Friday 8th January 2021
WALT: Recognise key features of a specific genre (Fairytale)
Start today’s learning by completing the SPAG mat on the website and use the answer sheet to check your answers to the questions.
Today, we are going identify key features of fairytales. What do they all have in common? What phrases or words might we expect to see? We will then research the famous Brothers Grimm, looking at who they were and what they wrote.
Key features they tend to have in common
Once upon a time / there once was a ...
Written in past tense
Passed on by word of mouth
Fictional events/characters
Good vs Evil
Problem, climax and resolution
Moral to the story
Often a happy ending though there are some with a darker twist.
Common themes like enchantment, magic and love.
Thursday 7th January 2021
WALT: Write dialogue between two characters
Start today’s learning by completing the SPAG mat on the website and use the answer sheet to check your answers to the questions.
Today, we are going to write some dialogue (speech) between two characters. This is your chance to be as creative as possible. During the live lesson we will be going through some examples for these.
Wednesday 6th January 2021
WALT: use figurative language (symbolism, similes and metaphors)
Start today’s learning by completing the SPAG mat on the website and use the answer sheet to check your answers to the questions.
Today, we are going to use figurative language in the form of symbolism, similes and metaphors to write some fantastic descriptions based on a character.
Your task will be to complete one of the challenges below and you can re-watch the video on the website if you need too. During the live lesson we will be going through some examples for these.
Tuesday 5th January 2021
WALT: Use expanded noun phrases and prepositional phrases to enhance description
Start today's learning by completing the SPAG mat and use the answer sheet to check your answers to the questions.
This week we will be exploring the short story of Red Miss Take (in the form of a video) and we will be writing some descriptive pieces based on it.
Today, we are going to use descriptive language in the form of expanded noun and prepositional phrases to write some fantastic descriptions.
Below is the video link we shall be watching during the lessons but should you wish to view it beforehand as well then you can.