We are building up to you writing a newspaper report.

LO: to learn the value of skim reading and scanning.

Watch the video and complete the activities and quizzes:

https://www.thenational.academy/year-4/english/news-report-reading-comprehension-fact-retrieval-year-4-wk3-1

At some point during this week, Year 4, please complete the Peter Pan comprehension activity.

Year 5, please complete the Wolves of Willoughby Chase comprehension activity. By the end of this week, all of this CGP book’s activities should have been completed.

Monday, June 15th, 2020News Reports

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Skim reading involves looking at text for very specific information. When skim reading, the detail does not matter. Skim reading enables the reader to find the approximate place where the answer can be found.

Scanning is a technique that involves reading a text very carefully, so often slowly. Its purpose is to find something very specific.

Use the technique – skim first, then scan, brown (meaning highlight in some way e.g. underlining key words, phrases and numbers in brown and read around where you scanned to help you to find the answer.)

In short: skim, scan, brown, then read around.

Key techniques to help you to answer retrieval questions and skimming and scanning

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When asked to write one word, make sure you copy only one word and that you do it exactly. If you write more than one word you will not get a mark for that question.

When you’re asked to write one phrase, or a cluster of words, do just that. If you write just one word you will not get a mark for that question.

When justifying/supporting your answer – try to quote the text exactly.

Copying

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The word of the day is ‘variety’'Variety' means a number of different kinds or examples of the same thing.

• Write the definition of variety in your own words

• Write three synonyms for ‘variety’.

• Write two antonyms for ‘variety’.

• Write the word ‘variety’ in a sentence.

• Write the word class of ‘variety’.

Vocabulary Building

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A prefix of a word is the part of the word that precedes (comes before) the root word. Examples below include ‘sub’ and ‘inter’.

Write a short definition for each of the following:subdividedsubheadingsubmergeinteractintercityinternational

What does 'sub' mean?What does 'inter' mean?

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Tuesday, 16th June, 2020L.O. to be able to answer inference questions

What is inference?Inference involves using what you have read to arrive at a conclusion.

You can form an opinion by reading between the lines.Look for clues.Provide evidence from the text to support what you write.When you make a point, provide evidence to support it.When you make a point, accompany it with an explanation.

Note: An impression is an idea, thought or feeling about something.

Watch the video and complete the activities and quizzes:https://www.thenational.academy/year-4/english/news-report-reading-comprehension-inference-year-4-wk3-2

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The word of the day is 'encountered’.

Write a definition for ‘encountered’.

Write three synonyms for ‘encountered’.

Write three antonyms for ‘encountered’.

Write a sentence that includes ‘encountered’.

Write the word class of ‘encountered’.

Vocabulary Building

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Wednesday,17th June, 2020LO: to label the features of a news report

What is a relative clause?

A relative clause can be used to give additional information about a noun.They are introduced by a relative pronoun like: 'that', 'which', 'who', 'whose', 'where' and 'when'. For example:I won’t stand by the man who smells of slime.In this example, the relative clause is ‘who smells of slime’. It provides more information about the man. The relative pronoun, ‘who’, is used to connect these clauses in the sentence.

https://www.thenational.academy/year-4/english/news-report-identifying-the-features-of-a-text-year-4-wk3-3

Watch the video and complete all the activities and quizzes.

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Label these features from the following article about what happened at the chocolate

factory. I suggest you make a key.headline that hooks the reader. This might include a pun, repetition or alliteration.

captions

column format

Answers to questions that begin with ‘who’ or ‘what’ or ‘where’ or ‘when’

Answers to questions that begin with ‘why’ and ‘how’

formal language

emotive language

expanded noun phrases

adverbs

quotes

pronouns

relative clauses

subheadings

bullet points

quotes

reported speech

Features of a new report to label

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What are the features of a news report?

• The introduction of a newspaper report includes brief answers to questions that start with: who, what, when or where.

• The main body of a news report includes answers to questions beginning with ‘How’ and ‘Why’. The main body should included direct (quotes) and indirect speech.

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The word of the day is ‘diminutive’

Write the definition of ‘diminutive’

Write three synonyms for ‘diminutive’.

Write three antonyms for ‘diminutive’.

Write a sentence that includes ‘diminutive’.

Write the word class of ‘diminutive’.

Vocabulary Building

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LO: to punctuate speech accuratelyWatch the video and complete the activities and quizzes: https://www.thenational.academy/year-4/english/news-report-spag-focus-inverted-commas-year-4-wk3-4

What is Direct Speech? Direct Speech: a sentence where the exact words that are spoken are written in speech marks, quotation marks or inverted commas. Direct Speech can be used in multiple written texts, especially within stories. It can help readers feel engaged and understand characters better.

Reported speech exists when one talks about what somebody else said – for example: Direct Speech: “I've been to London three times.” The reported speech version is: She said she'd been to London three times.

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• Before the first word of speech, put (open) inverted commas.

• After the last word of speech, close the inverted commas.

• The first word of speech starts with a capital letter

• Immediately before the inverted commas are closed, put appropriate punctuation e.g. a comma (if the sentence is continuing – otherwise a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark.

• The first word begins with a capital letterMake clear who is speaking.

• Reported speech, on the other hand, does not include inverted commas because the words are not an exact copy of what was originally said. The quote may have been paraphrased. Look up ‘paraphrased’ and write a definition.

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The word of the day is ‘transparent’

Write a definition for ‘transparent’.

Write three synonyms for ‘transparent’.

Write three antonyms for ‘transparent’.

Write ‘transparent’ in a sentence.

Write the word class of ‘transparent’.

Vocabulary Building

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Read the following article and complete the questions that appear after it.

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Now go back to the article and turn and write three of the quotes as reported speech.

https://www.thenational.academy/year-4/english/news-report-write-a-news-report-year-4-wk3-5

Watch the video and complete the activities and quizzes:

Friday, 19th June, 2020

LO: to write a newspaper report

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Write a newspaper report based on the following extract:

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Include the following (Success Criteria):catchy headline

column format

subheadings

write in the third person

intro answers questions that begin with any of: who, what, when and where

rhetorical question

direct speech

adverbs

reported speech

emotive language

could include facts and/or statisticInclude reported speech

If you are unsure of the meaning of any of the following words and/or phrases, please look them up.

Eyewitnesses said...It appears that...It has been reported....According to...Despite this......told our reporter...In a statement...If you have any further information...

Words that you might include with your reported speech:

commentedclaimedreportedexclaimeddared

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Make at least 5 changes to the news report that you wrote yesterday.Examples of checks and changes that you might make include:Check your punctuationCheck your spellingUp level wordsAdd adjectives

Edit

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The word of the day is ‘infested’

Write three synonyms for ‘infested’.

Write three antonyms for ‘infested’.

Write the word class of ‘infested’.

Write a sentence that includes ‘infested’.

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Can you remember the meanings of the following words:

subdividedsubheadingsubmergeinteractintercity

variety

encountered

diminutive

Infested

Remember to complete a CGP activity if you’ve not already completed one this week.

Memory Check

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