Manfish by Lyndsay Gray https://padlet.com/dslg5/fqxqx0fohqev Text analysis en-us 2016-10-06 12:04:27 UTC 2025-12-05 14:49:38 UTC hello@padlet.com Type of text https://padlet.com/dslg5/fqxqx0fohqev/wish/134165890 A narrative biography picture book.

]]> 2016-10-31 10:17:55 UTC https://padlet.com/dslg5/fqxqx0fohqev/wish/134165890 Why is this book suitable for KS2 children? https://padlet.com/dslg5/fqxqx0fohqev/wish/134166117 -More complex than some picture books.
-Colour inkeeping  with the theme. 
-Engaging story.
-Lots of branches from science, consivation of the environment to imagination.]]> 2016-10-31 10:19:22 UTC https://padlet.com/dslg5/fqxqx0fohqev/wish/134166117 Challenges children would face https://padlet.com/dslg5/fqxqx0fohqev/wish/134166545 Some of the actual text is hard to read as fount and size change. ]]> 2016-10-31 10:22:13 UTC https://padlet.com/dslg5/fqxqx0fohqev/wish/134166545 Presentation https://padlet.com/dslg5/fqxqx0fohqev/wish/134167679 -Every page has the sea in it of some form. The sea is always in the forefront of the illustrations, apart from one page
-Colours all link, blue and green.
-Watercolour illustrations liken it further to sea.
-The illustrations of "Jacques" always show his facial expressions looking happy and content.
-All the pictures link to the fact he is a camera man.
-Film strips link to the theme of the camera.]]> 2016-10-31 10:29:48 UTC https://padlet.com/dslg5/fqxqx0fohqev/wish/134167679 Structure https://padlet.com/dslg5/fqxqx0fohqev/wish/134179225 -Linear structure
-Apeture "Our Story" 
-Exposition: France by the sea.
- Developing Conflift: the fact he wants to breath underwater. The sea getting destroyed.
-Climax: he learns to dive with oxygen.
Also the climax is also the sea getting destroyed.
-Denouement: talking to others and filming the sea to help save it.
-Conclution: Let's us know we can help to bring the sea back to what it once was and we can follow on in his footsteps to leaner and teach others about at sea]]> 2016-10-31 11:43:39 UTC https://padlet.com/dslg5/fqxqx0fohqev/wish/134179225 Use in Classroom https://padlet.com/dslg5/fqxqx0fohqev/wish/134714179 Look at front cover- predict what the books about. 
What type of narrative do they expect it to be.
What country do they think it will be set in.
From the first few pages ask has their original predictions changed at.
After the first chapter ask what they think Jaques will go on to do.
Is the book fact or fiction?
How do you feel about Jaques?
What did you like/dislike about the book and why?
Rewrite the story as Jaques. 
Hot seat Jaques.

]]> 2016-11-02 10:53:58 UTC https://padlet.com/dslg5/fqxqx0fohqev/wish/134714179 Structure and context https://padlet.com/dslg5/fqxqx0fohqev/wish/134742002 Third person narrator 
Has paragraphs]]> 2016-11-02 12:48:16 UTC https://padlet.com/dslg5/fqxqx0fohqev/wish/134742002 Word Choice https://padlet.com/dslg5/fqxqx0fohqev/wish/135706703 Noun
Manfish- made up pronoun. It shows that he's half man half fish because he loves to swim and spend time in the ocean like a fish. Manfish is only mentioned once within the book on the first page.
Adjectives
"Silvery green forests of sea plants"
"Silvery beads of breath"
"Strange and shimmering ocean land"
"Green and purple prickly plants"



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