Tuesday, August 31, 2010
C.J.Dennis and children's poetry
C.J.Dennis was an Australian poet who was one of the first to write a selection of poetry for children. He had no children of his own but one of his friends had a child who became sick so to keep the child entertained he wrote a series of poems for their amusement.
The two poems we have recited and reflected on are "The Triantiwontigongolope" and "Hist".
This week we have to draw a picture in Paint of what we envision a triantiwontigongolope is and write a short review of Hist using the proforma supplied.
The two poems we have recited and reflected on are "The Triantiwontigongolope" and "Hist".
This week we have to draw a picture in Paint of what we envision a triantiwontigongolope is and write a short review of Hist using the proforma supplied.
Henry Lawson by Hannah
Henry Lawson was born on the Grenfell goldfields in New South Wales on 1867.
Henry married Bertha Bredt in 1896, and they had two children, but it was not a happy relationship and they separated in 1903.
Henry’s parents separated in 1883, it was then when Henry moved to Sydney with his mother.
A park in Abbotsford is named after him it is right across the road from me in St Albans st.
Henry married Bertha Bredt in 1896, and they had two children, but it was not a happy relationship and they separated in 1903.
Henry’s parents separated in 1883, it was then when Henry moved to Sydney with his mother.
A park in Abbotsford is named after him it is right across the road from me in St Albans st.
Henry Lawson by Laura
Henry Lawson was a very famous Australian poet and writer and his work has inspired many people all around the world.
He was born in 1867, into a goldfield in NSW where his father started working, and they were very poor. He didn’t get a very good education but his mother was very supportive, so she gave him some books. He was shy and sensitive, and didn’t at all look like a country boy; even his mother thought that this was a bit strange.
When he turned 14 he was totally deaf and all the kids at school bullied him, and he turned into a loner.
He always believed things would get better, but it seemed he didn't have any luck in life.
His writing was a way for him to express his feelings.
He was born in 1867, into a goldfield in NSW where his father started working, and they were very poor. He didn’t get a very good education but his mother was very supportive, so she gave him some books. He was shy and sensitive, and didn’t at all look like a country boy; even his mother thought that this was a bit strange.
When he turned 14 he was totally deaf and all the kids at school bullied him, and he turned into a loner.
He always believed things would get better, but it seemed he didn't have any luck in life.
His writing was a way for him to express his feelings.
Henry Lawson by Isobelle
Henry Lawson was born in a town on the Grenfell Goldfields. He grew up with his father Niels Herzberg Larsen and mother Luisa Albury. When he was born the family surname was Anglicised and Niels became Peter Lawson.
Friday, August 27, 2010
What it was like for women in the country by Julian
I think life was difficult in the country for woman because
They were always left alone to do all the work just like normal woman but there was heaps more to be done. If you had a farm you would have to clean up all the animal droppings and feed the animals. Not only that the woman would have to drive many km to buy their food. There are times when the crops don’t grow and they are forced to go out to buy the food. What a difficult life.
They were always left alone to do all the work just like normal woman but there was heaps more to be done. If you had a farm you would have to clean up all the animal droppings and feed the animals. Not only that the woman would have to drive many km to buy their food. There are times when the crops don’t grow and they are forced to go out to buy the food. What a difficult life.
Why country children moved to the city
• Because there are more people there and they can make friends.
• Because there are more exiting things there (e.g. Theme parks, Cinema’s, Restraints).
• Because they can live away from Isolation.
• Because they can get better health supplies.
• Because they can get better jobs.
• Because there are more exiting things there (e.g. Theme parks, Cinema’s, Restraints).
• Because they can live away from Isolation.
• Because they can get better health supplies.
• Because they can get better jobs.
Why country children moved to the city by Julia
Why I think country children moved to the city
I think that children moved to the city because they were lonely. I also think that they moved to the city because they moved to the city because they had no friends. I think that they moved to the city because they were poor. Sometimes they had no parents.
