Here are two Limerick poems I have created :)
There once was a boy named David,
He was a shepherd who was really dedicated,
Then one day he met a giant Philistine,
Who he slew and became Israel's king,
That was the boy named David.
There once was a boy named Seth,
He ran around a lot so he was always out of breath,
Then one day he ran too fast,
He ran straight into a wall which resulted in a crash,
That was the boy named Seth.
in Class, we have been creating tasks related to water, to complete and present in a neat fashion. Me and my friend Alice have decided to do a puppet show, surrounding the topic of Mass failure, we have spent lots of time on this script and decided "why not let others read this?" so if you cant make it to our show, I hope you soak up a lot of information from this script :)
What is Mass Failure and how does it affect quality of the river
ALICE(SANDY):
So, what are we learning today, Frank?
MESUI(FRANK):
We are learning about…Mass failure.
ALICE:
What do you know about Mass failure, Frank?
MESUI(FRANK):
Mass failure is when the bank falls and tumbles into the river. It affects the water quality and shape.
ALICE(SANDY):
But, why is it so important-
ALICE(REBECCA):
Hey guys! What are we talking about?
MESUI(FRANK):
Mass failure.
ALICE(REBECCA):
Can I join?
ALICE(SANDY):
Yeah, I need to do something else, my apologies, Bye Frank! Bye Becka!
MESUI(FRANK):
Bye! So, Rebecca, we’re just looking at websites for info.
Hey, I found something! ‘What causes steambank erosion?’ It says this: Mass failure(which includes bank collapse and slumping) is where large chunks of bank material become unstable and topple into the stream or river. That is how it affects the shape of the river.
ALICE(REBECCA):
That was a very good website, lots of information, and easy to understand, although I am still wondering, what does Mass failure have to do with the quality though?
MESUI(FRANK):
The contents of the sediment carried in the bank material can add dirtiness and bacteria into the river.
Get it now?
ALICE(REBECCA):
Sediment? Isn't that like dirt, rocks and other stuff right?
MESUI(FRANK):
That's a simpler way of putting it.
ALICE(REBECCA):
I guess you could say we’ve hit rock bottom ay?
MESUI(SARCASTIC FRANK):
Haha… so funny…
ALICE(SANDY):
Hey, I’m back. Rebecca, your sister wants you.
What were we talking about again?
Right, mass failure.
TELL ME MORE.
MESUI(FRANK):
Hey, calm down ya farm!
I dont know everything about mass failure, but he does… Say hello to Harold! If theres any extra info that you would like to know about mass failure, I bet ya that Harold would know about it,
also, bye Beck!
ALICE(REBECCA):
Bye!
ALICE(SANDY):
Bye Rebecca!
MESUI(HAROLD THE GIRAFFE) Pretend he has a lisp:
Mass failure, huh?
Well, I’ll make sure you know everything about it.
Before we start, What are we talking about?
How it affects the quality of the river, or how it occurs, what?
Alice(SANDY):
How mass failure affects the river, actually, what did you say?
MESUI(HAROLD THE GIRAFFE):
How it affects the quality of the river or how it occurs. Why?
ALICE(SANDY):
We’ll take that second option thanks.
MESUI(HAROLD THE GIRAFFE):
Oh… Okay then, listen up kids First, what is erosion?
Dirt that has been worn down by wind, or water.
Mass failure affects the quality of the river because it has dirt that contaminates the river
ALICE(SANDY):
We covered that.
MESUI(HAROLD THE GIRAFFE):
And I totally knew that.
ALICE(SANDY):
Sorry
MESUI(HAROLD THE GIRAFFE):
Its okay. now , where was I?
Mass failure affects the shape because it falls-
ALICE(SANDY):
We’ve covered that too
MESUI(FRANK):
bruh
MESUI(HAROLD THE GIRAFFE):
Bruh, listen kid, don’t interrupt me.
Now, mass failure happens because of the lower part of the river becoming unstable.
ALICE(REBECCA):
Thats it?
MESUI(HAROLD THE GIRAFFE):
yup.
MESUI(FRANK):
Hey Rebecca, where’d you come from?
ALICE(REBECCA):
I stayed here this whole time.
MESUI(FRANK):
Okay then… well anyways thanks Harold
MESUI AND ALICE(PUPPETS):
*bows down*
Thank you and goodbye.
This term we were set the task of retelling family story and making them into a past tense recount, here is mine.
Long long long ago, A.K.A August, me and my family were very excited to move into our new house. Just before we moved all of our belongings into a gigantic truck and drove it all the way to Kaikohe.
During the trip our parents gave us up and go due to the fact that we missed out on breakfast while packing up, I finished my up and go but was still thirsty, I looked around seeing if there was anything else to drink then I saw it
I turned around to be greeted by the sight of a V drink, it had just been sitting there from earlier when my parents were at the gas station, hypnotized by the thought of a cold refreshing drink I grabbed the V but only took a tiny sip, little did I know that tiny sip would be fatal.
Later on during the trip my body started to itch and burn, my torso and scalp felt like they were on fire and I was in a bad condition with excruciating pain rippling through my body. Pain, agony, exhaustion— “when will it stop?” I asked myself as tears ran down my face.
When we got to the house I sat in the corner crying as my face started to swell up, it started to get difficult when trying to breath so my mother kicked me back straight into the car then took me to the Hospital. When we arrived at the Hospital I could barley move and I started to lose my eyesight.
Once we got inside of the Hospital my vision was gone, I had gone completley blind and I couldnt see anything, then just afterwards I collapsed on the ground unconscious, forcing the doctors to wheel me off in a wheelchair.
When I woke up my vision was still blurry but I could still make out the things I saw and what they were. My mother was sitting next to me and there was nurses/doctors walking about and doing things, my eyesight started to get better and I could see them bring a needle close towards my arm.
They stuck the needle into my arm and injected something into it, turns out they injected adrenaline into my arm which made my body start to lightly shake
