Flour+Babies

**Chapters 1-2**
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**Literary Luminary :**
1. His eye roved over eighteen sullen faces and one intrigued one. Page 5 I find it interesting how he described the children. 2. He glanced round. he hadn't even said anything yet, and already a sea of disgusted faces was staring back at him. "Flour babies!" Now supplanted by confusion. "Sir?" "Is that //flour// babies or //flower// babies?" "They both sound weird to me." "What are they?" "Whatever they are, they don't sound much like proper science." Page 13 The reaction from the children is unusual.

**Literary Luminary/ Connector (combined)**
"Don't worry if you feel you can't give this your full attention now, 4C," Mr Cartright said to his new class,"I'll be delighted to go over it again in your break time." Page 1, Chapter 1 I like this statement because you can imagine how demanding teachers can be especially in situations where no one is interested in the task. Connector: I can relate to this farely easily since I have had teachers much similar to Mr Cartright. Most teachers use this phrase as well, as a way of saying: "don't waste my time and I won't waste yours."

"It seemed no one dared to breathe. Mr Cartright could even hear the warble of a songbird outside on the guttering." Page 10, Chapter 1. The paragraph describes how silent the class was after being shouted at by the teacher. No one dared to make a noise. Connector: I can relate to this because the environment in a class room after the teacher shouts is exactly how the author described it.

"One hundred pounds of sifted white flour. BANG! Oh, he could see it now. Drifts of it! Mountains of it! Clouds of it! The room would be knee deep in flour. It would rain flour. Flour would puff out of windows, track from the door." Page 17, Chapter 2 This paragraph paints a picture in my mind of a classroom full of flour. It also gives you an idea of how much of a troublemaker Simon is and his idea of 'paradise'. Connector: When I was younger, sometimes I had crazy day dreams about random things that I would have pictured as 'paradise'.

"If Simon hadn't been so outraged with Mr Cartright for trying to spurn this gift sent from the gods, he might have felt pity at the broken tone of his voice right now." Page 19, Chapter 2 This sentence tells you how excited Simon is about the flour babies and how desperate he is to keep the flour babies and not be left with anything else. Connector: Sometimes when you want something so bad you really, absolutely don't want anything to prevent you from doing whatever it is you want to do. I have been in a similar situation to Simon's where the teacher is an obstacle to avoid.

Mr Cartright was sitting at his desk swinging his legs to and fro. He raised his voice
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Outside the staffroom door sat Simon Martin who had been sent there for being a nuisance inassembly. As dr Feltham and Mr cartwright begun to talk,Simon began to to easesdropon them.Through a small gap in the the staffroom wall, Simon saw Dr Feltham anxious face. Simon heard Mr cartwright yell a hundred pounds of sifted white flourexplodingin my class room. A look of sheer rapture showed over simons face. was this true? Was there going to be over a hundred pounds of flour exploding in the classroom? The thought all that flour made Mr Carwrightgo nuts! He could see it now. Mountains of it! Clouds of it! The room would at least be knee deep in sifted white flour! To Simon this vision was so perfect infact it was absolutaly perfect. Simons ears seemed to be blocked by the thought of it.

Summariser
Mr Cartwright was the teacher of 4C and the bad tempered children put there pens in their mouths while Mr Cartwright was talking to them. At the school there were sads, bads,and lads and they all had been bagged. There was a new boy called Martin Simon. George Spadler was eating his voting slip for their Science fair. There was a school science fair.
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**Chapters 3-4**
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**Literary Luminary**
He looked up. Thats it. He'd never seen a class reduce to silence before. an interesting sight. you had to hand it in to Dr Feltham and those boffin types. They had weird powers, some of them might fumble in and out of the staffroom, letting their woolies unravel behind them, and visibly having to trawl through their memory banks each time someone asked them if they took sugar in their tea. but they could work wonders. They could wreak miracles. With their mysterious arts, they could do the unimaginable. They could blow the whole planet to smithereens. They could silence 4C.

