T2+Novel+Study

__**Tuesday 5th July**__ __**WALT write about the Setting Plot Characters Theme and write a Critical Response about our novel BumFace**__

__ **S.C We have** __ __ *** Described 3 characters looks and personalities ** __ __ *** Identified the main themes in our novel ** __ __ *** Described in detail where our novel takes place so that a picture is created in the readers head ** __ __ *** Listed the main events in our story ** __ __ *** Written about what we liked and didn't like about our novel and given a recommendation for intended audience ** __

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I think you did well. Your characteristics page you could've Split Angus's and Rindi's Paragraph up so it doesn't look like one big long paragraph about one character. You explained Angus well. In your Critical Response you have put a capital letter in the middle of the word Bumface. Your colours match relate to the book Well Done
 * ) Britney

__** ﻿3/5/11 **__ __**BumFace**__ __**By Morris Gleitzman**__

I think that this novel will be about a guy called Angus. I think Angus' Mum is divorced so he has to look after his little brother and sister because, his Mum works late hours to make sure she has enough money to feed and put a roof over her children. Angus tries to stop his Mum getting pregnant so he doesn't have to look after another child. But I think she does have another child and Angus is worried that he has to look after all the children by himself.

__**Wednesday 4th May**__ __**BumFace**__

Who is the main character in this book? //**Angus**//**﻿ √ **

What subject are they covering at school at the moment? //**human reproductive organs √ **//

Who is Bumface? //**Angus' pirate √ **//

//Reproductive// organs – Find out what //reproductive// means. //**the action or process of making a copy of something production of off spring **//

Why is talking to girls something Angus shouldn’t be doing right now?
 * //Because he is in class learning at that time. √ // **

Who do you think the girl is that Leo is talking about? //** His Girlfriend ﻿√ **//

Why do you think that Angus has a pink teddy in his bag? **//To give to his Girlfriend after school.//** ﻿√

__** ﻿Thursday 5th May 2011 **__ __** BumFace **__

What was Leo doing to the fish tank? **//Feeding the fish crayons.//** ﻿√

What did Leo and Imogen want the bucket with water for? //** Leo wanted the bucket to wash some ants and, Imogen wanted to wash the teddybear's hair. √ **//

How do you think Angus feels about having to look after his brother and sister? //** I think he feels tired, annoyed, angry and sad. √ **//

Why do you think that Angus has to switch on the TV to see mummy?


 * // Because she was on T.V as a News Presenter or something like that ﻿. ﻿√ //**

__** ﻿Thursday 5th May 2011 **__ __** BumFace **__

What is a television soap? **// A T.V series ﻿√ //**

 The lock needs more //lubrication//”. Find out what //lubrication// means. **//apply a substance such as oil or grease to (an engine or component)//** ﻿√

Do you think you would be able to do everything Angus has to do? Why/why not? //**No, because he has to look after his little brother and sister, cook dinner, and drop them off at school and pick them up from school and it is a lot of work.**// ﻿﻿√

What country is the story set in?How do you know? **//England, because there are lots of english soaps.//** ﻿Australia because it says 'for the best mum in Australia'

What is Leo right about? **//That their mum spends not enough time with her real family//** ﻿√

What about Angus makes him a really good older brother? <span style="color: #0000ff; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; margin: 0px;">**//That Angus does everything a mum should be doing like cooking the dinner and taking the kids to school//** <span style="color: #000000; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">﻿√

__**BumFace**__
 * __Tuesday 10 May 2011__**

What is Angus’ dad attempting to do? <span style="color: #0000ff; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; margin: 0px;">**//Write a children's book about pirates//** <span style="color: #000000; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">﻿√

Why do you think Angus’ dad leaves out the back door not the front? **//So he didn't bump into Angus' Mum//** ﻿√

How does Angus feel when his Dad doesn’t give him a hug? **//I think he felt upset//** ﻿ √

Who is number four and why is he called that? **//Gavin, because he's his mum's 4th boyfriend. √ //**

Why is Angus’ mum getting home so late? **//Because She has a full time job.//** ﻿ she has interviews after work.

What does “//his heart’s in the right place”// mean? **//He means well.//** ﻿√

What is Angus trying to pretend? **//That he is not tired and exhausted.//** ﻿﻿√

What is taking place at the beginning of chapter five? **//They were rehearsing for the school play.//** √

What makes you think that Angus has a very good imagination? **//Because he is imagining drinking coconuts and acting as though he is in his own little world.//** ﻿√

What is Angus so worried about that could happen to his mum? **//That she could get fired from her job.//** ﻿√

What kind of a person does this make Angus do you think? **//A very good son that cares for his mum and dad. √ ﻿ //**

__**Tuesday 17th May 2011**__ __**BumFace**__

Read chapters six and seven Who is Pirate Jim? **//Angus' dad's Puppet//** ﻿Angus' Dad

Why would Angus’s dad be out of depth looking after Leo and Imogen? **//Because he isn't used to looking after children.//** ﻿√

What does Priscilla do for a living? **//A nanny//** ﻿﻿√

How old do you think Angus is? What makes you think this? **//10 or 11//** ﻿because he is very responsible

