Do you feel sorry for Tessa ?

I feel you, Tessa😔

One day there was a girl named Tessa, she was excited to go to school because it was a
opportunity for her to sign up for ballet classes. She wanted to do ballet because it was her dream,
and she'd been practising her whole life. She was SUPER excited to go to school, so she packed all her
lunch and went out the door to wait for her mum to drop her off to school. Tessa was very lucky because
she was the only child.

As they pulled up into parking lot of the school, Tessa got out and ran to her classroom. That was how excited
she was. When she sat down on her desk, before the day started, Mrs Tumbler was explaining the information
about ballet classes. Tessa was really excited, and as Mrs Tumbler was explaining, the big day of The Ballet Recital
was the day that Tessa and her family were planning to go out of town to visit their Grandma.

Later on that day, Tessa went home feeling sad. She was thinking about how mum and dad would react. And
when she got home, she went upstairs to her room and changed from her uniform. Tessa was thinking of ways
to tell her parents that The Ballet Recital  was on the day that they were planning to go to visit grandma out of town.
She found a way, so she went and told her mum and her mum was thinking about what they should do.

The next day when Tessa came back from school, her mum made a decision that she wasn't allowed to go to t
he Ballet Recital because they needed to go and see grandma because she was sick. Mum felt very sorry for Tessa,
but there was no choice because they had already promised Grandma that they will meet on that day. Tessa went
upstairs to her room and cried. Everyday from now on, when Tessa went to school she felt sad. When she went to
school one day feeling sad, she told her teacher that she can't be in ballet because on the big day, she will be
gone to see her sick grandma out of town. Her teacher said,

"Oh poor you, you know what, you can still take ballet classes."

"OMG, thank you thank you thank you so much." Tessa said with excitement.

Tessa went back home very excited and happy.When she got home she told her mum that she can take
ballet classes and doesn't need to attend the Ballet Recital. Her mum was very happy too now that she can
still learn something that she has been waiting and dreaming for.

Every week from now and then, Tessa went to ballet classes. When it was time for them to go to visit
grandma out of town, Tessa would still practise so that she could achieve her goals. Whenever she was free,
she would practise what she was taught at school. But some days she had to go with her grandma to go around
because they haven't been together since Tessa was 3 years old. So they all decided that they can all go out for a day
before it was time they leave. They all hopped in the car and went around town, to the park, movies and to the sea
world park. It was an exhausting day for them that they came back and had a great big rest. To end the day, they
decided to have a movie night at home, so they did.

The next day, it was time that they leave. It was so sad and tearing becauses grandma didn't want them
to leave and they didn't want to leave. But it was time they had to get back because of school and work.
Anyways, they planned to go back to grandma at the end of the year and spend Christmas and New Years with her.

Meanwhile they were all settled into their everyday doings. From now and then, Tessa would call grandma
to see how she is. Grandma would be so happy that they called because she really misses them. But now,
Tessa still takes ballet classes even tho the Ballet Recital has finished. Tessa was so grateful everyday because
she would learn new skills and dances at school.

By: Justice Nafetalai

Do You Know What Needs To Be In A Narrative ?

Features of a Narrative :

1. When we write a narrative, we first of all start by planning our writing: Planning

our writing is when we plan what are focus is going to be or what the subject will be.

Part of planning is what each paragraph will be focused on and organizing what you

will be writing about that paragraph so you wouldn't have to repeat it.

1. Second of all, we prepare ourselves to write a complication so that people

can read more so they can find out what and how the resolution will be.

This will also set off the setting and events that will be sequenced.

1. Then you start writing what happened in each sequence.

Each paragraph should only have one focus. Each sequence will explain

how the complication gets solved.

1. When you have written what happened in each paragraph,

you have come to an end where you should have already written

the resolution and then the end will be called a conclusion. The

conclusion is where you write the ending about the story. How the

characters felt or giving suggestions on the complication and resolution.

1. Orientation - The setting which will be the who, what, where,

why and how which will give a hint to the audience so they know what the story will be about.

1. Dilemma - Complication - this is the problem that will be sequenced in each paragraph.
2. Resolution - this is the resolution which will be towards the end so

people know how the problem was solved and how the characters felt.

1. Conclusion - the conclusion is the ending where you write all the gathered information to a ending.

Poor Lightning!

Learning Intention: We are learning to write a narrative.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I follow the structure of a narrative starting with an orientation, followed by the complication, then the events and finally the resolution to write my story 'Let's say sorry!'.

Bella and Jo!

Learning intention: We are learning to follow the structure of a narrative.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I organise my ideas into paragraphs and make it into an E-book using Flipsnack.