**Director**
Who owns the flour baby with the pink clothes? A. Simon Martin Does Simon have a dad that lives with him? A. no What is the name of Simons dog? A. Macpherson Dose Simon think his mother is a snopper? A. yes What sort of drink do you think Tippex is? A. fizzy drink What is Simons nickname? A. Sime Where did they hide the flour babies at football? A. Behind the cistern pipes Do you think Simon likes A. yes What is the punishment for turning up late at football A. 50 push ups scoffed (scoff)- to speak in a scornful and mocking way about something taunt- to tease or provoke some one with jeering remarks nylon- a synthetic material used for clothing and many other products trawl- to fish using a large net scurf- any flaky or scaly matter sticking to or peeling off a surface assiduously (assiduously)- hard working shamble- to walk or move along in an awkward shuffling way salubrious-favourable to health accustomed- usual or customary contort- to twist or bend out of shape broody- moody; introspective indistinct- unable to be seen or heard clearly strenuous- requiring or involving the use of energy or effort retinue- a band of attendants accompanying an important detonations- explosive devices that someone has made or exploded inextricable- impossible to escape from saunter- to walk in a leisurely manner (stroll) conjured- performed tricks that appear to be magic
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**Chapters 5-6**
media type="file" key="fb3" width="300" height="50" **Summariser** Dr Feltham and Mr Cartright had a disscusion on how dumb Simon Martin is while Dr Feltham used words like he is not living up to his full potential. Mr cartwright used words like halfwit. Simon has started his flour baby diary and he has written that the flour baby is stupid. Dr Feltham thought that from his diary he has already learnt something. Simon was lisening to this and was shocked that he was getting prasie. Simon went threw the other students diary entryand was angrey that someone had only done the minimum amount which is three sentensece. In detention instead of mucking around he was actually working. Sajid got a pram and is charging other strudents to use it. Simons mother told him about the day his farther left. His mother told this in great detail but simon wanted to know what he was whistling when he left but his mother can't remember. all Simons friends want to chuck their flour babies into the canal but Simon convinced them to wait till 100 pounds of white flour in the room Simon Promised never to do anything bad to his flour baby

**Connector**
"When it came, Dr Felthams response was even more of a shock" - Most people have experienced a shock in their life before. " look what the lads learned today" - In real life peolpe learn something new everyday. "Simon lifted his head up from his hands" - This relates to real life b because many people lift their haed up from their hands when they are feeling dissapointed or sad. "Today Macpherson got a funny look in his eye" - In real life people have strange looks in their eyes. " I am watching machpherson very carefully indeed" - this relates to real life because some people get that tingly feeling in their spine when they think someones watching them. " The first symptoms of rabies"- In America and other countries there are rabies around. " She couldn't concentrate at all" - In real life peiople can find things hardto concentrate on. " Till I was forced to lug this stupid flour baby around" - This connects to our world because people are forced to do things against their will everyday. "He wasn't sure how to describe the next bit" - People find it hard to describe certain things every day. " He leant over the table" - in real life i'm sure many people have leant over a desk before. " She gave a rueful smile" - People smile in all different ways. " She shook her head" - Everyday people shake their heads. " We thought he was going to buy beer or some chocolate" - Adults buy beer and chaocolates and most children buy chocolate for a treat. "When we strolled out of the gate" - This relates to our world because on most peoples day to work they stroll out of their gate. media type="file" key="Fb4" width="300" height="50"

**Discussion Director 7-8**
Who said their flour baby had a bogey on its front? - Tullis Who said they hated their flour baby in their diary? - Henry On what day Mr Cartright couldnt do anything? - Day16 Who only wrote two lumpy sentences on day 8? - Sajid Who's work was praised the most on day 16? - Phillips Who decides to end the flour babies?- Mr Cartright Who was really poor when he or she was born? - Wayne Driscoll Who was really upset by Foster booting his flour baby in the canal? - Simon Who gave their grans wig to someones alasation? - Simon Who was that someone? - Tullis Who was eying Simon with respect?- Mr Cartright Who does Simon call via phone? - sue Simon asks Hyacinth Spicer about the song, does she fail to remember the whole song? - NO What was Martin Simon reading? - The Quest for the Holy Grail

