With climate change becoming an ever increasing problem in today’s world, I believe it is about time Australians came together to make their opinions heard. A not-for-profit, independent organisation called ‘GetUp!’ , which promotes action in Australia for important causes, fortunately thinks this, too. As a way of demanding the Australian Government’s attention, the GetUp!…
Lately in class, we have been creating a campaign in order to raise awareness for the environment. My group and I have chosen animal cruelty because we believe animals are living things too and deserve respect just like humans. This issue is important to me because animals deserve a life free from abuse and pain.…
The issue that I have chosen to campaign about is water pollution or marine pollution. I believe that this is an issue that has been spoken about for way too long now and that a minority of our population is even trying to make a difference. Also, I believe that water pollution is a base…
Our class, 7 Aqua, has recently read the play Lockie Leonard Scumbuster by Garry Fry, adapted from the novel by Tim Winton. Lockie Leonard, the heartbroken 13 year old surfer dude and his friend Geoff Eggleston (aka Egg) the metal head, noticed something fishy in the harbour, and it wasn’t a fish! The factories are pumping out…
The play Lockie Leonard Scumbuster in my view is not a must absolutely see play. Also in my view, plays and/or musicals aren’t my cup of tea. If had to choose to either watch 30 holes of golf and be a part of the crowd when they do their famous golf clap, or watch Lockie…
‘Lockie Leonard Scumbuster’ the play, is a remake of the novel by Tim Winton. Lockie Leonard is a 15 year surfer, whose mission is to save the harbour from the horrific smell and make the harbour safe to surf again. With help from friends and family, Lockie creates a protest to stand up to the…
Recently our class has been studying the script Lockie Leonard: Scumbuster by Garry Fry. Lockie Leonard is a 13 year old boy who is finding the new and intense high school life hard. After recently being dumped by his girlfriend Vicki Streeton and now madly in love with a surfer girl named dot who is still in…
Students in 7 Aqua are currently working on group project tasks – each group is creating an environmental campaign based around an environmental issue that they have chosen. 7 Aqua, our next blog post, to be completed next Monday 2 December, is a piece in which you should reflect on your group’s progress in the…
Recently, our English class has finished reading ‘Lockie Leonard-Scumbuster the play’ written by Garry Fry which he adapted from the story by Tim Winton in 1993. The play was really confusing and not exactly my cup of tea. Lockie Leonard is a 13 year old boy going through puberty and discovering the ups and downs of…
Recently my class has read the play adapted from Tim Winton, by Gary Fry, Lockie Leonard Scumbuster. This play is educational with a bit of humour to keep it interesting. Revolving around the life of a young teenage boy, Lockie and his best friend Egg, you experience a handful of first world problems Lockie encounters…
The Lockie Leonard Scumbuster play is a book mainly based concerning the environment. It tells the readers that we should do something about the world we live in today. Personally, I find the book boring at times, but with a little dry humor in it. I’ll recommend this book to people who like a little dry humor,…
Recently in class, we have been reading the ‘Lockie Leonard Scumbuster’ play, by Garry Fry, based on the novel by Tim Winton. At first glance, I thought this book was not my type. The story line was quite confusing and I often found myself reading a paragraph over and over again. It would be a…
Lockie Leonard and Geoff Eggleston AKA Egg, passionate about stopping the water pollution in their beloved town. The play is by Garry fry and is an adaptation of the original, Tim Winton Lockie Leonard Scumbuster. It’s about 2 boys having just met during the first few lines and are already trying to save the town. They take…
Recently my class has been reading Lockie Leonard Scumbuster. It is a play that was adapted from the novel by Tim Winton. The book is about Lockie, who is a surfer and his best friend, Geoff aka Egg, who is a metal head. One day, Lockie goes surfing and he realized that the water is…
In 7Aqua we have read a play by Garry Fry and Tim Winton called ‘ Lockie Leonard Scumbuster ‘. This play is quite humorous fun, and educational. Lockie Leonard Scumbuster has environmental themes throughout the play, as well as including stories from other character’s lives. This play is based on the story by Tim Winton and is about a 13…
In class, we have been reading Lockie Leonard Scumbuster which was originally written as a novel by Tim Winton, and then written into a play by Garry Fry. We have read the play instead of the novel. This play starts off with Lockie, a young surfer boy, who is in self-pity, as he was just…
Lockie Leonard Scumbuster is about a 13yr old surfer boy whose life is total mayhem. While trying to save his town’s lake and marine life from the harmful chemicals that factories are spilling out with his best friend Egg he also has to deal with his crazy family and his disastrous love life. In my…
Not long ago 7 aqua [my class] and i have been reading a play called Lockie Leonard scumbuster which was adapted from the novel by Tim Winton. Lockie Leonard Scumbuster to be is an ordinary play to me. It doesn’t give me the buzz that i look for when i read a book. The opening…
Lockie Leonard Scumbuster is a novel written by Tim Winton. The novel has been remade into a play by Gary Fry also in the form of a book. In class, we have been studying the play written by Gary Fry and we have been analysing the ideas explored throughout the play. I enjoyed the book…
Year 9 English @ Bossley Park High 