Did you know…
Are you aware…
Not many people know…
As strange as it may seem…
Have you ever heard…
These are all ‘hooks’ that help to capture the reader’s interest by making our writing more exciting. We learnt about the life of the famous painter Vincent Van Gogh and have used some hooks to retell facts we learnt.
This is what Kylie found out:
• Not many people know that Vincent Van Gogh had two brothers and three sisters.
• Are you aware Vincent Van Gogh was 15 when he left school.
• Did you know Vincent Van Gogh only signed his paintings as Vincent because he thought people would find it hard to say his last name.
This is what Cisco found out:
• Are you aware that Vincent Van Gogh painted 879 paintings in 10 years.
• As strange as it may seem Vincent Van Gogh cut off his left earlobe.
• Did you know that Vincent Van Gogh’s first famous painting was the “Potato Eaters’.
This is what Codey found out:
• Not many people know that Vincent Van Gogh didn’t wake up for 3 days after he cut his earlobe.
• Did you know that Vincent Van Gogh died after he shot himself.
• Are you aware that Vincent Van Gogh’s favourite painting was called ‘Starry Night’.
This is what Amir found out:
• Are you aware that Vincent Van Gogh was born in 1853 in Holland on March 30.
• As strange as it may seem Vincent Van Gogh cut off his left earlobe.
• Not many people know that Vincent Van Gogh grew up in a village.
5 comments:
You guys have discovered some very very interesting facts about Vincent Van Gogh. I hope you are going to give us a peek at some of your artistic responses to his artwork.
From Mrs Kelly
Mrs A, You have such fantastic children in your room. Half the stuff I read I diidnt even know and Im 4 times their age. Thankyou for the great information Room 7. Keep it up.
What a really interesting way to 'hook' me into learning lots of facts about Vincent Van Gogh. I am amazed by some of the things you wrote about him and I think this is a great way to learn.
Mrs Burt
Hi Mrs. A's Class,
You have found such interesting facts about Vincent Van Gogh. You rock.
Room 2 (TPS)
Hi Mrs. A's Class,
You have found such interesting facts about Vincent Van Gogh. You rock.
Room 2 (TPS)
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