Showing posts with label bald worm in just a minute. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bald worm in just a minute. Show all posts
Wednesday, 16 February 2011
Tuesday, 18 January 2011
Year Five Preparation for Levelled Writing
Tomorrow is your Spring 'Writing Stage' assessment. This will be reported on the Spring Term report.
Please prepare by thinking about your 'Writing Stage'. Watch the video above for guidance.
You may also like to prepare by listening to some of the 11+ revision 'Bald Worm in Just a Minute' podcasts here. Why not download them and listen on your iPod?
There's an example podcast here:
Thursday, 18 November 2010
Year 5 and 6 Composition: Characterisation & 'Flat Classrooms'
Year Six
Please write a second draft of the 'Trout' continutation. Remember to focus on your use of characterisation.
Listen to the 'just a minute' guide to writing dialogue:
...and the guide to 'showing, not telling'
Task: Please write your first draft of the 'Woods' writing task; focus on your use of characterisation.
Next week: Noir stories!
Year Five
Please complete your research for your area of our 'flat classroom' project.
Bring in your notes next Wednesday.
Monday, 15 November 2010
Latest Bald Worm 'Just A Minute...' 11+ Revision Podcast: Dialogue
Why not download my 'just a minute' teacher podcast and listen to it on your iPod as you revise for the 11+ examinations?
Thursday, 14 October 2010
Year Five Composition: Second Draft of your Suspense Story
In class, we looked at 'setting the scene': describing the location at the beginning of a short story:
You need to complete your redraft, including plenty of suspense techniques to make sure your readers feel scared. This work is due on Monday.
P.P.S. Don't forget to think about your 'Improving Your Writing' target before next Wednesday, girls!
You need to complete your redraft, including plenty of suspense techniques to make sure your readers feel scared. This work is due on Monday.
P.P.S. Don't forget to think about your 'Improving Your Writing' target before next Wednesday, girls!
Friday, 8 October 2010
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!
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!
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