I think that children moved to the city because they were lonely. I also think that they moved to the city because they moved to the city because they had no friends. I think that they moved to the city because they were poor. Sometimes they had no parents.
"When the Children Come Home" by Henry Lawson
This week we studied the poem of Henry Lawson, "When the Children Come Home". It speaks of the bush people who worked hard and brought up their children but saw them leave home for adventures, work and life in the city. The widow in this poem is all by herself keeping the family home and acreage together and living a lonely life.
Henry Lawson unlike Banjo Patterson had a sad and lonely life.
Our homework for this week was to find out about Henry Lawson or to discuss why the children might leave their country homes as they still do today.
Henry Lawson unlike Banjo Patterson had a sad and lonely life.
Our homework for this week was to find out about Henry Lawson or to discuss why the children might leave their country homes as they still do today.
Jack Riley by Monique
It's true what they say; Banjo Pat¬er¬son did meet the Man from Snowy River, Jack Riley; all those years ago.
Jack was the leg¬end¬ary horse¬man who migrated from Ireland to Australia as a 13-year-old in 1851.
Jack worked as a tailor near Omeo but found his true passion as a stockman; he worked for the Pierce family of Greg Greg, near Corryong.
Jack lived in isolation in a hut high up in the hills at Tom Groggin. He loved the Snowy Mountain Country, a good yarn and enjoyed a social drink or two. Jack was also a good mate of the late Walter Mitchell of Towong Station, who introduced Jack Riley to Banjo Paterson when the pair was on a camping trip. They trekked the Kosciusko Ranges and the Snowys, shared many campfires and yarns too. Jack Riley was the Man from Snowy River who provided an inspirational journey and material for banjo to write his now famous poem.
Banjo Paterson also wrote a poem about Jack Riley's cow. This is further testimony to a meeting with Jack and the friendship they shared.
Corryong was the closest township to Riley and the locals remember he would visit three or four times a year for supplies. When friends found him very sick and attempted to get him to a doctor it was Corryong Hospital they brought him, although he died along the way.
Jack Riley was buried at the Corryong cemetery in 1914 however; Jack's spirit comes alive every year in Corryong at the Man from Snowy River Bush Festival. The festival is a celebration of the famous poem, bush folklore, the arts, music and Australia's finest horsemanship.
Jack was the leg¬end¬ary horse¬man who migrated from Ireland to Australia as a 13-year-old in 1851.
Jack worked as a tailor near Omeo but found his true passion as a stockman; he worked for the Pierce family of Greg Greg, near Corryong.
Jack lived in isolation in a hut high up in the hills at Tom Groggin. He loved the Snowy Mountain Country, a good yarn and enjoyed a social drink or two. Jack was also a good mate of the late Walter Mitchell of Towong Station, who introduced Jack Riley to Banjo Paterson when the pair was on a camping trip. They trekked the Kosciusko Ranges and the Snowys, shared many campfires and yarns too. Jack Riley was the Man from Snowy River who provided an inspirational journey and material for banjo to write his now famous poem.
Banjo Paterson also wrote a poem about Jack Riley's cow. This is further testimony to a meeting with Jack and the friendship they shared.
Corryong was the closest township to Riley and the locals remember he would visit three or four times a year for supplies. When friends found him very sick and attempted to get him to a doctor it was Corryong Hospital they brought him, although he died along the way.
Jack Riley was buried at the Corryong cemetery in 1914 however; Jack's spirit comes alive every year in Corryong at the Man from Snowy River Bush Festival. The festival is a celebration of the famous poem, bush folklore, the arts, music and Australia's finest horsemanship.