How old are Leo and Imogen? **//Leo is 5 and Imogen is 1 and a half √//**

Why has Angus missed the last few rehearsals? **//Because he has to look after his brother and sister. √//**

Do you think that it is fair he got kicked out of the play? **//No because he is only doing what he has to do but no-one will listen to him. √//**

Why does Angus hope that his mum doesn’t have any more babies? **//So he doesn't have to look after anymore siblings. √//**

Is Angus annoyed that he has to look after Leo and Imogen? **//Yes Because he got kicked out of the play because of it. √//**

What do you think Angus’ life would be like if he didn’t have to take care of them all the time? **//A lot more relaxed and fun. √//**


 * __Monday 23rd May 2011__**
 * __BumFace__**

Why would Angus never have a life if his mum has another baby? **//Because he would be looking after babies instead of doing what a boy would do. √//**

How does Angus know that number four doesn’t like kids? **//Because he kept growling and got really annoyed. √//**

Why is Angus so concerned with his mum taking her pill? **//Because he doesn't want to look after more children. √//**

How would you feel if you were in the same situation as the kids this weekend and being taken from place to place where the people are too busy to look after you? **//Really sad because it would feel like nobody wants to look after you. √//**

Why do you think Priscilla’s parents were so shocked with Angus’ question? **//Because it isn't something you would usually talk about so casually. √//**

__**Monday 30th May 2011**__ __**BumFace**__

Why does Leo think that the family they see on the street are a tv family? **//Because that is how t.v family's act and he's not used to a family like that in real life. √//**

Why was Angus having so much fun mucking around with Rindi and his siblings? **//Because he didn't have to worry about anything. √//**

What do you think has made Rindi so upset? **//Because she might be pregnant but Angus is joking about it. √//**

__ **Thursday 2nd June 2011** __ __ **BumFace** __

Why is Angus worried about Rindi? //**Because she has to go and marry someone she hasn't met overseas. √**//

Why does Angus not want his school mates to know he is looking after his brother and sister? **//Because they might tell a reporter and his mum might get fired. √//**

Why does Angus feel sick at the end of chapter 12? **//Because he doesn't want to have to look after more children if his mum really does get pregnant. x//**

Why is Angus allowed back in the play? **//Because his ex-stepdads are helping out in the play. √//**

What is plan P? **//Plan Pirate √//**

What is Rindi being forced to do? **//Marry someone 22 overseas, she doesn't know. √//**

How does Angus feel towards his mum? **//Annoyed because she isn't listening to him about Rindi. √//**

Why does Angus think that his life is already over? **//Because his mum is probably going to have another baby. √//**

What do you think Angus may do to try and help Rindi? **//Talk her parents out of making her marry someone overseas. √//**

How does Angus feel towards Rindi? **//Sad,sorry because she has to marry someone she doesn't know√//**

What nationality is Rindi? **//Indian. √//**

__**Thursday 9 June 2011**__

What is an arranged marriage? **//A marriage that your parents arrange for you. √//**

Why is Rindi getting made to marry so early? **//Because Patel didn't want to wait any longer to get married. because Rindi is getting too Australian x//**

Why does Angus feel slightly jealous when looking at Rindi’s mum? **//Because she is always at home to look after her children. √//**

What is Angus’ plan? **//To get Patel to like his Mum so Rindi doesn't have to marry him. √//**

How does the arranged marriage make Angus feel? **//Sad, Angry, because he doesn't think that she should be getting married at the age she is. √//**

__**Thursday 9 June 2011**__

How did the class react when Angus confessed to stealing the Tamagotchi and then introduced Rindi as his girlfriend? **//Stunned √//**

Why did Angus do all of this? **//To stop Patel and Rindi getting married √//**

Why did Angus feel an urgent need to look at his feet? **//To make sure Imogen hadn't puked on his feet. x//**

Is Angus a good friend? **//Yes, because he cares so much about Rindi. √//**

How do you think the TV crew and the studio audience will react to Rindi and Angus getting married? **//Amazed. √//**

What about their parents? **//I think their parents will be shocked.√//**

__**Friday 10 June 2011**__

When Angus realises the wedding has gone to air he isn’t concerned about himself who is he concerned about? **//His Mum because he thinks she will get fired from her job. √//**

What makes Angus break down and cry? **//The fact that no-one was listening to him. √//**

Finally the pressure of having to act like a parent takes its toll on Angus and he breaks down calling out “I’m just a kid”. What are the different kinds of emotions that he may be going through at this moment? **//Sad because he has to do everything a parent has to do but, he is just a kid. √//**

__**Friday 10 June 2011**__

What has changed about Angus’ family? **//The way they all act like a family now. √//**

What do you think they mean by too Australian to be an Indian wife? **//Rindi acts like an Australian but not like an indian so she doesn't have the Indian culture. √//**

Why was Angus disappointed with receiving money for looking after Leo and Imogen? **//Because he wanted his dad to actually help him with looking after Leo and Imogen. √//**

How would you feel if you had to have your special birthday dinner in front of cameras for a publicity shoot? **//Angry because you would have to act perfect. √//**

What point is Angus trying to get across by swinging over the dinner in his Bumface jacket? **//That he is still a kid and he isn't quite ready to be a grown up. √//**