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, 13 January 2011
Year Five Homework: Redrafting the 'War Horse' Stories
Writing is rewriting! Learn more about redrafting a short story at baldworm.co.uk
Task: Please write a second draft of your War Horse story.
Due: Monday.
Tuesday, 11 January 2011
Year Five and Six Homework: The Features of a Horror Story & Subordinate Clauses at the Beginning of Sentences
Year Five
Please read another story in Michael Cox's anthology of Horror stories:The Monkey's Paw.... We'll be turning it into radio dramas tomorrow!
Due: Thursday
Year Six
Please complete the first draft of your 'Gothic' story for Monday. Don't forget to try to open a sentence with a subordinate clause at the beginning of a sentence.
Due: Monday
Monday, 10 January 2011
Year Five Spelling & Year Six Fiction Revision
Year Five
1. Please learn the 'root words' spellings for our test next Tuesday.
2. Please complete the example sentences.
You can revise online at Spelling City.
Due: Tuesday.
Year Six
1. Please complete the first draft of your plan.
2. Write the first 8-10 lines of the story. Focus on your use of punctuation.
Revise the 'Punctuation Pyramid' by listening to this podcast:
Write 1 1/2 sides of A4
Due: Wednesday
Sunday, 9 January 2011
Year Five and Six Comprehension Homework
Year Five have been revising how to read a comprehension passage
Please complete the 'Horror' comprehension.
Due: Wednesday
P.S. Stuck on question 3? Listen to this podcast!
P.P.S. Prepare for next week's comprehension lesson on understanding the meaning of unfamiliar words by listening to this teacher podcast. Why not download it onto your iPod?
Friday, 7 January 2011
Year Five War Stories: War Horse Suspense into Action Task
Please complete the War Horse Task. When you are finished, please complete the self-assessment for self-improvement task.
Why not download the 'Bald Worm on Suspense' and 'Bald Worm on Action' podcasts and listen to them on your iPhone to revise?
Due: Monday
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