Year Six Homework: 'The Stolen Goldfish'

Write a story entitled 'The Stolen Goldfish'. Write 1 1/2 sides of A4.

I'm looking for you to 'set the scene' at the beginning using 8 lines of description, including figurative language (simile, metaphor and personification); try to include all of the Punctuation Pyramid in this description, too.

Make sure that you brainstorm and plan before you start writing, girls!

Due: Monday
Listen to our self-assessment podcast:

listen to ‘Self-assessment: our 'perfect paragraph'’ on Audioboo

Listen to the audioboos we recorded in class here.

Year Six Prose Style: The Punctuation Pyramid

You can see the online punctuation pyramid here.

Task: Write a 10-12 line description of another 'locked room' - with a victim/crime within it. Your challenge is to reach level 5 on the punctuation pyramid.

Example here of reaching level 5:


Flipped classroom: on Friday some of us will be revising the layout of direct speech (talking or dialogue) in a short story; watch this Screenr to prepare for Friday's lesson:


Due: Friday.

Year Six Comprehension: Sherlock Holmes and Point-Evidence

Please complete the Wycombe Abbey Sherlock Holmes comprehension.

Make sure that you answer question 3 using the approach in the video above.

Don't forget to give evidence - a quote from the passage - to support your answers; this video will show you how:


Here is an example of using evidence to answer questions:


This video will help you understand the text:


There is lots of advice on answering questions about figurative language here (login with your VLE username and password).

Due: Friday.

Writing a Sherlock Holmes story: £1,000 Deduction

You are going to complete your '£1,000' story. Make sure you include plenty of additional description as you continue with your story. Write 1 1/2 sides of A4.
Due: Monday.

Want to 'do well'? Make sure you can tick off everything on this list:


Flipped homework: next week we'll have a focus on the punctuation pyramid. To prepare:

1. Listen to this podcast on the Punctuation Pyramid:


2. Take a look at the punctuation pyramid here.

Year Six Composition Homework: Holmes meets Watson

Task: 1. Watch this before you begin writing!


2. Listen to this - and put it onto your iPod/iTouch, too!


3. Write your own version of Watson meeting Holmes for the first time (instructions in book)

Due: Friday. (Don't forget your comprehension, too)

P.S. Listen to our W.I.N.K. reflections on writing 'exciting first lines':

listen to ‘WINK Exciting First Lines’ on Audioboo

Year Six Comprehension Homework: Questions about Similes, Metaphor and Personification

1. Before you start writing, please watch Cia's ShowMe


2. Complete the 'Horse Chestnuts' comprehension, attempting all of the questions. Due: Friday.

3. Learn 'by heart' the words to the Figurative Language rap:


This is the podcast we recorded during our W.I.N.K. session as the end of the lesson:

listen to ‘W.A.L.T. Figurative Language’ on Audioboo

More on comprehension here.

Brainstorming with 5Hs and a W

SpicyNodes: Fire Example