Jack Riley by Vctoria
Jack Riley also known as the man from Snowy River migrated from Castlebar, County Mayo in Ireland in 1851 at the age of 13. He went to Omeo in the high country of Victoria to live with and support his widowed sister. He set up a tailoring business in Day Street, but when his sister remarried he was able to pursue the life of a gold digger, bushman and stockman. He worked for the Pierce family of Greg Greg, near Corryong. Jack lived in isolation in a hut high up in the hills at Tom Groggin. He loved the Snowy Mountain Country. Walter Mitchell of Towong Station, who introduced Jack Riley to Banjo Paterson when the pair was on a camping trip. They trekked the Kosciusko Ranges and the Snowys, shared many campfires and yarns too. Jack Riley was the Man from Snowy River who provided an inspirational journey and material for Banjo to write his now famous poem.
Jack Riley-the man from Snowy River by Hannah
Jack Riley
Banjo Paterson believes that Jack Riley was the man from Snowy River. With his great horseback talent, Jack Riley has the man from Snowy River written on his own grave.
Jack lived in isolation in a hut, high up in the hills at Tom Groggin. Jack was buried at the Corryong cemetery on the 16th of July 1914. Jack loved the Country and he very much enjoyed a few social drinks with his mates.
Jack Riley's grave at Corryong
In Memory of
THE MAN FROM
SNOWY RIVER
JACK RILEY
BURIED HERE
16TH JULY 1914
Banjo Paterson believes that Jack Riley was the man from Snowy River. With his great horseback talent, Jack Riley has the man from Snowy River written on his own grave.
Jack lived in isolation in a hut, high up in the hills at Tom Groggin. Jack was buried at the Corryong cemetery on the 16th of July 1914. Jack loved the Country and he very much enjoyed a few social drinks with his mates.
Jack Riley's grave at Corryong
In Memory of
THE MAN FROM
SNOWY RIVER
JACK RILEY
BURIED HERE
16TH JULY 1914
The Man from Snowy River
This week we watched a video that showed snippets from the movie, "The Man from Snowy River" with a narration of the poem by Banjo Patterson.We really enjoyed it as it allowed us to make sense of the poem.
We also learnt about Banjo Patterson's life and recited the poem, each person speaking a different stanza.
Our homework if we wanted was to find out about the real man from Snowy River on which the poem was based.
We also learnt about Banjo Patterson's life and recited the poem, each person speaking a different stanza.
Our homework if we wanted was to find out about the real man from Snowy River on which the poem was based.
The boy from Tangmalangaloo
The boy from Tangmalangaloo is a tall, not well educated, hard working, lives far away from the school but lived in or near by town called Tangmalangaloo.
The boy from Tangmalangaloo by Hannah
The boy must be feeling rather lonely considering the fact that he is living on a farm that is more than likely away from others.
He doesn’t get any education or opportunity to mix with other kids.
He would have to wake up early and do the chores that are requested of him.
He would have no time to show emotions it would just be work.
On the other hand he may enjoy it even though it may make him antisocial.
He doesn’t get any education or opportunity to mix with other kids.
He would have to wake up early and do the chores that are requested of him.
He would have no time to show emotions it would just be work.
On the other hand he may enjoy it even though it may make him antisocial.
The boy from Tangmalangaloo by
The boy from Tangmalangaloo!
1. I think the boy from Tangmalangaloo lives on a farm in the country.
2. He doesn’t have any friends he only has his brothers and his sisters.
3. Every morning he has to feed the animals and collect the food.
4. I think that he likes to play on the street because not many cars go by.
5. When he plays on the street I think that there is lots of orange dust in the air.
1. I think the boy from Tangmalangaloo lives on a farm in the country.
2. He doesn’t have any friends he only has his brothers and his sisters.
3. Every morning he has to feed the animals and collect the food.
4. I think that he likes to play on the street because not many cars go by.
5. When he plays on the street I think that there is lots of orange dust in the air.
Friday, August 20, 2010
The boy from Tangmalangaloo by Laurence
The boy from Tangmalanglaroo lived on a farm of cattle and a bull. He milked the cows twice a day. The boy from Tangmalangaloo would wake at 5 to go and start to round up the cattle to herd them to the fields. The boy from Tangmalangaloo worked all day and slept all night.
The boy from Tangmalangaloo by Gabriella C.
