my lips. "M? Are you still there?"
...
Nothing but silence replied. That's when I felt a sudden weight on my body, it wasn't anything major but it was definitely noticeable. I got out of bed feeling a little sadder than usual, I wasn't hungry and my movements felt slow and sluggish. Suppose that's what happens when you don't enough sleep.

Months go by and I'm still feeling this way, Nothing ever changed.
The End.

Venus Poser

This is a poster showing facts and pictures about the planet Venus.

3D Shape Presentation.

This is a slide explaing what 3D shapes are.