2008 Edublogs Awards Nominations!

The Edublog awards are a special prize for brilliant teacher blogs and wikis. My nominations for the 2008 Edublogs Awards are...(drum roll, please)...

Best Individual Blog: Mrs Mannan for the How on Earth? Science blog.

Best New Blog: Mrs Mannan for the How on Earth? Science blog.

Please leave a comment telling the judges why you think Mrs Mannan should be shortlisted for the prize.

P.S. She doesn't know I've nominated her yet, so be free with your kind words! :)

Year 5 Word Work - Words Ending in 'o'

Please complete the words ending in 'o' exercises, and try the games for this week's list at the brilliant Spelling City site.

Due: Tomorrow

Year 6 Comprehension - Read and Reread

L.O. To revise the importance of reading and rereading the passage

Ooh, here's a tough one! Have a go at the St. James' school Shakespeare paper (note: this is a paper attempted in Year 7, not an 11+ entrance paper. Phew!). Enjoy!

Due: Wednesday

Year 6 Comprehension - Latymer Paper

L.O. To revise the importance of referring to the text when analysing an author's technique

Please complete the Latymer 'End of the World' comprehension under timed conditions - give yourself 40 minutes.

Due: Tuesday

Year 5 - Annotate!

L.O. To revise the need to annotate the passage

When I need to mark a comprehension I have to annotate the passage so I can find all the answers; make sure that you are doing the same thing!

Please complete the multiple choice paper - you can check how you did using the answer sheet.

Due: Wednesday

P.S. Don't forget that it is your spelling test tomorrow - revise your words using the fun games and the testing option here at Spelling City.

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 6 Fiction - Including Suspense in a Short Story

L.O. To revise the inclusion of suspense techniques in a short story.

Write a 'Noir' story - using our hard-boiled slang - for the title 'A Severe Temptation'. Write 1 1/2 sides of A4. Make sure you include our suspense techniques.

Feeling clever? Write the following at the top of your page, and 'tick them off' as you write

- Fragment sentence
- Impact sentence
- Compound sentence (the joining comma)
- A complex sentence with the adverb starter comma
- A complex sentence with the bracketing comma
- A complex sentence with brackets
- Bracket
- Semi-colon
- Colon
- Dash