I think the boy from Tangmalangaloo would have gone to a small school in the middle of the country where they were very strict and made sure you were always very well behaved. I think it would have been very quiet and not have had many people there so very peaceful. It would have been a very big thing when a person as important as a bishop came to the school. I think that the boy from Tangmalangaloo would have never been able to play on the computer or play video games and things like that.
The boy from Tangmalangaloo by Lauren L.
The boy from Tangmalangaloo who lived on a farm was very poor and he made money by selling the eggs he saw in the chicken coop every morning. He had many animals on his farm such as ducks, chickens, dogs, frogs and rabbits. He had so much fun every day with his animals. Life felt normal for the boy doing the same thing every day. He loved living in Tangmalangaloo.
Tangmalangaloo by Lauren S.
At Tangmalangaloo you wouldn’t be playing with electronics in your spare time, you would be helping on the farm doing house work or you could run around with friends. You wouldn’t have great education but you would know all about the animals and animals life cycles. If you lived there your neighbour might be a kilometre away. There wouldn’t be tall buildings though there would be tall trees. There wouldn’t be modern furniture instead there would be furniture made from local products. You wouldn’t be wearing new and fancy cloths instead you would wear old pants and old tops because they would get covered in mud or dirt. You would be interested in outdoor things like races. There would probably be no internet and not many cars. It would be quiet except for animal noises.
The boy from Tangmalangaloo's Day by Eva
The Boy from Tangmalangaloo
7.30, 8.00 GET DRESSED FOR SCHOOL
8.00, 8.30 HAVE BREAKFAST
8.45, 8.50 WALK TO SCHOOL
9.00, 9.10 BE AT SCHOOL
3.00, 3.15 FINISH SCHOOL
3.00, 3.15 WALK HOME
7.00, 7.30 HAVE DINNER
8.00, 8.30 GO TO BED
7.30, 8.00 GET DRESSED FOR SCHOOL
8.00, 8.30 HAVE BREAKFAST
8.45, 8.50 WALK TO SCHOOL
9.00, 9.10 BE AT SCHOOL
3.00, 3.15 FINISH SCHOOL
3.00, 3.15 WALK HOME
7.00, 7.30 HAVE DINNER
8.00, 8.30 GO TO BED
The boy from Tangmalangaloo by Maddie
I think that the boy from Tangmalangaloo would get up early and do some farm work.
At school I don’t really think they would get a great education.
In Tangmalangaloo it doesn’t look like the best place to live in.
At school I don’t really think they would get a great education.
In Tangmalangaloo it doesn’t look like the best place to live in.
The boy from Tangmalangaloo by Monica
I think the boy from Tangmalangaloo’s life would have been a bit boring, and not very exciting because in the country there are not many fun things to do (which is shown in the poem, he thought the most exciting day of the year was the day of the races!). I don’t think he would have been educated very well since he didn’t know what day Christmas day is! But I think he was happy with his life, and enjoyed it. He probably lived on a farm because of the location of his school, and he probably had to do a lot of work on it to help his family, but I think he may have enjoyed helping.
The boy from Tangmalangaloo by Jake
The boy from Tangmalangaloo would not be as smart as the other kids because he never got a proper education. He would always be doing hard work every day for his family. He would probably be very dirty because he lives in the middle of the outback.
The boy from Tangmalangaloo by Andrew
The boy from Tangmalangaloo’s day would be a very dirty and dusty day. It would be a hard working, tiring day because he would be walking on the dry dusty road trying to round up cattle and milk cows. He would have to wake up at around 5.00am.
The boy from Tangmalangaloo by Claudio
The boy from Tangmalangaloo’s day would be hard working. It would be very dirty and really busy. He would be waking up very early to do jobs. He would be milking cows at about 5:30 in the morning.
The boy from Tangmalangaloo by Julian
I think the boy from Tangmalangaloo worked very hard on his farm. I think he would have done a lot of dirty and smelly cleaning up. He must have worked hard to
get into school.
get into school.
