Year Six Redrafting Using the Mitford Method

In class you wrote the first draft of a story under timed, examination conditions, based on an image from Chris Priestley's 'Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror'.

Task: Redraft your story using the 'Mitford Method'. Make as many improvements as possible, please.

Due: Monday.

Feeling clever? Try to write a distinctive story:

Fun extension task:
Produce a piece of artwork based on the original cover of Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror.

Year Six Weekend Homework: Revising Description

Please redraft (write a second draft) of your Tales from the Black Ship Timed Writing task. Don't forget to pay close attention to the targets I set you in your last lesson!

Your challenge is to use at least 5 of Bald Worm's descriptive techniques

Revise by watching this Bald Worm video mini-guide:


Don't forget to complete the self-assessment for self-improvement sheet!

P.S. Spelling City list for our comprehension vocabulary is here.

Year 5 and 6 Weekend Composition Homework

Year Five
Please create a colourful, neat version of one of your hand plans:
* Include your brainstorm
* Draw round your hand with a pencil
* Write in the plan with a pen

Use pencil crayons to decorate

Don't forget to name your work.

Keep it really neat - we'll be displaying this work in class.

Listen to the Year Five 'Fab Four' eduboo here.

Year Six
Please write an improved second draft of the 'Uncle Montague' story you wrote in Timed Writing. Don't forget to include plenty of description.

Learn more about planning a story here.

Due: Monday

Young Bond's Charlie Higson says...

Uncle Montague's Tales Of Terror by Chris Priestley

This one's for the kids. Written in an accessible, cod Victorian style it has a neat framing device. Edgar goes to stay with his uncle in the woods who proceeds to tell him a series of terrifying stories – all the while hinting at some dark secrets of his own. Rest assured, the stories, which all feature a child in some way, are genuinely scary and unsettling and really do get under your skin. They certainly frightened my 10-year-old when I read them to him.

...and Year Six will start reading it on Thursday!