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The students competed in the Literature Language section of the state final at La Trobe University in Bundoora.<\/p>\n
As part of the challenge, the group was required to read Margery Williams’ book ‘The Velveteen Rabbit’ and restructure the story’s meaning.<\/p>\n
Team member Ava Greensmith Bound said the group restructured the book retaining the theme of ‘love’ to the storyline, as it was a key element of the novel.<\/p>\n
“We wanted to restructure the story to be not only meaningful, but powerful as well,” Ms Greensmith Bound said.<\/p>\n
“We had a narrator to bring the story to life, we used good language, and we had good presentation skills which we specialise in as a group using various props.<\/p>\n
“Every time we thought we were struggling during the three-hour period, we regrouped and went back to our team-first approach, which really worked for us.”<\/p>\n
Teammate Tilly Fitzgerald said the work is not finished, as the group now prepares for the International Final back at La Trobe University.<\/p>\n
“We’ll put our collaboration and teamwork skills to the test and hopefully come out with the win,” Ms Fitzgerald said.<\/p>\n
“We’ll most likely be working until the final seconds but we’re really looking forward to it.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A TEAM of Queenscliff students will take on some of the world’s best primary school-level literature minds next month, after claiming top honours at a recent state-wide academic competition. Grade 5\/6 Queenscliff Primary School students Harry Wake, Beau Mieszkowski, Tilly Fitzgerald, Jemma Sheridan, Elli Smith, Ava Greensmith Bound, and Scarlet Zahra secured first place at […]<\/p>\n