Too Tight Tutu
Sherryl Clark
Puffin Books, 1997
Can Merry become a
ballerina even though there is no ballet school in her town, her family
cannot afford lessons anyway, and she think she is too fat?
Rap Writers:
Leilani
Lauren
Alex
Tess
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Rainbow Snakes, WA
Melanie
St Elizabeths 3
Victoria
Point Aussie Readers
Area 11
Rostrata..
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Why does Merry want to be a ballerina so desperately?
We think that Merry wants to be a ballerina because she sees her self in her nice shiny silver ballet shoes and under the spotlight. Victoria Point Aussie Readers, Qld |
| Merry wants to be a
ballerina so desperately because she always had dreams about being
an amazing ballerina and wearing pretty ballerina dresses and shoes.
She was too fat and she couldn't dance with her weight so she lost
about 50kg so she could fit into her dress. Rainbow Snakes, WA |
| Merry wanted to be a ballerina so desperately because she wanted to wear a tutu. Area 11 Rostrata. |
| 1. I think Merry wanted
to learn ballet because she wanted to wear a tutu = with real silver
sparkles.
2, I think she wanted to be a
ballerina because she thought she was too fat and needed to loose
weight and she dreamed she was on stage wearing silver slippers and
a pink tutu. |
| Merry wants to be a
ballerina so desperately because she wants to wear a real ballerina
dress and shoes Ozrap3 at St Elizabeth's |
Why
did Merry's Mum frown when Merry told her about a competition?
| Mary's mum frowned because the shop
was too far away and there was no ballet school in there small
country town. Also Mary thought she was too fat and it was a bit
fishy because the shop was owned by her Aunty. Rainbow Snakes WA |
| 1.Merry's mum frowned because the shop
was too far away and the shop was very expensive
2.Merry's mum frowned because the
place to get the costumes was very expensive and there was no ballet
school near their town |
| Merry's mum frowned when she told her
about a competition because she was worried that she wouldn't be
able to afford the tutu and the ballet shoes and she was concerned
that Merry might not be good enough (of course, her brother knew she
wasn't good enough!). Area 11 Rostrata |
Why did Merry want a tutu?
Why did Merry want all the girls to practise dancing?
| 1. Merry wanted a tutu because she
worked so hard in putting the effort to = practise the steps.Merry
wanted all the girls to practise because she = wanted to wear a tutu
and she did not want Miss Lane to change her mind = about the
competitions.
2.Merry wanted a tutu because she
wanted to be a real ballerina. Merry wanted all the girls to
practise so that Ms Lane wouldn't change her mind about letting
Merry do a solo piece. |
| Mary wants a tutu because she has
raggy clothes and she wants a beautiful ballerina dress so every one
thinks she looks beautiful and she can put make up on so everyone
likes the look of her. Mary wants all the girls to practise dancing
because thay weren`t good enough yet and the concert was only a
couple of weeks away. Rainbow Snakes WA |
Even though Merry didn't even come
third, she was happy because she had made her dream come true.
What dream would you like to have come true?
Mary is grateful because her dream of being a ballet dancer came true. She didn't care if she never won at all. I think she should be proud of herself that she participated. Rainbow Snakes WA |