The boy from Tangmalangaloo by Michael
I think the boy from Tangmalangaloo is a very big boy and is probably a bit uneducated. He’d work on his farm getting up at 6:00 am every morning and he would probably live in his own world.
The boy from Tangmalangaloo by Joshua
I think the boy from Tangmalangaloo had not spent much time in Church or learning about God. He came from a small town where the Bishop collected all the local boys once a year to make their Confirmation. The boy was not trying to show off when asked about Christmas day, he was just trying to give an honest answer. He must not have had any Christmas traditions that he celebrated with his family every year.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Monday, August 16, 2010
The Boy from Tangmalangaloo by James C.
I think that the boy from Tangmalangaloo is very tall and hardworking as he lived on a farm. I presume he only knows things about farms: not about Christianity. I don’t think he should be in school, no offense to him. He should just be living on a farm as that is pretty much all he knows.
The Boy from Tangmalangaloo by William R.
I think his life can be harsh sometimes because he doesn’t know a lot about much of anything. He doesn’t even know what Christmas is! It also might be a bit rough because he doesn’t know the true meaning of Christmas, other than getting presents. And overall, I think its pretty sad because he is clueless about everything he does.
The boy from Tangmalangaloo by Saul
The boy from Tangmalangaloo was a hard working boy. He looked like a scrappy kid who was missing teeth and had a poor family.
The Boy from Tangmalangaloo" by Laura
The boy from Tangmalangaloo, sitting in a stuffy classroom, waiting for the scarey Bishop to arrive, felt rather scared because he wasn’t sure if the Bishop would pick on him, or he would be left alone.
As the Bishop walked into the room with his skull cap stuck to his head, the boy stood up with the rest of his classmates and dusted off his scrubby ragged clothes. The Bishop fixed his eyes upon the boy and asked him 3 difficult questions. The boy answered him correctly and felt pleased as the Bishop left the room.
When all was quiet the teacher started asking questions just like the Bishop to the boy. The teacher asked: “Tell me boy, what is so special about Christmas Day?”
The boy replied “It’s the day before the races at Tangmalangaloo!!!”
As the Bishop walked into the room with his skull cap stuck to his head, the boy stood up with the rest of his classmates and dusted off his scrubby ragged clothes. The Bishop fixed his eyes upon the boy and asked him 3 difficult questions. The boy answered him correctly and felt pleased as the Bishop left the room.
When all was quiet the teacher started asking questions just like the Bishop to the boy. The teacher asked: “Tell me boy, what is so special about Christmas Day?”
The boy replied “It’s the day before the races at Tangmalangaloo!!!”
The boy from Tangmalangaloo by Bridget
The boy would wake up really early to milk the cows then shear the sheep then he would have to go and feed all the animals. He would have to move all the cattle from one paddock to another, then he would have to eat lunch. Then it would be time to milk the cows again then he would have to clean up and put all the animals to bed. By then it would be time for dinner then go to bed and do it all again the next day.
Life in Tangmalangaloo by Maddie
In Tangmalangaloo the most important day was the day of the races.
In Tangmalangaloo the ground was very unstable and this wasn’t an ordinary town this was a great place and the children loved there except for the day when the bishop came to ask them questions in preparation for Confirmation. No one liked that day because the bishops never gave a smile.
In Tangmalangaloo the ground was very unstable and this wasn’t an ordinary town this was a great place and the children loved there except for the day when the bishop came to ask them questions in preparation for Confirmation. No one liked that day because the bishops never gave a smile.
Life for the boy from Tangmalangaloo
The boy must be feeling rather lonely considering the fact that he is living on a farm that is more than likely away from others.
He doesn’t get any education or opportunity to mix with other kids.
He would have to wake up early and do the chores that are requested of him.
He would have no time to show emotions, it would just be work.
On the other hand he may enjoy it even though it may make him antisocial.
He doesn’t get any education or opportunity to mix with other kids.
