Year Six Comprehension: Is It Reasonable To Say...

Homework:
1. Please complete the 2008 Consortium past paper.
Due: Wednesday

2. 11+ Common spelling error test tomorrow! Be ready to impress!

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Have You Listened To the 'Bald Worm in Just a Minute' Revision Podcasts?

The eagle-eyed amongst you may have spotted the new podcast player on the side of the blog.

I've recorded a series of one-minute teacher podcasts to help you revise key skills that you'll need in the 11+ examinations - or to write a brilliant short story in your own time.

Just click on player and listen. Oh, and you can download a copy to your computer and listen on your iPod, too! It is like having a teacher in your pocket!

This is another example of our school using new technology to help your revise English!

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If you're a teacher, why not sign up to Podbean and create your own teacher podcasts? Why should pupils have only ten minutes to learn a new skill - let them revise at home, again and again, whenever they need to revisit a topic!

Year Six Composition Homework: Writing a Holmes-Style Detective Story

Task: Please redraft your 'Theft of the Masterpiece Painting' story, making sure that you have:

1. Opened with an exciting line;
2. Set the Scene;
3. Included a description of one of the characters.

Feeling clever? Include semi-colons, colons, brackets and dashes in your opening 15 lines, please.

P.S. You can download a copy of the Holmes-style detective pack from my area at box.net.

Year Five and Six Spelling Homework

Due to Harvest, we've had our spelling lesson on a Thursday for once - but your test will still be on Tuesday.

Year Five
Your new spelling list is 'words beginning with auto'. Make sure you look them up with a dictionary, girls! I can't wait to see your definitions.

Year Six
Your spelling list of consists of part one of the 11+ Common Error Spelling Lists: a collection of words that are often misspelt in these words.

Test next Tuesday; don't forget to write your example sentences beforehand!

Year Six Composition Homework: Writing the First 15 Lines of a Sherlock Holmes Story

Year Six are writing stories about Sherlock Holmes solving a devilish crime: a corpse in the school room!


Task: Write the first 15 lines of your story (just the first 1/2 page). Don't forget to open with an exciting opening line, 'set the scene' and describe one of the characters.

Don't forget you can revise key elements of story writing by listening to my 'quick revision' podcasts!

The First 15 Lines of a Short Story on Prezi

Feeling clever? Try to use an elegant prose style. Learn more by watching this Prezi:

Elegant Prose on Prezi

Year Six Description Homework

We're beginning our Sherlock Holmes and Detective story unit, where we'll continue to revise the structure of the first 15 lines of a short story, including the use of description to 'set the scene'.

Task:
(i) Before you start writing, revise descriptive techniques by listening to this 'quick revision' podcast:

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Or you may prefer to revise by watching this:


Task:
Write your own description of Sherlock Holmes' room. Write 8-10 lines. Make sure you include at least two similes.

Feeling clever? Include brackets, a colon and a semi-colon as you 'set the scene'

New Home Page for Falcons Girls' Pupil Wiki + Year Six & Five Comprehension Homework

I've used Glogster to design a new front page for our pupil wiki, which includes a video of 'The Comma Song'. Go and take a look!

Over the next few weeks, I'll be uploading some more 'quick revision' podcasts - where I try to explain an idea in just a minute - to the 11+ Revision page of the pupil wiki. This one is particularly important:

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Year Six Homework
Please complete the 'Parrot' comprehension.

Don't forget, comprehension homework is always due on a Wednesday.

Year Five Homework
Please complete the 'Jane Blonde P-E-E' comprehension

Don't forget, comprehension homework is always due on a Wednesday.