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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

Mum17 Po StreetBoofla WA 6229

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Unit 10: Blue Poles

In the texts1 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 ________________________________________________________

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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

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1 Read the postcard on page 99. Draw pictures, or write about, six events from

the school excursion in the order they happened.

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.

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Read and learn

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2 Choose a piece of your own artwork.

It may be something you created at school or at home.

It might be a drawing, painting or sculpture. Write a factual recount about how

you created it. Start by sketching your artwork.

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Your turn1 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

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.”

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d Draw a mini version of your Blue Poles on the blank canvas on page 99.

Done

For black and dark green, ink or dye may be easier to squirt than paint.

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2 Choose a piece of your own artwork.

It may be something you created at school or at home.

It might be a drawing, painting or sculpture. Write a factual recount about how

you created it. Start by sketching your artwork.

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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.

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.

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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 low

b high quiet

c big out

d loud cold

e in down

f up small

2 Circle the antonym in each sentence.

down We looked up.

dry a The painting was wet.

thick b This made thin lines.

tiny c We saw a huge painting.

horrible d It was a great day!

hate 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.

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synonym same similar

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4 Draw lines to join the synonyms.

a big crazy

b small connect

c mad huge

d beetle clever

e wise little

f join bug

5 Circle the synonym in each sentence.

well known Blue Poles is a famous painting.

began a Jackson started by rolling out a canvas.

ground b He laid the canvas on the floor.

skinny cThis made thin lines.

lots of d Blue Poles took many weeks to paint.

fabulous e It was a great day!

viewed 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 _________

plays

Best part

Hardest part

Most interesting

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My stuff

great websites

Best part

Hardest part

Most interesting

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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cool games

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Books read

Interesting things I’ve read, seen or done lately.

Unit 10: Blue Poles

Unit 9: Save the sea

Diary

drawings

poetryl

plays

photos

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Cut and stick pictures from magazines or newspapers.

Unit 10: Blue Poles

Print your name here:

Use a pencil. DO NOT use a pen. If you make a mistake, rub it out and try again.

Assessment: Units 9 and 10

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.

InstructionsRead 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

(First name) (Family name)

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.

3 An exposition gives O both sides of an argument. O one side of an argument. O no sides of an argument.

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.

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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.

10Write the compound word from this sentence:

You can ask a fisherman for help.

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.

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.

14The postcard was written by O Mum. O Riley. O Mr Peters.

15Write the word that tells you about time:

We went to the gallery, and then we went to the museum.

16Write the word that tells you about time:

Finally, he painted blue lines.

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.

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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.

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Assessment: Units 9 and 10

25Write 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.

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