Choose one of the following tasks:

1. Write Geoff’s biography, including all the important events in his life.

2. Write a series of journal or diary entries pretending to be Geoff.

3. Extension: Design, explain and advertise a new ‘bean can size’ or bean invention.

Beans, Invention, Advertise, Creation, Family

I was so mad by Mercer Mayer

Choose one of the following tasks:

1. Write about a time when you got mad about something. Explain what made you mad, what you did when you were mad and what you did to make yourself feel better.

2. Imagine you are one of the family members experiencing someone getting mad in this way. Write them a letter telling them how their behaviour makes the family feel.

Extension: Create a poster with at least 10 ways people can calm themselves down when they are made.

Mad, Annoyed, Upset, Irritated, Calm, Bored, Emotional

Choose one of the following tasks:

1. Imagine you are Suraj, the tiger. Write about the adventure you went on when you escaped from your enclosure.

2. Imagine you were a visitor at the zoo on the day Suraj escaped. Write about the events that unfolded as you had to evacuate the zoo. Write about how you were feeling at this time.

3. Extension: Write your own newspaper article about Suraj being found and returned to the zoo

Escape, Enclosure, Explore, Evacuation, Search, Wild animal, Zoological

Choose one of the following tasks:

1. Write a persuasive piece supporting the Playground build. Remember to give 3 reasons why and support your reasons in detail.

2. Write a persuasive text not supporting the project playground build, but support your own idea on where the New Zealand government can use the money instead. Your idea has to be something that can support Puhinui school students.

Extension: Design your own school playground and label the different parts of your design. For each label explain why you have included this in your playground and the benefits it has for people that play on it. Remember your playground should be amazing and one of a kind - unique.

Project, Benefits, Funding, Support, Design, Architecture, Resources, Reasoning, Point of view, strongly disagree/agree.

Choose one of the following tasks:

1, Rewrite the ending of the story. Make sure your ending fits in with the whole story. Add interesting words to capture the reader's attention.

2. Recreate this story using the same characters. Your story can be about any topic eg the moon, the sun, discovering a new island etc

3. Extension: Add another character to the story that will capture the reader's attention. Think how your new character can help transform the story so readers will want to share your story with others.

Savaii, Legendary, Challenging, Difficulties, Compassion, Loyal and Decisions.