I hope you had a great weekend and are ready to do some more poetry fun. This week we are going to plan and write our

narrative poem.

There are the activities to do on each day written in red on each. Remember, for each lesson write the answers to all of them on a piece of paper and then send me a photo of your work when you have finished the lesson.

Each lesson will also start with a ‘the word of the day’ for you to explore. It will help you understand the meaning of the word and remember how to spell it. Choose one of the activities to help you spell or use the word. This is just for practice so you won’t need to send in any work to show me.

Monday-EnglishLesson 1

pronunciation

The way in which a word is pronounced when spoken.

Blogging BonanzaWrite a blog post of five sentences

which contains the word

‘pronunciation’.

MnemonicWrite a mnemonic to help you

remember how to spell the word.

Question TimeWrite a question using the word.

Secret WritingWrite this word with your eyes

closed.

Week 11: ThursdayWord of the Day- look at the word and it’s meaning. Do one activity to help you remember it.

The word ‘narrative’ means ‘story’. So, quite simply, a ‘narrative poem’ is a poem that tells a story.

Do you remember what a narrative poem is?

Remember that the features of narrative poems are very similar to the features in a story.

Narrative Poem Features. • settings• characters• plot with problem and solution ( beginning, middle and end)• good description• action and dialogue • poems have verses/ stanzas (stories have chapters and paragraphs)• figurative language and poetic devices• can include the author’s thoughts and feelings (external story and internal story)

Let’s start planning our narrative poem.Remember your monsters from last week, now let’s brain storm some ideas that with help you describe them in your narrative poem. I’ve brainstormed some ideas here, but I am sure you can think of much better adjectives. You don't have to use every idea you put on the brainstorm page, but it helps you see explore lots of different ideas you could use.

Activity- brainstorm lots of adjectives to describe your monster or monsters. Think about their faces, hair, body, voice, clothes and movement. Use the sheet on the following page to help you. Send in a photo.

Repetition In Poetry

• Repetition is a poetic technique used to draw a person's attention to a certain idea.

• Think about school. If a teacher wants to get a point across, are they going to say it once? No. They are going to repeat it multiple times so it begins to sink in. The same works with poetry.

• Repetition can also add rhythm to a poem. Repetition can be through repeating words and phrases or repeating sounds through rhyming words.

• Activity-brainstorm some rhyming words that you want to add. They may go with the to go with the adjectives you have brainstormed or some new words you might like to add.

Now let’s start to plan some repetition.

https://www.rhymezone.com/

Here are some online rhyming dictionaries to help you find words that rhyme if you get stuck.

https://www.rhymer.com/ http://www.prime-rhyme.com/

Let’s plan some more repetition.

Sometimes a little repetition goes a long way. However, too much repetition can make the poem boring to read, so be careful it's a delicate balance. Remember you don’t have to use all your ideas. Think about the point you want to get across. What is the part you want your readers to focus on?

Activity- brainstorm some words and phrases you might want to repeat. These could be at the end of

each stanza.

•One or more line or phrases can be repeated throughout the poem.•Repeated phrases or lines come at the beginning and end of stanzas or poems.•Even an entire stanza can be repeated.

A stanza is like a

paragraph in a story.

Now we have thought or some repeated sounds by brainstorming some rhyming words, we now need to find some repeating phrases or lines.

To finish- Share your favourite brainstorm idea.

Look at all the ideas you have got so far!

Share them with someone you know or talk them through on a video you could share with me.

Tuesday-EnglishLesson 2

temperature

The degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object.

Root-a-toot-tootLook at the root of the word and

write as many words from that word

family as you can.

Speedy SpellerTime yourself. How many times can

you write this word in one minute?

Tongue TwisterWrite a tricky tongue twister which

contains this word.

Headline HomeworkWrite one or more newspaper

headlines using this word.

Week 3: FridayWord of the Day- look at the word and it’s meaning. Do one activity to help you remember it.

Let’s plan the figurative language to use in our poem.

What is figurative language?We had a look at figurative language right at the beginning of this unit on poetry. You can look back at the

first few lessons we did straight after half term if you still have them or here is a table to help you remember just a few. I have also added idioms too.

Activity- go to the class webpage:

https://www.oundleceprimary.org/our-year-5-rileyand find the document-

Figurative Language Word and Phrases.

Complete the sheets thinking about what you can use in your poem and then send me a photo of your work.

Remember your poem will need:• settings• characters• action and dialogue • perhaps the your thoughts and feelings

(external story and internal story)

To finish- Read our classic poem of the week

Activity- Go to the class website

https://www.oundleceprimary.org/our-year-5-riley

and read the poem- The Tyger by William Blake

Is it a narrative poem? How do you know?

If you get a chance, you could also use it to practice your handwriting.

Wednesday-EnglishLesson 3

mischievous

Causing or showing a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way.