He would have to wake up early and do the chores that are requested of him.
He would have no time to show emotions, it would just be work.
On the other hand he may enjoy it even though it may make him antisocial.
Life in Tangmalangaloo by Isobelle
Life in Tangmalangaloo!!
Life for the boy at Tangmalangaloo would be big and bold but not because he’s little rather because many people in his town are big and tall and lots of times in his life he would have felt scared but he would have been surprised when the bishop said that the 25th December was Christmas day.
Tangmalangaloo was a town where the shelves are wobbly and nothing is very stable. In Tangmalangaloo the priests and bishops were very high up and none of the people really liked them because they never had a smile!!!
Life for the boy at Tangmalangaloo would be big and bold but not because he’s little rather because many people in his town are big and tall and lots of times in his life he would have felt scared but he would have been surprised when the bishop said that the 25th December was Christmas day.
Tangmalangaloo was a town where the shelves are wobbly and nothing is very stable. In Tangmalangaloo the priests and bishops were very high up and none of the people really liked them because they never had a smile!!!
"The Boy from Tangmalangaloo" by Adrian
I imagine the boy from Tangmalangaloo would be rough because he would have to wake up early in the morning and farm the crops, and feed the animals and clean up after them. He would also not be good at education because he never got any study, and his parents are too poor. He also doesn’t have a clue about what Christmas is.
"The Boy from Tangmalangaloo" by Vincent
Timetable of a boy’s life in Tangmalangaloo
5:30: Wake up
5:35: Get dressed into overalls
5:40: Milk the cows
6:05: Feed all the animals
7:30: Have toast with Vegemite for breakfast
7:40: Finish feeding the animals
8:10: Kill a chicken to eat for dinner
8:30: Pluck the chicken
10:00: Mow the lawn with the tractor
11:00: Have a bread roll for lunch
11:15: Finish Mowing the lawn
1:45: Look after the crops
5:20: Have a shower
6:00: Watch the news
6:30: Eat roast chicken for dinner
7:30: Watch Masterchef Australia
9:00: Go to bed
5:30: Wake up
5:35: Get dressed into overalls
5:40: Milk the cows
6:05: Feed all the animals
7:30: Have toast with Vegemite for breakfast
7:40: Finish feeding the animals
8:10: Kill a chicken to eat for dinner
8:30: Pluck the chicken
10:00: Mow the lawn with the tractor
11:00: Have a bread roll for lunch
11:15: Finish Mowing the lawn
1:45: Look after the crops
5:20: Have a shower
6:00: Watch the news
6:30: Eat roast chicken for dinner
7:30: Watch Masterchef Australia
9:00: Go to bed
"The Boy from Tangmalangaloo" by Victoria
Tangmalangaloo
Life in Tangmalangaloo would be unlike the city. It would be a very small town and there would not be many people. The school would probably only have at the max 50 students and the classes would probably have different years combined. I believe that everyone in the town would know each other. I wouldn’t want to live in Tangmalangaloo because I am used to normal life.
Life in Tangmalangaloo would be unlike the city. It would be a very small town and there would not be many people. The school would probably only have at the max 50 students and the classes would probably have different years combined. I believe that everyone in the town would know each other. I wouldn’t want to live in Tangmalangaloo because I am used to normal life.
"The ignorant lad"..what was he like? what was his day like?
Here are some comments from the children on the life of the "ignorant lad from Tangmalangaloo"
Friday, August 13, 2010
"The Day Before the Races at Tangmalangaloo"
This week the children listened to this poem after which our blog is named. It was composed by John O'Brien and tells about the Bishop's visit to the parish country school where the children were so busy in their life and their life was so different to the Bishop's and those of city children that when asked about December 25th and why it was important, the youngster gives a fact not expected by the Bishop!
This poem had lots of descriptive language and we were easily able to imagine what the schoolhouse, the bishop and the boy looked like.
Maybe some of the Year 5/6 classes could find out about John O'Brien for us!!
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