Sir Edmund Hillary is one of the people that we most admire. We found four of our favourite pictures of Sir Edmund Hillary and then asked each person in the class four questions about him. They were….

1. Tell us one interesting fact about Sir Edmund Hillary.

2. What Habits of Mind did Sir Edmund Hillary use in his life?

3. What do you most admire about Sir Edmund Hillary?

4. What are your dreams for your future?
By MH & MHH

In Room 21 we have been thinking about ways that we can improve our writing. We have been learning about synonyms as we think that they could be a tool that we could put in our writing toolbox that would helpour writing.

WHAT IS A SYNONYM?

A synonym is a word that has a similar meaning to another.

WHY ARE SYNONYMS A USEFUL WRITING TOOL?

* Synonyms can be used instead of common words (high frequency words.)

* Common words lack power in our writing. They can make our writing boring.

* By choosing more unusual words a text can become interesting.
This voicethread is about synonyms that Room 21 found for 3 common words.

We would like to hear your synonyms too, to add to our voicethread.