Year 5 - Redrafting

L.O. To include suspense and action in a short story

We have learnt that story structure is vital - and that the key to writing is rewriting. You can learn about these key skills at http://www.baldworm.co.uk.

Task: Write a third draft of your 'spies' story. Write one-and-a-half sides of A4. Improve it as much as you can, including all of our suspense and action techniques. We'll record your story as a video next week!

Feeling clever? Revise our descriptive skills, and make sure you include similes/metaphors when you describe your spy base.

Year 5 Comprehension: P-E-E

Please complete the 'Scratched by a pin' 'P-E-E' comprehension. Learn more about P-E-Eing all over the page at my comprehension blog, http://bit.ly.comprehension

Due: Wednesday

Year Five Fiction - Suspense

L.O. To revise suspense techniques

Log onto your wiki page and write the following scene of suspense:

You are a spy. You are at home in bed, asleep, dreaming about catching the sadistic bad guy you designed last week. Suddenly, you begin to feel you are not alone... Has your bad guy come himself? Or has he sent some of his goons?

Aim to write 10-12 lines - and make sure that you include all our suspense skills. Revise our suspense techniques by clicking here.

(Note: please write under a new heading on your wiki page, i.e. Suspense Scene)


Next week we'll be studying action scenes. Prepare for this work by clicking here.

And just for fun (keep watching until the end!):