Blowing Your Own Trumpet

Blowing your own Trumpet by John Bonallack

School Journal Part 3, Number 3 1983

WALT: Read the text to extract greater meaning which we will display in our follow up activities.

Success Criteria: I can read the text to extract greater meaning which we will display in our follow up activities.

Answer the following questions in red:

What types of ideas is dad always getting?

Dad was always getting odd-ball ideas from his and family also his siblings. That’s why every time he comes home he’s in a good mood

What do you think an ‘odd-ball idea is’?

Oddball’s is like odd sculptures to make stuff and today one of his friends had gave him a odd-ball idea to make a early trumpet.

Where were ‘simple trumpets’ originally found?

It was found in tutankhamun's tomb

Why was dads trumpet making no noise to begin with?

He pressed his lips tightly together and puffed out his cheeks. A little raspberry nose came out  of the funnel, nothing else.  

Why is dad making a trumpet? Who is he trying to ‘show what trumpeting is all about?

1. So the can prove that he can really make something.

2. He is trying to prove to Tiffany that he can design trumpets.

For what reason did dad decide to use a balloon to blow his trumpet?

Because when you put the balloon at the hose it’ll make noise if you push the

the funnel back in place.

What are your predictions for dads new materials he’s using to make his trumpet?

I think its cool because hes tried new too go with his new early trumpet and trying to make noise heaps of noise.

It seems that dad is doing a trial and error of different ways he could make a trumpet, do you agree with this statement? Why/why not

No because everything he tried didn't even make a long noise like more than 3 sec it just made a little squeak