Friday 25th April
Grammar Warm Up
LC: to create complex sentences with the relative pronoun omitted
Talk to your partner.
- what is a relative pronoun?
- how do we write sentences with an omitted (missing) relative pronoun?
Underline the relative pronoun in sentence A.
Complete sentence B with the relative pronoun and commas omitted (removed).
A. The prize, that he had wanted for so long, was finally his.
B. The prize
A. The vorpal sword, which he carried for miles, kept him safe from harm.
B. The vorpal sword
A. The boy carried the head, which he had chopped off, back to the wabe.
B. The boy
Let's create
Success Criteria
for successfully omitting the relative pronoun.
LC: to explain the meaning of words in the context of the text and explore and evaluate new vocabulary orally
Let's rehearse the poem.
Can we add any more words from the table?
Which words do we want help with?
This poem uses a lot of
portmanteau words
(a word made up of other words).
What do these modern portmanteau words mean?
1. 'hangry' =
2. 'smog' =
3. 'chillax' =
4. 'jeggings' =
Look at these portmanteau words from Jabberwocky.
What do they mean?
Do the task on Seesaw.
LC: to use our understanding of timelines to compare ancient civilisation
We have learnt about
the Mayan
and
Ancient Greek
civilisations in History this year.
Let's remind ourselves about these ancient civilisations.
Look at the timelines for the
Ancient Mayans
and the
Ancient Greeks
to see when exactly these civilisations existed.
Go to Seesaw to complete the timeline task.
