Showing posts with label reading groups. Show all posts
Showing posts with label reading groups. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Book group reviews

Olivia's reading group has been using some response techniques from the Visible Thinking website. Below Jasmine's review are some "headlines" that capture the essence of the story.

The garden of Empress Cassia
The garden of Empress Cassia is a story about a school girl called Mimi. She's been bullied mostly by a girl called Gemma. But every kid calls her "smelly loo" except one boy called Josh who everybody likes. He calls her M. Mimi is sad but is talented, she is a great artist. She gets 98% for maths but her dad says its not good enough. But one day her art teacher gives her some magic pastels that can be very dangerous in the wrong hands. But for Mimi it changes her life. I would recommend this book. By Jasmine

Magic pastels fall into the hands of young child and she realises she is more than special - Safije

The magic pastels are gone and found in a girl’s heart.

Found from years and lost.

Miss O’Dell’s promies has been broken. - Katrina

Some girl draws on footpath.

Empress Cassia seen in Mimi’s house.

Garden of Empress Cassia v garden of Darkness. - Nick S

The magic pastels are found.

Pastels for ever. - Seb

Chinese Garden blows people’s minds.

These are no ordinary pastels.

Magic Pastels – good and evil?

Pastels change girl’s life. - Joe

Change is good.

Do not steal pastels as they could be dangerous. - Nic R