Friday 24th April
Grammar Warm Up
LC: to blend action, dialogue and description
Let's blend action, dialogue and description to create effective descriptions for our narrative writing.
Look at the example below.
Underline using three different colours
action
dialogue
description
Through the blaze, a voice was shouting, 'Lila! The water! Take it! Take it!'
Suddenly there was a small figure beside her, thrusting something into her hands: a bottle! A drinking bottle with a lid that she tore off, before lifting it to her parched lips and drinking, drinking, drinking deep.
From somewhere overhead, they heard a low whirring sound. Graham looked up, 'It's getting close, but where is it?' he questioned.
Let's create some blended narrative writing about the Jabberwocky.
Think about
-what is the action? (verbs)
- who speaks for the dialogue? (speech)
- what is described? (adjectives)
He took his razor-sharp blade and cautiously moved towards the crackling branches, bellowing with each step, 'Come, fergantic beast! Prepare to meet your fate!'
LC: to analyse texts and compile a list of features of non-chronological report writing
We are going to write a non-chronological report
about our creatures!
What are the features of a non-chronological report?
Think back to the report we wrote in the Autumn Term about the Ancient Greeks and their achievements.
Find this report in your old English book.
Make notes on your whiteboard about the language features included.
Think about
- verb tense?
-formal or informal style?
- organisation?
- layout?
Let's compile a toolkit!
Now, look at the text
Shark Fact File.
Can you see which features of report writing have been used here?
Highlight and label.
Review 10- Position and movement
Complete the RIC.
LC: Effectively summarise a chapter and make a prediction based on details stated and implied.
What makes
a good summary?
Talk to your partner and
list 3 things
a good summary would have.
Activity: Write your own summary of Chapter 1 and a prediction of what might happen next.
LC: to use your research skills to find out about what gods/goddesses the Mayans believed in
Watch the video and make notes to answer the questions below.
You can mark up on your screens then save to photos.
1. What other role does the King hold?
________________________________________
2. What offering does the King make when he speaks to the gods?
________________________________________________________________________________
3. What did these gods do? Fill in the missing words from the box below:
Begin your paragraph:
The Mayans believed ...