Year 5 & 6 Holiday Homework

Year 5 have recorded some fab podcasts where they use rhetorical techniques in a radio advert. Listen to them here.

Holiday homework.

Year 5: Write a non-linear story using your suspense skills. You can download another copy of the prompt here from my area at box.net.

Year 6: Last 'audition' challenge; learn Lady Capulet's long speech from Act 1 Scene 3 (page 10). This is your chance to show off your comedic skills. We'll 'audition' (in the loosest sense of the word) on the 27th Feb. Have fun!

P.S. Don't forget to pick out a poem for Book Week - our theme is comic poems, but you may choose anything that you'd love to perform for the class. Listen to the '2008 Poetry Competition Winners Podcast' for inspiration.

Year 5 Adverts: Write a Radio Advert

Write a second draft of your radio script - we'll be recording your adverts as a podcast tomorrow & Friday!

Need some ideas? Listen to a radio advert for tea here.
and here.

Due: Thursday

Photo by The Rocketeer; licensed under the Creative Commons

Year 5: Persuasive Writing (Thursday)

We are learning about the persuasive techniques used to persuade us to buy a product.
There is lots of advice - and a game - about persuasive writing here.

Task: In class you attempted to create a draft for a poster persuading someone to buy 'Falcons Chocolate'. Please produce a 'best' copy of that poster, using as many of our persuasive techniques as you can fit in!

Due: Friday.

Photograph by Net_Effct; used under creative commons fair use agreement.

Year 5 Non-fiction Persuasive Writing

L.O. To revise persuasive techniques

Please complete your 'retirement' persuasive letter - don't forget to include all of our persuasive techniques:

• Rhetorical questions (questions that do not need an answer)
• Positive language, e.g. fun; great; exciting
• Repetition
• Facts and figures
• Experts say...

Feeling clever? Include fragments and impact sentences!

Year 5 - Persuasive Techniques revision

Revise the key persuasive techniques for our assessment on Thursday by visiting http://fsg.wikispaces.com/Year+5+Persuasive+Techniques. It includes useful links, a video and a fun revision game!