Being Bullied Chapter 3
Tom made his hands form a T shape and Mrs Brown nodded.nodded. He took this as the signalsignal that he had permission topermission to go to the toilet. He didnotdidn't look left or right, he made his way out through the boys' cloakbay,cloakbay, intointo the toilet. As he was washingwashing his hands, he felt a hot breath, breathebreathing down the back of his neck. "What have you got for lunch then, anythinganything I might want?"
Tom movedmoved awayaway from the basin,basin, not dryingdrying his hands this time, just wantingwanting to get back to the safetysafety of his classroomclassroom as quicklyly as possible.possible. Unfortunately,Unfortunately, John was at the cloakbaycloakbay door before him, blockingblocking his 
way out.
"Come on, you little worm, hand it over," he hissedhissed into Tom's ear.
FeelingFeeling his angeranger rise up in his throat so it was ready to choke him, Tom grabbedgrabbed the closestclosest bag he could get to and hit the bully over the head with it, as hard as he could... He could notcouldn't believe his eyes. John went down like a sack of potatoes,potatoes, straight to the floor.
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Comprehension Summarise what has happened so far in this narrative. Clarify these words: signal, permission, hissed, sack. Retell what happened in this chapter. Was your prediction correct? Make inferences about:
What prediction can you made about what might happen next? What question could you ask about this chapter? Visualise these uses of descriptive language: hands form a T shape; didn't look left or right; felt a hot breath down the back of his neck; "Hand it over!" hissed John; anger rise up in his throat ready to choke him; down like a sack of potatoes. Make a connection with this narrative so far. |
Word Study Verb endings: What happens when we add s, ed or ing to: nod, move, dry, choke, grab, hit. Other affixes: What happens when we add prefixes and suffixes like un, ty, ly, est, s to these words: fortunate, safe, quick, close, potato. Can you think of any other words that end in -sion, like permission; -ble, like possible? What two words make up these compound words: cloakbay, anything. What two words are contracted here: didn't, couldn't. Explain the possessive apostrophe in: boys', Tom's.
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