Pencil O'reilly LG6 by Rebecca Cerra https://padlet.com/rcerra/yg19l90elnsj Chapter Summaries from 1 - 18 en-us 2016-04-25 02:40:52 UTC 2025-04-24 08:09:32 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/aws/109139818/04101fccfb92fda54a316acac954c1ce3d6e3539/e3a36312395d30f0d46f0d6cd02a14da.jpg Chapter 1: Sandra & Anony rcerra https://padlet.com/rcerra/yg19l90elnsj/wish/107439674 in chapter 1 Pencil and Boomer the 2 main characters were watching the stars and playing a football match with the Stars, they are almost 18 years old and have been doing this all the time now. they have the same dream, to one day be footy players, they always spend their time in the library studying trying to get good grades, and if they're not in the library they are playing footy. ]]> 2016-04-25 02:42:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rcerra/yg19l90elnsj/wish/107439674 Chapter 2: Brianna & James rcerra https://padlet.com/rcerra/yg19l90elnsj/wish/107439690 -Pencil knew the and could hear the rhythm of the bus gears shift
-Pencil raced to the bus to the bus stop
-the year 12 books bulged and threatened to burst the zip
-It was a challenge carrying all these books but thought it was a bonus
-On his back, he was carrying a whole library, since Pencil had a lot of homework and studying from the day before
-He raced to the bus stop trying to beat the bus driver
-he remembered reading a book about running written by a famous coach Percy Cerutty
-pencil and his friends on the bus talked about the homework and the struggles they had 
-They talked about AFL and pencil dreamt of becoming an AFL player
-as a child pencil would train 
-like running around the farm's boundary line before Dad was finished milking the cows
-his parents were die-hard Essendon fans
-As a kid pencil never slept with a bear or soft toy instead with a footy
-You could say he was a gentle fanatic about the sport]]> 2016-04-25 02:43:16 UTC https://padlet.com/rcerra/yg19l90elnsj/wish/107439690 Chapter 3: Kayla & Anthony rcerra https://padlet.com/rcerra/yg19l90elnsj/wish/107439701
In this chapter Pencil is talking about how much he trains and how long it took for pencil to be in the opposition he is now. Pencil won sprints, longer distances, and the 1500 meters. Pencil would always play football no matter where he was. He spent hours practising, he never gave up. The kids call him Pencil because he's skinny like a pencil. Pencil plays for Gippsland Power and his one wish is to win the TAC cup Grand Final. When Pencil was training the coach came out to watch him play and he was impressed with Pencil's skills. ]]> 2016-04-25 02:43:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rcerra/yg19l90elnsj/wish/107439701 Chapter 4: Melissa & Damien rcerra https://padlet.com/rcerra/yg19l90elnsj/wish/107439712 Pre-game Nerves
This chapter was about Pencil O'Reilly training for the semi-finals for Gippsland Power. When the day finally came Pencil had pre-game nerves. When the ball bounced on the ground Pencil was ready to play the game. Pencil was playing forward and made the team win. Now Pencil and the team are leading up to the Grand Final at the MC]]> 2016-04-25 02:43:46 UTC https://padlet.com/rcerra/yg19l90elnsj/wish/107439712 Chapter 5: Melody & Jason rcerra https://padlet.com/rcerra/yg19l90elnsj/wish/107439728 This chapter is about the days leading up to the grand final at the MCG. The coach came to visit Pencil he had a chat with Pencil's parents about the game.Pencil was imageing all the bad things that the coach might say about him. He had once read in a book that imagination is the enemy Pencil finally understood that.]]> 2016-04-25 02:44:05 UTC https://padlet.com/rcerra/yg19l90elnsj/wish/107439728 Chapter 7: Jessica & Christian rcerra https://padlet.com/rcerra/yg19l90elnsj/wish/107439752 Chapter 7 was mostly about Pencil meeting the Essendon AFL players and getting asked if he wanted to go up to windy hill next year and play for the bombers. Pencil also asked his bestmage Boomer to be apart of this & of course he said yes! They were both very stoked, after they hit the showers they went to their coaches house to have a BBQ the phone rang at the coaches house so coach got it and it was for Pencil and the men on the other end of the phone asked if he could come down to the field at 4:00pm, Pencil was very excited and said yes he could. Pencil was so exited that he yelled the bomber]]> 2016-04-25 02:44:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rcerra/yg19l90elnsj/wish/107439752 Chapter 8: Irene & Stefan rcerra https://padlet.com/rcerra/yg19l90elnsj/wish/107439831 ~Pencil O'Reily waited for a phone call that was hopefully going to say he will be accepted into the football club.
~ Pencil O'Reilly made it into the football team 
~Pencil met his coach at Windy Hill
~He chilled out with Boomer
~Boomer got stuck in a river
~Pencil saved Boomer

