Weekly English

Wearegoingtoworktowardswri/nganalterna/veendingtoastoryoverthenextcoupleofweeks.Ifyouhaven’treadthefirstthreechaptersofKensuke’sKingdom,pleasereadthemfromtheGuidedReadingslides,dated15thJune.YoucanfindthefirstthreechaptersonWednesday,ThursdayandFridayofthesecondpartofthatweek.

Monday 21st June 2020 StepstoSuccess:•  IhavereadthefirstthreechaptersofKensuke’sKingdom•  IknowwhathashappenedtoMichaelinthestorysofar•  Ihavethoughtofarangeofdifferentwaystocompletethisstory

LI:Tousebrackets,commasanddashestoshowparenthesisCanyourememberwhatweusebracketsanddashesfor?Whenmightweusethem?Whattypeofwri9ngmightgointhem?

commas

dashes

brackets

Havealookattheseexamples.

Readthisbeginningofastoryandaddsomeextrapiecesofinforma/oninbrackets,commasordashes.

Exampleanswer:

LI:Togenerateideasforwri/nganalterna/veending.

Michaelhasfallenintothesea,tryingtorescuehisdogStella.Hismumanddadareasleepbelowdeckanddon’tknowaboutit.

Whatcouldhappennext?Howmightthisstoryend?

Agoodstorywillneedtohaveabuildup,adilemma(adifficultythatMichaelneedstoovercome)andaresolu/on.

HowdidMichaelescapefromthesea?DidMichaelmeetsomeone?Who?

WasMichaelreunitedwithhisfamily?WhathappenedtoStella?

Writealistofdifferentideasforhowyoumightfinishthisstory.Trytothinkofasmanyasyoucan.(Youdon’tneedtohaveallthedetailsready,justanidea)

Yourtask:

Plenary:-Whichstoryideadoyouthinkisbest?-Why?-Whatmakesitagoodidea?

Tuesday 22nd June 2020 StepstoSuccess:•  Ihaveselectedmybeststoryidea•  Ihaveworkedoutthekeypoints•  IhavewriYenthesepointsonastoryboard•  Ihaveiden/fiedthebuild-up,dilemmaandresolu/on.

LI:Tousebrackets,commasanddashesasparenthesis

Whichofthesesentenceshavethepunctua/oninthecorrectplacetoshowtheparenthesis?

Howdidyoudo?

LI:Toplanthemainpointsofastory.

InthestoryideathatIhavechosen,Michaelisgoingtotreadwaterforawhile.HewillhearStellabarkingandswimtofindher.StellawillswimawayandMichaelwillfollowher.Shewillswimtoanisland.Michaelwillcollapseexhaustedonthebeach.Hewillwakeupandbuildafire.ThesmokewillaYractMichael’sparentswhowerelookingforhim,andheandStellawillberescued.

Drawastoryboardinyourbookandwritethemainpointsofthestorytomatchthedrawings.(IhopeyourdrawingsarealotbeYerthanmine!)

Plenary:Canyouiden/fythebuild-up,dilemmaandresolu/oninyourstoryplan?

Wednesday 23rd June 2020 StepstoSuccess:•  Iknowwhichplanningfeaturesmakeagoodadventurestory•  Iknowwhichlanguagefeaturesmakeagoodstory•  Iknowwhichpunctua/onfeaturesshouldbeinagoodstory•  Iknowwhichgrammarfeaturesshouldbeinagoodstory

LI:Towritesentencesofdifferentlengths.

Readthefollowingparagraphaboutaboywhoisstandingonabeachandwatchingatsunamiapproachhim.

Howdoestheauthoruselongandshortsentencestogoodeffectinthispassage?

Metaphorsinlonger,descrip/vesentences

Reallyshortsentencesthatarepowerfulandeffec/ve

Simileinlongersentence

Writeaparagraphthatusesamixtureoflongandshortparagraphstocreateafeelingofsuspense.

Lookcarefullyatthepicturebelow.Describewhatyouwouldseeandfeelifyoufelloverboardandintothewater.