Character TraitsWrite a short description of a

character in a situation where they

might be behaving in this way.

Bubble TimeWrite this word in bubble writing.

Alphabetical ArrangementArrange all the letters of the word in

alphabetical order.

Headline HomeworkWrite one or more newspaper

headlines using this word.

Week 19: WednesdayWord of the Day- look at the word and it’s meaning. Do one activity to help you remember it.

Let’s get organizedOur narrative poem needs to be organised into stanzas or verses. A stanza is a group of lines within a poem, a bit like paragraphs. Like a paragraph, they contain related information and introduce new thoughts or ideas. They are usually separated from another stanzas by an indent or blank line.

Activity- plan your narrative poem. Look at how you could set out your planning below and use your monster drawings and the ideas that you have brainstormed over the week to help you plan.

You could use a ‘story map’. You could use a ‘story mountain’

You can even use a comic strip. You just need to organise your ideas carefully . This will make writing your poem super easy.

Remember, just like a story, you will need:• an opening (tell use about the

setting)• build-up (tell us about the

monster)• problem • resolution• ending or conclusion.

To finish- Show your story map to someone you know and explain the poem you are going to write.

http://www.poetry4kids.com/games/

You could also have a go at some poetry games. Just click on the link below.

Thursday-EnglishLesson 4

Let’s get writing!Now you have your pictures,brainstormed ideas and your plan, you are ready to write!! There is no ‘word of the day’ or a ‘to finish’ activity. Today you have lots of time just to work on your narrative poem.

Activity- Write a narrative poem. Five or more stanzas long would be ideal. You may like to make a draft (rough)copy first so you can make lots of changes and edit it as you work.Once you have finished, write it up neatly and then you can illustrate it. I can’t wait to read it!!! Send

me a photo!

Narrative Poem Features. • settings• characters• plot with problem and solution • good description• action and dialogue • poems have verses (stories have chapters and paragraphs)• figurative language and poetic devices• can include the author’s thoughts and feelings (external story and internal story)

Remember the features!

Friday-EnglishLesson 5

category

A class or division of people or things regarded as having particular shared

characteristics.

Wrong Handed!Can you write this word with the

hand you do not normally write

with? How neat can you make it?

MnemonicWrite a mnemonic to help you

remember how to spell the word.

Week 21: Thursday

Words within WordsHow many other words can you

make out of the word?

Mix and MatchHow many different types of

handwriting can you use to write this

word?

Word of the Day- look at the word and it’s meaning. Do one activity to help you remember it.

Creating Relative Clause SentencesWe can add extra additional detail about a noun by adding a relative clause

to a sentence.

Instead of using two single-clause (simple sentences) like ‘Sarah is eating roast chicken. It is her favourite meal.’ we can add the sentences together.

When we add the two sentences we make one multi-clause (complex) sentence. We do this by using

subordination with a relative clause.

e.g. Sarah is eating spaghetti, which is her favourite meal.

A relative clause (extra information) is connected to the main clause (essential information) by a relative pronoun.

Sarah is eating roast chicken. It is her favourite meal.’ becomes ‘Sarah is eating spaghetti, which is her favourite meal.

We’ve replaced the pronoun ‘It’ in the second sentence with the relative pronoun ‘which’ and added the

sentences together.

Relative Pronouns

A relative clause always starts with a relative pronoun.

Here are some examples of relative pronouns:

Activity-Can you spot copy out the relative pronouns in these sentences? Write the

sentence number and then answer for each one.

1. We went to the new swimming pool, which has three fantastic slides.

2. Josie, who loves to play football, was picked for the county team.

3. Sadiq, whose pen had run out, put his hand up to ask for another one.

4. The boy whom you met last week is coming to visit later.

5. My Grandad caught the rabbit that had escaped.

which whowhose that whom

Where Can a Relative Clause Be Placed?

Relative clauses can be in the middle of a sentence (embedded) or at the end of a

sentence.

Activity- Where are the relative clauses in these sentences. Write the sentence number and

answer saying middle or end for each one.

1. The class were well-behaved on the school trip, which made their teacher proud.

2. William, who was wearing his favourite shirt, was going to the school disco.

3. I go to a swimming club early in the morning, which means that I’m tired by the afternoon.

4. Have you seen the people whom we met yesterday at the park?

5. Amir found the missing cat that his neighbour had lost.

Sometimes there is a comma before the relativepronoun and sometimes there isn’t! Look really carefully.

Creating Relative Clauses

Activity-Write at least three sentence about the following pictures and include an embedded ( clause in the

middle) relative clause. If you get stuck for ideas you can make up your own sentences.

The children, who all wore helmets,

were excited about their cycling trip.

My cat, which was black

and white, got stuck

up a tree.

Now you have finished send in a photo of your work.

Remember to do your spelling test today too!