Y6 English Week beginning 05.10.20
Date: 2nd Oct 2020 @ 10:18am
English
05.10.20
Lesson 1
LO: To collate vocabulary to describe setting and character.
List all the powerful words from the poems (see PDF).
Write them under the picture of the Storm Cat (see PDF).
E.g.
Wild
Raging
Billows
Lashed
Panther
Challenge: Develop phrases of your own – descriptive sentences that could be used in a narrative about The Storm Cat.
06.10.20
Lesson 2
LO: To identify setting and atmosphere description.
Highlight the 'Descriptive Texts' PDF for evidence of setting description and comment on the atmosphere that it creates. E.g. Blue-green sea – creates a calm, serene atmosphere.
Challenge: How do the two texts differ? Which do you prefer and why?
07.10.20
Lesson 3
LO: To describe characters.
Write your own character description of Tom, using the ideas from Mowser’s text. This is written from the cat’s point of view.
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What physical features of Tom would you choose to describe? |
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What do these features show about Tom's character? |
E.g.
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His grey hair showed the number of storms that he had weathered through his life. His twinkling eyes danced and sparkled as he looked upon his closest friend: Mowser. |
08.10.20 & 09.10.20
Lesson 4 and 5
LO: Creating speech from a description.
Make a cartoon strip showing a typical day with Tom and Mowser. What would Tom say to Mowser during the day?
Write the speech in speech bubbles on your cartoon strip – see PDF example and template for drawing and writing on.