may 2020 year 5- english · weve met a few different characters so far in percy jackson and the...

Week commencing 4th May 2020Year 5- English

Monday- ReadingTuesday- ReadingWednesday- SPAGThursday- SPAGDaily reading- 30+ minutes of your chosen book

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Week commencing 4th May 2020Year 5- English

Hi Year 5,

I hope you are all doing well and staying strong. We all miss you so much! I’ve been playing some of my favourite games from when I was younger this week to keep myself occupied. I’ve even tried to teach the rabbits how to play!

I’d love to hear all about what you are doing to keep yourselves occupied! Remember you can get in contact with any of the Year 5 teachers by emailing [email protected]. We’re here to help you with work you’re stuck on, give you feedback on certain pieces, or just to have a chat with! Remember to put your class name in the subject so the right teacher will get to see it.

Hopefully hear from you soon,Miss Ring

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Unfortunately, they were more interested in trying to chew the buttons and didn’t care if we lost! Maybe I should try teaching them a board game instead…

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Week commencing 20th April 2020Year 5- English

Monday- SPAGTuesday- ReadingWednesday- WritingThursday- WritingFriday- SPAGDaily reading- 30+ minutes of your chosen book

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Monday 4th May 2020- Reading

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https://novels77.com/243136-the-lightning-thief.html

Chapter 1 summary

Percy Jackson has had a difficult life. He has been diagnosed with attention deficit–hyperactivity disorder and dyslexia, and he has been expelled from several schools—once for firing a cannon during a field trip.

Percy and his best friend, Grover, are on their way to another field trip when Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief begins.

When Percy gets into trouble on the trip, his teacher, Mrs. Dodds, takes him aside.

When they are alone, Mrs. Dodds turns into a gigantic, leathery creature and attacks him. Percy’s wheelchair-bound Latin teacher, Mr. Brunner, tosses a pen to him.

In Percy’s hands, the pen turns into a sword, and he defeats his monstrous teacher.

However, when Percy returns to class, no one else claims to have any memory of Mrs. Dodds; their teacher is Mrs. Kerr, whom Percy now meets.



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Today, we are going to be reading Chapters 2 and 3.

Chapter 2 (2. THREE OLD LADIES KNIT THE SOCKS OF DEATH) starts near the end of page 2 on the website.

Chapter 3 (3. GROVER UNEXPECTEDLY LOSES HIS PANTS) starts on page 4 and finishes near the end of page 5 on the website.

Task 1

Carefully read Chapters 2 and 3 of Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. Pay special attention to the new characters we meet and the events that take place.



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Task 2

Begin on the Meet it questions and work through the comprehension questions as best you can.

Each question has a mark at the end- this gives you a hint about how long/detailed your answer should be. A 3 mark question requires much more detail and explanation than a 1 mark question.

Meet it: Answer the retrieval questions using evidence from the text.Beat it: Use the clues in the text to support your answers to the inference questions.Smash it: Use evidence from the text to support your own opinion.


Monday 4th May 2020- Retrieval Questions

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Meet it

1. Why would Percy not be coming to Yancy Academy the next year? (1 mark)

2. As exams approached, what was the only exam Percy studied for? (1 mark)

3. Who did Percy overhear talking in the office? (1 mark)

4. What was Grover’s summer address? (1 mark)

5. What could Percy hear across the four lanes of traffic? Who or what was making the sound? (2 marks)

6. Who is Gabe? What does Percy think about him? (2 marks)

7. When Percy woke up to the hurricane, what about Grover startled him? (1 mark)


Monday 4th May 2020- Inference Questions

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Beat it

1. Why does Percy think the whole school is playing a trick on him? (1 mark)

2. Why does Percy decide to study for the Latin exam even though he’s given up on his other subjects? (1 mark)

3. How does Grover react when Percy tells him about the yarn-cutting? (1 mark)

4. What does Percy think the yarn-cutting means? Does Grover seem to agree or not? (2 marks)

5. Why doesn’t Percy tell his mom the truth about Mrs. Dodds and the ladies at the fruit stand? (1 mark)

6. How does Percy get even with Gabe as they’re loading up the Camaro? (1 mark)

7. Why is Montauk special to Percy’s mom? (1 mark)

8. Why does Percy’s mom eat blue food, and why does Percy love this about her? (2 marks)


Monday 4th May 2020- Using Evidence

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https://novels77.com/243136-the-lightning-thief.htmlSmash it

1. After the Latin test, what do you think Mr. Brunner was trying to say to Percy? Why does Percy react angrily to Mr. Brunner’s words? (2 marks)

2. Who do you think ‘they’ might refer to when Gover says they never get past 6th grade? What has made you think this? (2 marks)

3. Percy says “the best people get the rottenest luck.” How do you think this applies to his mom? (2 marks)

4. Why does Percy leave Grover at the bus station? What would you have done in his place? (3 marks)

5. Describe Percy’s dream. What do you think it means? (3 marks)

6. The term ‘half-blood’ has been used a few times in the book. What do you think this might mean? Explain why. (2 marks)


Tuesday 5th May 2020- Reading

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We’ve met a few different characters so far in Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief…

• Percy Jackson• Grover• Mr Brunner • Sally Jackson• Gabe • Percy’s father

Although we haven’t officially seen Percy’s father, we have heard a lot about him and know that he will be an important part of the story going forward.


