Thursday 24th April

 

Grammar Warm Up

LC: to create complex sentences with relative pronoun omitted

Let's look again at how to

omit (remove) the relative pronoun

from a sentence with a relative clause.

 

1. The vorpal sword, which he carried everywhere, was a trusty weapon. 

2. The vorpal sword he carried everywhere was a trusty weapon.

 

How is the first sentence different to the second? 

Discuss with your partner.

We remove (omit) the relative pronoun

who 

which

that

and we omit the commas.

Look at these examples:

 

The Jabberwock, which was whiffling through the Tulgey Wood, had sharp claws.

The Jabberwock whiffling through Tulgey Wood had sharp claws. 

Sometimes, we also 

omit the verb.

 

The father warned the son, who he loved dearly, to beware the Jubjub bird.

The father warned the son he loved dearly to beware the Jubjub bird. 

 

The vorpal blade, which he had polished that morning, glinted in the sun.

The vorpal blade he had polished that morning glinted in the sun. 

 

Following the pattern above, how would you

omit (remove)

the relative pronoun in this sentence? 

Do you have to remove the verb 'was'?

 

The creature, which was lumbering through the forest, terrified the boy. 

The creature 

 

LC: to check that the text makes sense and demonstrate understanding through discussion

 

 

LC: To understand that angles around a point always sum to 360°. 

 

LC: To be able to draw lines and acute angles using a protractor with a high level of accuracy. 

Complete the RIC.

LC: to infer character's feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions and justify with evidence.

What are the main ideas in Chapter 1 of 'Sabryna and the River Spirit'? 

Have you changed your mind at all about your first predictions? 

Tell your talk partner.

 

Good readers use clues in the text to help  understand the characters,

which means we are able to empathise and engage with them. 

 

- What clues are there that tell us about the character Sabryna?

Look at pages 1 and 2 of the story.

There may be several clues that reinforce (confirm/demonstrate/show) what we think about a character.

For example: 

I think Ivan was a heedless character because he went off to find the firebird although his father told him not to and he touched the golden cage and jewelled saddle despite the wolf’s warning. 

  

  

 

Continue underlining any actions/words of Sabryna that give us clues about her character.

Above each underlined extract, write an appropriate adjective.

Now, look at the characters of 

- Pa

-Mrs Strongarm

 

What adjectives could you use to describe their characters?

What evidence from the text will you use?

For example:

Sabryna is kind and nurturing. She cooks food for the family, 'Sabryna heated bread and pottage over the fire...' and looks after her younger siblings with care, '... leading the little ones outside.' 

Complete the table.