Red Space Rocket

This ia bit interesting and I even agree with substantial sections of it.

1. What do you think is the major scission in this story? Support your answer with two or more quotations.

2. What are the secrets that Kylie has? Who benefit do you think she gets from having secrets?

3. Why do you think she threw the chooks down the well? Support your answer with two or more quotations.

There is no word of the day today. You’ll cope.

“The ‘Net is a waste of time, and that’s exactly what’s right about it.” These words are from the writer William Gibson. This is the man who coined the term “cyberspace”.

Today is brought to you by the refreshing sense of calm you get when you leave school or work on a Friday afternoon.

The word for today is overt.

Today’s quotation is from Thomas Edison, the American inventor. He said “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”

Today is brought to you by the feeling of cool water running over your feet on a stinking hot day.

While I was investigating Esperanto I found this really useful translator. Rather than just give you the whole sentence it translates word by word which gives you much better control over the new sentence.

Tradukilo – Esperanto/English Translator

The word for today is covert.

Our quotation comes from Marston Bates, American zoologist, who said “Research is the process of going up alleys to see if they are blind.”

Today is brought to you by the sinking feeling that you probably left the front door wide open this morning.

Here is a little bit of information about Tim Winton, the author is Scission.

Australian Authors – Tim Winton

Here is some more information about the conventions of writing a screenplay. It’s not long so you should have a quick read of it.

Screenwriting – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is the site that I used to learn most of what I now know about Esperanto. If you have a few minutes you might like to take a look at the introduction as there is more detail and examples than I used. You can also click on words to hear what they sound like.

lernu: Introduction

Today’s word is resonate.

Today’s quotation is “It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.”
Harry S. Truman, American President, said this.

Today is brought to you by the sound of a china plate smashing on a tiled kitchen floor.

Thanks for Jessikah for this pretty drawing.

Today’s quote is from Thomas Mann who said “A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.”

The word for today is reverberate.

Monday is brought to you by the smell of raisin toast.

Thanks to Blair for her hard work and giggles.

This comic really grabbed me.

Stone Giant – PartiallyClips