Mohawk.

 Did I understand?

Use evidence to support your answers.

1. Where is Leo at the start of the story?

            At the start of the story he was at the hairdressers cutting his hair into a Mohawk.

2. What was the name of Leo’s old school?

    Leo’s old school was at South Central primary school.

3. How does Leo feel about his haircut when he first gets it?

      At school with the Mohawk he thought that everyone(school mates ) would love it and he thought he was cool.

4. What motivated Leo to get a Mohawk?

       He got motivated to get the Mohawk as he sometimes got bullied and he wanted to be cool/popular. He wanted kids to like him more so it motivated him to do so.

5. Have you ever considered (or had) something different about you? Hair? Clothes? What and why.

   I did once cut my hair because I wanted to cut my hair shorter & because it felt uncomfortable and my head felt heavy.

Write 3 sentences about the story using ‘They’re’, ‘There’, & ‘their’.

1. They’re very happy for their daughter to enter university.

2. There was a sound like swarming bees as the clippers moved up from the base of his skull to follow round his right ear.

3. Their dog wiggled his tail like he wanted something.

Exploring Language

What do these words mean?  Find a definition for each one and use it in a sentence

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Have you read Mohawk? if so what was your favourite part?