Monday
Why do you need punctuation?
Punctuation is very important in our writing. Without it, writing would just be a mess of letters and words and we wouldn’t be able to breathe when reading!
Full stops are needed at the end of most sentences. They tell the reader to pause, take a breath and move onto the next sentence. They show us how information is broken up.
But sentences don’t always end in full stops. They could end in a question mark or an exclamation mark.
Exclamation mark:
An exclamation mark is used to show surprise, force, excitement or anger.
It helps make the meaning of the sentence clear for the reader and helps them to understand what characters are feeling.
Click on the picture below and have a go at activity 2.
Grammar: Fronted adverbials for when.
Imitate
The next evening,
When the witch spoke next,
Before the sun had even risen the next morning,
Whole class: create a success criteria for sentences with fronted adverbials.
Monday 25th November 2024
LC: To develop characters and settings for a narrative- imitation writing.
Plan:
Task: We will be focusing on Chunk 1 and you will be doing some Imitation Writing Using the Whoosh story by adding, changing, substituting specific vocabulary, noun phrases, dialogue interchanges. Listen carefully as you will writing this too.
Once upon a time in the land of Splinterfell there lived a wicked witch who had been wronged by a desperate family. As revenge, she appeared one dark wintery night at the door of their cottage.
"Who is it?" Samar called. "It is I," came a low voice, "the one from whom you have been stealing." Samar froze. The hairs on his body stood up. The door swung open with a loud thud to reveal a figure cloaked in black. All they could see of her pale face were dark red lips and a pointy chin. As the figure stepped in, a gust of icy wind filled the room and blew the hood of her cloak back, exposing more of her evil face. Samar gasped and his eyes widened in horror. It was the Witch!
Teacher model: Imitation writing.
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Task In books: follow the modelling to experiment writing your own opening.
RIC
R- What part of the body did the brave adventurer bruise?
I - Would you like to meet the girl with the long hair? Explain your answer.
C- Find and copy 1 word which means the same as dangerous.
Monday 25th November 2024
LC- To justify responses to a text using point and evidence.
Teacher model
Using the RIC extract,
How do you think the brave adventurer felt at the end of the story? Give 2 reasons why you think this.
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1. What do you think happened to Harry? Give 2 reasons why you think this.
2. What did Harry get for his birthday? How do you know?
3. How do you think Amir and Freya were feeling when they were staring down at Harry? Give evidence from the passage.
Monday 25th November 2024
LC- To produce a wash to create a sense of atmosphere.
The following video will show you some pictures painted by a German artist called Caspar David Friedrich . He was thought to be the most important German artist of his generation. When looking at the images, think about what the paintings show, colours used and any feelings you may have.
Watch video
Later, we will be looking at the techniques we need to use to produce an atmospheric landscape.
Today, we will be completing a wash, that we can use later.