]]> 2016-04-25 02:44:52 UTC https://padlet.com/rcerra/yg19l90elnsj/wish/107439831 Chapter 9: Henry & Alyssa rcerra https://padlet.com/rcerra/yg19l90elnsj/wish/107439842 In chapter 9 Pencil O'Reily, player 18660, is drafted into Essendon football club, the team of his dreams, after being drafted he is called to be interviewed by Tim Watson (Jobe Watson's dad) and he explains his passion for AFL. Tim is fascinated by Pencils passion and strongly wishes him luck, for his time at Windy Hill. ]]> 2016-04-25 02:45:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rcerra/yg19l90elnsj/wish/107439842 Chapter 10: Mathew & Valantina  rcerra https://padlet.com/rcerra/yg19l90elnsj/wish/107439855 Pencil O' Reilly is pumped to go on the field and train for the first game. When he was playing his first game he was sitting on the bench half of the game. He didn't play for the half game. The coach finally put him back to play. He scored 2 goals and his coach was impressed. The pencil went back to visit his familly. Pencils 
Dad was talking to him and told him he wished he could come to watch him play but he has to milk the cow.]]> 2016-04-25 02:45:27 UTC https://padlet.com/rcerra/yg19l90elnsj/wish/107439855 Chapter 12: Robert & Nancy rcerra https://padlet.com/rcerra/yg19l90elnsj/wish/107439894 Pencil O' Reilly - Nancy and Robert

Chapter 12:

Key pieces of information:
- Pencil's dad is still injured, and is working in a wheelchair.
- Pencil is missing out on daily training with Essendon Football club.
- He is still working on the farm, daily in the morning. 

Summary:

With the struggle of Pencil's dad still hospitalised and in pain from his accident, Pencil allocates himself to working on the farm daily, and maintaining the farm for his dad. James Hird, Pencil's football coach has supported Pencil and his family in this crisis and has arranged for a schedule to help with Pencil's duration in the farm. moment of lecture with Pencil's dad, sees the relationship and the strength of perseverance with having a barrier put in front of you, but Pencil believes that having the mentality of hard work and a mantra of perseverance will see the successes that Pencil's career puts in front of him]]> 2016-04-25 02:46:11 UTC https://padlet.com/rcerra/yg19l90elnsj/wish/107439894 Chapter 13: Danny & James rcerra https://padlet.com/rcerra/yg19l90elnsj/wish/107439902 In chapter 13 Pencil was about to return to Essendon. His dad came in and saw him still awake. He spoke to Pencil and said that he was a fighter and that it was going to be harder than the start of the season because everyone would be fighting for there spot on the team especially since it was the finals. So give it your best.]]> 2016-04-25 02:46:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rcerra/yg19l90elnsj/wish/107439902 Chapter 14: Danny ,James rcerra https://padlet.com/rcerra/yg19l90elnsj/wish/107439915 Chapter 14 is about Pencil coming back to training. The coach says to take it easy and pinpoint their accuracy. pencil gives it his all and outplays nearly everyone. His mate Boomer says that he is happy that Boomer isn't going for his spot. The coach at the end of the chapter says who is going to play. pencil isn't on it so he asks the coach why he is not on it. The coach replies that he needs to play a game fi]]> 2016-04-25 02:46:50 UTC https://padlet.com/rcerra/yg19l90elnsj/wish/107439915 Chapter 15: Nancy & Robert rcerra https://padlet.com/rcerra/yg19l90elnsj/wish/107439923 Chapter 15:

Key Pieces of information:
- Pencil missed out on the Essendon qualifying finals, against Coburg Tigers.
- Pencil was on compassionate leave
- Pencil had noticed that Luke Campbell had been promoted to the rookie
- Pencil wasn't assured of his training session and thought about his 'rusty' involvement throughout the team.

Summary:
In a midst of all the tackling that Pencil had to do with his personal inquiries, Pencil picked up the ball and ran along with his misses and his achievements. While training for Essendon, coach Hird has been promoting new positions for players and with that Pencil finds it difficult to cooperate and handle any of these new changes. After a rusty first day in training after coming back from compassionate leave, coach Hird senses a deprived and uncertain Pencil waiting to show the team his new attitude and only and always puts his best foot forward. With persistence, hard work and dedication to the sport of AFL Pencil learn the indefinite results of achievement through failure, failure and more failure. 

]]> 2016-04-25 02:46:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rcerra/yg19l90elnsj/wish/107439923 Chapter 18: Henry & Alyssa rcerra https://padlet.com/rcerra/yg19l90elnsj/wish/107439939 chapter 18 of Pencil O'Reily, is mainly about Pencils fame after he scored the winning goal. He is asked to do a heap of interviews. Even though Pencil is scoring some fame all he wants is to play. He can't believe how far he's become, and he can't help but reminisce about the day when him and his mate Boomer were dreaming of this. ]]> 2016-04-25 02:47:11 UTC https://padlet.com/rcerra/yg19l90elnsj/wish/107439939