98 Unit 10: Blue Poles
Hi Mum Our class went to the art gallery this morning. We saw a huge painting called Blue Poles. Mr Peters told us all about the painting. We also saw lots of sculptures. Then we ate lunch in a park and went to the science museum. It was a great day! Lots of love Riley Mum 17 Po Street Boofla WA 6229 99
In the texts 1 These texts are both recounts. a Which text is a factual recount? b Which text is a personal recount? 2 Complete the sentence. Hint: Take a look at page ix. A recount is a text that. 3 Read Blue Poles. Number the boxes to put in order the steps Jackson Pollack took to create his painting. squirted black and dark green paint on the canvas laid the canvas back on the floor used pieces of wood to paint blue lines rolled out the canvas added white paint hung the canvas on the wall dripped yellow, orange and silver paint onto the canvas 4 In your own words, tell a classmate how Jackson Pollack painted Blue Poles. Done 5 Time words show the order things happen. a Write some time words. then, next, finally b Circle the time words on pages 98 and 99. Done 100
Read and learn 1 Read the postcard on page 99. Draw pictures, or write about, six events from the school excursion in the order they happened. 1 2 3 4 5 6 2 Make these words end in ed. a paint e drip b use f stare c squirt g start d add h Put a tick next to words you added ed to. i Put a star next to words you only added d to. j Put a smiley face J next to words where you doubled a letter before adding ed. 101
Your turn 1 Create your own version of Blue Poles. a Collect these things and tick the boxes when you have them. large sheet of art paper or piece of canvas black paint dark green paint squirty sauce bottles For black and dark green, ink or dye may be easier to squirt than paint. blue paint white paint silver paint yellow paint orange paint sticks and paintbrushes rulers or thin pieces of wood b Follow the recount on page 98 to paint your own Blue Poles. Done c Ask a classmate to make a comment about your painting. Write it here. Use quotation marks to show exactly what they said, such as It is wonderful. d Draw a mini version of your Blue Poles on the blank canvas on page 99. Done 102
2 Choose a piece of your own artwork. It may be something you created at school or at home. A recount tells what happened, in the order it happened. It has: an orientation that sets the time and place, and introduces the main people events in time order action verbs in the past tense that tell what happened summing up. It might be a drawing, painting or sculpture. Write a factual recount about how you created it. Start by sketching your artwork. Write a title. Write an orientation that tells the reader the place and time you created the artwork. Say if anyone was involved, apart from yourself. Write in the past tense. Write about what you did, in the order that you did it. Write a conclusion that sums up what you did. Remember: a factual recount is different to a procedure. 103
Synonyms and antonyms An antonym is a word that means the opposite of another word. For example, big is an antonym of small. 1 Draw lines to join the antonyms. a hot b high c big d loud e in f up low quiet out cold down small 2 Circle the antonym in each sentence. down dry thick tiny horrible hate We looked up. a The painting was wet. b This made thin lines. c We saw a huge painting. d It was a great day! e Lots of love from Riley. 3 A synonym is a word with the same or similar meaning as another word. For example, big is a synonym of large. You can remember what synonyms are by thinking about the S in synonym, same and similar. Colour the letter s in these words. synonym same similar 104
4 Draw lines to join the synonyms. a big b small c mad d beetle e wise f join crazy connect huge clever little bug 5 Circle the synonym in each sentence. well known began ground skinny lots of fabulous viewed Blue Poles is a famous painting. a Jackson started by rolling out a canvas. b He laid the canvas on the floor. c This made thin lines. d Blue Poles took many weeks to paint. e It was a great day! f We saw a huge painting called Blue Poles. 6 Write S if the words are synonyms. Write A if they are antonyms. a big little b like dislike c mum mother d painting artwork e long short f morning evening g frame border 105
My stuff Interesting things I ve read, seen or done lately. cool games JKL Best part Hardest part Unit 9: Save the sea Most interesting plays 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Books read Unit 10: Blue Poles JKL Best part Hardest part Most interesting 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 great websites 106
Cut and stick pictures from magazines or newspapers. Diary drawings l poetry photos 107
Assessment: Units 9 and 10 Print your name here: (First name) (Family name) This is a test to see how well you understand what you have read, and to see what you know about using language, spelling and punctuation. It is also a writing test. Instructions Read each question carefully. Some questions will ask you to read a text from another page in this book before answering. There are three different ways to show your answer: Shade the bubble next to the correct answer. O Write a word in a box. answer Write a number in a box. 1 Use a pencil. DO NOT use a pen. If you make a mistake, rub it out and try again. Start of test Read Oceans in Trouble on page 90, and answer questions 1 to 5. 1 Oceans in Trouble is about O when the Exxon Valdez struck a reef. O hagfish and their slime. O why people should work together to protect the oceans. 2 Oceans in Trouble is O an exposition. O an explanation. O a description. 4 Write the missing word in the box. People need to work to protect the oceans. 5 Write the missing word in the box. The water is and sea creatures die. 3 An exposition gives O both sides of an argument. O one side of an argument. O no sides of an argument. 108
Read Fact File on page 91, and answer questions 6 to 8. 6 Sea cucumbers can O crawl upside down. O eat their stomachs. O regrow their insides. 7 Sea spiders have body organs O down their legs. O on top of their heads. O in their claws. 8 A hagfish can make enough slime to fill a O bath. O milk carton. O bucket. 9 Write the compound word from this sentence: We can protect wildlife if we work together. 12 Jackson Pollack was O an author. O an artist. O the owner of an art gallery. Read the postcard on page 99, and answer questions 13 and 14. 13 The postcard is a O narrative. O procedure. O personal recount. 14 The postcard was written by O Mum. O Riley. O Mr Peters. 15 Write the word that tells you about time: We went to the gallery, and then we went to the museum. 10 Write the compound word from this sentence: You can ask a fisherman for help. 16 Write the word that tells you about time: Finally, he painted blue lines. Read Blue Poles on page 98, and answer questions 11 and 12. 11 Blue Poles is a O factual recount. O personal recount. O narrative. 17 An antonym is a word that O describes ants. O has the same or similar meaning to another. O has the opposite meaning to another. 109
Assessment: Units 9 and 10 18 An antonym for start is O begin. O cart. O finish. 19 A synonym is a word that O always starts a sentence. O has the same or similar meaning to another. O has the opposite meaning to another. 20 A synonym for stroll is O run. O wander. O strong. 21 A synonym for stared is O gazed. O giggled. O glanced. The spelling mistakes in these sentences have been circled. Write the correct spelling for each circled word in the box. 22 Blue Poles is a famus painting. 23 He dript yellow, orange and silver paint. 24 We went to the siense museum. 110
25 Write a personal recount. Choose to write about today, yesterday or last weekend. Write an introduction that says: what happened where it happened when it happened who it happened to. Then, write paragraphs that tell the details of what happened, in the order they happened. Finish your recount with your thoughts or feelings. 111