Y4 English week beginning 25.1.21

Date: 21st Jan 2021 @ 10:46am

Monday 25.01.21

LO:  To develop my use of similes

Today you will be practising how to use similes to make your writing more interesting.

1. Read the description of Mr Tumnus.
2. On activity sheet one, annotate (label) the picture of Mr Tumnus from what you have read. What was he carrying? What was he wearing? How did his body and face differ from his legs and feet?
3. Read the simile sentence starters on the second page and see if you can complete them for Mr Tumnus.
4. Use the WAGOLL sentences on the third page to help you.

Tuesday 26.01.21

LO: To use direct speech

Today you are going to practise how to use direct speech correctly with all the punctuation!

1. Go through the PowerPoint on direct speech and make sure you remember the rules.
2. Read the examples on Activity Sheet page 1, which again show you how to punctuate speech correctly.
3. Have a go at the second page of Activity 1, where Lucy asks Mr. Tumnus a question and you need to write how he might reply. Make sure you use the WAGOLL on the first page to ensure you have followed all the rules.
4. Extra challenge: Can you introduce a third character into the conversation? You will need to write this on a separate piece of paper.

Wednesday 27.01.21

LO: To plan a diary entry

Further on in the story of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Edmund meets the White Witch.

1. Watch this extract from the film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8LQMeP7ksk
2. Imagine you are the White Witch! You have just returned home from your meeting with Edmund and you are writing in your diary. What might you say? How might you be feeling? Complete the planning sheet for your diary entry.
3. Use the checklist to make sure you’ve included all the features of a diary in your plan.

Thursday 28.01.21

LO: To write a diary entry

You are going to turn your plan from yesterday into a diary entry.

1. Watch the extract again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8LQMeP7ksk
2. Go through the PowerPoint on how to write a good recount (which is like a diary entry).
3. Write your diary entry. Use the checklist to help you.
4. Make sure you read your work back to yourself and check that it all makes sense and there are no missing words or punctuation.
5. Challenge: Can you include fronted adverbials, expanded noun phrases, similes and direct speech?

Friday 29.01.21

LO: To practise spelling words with the suffix –tion when the root word ends in ‘t’ or ’te’.

This week the words you are practising end with –tion. Work your way through the activities, practising the spellings as you go along.

1. Complete activity sheet 1 - filling in the missing gaps.
2. Complete activity sheet 2 – crossword
3. Complete activity sheet 3 – copying the spellings 3 times using look, say, cover, write, check.

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