Wednesday 25th February

Morning Work

Grammar Warm Up

LC: to imitate sentences with an omitted relative pronoun

 

Read the sentences below. Can you complete with an omitted relative pronoun? 

Use the model sentence to help  you.

 

 1. My friend, who is called Adam, moved to London last week. 

    My friend, Adam, moved to London last week.

    My friend, ..............................................................................................................................................................

1. omit (remove) the relative pronoun (who) and the verbs if it is followed by a noun

 

2. That is the house which my cousin lives in.

   That is the house my cousin lives in.

    That is the house ............................................................................................................................................

•     omit the relative pronoun (which) if it is followed by a noun (my cousin)

 

 

LC: to explain the meaning of words within the context of the text

 

 Many Science Fiction stories are set in the distant future

- or what the writers imagined many years in the future to be like when they were written.

Often the writers use futuristic vocabulary and invent new words.

 

Read the extract from the story 'Time Spinner'.

 

Can you spot these futuristic words in the story?

What do you think they mean?

 

 

 

 

 What about these words? Can you guess the meaning?

 

Let's use a semantic word map to help us understand the meaning.

 

 LC: To be able to add and subtract decimals.

To find number pairs that add up to 1.

 

LC: Understand how stories might contain important truths and messages to learn from.

Where can we find guidance about how to live our lives?

What stories do we know that contain important truths and messages?

 

What did we learn about how people might interpret the bible story of Adam and Eve?

1. a) All Christians believe that the story is true.
2. b) All Christians believe that the  characters and events in the story are symbolic.
3. c) Some Christians believe that the story is true while others believe it is symbolic.
4. d) Nobody believes the story.

How does the language in this poem create a picture of the tiger?

 

 

Does the poet create a literal picture or a symbolic one?'

Some stories are viewed in a similar way. Stories might contain important truths in symbolic language.

 

The Tortoise and the Hare 

In the fable of The Tortoise and the Hare, what qualities does the Tortoise represent? What qualities does the Hare represent?