Agreywallofangrywaterrearsupinfrontofme,hoveringlikeahoodeddementor,beforeleaningforwardandplungingdownwardstorammybodyintothecold,darkdepthsandItumbleoveragainandagainandagain.Spinningthoughtthefreezingwater–dizzyandconfused-Itrytoorientatemyself.Terrified,IaYempttofightmywayupwards.Butwhichwayisup?Finally,Iseeasmallchinkoflightandsteadilypushmywaytowardsit.Mylungsareburning.Ineedoxygen.

Anexampleparagraph:•  Canyoufindthelongandshortsentences?•  Canyoufindanymetaphorsorsimiles?•  Canyoufindsentenceopenersstar/ngwith–ed,-lyand–ingwords?

LI:Toknowthefeaturesthatmakeagoodstory.

Thinkaboutagoodstorythatyouhaveread.Whatmadeitgood?•  Wasitaninteres/ngplot?•  Wasitmemorablecharacters?•  Wasitthedescrip/velanguageused?•  Wasitthestyleofthewriter?•  Wasitsomethingelse?

Yourtask:MakeaWMGlistofallthefeaturesyouthinkmakeagoodadventurestory.(WhatMakesGood)

WMGAdventurestory

Awellplanned,exci/ngbuild-upanddilemma

Descrip/velanguageincludingmetaphorsandsimiles

Rangeofsentencelengthsforvariety

Interes/nganddetailedcharacters

Atmosphericse_ngs

Bracketsanddashestoincludeaddi/onalinforma/on

Arangeofac/on,descrip/onanddialoguetoretellthestory

Expandednounphrases,powerfulverbsandadverbs

Adverbialopeners

Wordsandphrasestolinkideasthroughthestory

Referencechains

ThesearesomeofthefeaturesthatIthinkwillmakeagoodadventurestory

Plenary:Aretherefeaturesfrommyexamplethatyouhaven’tconsidered?AddthemtoyourWMG.

Thursday 24th June 2020 StepstoSuccess:•  IhavereadthefirstthreechaptersofKensuke’sKingdom•  IhavecreatedalistofallthethingsIcanfindoutaboutMichael•  Ihaverecordedwhichthingsaredirectfactsandwhichareimpliedfacts

LI:Tousecommastoseparateitemsinalistandsemi-colonstoseparatecomplexlistswhendescribingcharactersandse_ng.

hYps://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z8x6cj6/ar/cles/zxvcrdm

WatchthisclipfromBBCbitesizetorevisecommasinalist.

hYps://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zr6bxyc/ar/cles/zhntng8

Watchthisclipandtryouttheac/vityattheboYomofthepage.

Howdidyougeton?Colon:Semicolon;Comma,

LI:Tocollectevidenceformatextaboutthemaincharacter.

ReadthroughthefirstthreechaptersofKensuke’sKingdomagainandmakealistofallthethingsyoucanfindoutaboutMichael.Thingsbothstatedandimplied.

Yourtask:

•  Michaelwas11whenhestartedtheboattrip•  Hewasbornin1976(12yearsbeforehefelloverboard)onJuly28th•  HemetamannamedKensukethathewantspeopletoknowabout•  Hehasbeentoschoolandcollegewhenhewrotedownthisstory•  HelivedwithhismumanddadanddogStella•  HeusedtoaYendSt,JosephsPrimarySchool•  HisbestfriendwasEddieDodds•  MichaelplayedfootballinateamcalledtheMudlarks•  Michaellovestoplayfootball•  Hehadapaperround•  Thefamilyusedtosailonthereservoir•  Michael’smumanddadlosttheirjobsanddecidedtosailaroundtheworldon

ayachtcalledthePeggySue•  Michaelgetsonwellwithhisparentsandisproudofthem•  Heenjoyssailing,butsome/mefeltscaredwhentheweatherwasrough•  Heespeciallyenjoyedtakingthewheel,butdidn’tmuchlikesomeoftheboring

jobs•  WhenMichaelwasscared,he’dsnugglewithhisdogandkeephisfootball

closetohim(apresentfromEddie)

Mylistwouldincludethese:

