Torty The Lucky Tortoise

Today we were doing lockdown work from term 2 for the people who couldn't do it in lockdown

What helped you to realize that Torty was a female? when she went out of the fire.
What does “scuttled” mean? she started to run
What does “stretcher-bearer” mean? a guy is a person who bring injured people to medical -people during the war
What does “hibernation” mean? when an animal becomes tired and inactive
What would you expect to have happened to Torty? went back to the grass
What was Torty’s piece of luck? being injured and almost being run over and almost died from the fire
How does the heading help you with the change of setting?
What words indicate the passing of time?”Now Torty is probably around two hundred years old. She lives with Beth near Napier”
What is Torty’s age? Two hundred years old
Why was Torty under the leaves? she was hibernating under the leaves
Do you agree that Torty has had an “amazing life”?yes.

Source: Torty the lucky Tortise Journal Journal 48

what I enjoyed was reading the journal what was challenging was finding answers in the text

Are you going to do lockdown work again?