English: Here comes troubleMonday 27th April 2020

Write a personal response

Weekly outline-What we are doing this week

Monday- connectives and opinion writingTuesday- connectives and finding text themesWednesday-handwriting and reading comprehensionThursday-connectives and compare and contrast two textsFriday- spellings and writing a personal preference

Monday

Today we are going to learn about text connectives. This will help us write a personal response later this week. Today we will also write an opinion about Here Comes Trouble.Write today’s date and LO in your bookMonday 27th April 2020LO: Write an opinion

Key Vocabularyconnectives, opinion, choice, summary (bring together the main ideas

and events)

Warm up- Connectives

What are text connectives?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzo-lOb8tH0Watch this short video which will help you understand connectives.

Connectives link two phrases together. They help to tell when, why, an opinion, a difference and an addition to a sentence.

Can you give your own example?

https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv=mzo-lOb8tH0

Did you have any of these?

Let’s try using some connectives.

1. We will forget about it this time , if this happens again, you’re on your own.

Which word below would fit best in the space? If you read the sentence and put each word in, one will make

the most sense. Give it a go

However

So Also

Answer However

Try these now. Write each sentence in your book and choose the connective which fits best.

2. Some people say that exercise is pointless, some who think that it’s essential.

no matter

also yet there are

3. The offender could not be blamed entirely. , he was not charged.

Despite

Consequently Whilst

Answers

2. Some people say that exercise is pointless, some who think that it’s essential.yet there

are

3. The offender could not be blamed entirely. , he was not charged.Consequently

Here Comes Trouble

Last week we read the story of Trudy, a clumsy girl who learns to become graceful. (If you forget the story, you might need to re-read it on Oxford Owl.

Today we are going to write our opinion of Here Comes Trouble. Our writing needs to have a certain format so let’s see what that looks like.

Firstly, did you like the story ‘Here Comes Trouble’?

We are going to give our opinion on ‘Here Comes Trouble’. Under the headings , dot point what you liked, what you disliked, if you would recommend it to someone and if you could change something in the story, what would it be?. I have given some examples. These are my opinions, yours might be very

different.

What I liked• Mrs. Willow was very kind to Trudy

What I disliked• Trudy’s classmates called her names

Would I recommend this book to someone and who?• I would recommend this to a friend

Would I recommend this book to someone and who?• I would recommend this to a friend because it could help

them if they were having a rough time

What I would change• I would change the ending. I would like to know more about

what happened to Trudy after she saved the kite.

Using this planning, we are now going to write a personal opinion of Here Comes Trouble. It will look like this.

1.Summary of the story (Tell the main events of the story and mention the characters)

2.What you liked3.What you disliked4.Would you recommend this story and

to who?5.What would you change about the

story?

My opinion. I’ve written a personal opinion of Here Comes Trouble. Read mine to see what you could write about. Your opinion might be very different to mine

Summary of the storyHere Comes Trouble is a short story about Trudy, a girl who just can’t see to stop causing trouble. Trudy is quite clumsy and has a habit of breaking things. She feels terrible until one day she visits Mrs Willow. The older lady shows her that she doesn’t always have to be so accident prone.What you likedIn Here Comes Trouble I liked how kind Mrs Willow was to Trudy. Everyone at school was mean to Trudy. Mum was also very worried about Trudy causing accidents. Mrs. Willow looked after Trudy and helped her see that she was actually very helpful when she put her mind to it. What you dislikedIn the story, I didn’t like how mean Trudy’s classmates were. They called her ‘trouble’ which wasn’t a very nice name. It made me sad to think of how Trudy must have felt in that moment. Would you recommend this story and to who?I would recommend this story. I would recommend it to anyone who has ever felt left out in a situation or has ever felt like they weren’t good at something. I think this story has an important message that we are all special and that sometimes all we need is someone to believe in us.What would you change about the story?If I could change anything about Here Comes trouble it would be the ending. I liked that Trudy was able to save the kitebut I would have liked to have known what happened after. I wonder if her Mum was excited for her? I would like to know what happened to Trudy now that she can no longer be called ’Trouble’.

Your turnUsing your notes from your table, write your personal opinion about Here Comes Trouble. You can write it under headings liked these if you want.

Here are some sentence starters if you need.The story is about…Judy is…I liked when…I liked that…I disliked when…I disliked that..I would recommend this to…If I could change…

On the next slide are even more opinion words you could use.

1. Summary of the story2. What you liked3. What you disliked4. Would you recommend this story and to who?5. What would you change about the story?

Here are some great words we can use when writing our opinion. Challenge yourself to use two of these in your writing.

Fantastic work Year Four. Don’t forget to check your work for spelling and punctuation.

Until our next lesson have a think about this question.Was the author of Here Comes Trouble trying to send a message with

this story?