A train sped up a rusty old highway track. The screws moved, grinding on the edges. The train conductor didn’t notice. And as they made a stop half-way through because their brakes had stopped, a screw fell out, dropping into the darkness below and out of sight. It was followed by other screws. And […]
Hatway High
In Hatway High, strange things happen.. Things that they never should have said yes to, mad teachers, mysterious sightings. This is a story of some particular students, who made a promise they’d never forget… Betta ran down the hall and saw her friends at last. She puffed with relief, but then felt a rush of […]
Rulga Bill
Oh, what a lovely day it is in the farm. Hi, I’m Rulga Bill, son of Mulga Bill. I love bicycles, even though my dad says bicycles are a terror. He always tells me the story of him and his bicycle. It goes like this: One day, my dad suddenly decided that he was going […]
Dan-3
This morning, I was escorted to captain’s tent, and I was nervous as I walked in. Inside, Captain was sitting on a chair as if he were the king of the world. When he saw me, he told me that I had disobeyed the Governor’s orders and I should have a good night sleep, as […]
Complex sentences
We have been looking at complex sentences in class. A complex sentence is a sentence that has a dependent clause as well as a main clause. A main clause on its own is called a simple sentence. We were given the following simple sentences based on the image below and I have turned them […]
Dan-2
Today, I remembered that there was a law that said if we took something from the neighbouring people (Warawi), we would have to give the owner consumption. I talked to Soldier Goodwin about it, but he said it was the Governor’s orders, but it wasn’t, it was Captain’s. Because the Governor said we couldn’t steal […]
Dan 1788
Today, something terrible happened. I had to take away Warawi’s Native dog. This is what happened: Today, Warawi’s Native Dog kept on following me, and captain saw her. He asked me if it was a Native Dog. I couldn’t lie, so I told him “Yes, sir.” As soon as I said that, I knew I […]
The First Fleet: Elizabeth
I am scared, today, the police came in and said that we were setting off on a boat to a place tomorrow. It is going to sail for 6 months to get there. It is called Sydney Core, Oh sorry, I meant to say Sydney Cove. I stole a bonnet and a shawl worth 7 […]