•  Michaelsome/mespretendsnottoenjoyhishomework•  Hehasgoodobserva/onandno/cesthingsaroundhimandhowpeoplebehave•  Hekeptaship’slogandfounditquiteeasytowritedownhisthoughts•  Hedoesn’tenjoyea/ngtheship’sfoodwhenitalwaysseemsthesame•  Michaelreallyenjoysseeingnewplacesintheworldandfindingoutaboutthem•  Michaelisagoodswimmerandcandriveconfidentlyintothesea•  Michaelisahappyboy,butheisworriedabouthismum’shealth•  Whenthefamilyspotland,theygetveryexcitedandjumpupanddown•  Michaelreallylikeswildlifeandisalwaysdescribinganimalsandbirdsinhis

ship’slog•  Michaelisbrave

Plenary:Sortthroughyourinforma/onanddecidewhicharefactsyouknowbecausethetexttellsyouandwhicharethingsthetextimpliesaboutMichael.

eg:IknowwhenMichael’sbirthdaybecauseI’mtoldthisfactonpage6IknowMichaelisfascinatedwithwildlifebecauseinhisship’slog,hetalksabouttheseacreaturesandbirdsheseesfromtheboat,theanimalsheseesinAfricaandtheanimalshemeetsbothonthefarmandinthewildinAustralia.Thisisimpliedinthetext,butnowherewillyoufindadescrip/onofMichaelthatstatesthis.

Friday 26th June 2020 StepstoSuccess:•  alist(usingeithercommasorsemicolonstoseparatetheitems)•  expandednounphrases•  brackets,commasordashestomarkparenthesis•  amixtureoflongandshortsentences•  metaphorsand/orsimiles•  rela/vepronounandrela/veclause

hYps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK6rD5eREMU

LI:Tousecommastoseparateitemsinalistandsemi-colonstoseparatecomplexlistswhendescribingcharactersandse_ng.

Watchthiscliptogiveyouanotherexampleofthedifferencesbetweenusingacommaandusingasemicoloninalist.

HereisalisttodescribeStella:•  playful•  cuddly•  excitable•  friendly

•  Stellaisaplayful,cuddly,excitableandfriendlydog.(usingcommas)•  StellalovesplayingwithMichael;isgreattocuddleupwithwhenyouarescared;is

veryexcitablewhennewpeoplevisitandisalwaysveryfriendly.(usingsemicolons)

Yourtask:WriteasimplelisttodescribeMichael.Writethesamelistbutaddmoreinforma9ontoeachitemandusesemicolonstoseparatetheitems.

LI:Towriteacharacterdescrip/onofMichael.

Youaregoingtowriteacharacterdescrip/onofMichael,usingthelistofthingsyoucreatedyesterdayfromreadingthefirstthreechaptersofKensuke’sKingdom.

Yourdescrip/onshouldincludethefollowingfeatures:•  alist(usingeithercommasorsemicolonstoseparatetheitems)•  expandednounphrases•  brackets,commasordashestomarkparenthesis•  amixtureoflongandshortsentences•  metaphorsand/orsimiles•  rela/vepronounandrela/veclause

YourTask:

MichaelwasalmosttwelveyearsoldwhenhefelloffthePeggySueisaterriblestorm,lateonedarknightinthemiddleoftheAtlan9cocean.Hewasahappy,cheerfulandcontentedboy,wholovedtosailonthelocalreservoirwithhisparentsattheweekend.Michaelwasfascinatedbywildlife.Allkindsofwildlife.Heenjoyedwatchingmanydifferentspeciesofanimals(includingthehugeseagullsandfishthatfollowedhisboat;theAustralianpoisonousrep9lesandspidersandtheamazinggamehisspoIedinAfrica)andwouldwritedetaileddescrip9onsabouttheminhisship’slog.Michaelwrotefromtheheart,histhoughtsflowingdownhisarm,throughhisfingersandintohispen,likeanelectriccurrent.

ThisismyaYempt:

Idon’treallythinkmyaYemptatwri/ngthelongerlistinsidebracketsworkswellbecausethelistfeelstoolongtohaveinthemiddleofasentence.IfIweretoredrajmywri/ng,Iwouldchangethisbyeithershorteningthelistortakingitoutofthesentenceandaddingitinajerwards.Whatmightyouchangeinyourdescrip/on?

Plenary: