Thursday 10th July
LC: to identify the conventions of persuasive writing
Who do you think is responsible for the murder of King Duncan?
Who is to blame for his death?
Tell your talk partner your opinion and give reasons for your view.
For your final English task this year, you are going to write a speech to be given to a jury in the trial for the murder of King Duncan. You must persuade the judge and jury that your client is innocent of this crime and explain who is guilty.
Lady Macbeth is guilty Macbeth is guilty
What does it mean to persuade someone?
Tell your partner about a time when you tried to persuade someone.
Let's look at what makes good persuasive writing.
Read the speech below from a Year 5 pupil who wants to persuade their classmates to elect them to the new School Council.
- What does the pupil do well?
- What improvements would you make?
Now, improve this speech by making it more appropriate and formal.
Begin ....
Ladies and gentlemen, I am here today to ....
LC: To be able to calculate the capacity of a container in metric units.
LC: to use our knowledge of compass points and grid references to locate places on a map
Work out these locations based on
4 figure grid references.
Let's look at 6 figure grid references
Look at the map of Treasure Island below.
What do you notice about the square in the south west corner of the map?
Discuss with your talk partner how to give 6 figure grid references on a map.
In your books, write 6 figure grid reference for
a) the treasure chest
b) the pirate ship
c) the parrot sanctuary
d) the volcano
LC: To be able to apply knowledge of volume to solve problems.