**Summariser- Chapter 7**
Mr.Cartright announces,"We"'ll have a few snippets from the diaries."And so he did. The first diary to be read was Henry's, his was mainly about how when he was a baby he weighed eight pounds. Second was Tullis' diary, his was about a bogey being on his flour baby's shirt and he also said in the diary that he may as well stay away for another day. Next up was Wayne, his was about him being black and living in coal. Gwyn,whose diary was read straight after Wayne's, was exactly word for word the same as Wayne's diary. Sajid was next. As he made the cheche he mainly wrote about 'business as he calls it. simon's diary was called out next and Simon didn't like foster kiciking his flour baby into the canal so it was mainly about that. Last of all was Phillip he has a baby living nextdoor so in his diary he complained about the baby waking him up in the middle of the night. After that the whole class had a conversation on living with real live babies meanwhile Simon was thinking about what his Father was whistling when he left his Mother, Simon was still curious about this. Mr Cartwright saw this and asked what was wrong to Simon. He replied saying he was very curious about what his Father was whistling when he left his Mother. Mr Cartwright took the flour baby off Simons desk to his full attention and said that another teacher that used to work there said he saw simon's Father walking down the street whisting 'Sail Away'. Simon imedietly thought all the problems were solved. When all the children had gone out to back home, MrCartwright thought he had had a good lesson and the children actually learnt something. Simon's Mother was forced to sing as much of the song 'Sail Away', by Simon because he wanted to know the song and what it is about. His Mother could only remember 2 lines of the song before she broke off, so Simon came up with an idea of calling his Mother's friend Sue. In the middleof all this MacPherson, their dog was trying to get the flour baby. When they call Sue she breaks off just like Simons Mother but she remembers the chorus so thats all they got out of her. Simon went outside to find his neighboor dying her sandals. She commented on his Mother's singing and Simon managed to get a verse out of her before the sandals ahd dye dripping into them. When Simon got back inside he kept trying to figure out the last verse. Simon was very stressed in the morning. The next morning Simon's mother suggested to go to Mr Cartwright to get the last verse. Simon imedietly refused and disagrees. His mother then comments on how dirty simons flour baby is. Simon Finishes his bran and grabs his stuff for school then his mother stands in front of the door until she gets a goodbye out of him. Simon walks to school and he finds Wayne putting dirt into his flour baby to fill it up more. On their way to school they talk about Simons father. When they got to school Simon rushed over to Miss Arnott to sing the 'Sail Away' song. Simon wanted to see if Miss Arnott knew the last verse until she goes into somewhere and Simon gives up. Simon goes to his last resort, Mr Cartwright, who gives him the last verse which he dosen't know the meaning to. So Simon Martin sees Martin Simon and asks him what it is means and Martin gives him the answer. Simon says thank you and shook hands with Martin.
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1. The first place Simon Martin is in the corridor singing 'Sail Away' while walking up down outside the staffroom. 2.Mr Cartwright told Simon to get into the classroom 3. Simon was forcede out into the corridor after everyone in his class was trying to hurt him. Where Simon had 2 more detentions and sent to give Dr Feltmans experiments and all the flour babies to Mr Highams 4. The Science Fair room was where Simon had to make the flour baby display 5.In the corrider Simon kicked and therw at the cieling and trampled over the flour babies.
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Mr Cartright chuckles and the whole class roars in laughter. Mr Cartright then falls over his desk and lands on the floor in laughter. The boards shook. The desk turns over backwards, snapping the steel- tipped wooden blackboard rulein two, this then traps one half benath, and sending the other flying up at the ceiling where it hits the central light fitting. Bang!!! There was the glorious explosion. Showers of sparks and splintered glass went flying everywhere! The silence that followed was palpable. Robin went off with his friend loyally fetching the broom and dust pan. Together they swept the shards of glass into a neat pile behind the door. Russ is asked to give his flour baby to Mr cartright so it can be weighed. He then claims this flour baby almost presentable. Mr Cartright then decides to end the flour babies and continue on the year. Literary Luminary " Those lads in 4C would belt out a cradle song as if it were a battle hymn. There's nothing I can do about it. Just thank your lucky stars that this boy has a fine voice" - I chose this part of the book because it shows how Mr Spencer feels about teaching the children how to sing because he thinks they are absolutaly horrible at singing. " Mutiny rose in Mr Cartright. Before he could stop himself, a string of unteacherley words sprang from his lips and rang along the corridoor with such a force that Simon was shocked. Not that he hadn't used that sort of language as bad as that. Infact worse and quite often. But for Old Carthorse
 * Summariser** Simon Martin keeps passing the staffroom corridor singing the song which his father sang when he left. giving the nerves, to Miss Arnott, she keeps complaining on and on how Simon keeps singing. She keeps asking Mr carter questions on why he doesn't teach his class quieter songs. This leads to the bitterness coming out of Miss Arnott's mouth. Mr Henderson finally shoos off Simon Martin by saying he should be at the weigh in. Mr Cartright starts to feel sick of the science fair even despite it being half a week before the science fair starts. Mr Cartright then leaves his bad mood for the class and continues on with his work. When class starts, Mr Cartright tells the class that he's going to give back the flour babies to Dr Feltham. Mr Cartright asks who's flour baby is going to be weighed in first. Instead he is told by Russ about the Glorious Explosion and how they'd get to kick their flour babies on the last day. Mr Cartright starts to ask others if they actually believed him. He turned to Simon, whose stupefaction was giving way too deep embarrassment. Mr Cartright asked Simon if he meant inside the classroom they'd kick their flour babies.