Year Six Mini Sagas, Year Six Weekend Homework & Year Five Writing in the Style of Lemony Snicket

Hey, everybody! Falcons Girls love to share their writing with the world! Listen to the Year Six mini-sagas eduboos on our pupil wiki!

Weekend Homework: Be prepared to (a) give your Shakepeare PowerPoint presentation next week; (B) hand in your second project - either the Shakepeare Research Project or your Passport to the World project - next Thursday.

Year Five




There are some things that should never be attempted...like writing in the style of Lemony Snicket. I love Lemony Snicket: he is such a witty, clever writer.

Homework: Please complete the 'Writing Style' sheet for Lemony Snicket.

P.S. Do you like the music from the Lemony Snicket storytapes? The music is by The Gothic Archies. Here is another Snicket-inspired song:

Man on the Moon Poem & Year Six Project Work

Nearly forty years ago, we first landed on the Moon.

"I knew that I would live to see the first man on the Moon. I did not know I would live to see the last one." --Jerry Pournelle.

Listen to the Year Six 'hope' poetryboo:

P.S. Listen to my eduboo:


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Year 6 Shakespeare Project: Bring in Your Work So Far!

You have are now working on your Shakespeare Research Project! How is your research going?

Task: Please bring in your work so far tomorrow (Tuesday).

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Year 6 Half-term: Shakespeare Project Research Poster

1. You are going to begin your research for the Shakespeare Research Project.

Use libraries and the internet to begin researching your topic. Take notes as you go - and turn your notes into a colourful mindmap or visual notes like the picture above. Try to gather as much material as possible so you're got plenty to work with whilst we rehearsing next term.

2. Make sure you keep on top of your Romeo and Juliet lines!

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Year 6: Shakespeare Project - Picking a Topic and Planning Research

You are going to begin your Shakespeare research project over half-term.

Task: Decide which of the Shakespeare research topics you would like to cover, and make a list in your red 'Shakespeare' book of the aspects of the topic you want to research, e.g. if you're studying the plays, which plays are you going to research and include?

Year 6: Shakespeare Research Project

We love Shakespeare, and we can't wait to perform his brilliant Romeo and Juliet for the parents.

Year Six are going to begin an independent research project next week.

Task: Please visit http://fsg.wikispaces.com/Year+6+Shakespeare+Project, read about the project, read the rubric and decide which of the topics you would like to research.

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