Tuesday 5th May 2020- Reading

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We’d love to see your illustrations! If you’d like your teacher to see your illustrations, please send it to [email protected]. Remember to put your class name in the subject so the right teacher will get to see it.


• Percy Jackson• Grover• Mr Brunner • Sally Jackson• Gabe • Percy’s father

To show your understanding of the key characters and the text, you are going to have a go at drawing TWO of the characters, using the information in the first three chapters and your own personal opinions of their personality.

Meet it: Include all the physical features mentioned in the text

Beat it: Include features you feel fit the characters’ personalities

Smash it: Use posture and facial expression to show characters’ personalities



Wednesday 6th May 2020- SPAG

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Silent letters

Some letters in words do not make a sound, they are silent.

Silent letters are letters that you can't hear when you say the word, but that are there when you write the word.

There are silent letters in some English words because over hundreds of years, we have changed how we pronounce these words, but have kept the spelling.

The spelling tells us how the word used to be pronounced. For example: knock. In the past, people used to say the word with the k sounded out at the beginning! That would sound very strange to us today!

Have a look at the words below- can you identify the silent letters?

Knife

Wrapper

Wrong

Write

Gnome

Wreck

Crumb

lamb

Knuckle

Know


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Some silent letters are easy to spot- they are the first or last letter in a word that we don’t say. Others, however, can be more tricky to find.

Doubt, debt, design and campaign all contain silent letters too- these are just harder to notice.

In order to help us know if there might be a silent letter in a word, there are a few rules we can follow. Remember, as with all spelling rules, there will be exceptions (words that don’t follow the rule), so be careful!

Task 1- Look at the rules for silent letters on the next slide and write down as many words you know of that fit each rule. There will be a picture next to each rule to help start you off.


Rule 1: A silent B will occur after an M or before a T

Rule 2: Silent K and silent G can be found before an N

Rule 3: A silent L will follow A, O or U

Rule 4: A silent W will often occur before a R

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Unfortunately, just like we have some words that don’t follow spelling rules, we have some silent letters that don’t have a rule at all! These ones we just have to memorise.

For example, although we often see silent H paired with a C (Chemist, chaos, technology) it can also be in words that don’t contain a C at all!

exhausting spaghetti


Task 2Start on either the Meet it or Beat it task.

Meet it: Identify silent letters in Year 5 spelling wordsBeat it: Identify and correct mistakes in words with silent lettersSmash it: Create ways to support yourself and others remember words with silent letters which don’t fit a rule.

Meet it

Copy out the words below in your Home Learning book and show the silent letters within each word. You do this by either writing the silent letters in a different colour to the rest of the word, or underlining the silent letters.

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• doubt• island• lamb• solemn• thistle

• knight• wreckage• writer• knowledge• knuckle

• autumn• build• receipt• ascend• disciple

• wreath• pterodactyl• mnemonic• wrestler• knife


Beat itI’ve written a short story about a boy called Ben, however I think I have made some mistakes with my spellings!I have numbered the words that I think should have silent letters, but I can’t remember how to spell them properly. In your Home Learning book, write out each word and then write the correction next to it. You might want to use different colours for the incorrect and correct spellings. You DO NOT have to copy out the whole story.

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Wednesday 6th May 2020- SPAGBeat it

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Wednesday 6th May 2020- SPAGSmash it (You have to complete the Meet it or the Beat it before you can move onto this)

Pick a couple of words with silent letters that you know people often spell incorrectly. You are going to have a go at creating drawings to help remind people how to spell the words. Below are a couple of examples to inspire you. You could have all the letters in the word written in different ways, you could create cartoons involving the letters, or just create a picture that people will remember.

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If you think you have created something that may help others, share it with me (Miss Ring) and it may appear in next week’s slides! Send it to [email protected] and put ‘Silent letters’ as the subject. I can’t wait to see what you’ve created.


Thursday 7th May 2020- SPAG

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Figurative language

Language can be literal (obvious, plainly stated, communicates exactly what is meant) and figurative (suggests

and infers meaning, rather than simply stating it).

Literal language is a feature of non-fiction texts; figurative language is more commonly used

in fiction and poetry.

Figurative language uses figures of speech to give a text more richness and depth, often comparing

things to other things to create an image in the reader's mind.

Today we are going to recap three types of figurative language: simile, metaphor and personification.

https://www.theschoolrun.com/non-fiction

https://www.theschoolrun.com/english/creative-writing-and-fiction

https://www.theschoolrun.com/english/poetry-and-plays


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Simile

A simile is a comparison phrase which finds similar characteristics in two objects and compares them. Similes describe something by comparing one thing to another, always using like, or as.

The children crept, quietly as mice.The stars sparkled like diamonds in the sky.The engine roared like a lion.The wind howled as if it were an angry wolf.

Have a go at writing your own simile to describe a storm.


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Metaphor

A metaphor is a comparison which is not literally true. It suggests what something is like by comparing it with something else with similar characteristics. It is similar to a simile, but instead of using 'like' or 'as' it compares by suggesting that something is something else.

The children were silent mice.The King was a furious lion.The trees were a prison, trapping the boy.The stars were diamonds twinkling in the sky.

Have a go at writing your own metaphor to describe a rainbow.


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Personification

Personification is a type of figurative language which gives an object human characteristics (emotions, sensations, speech, physical movements)

The ship shivered at the bottom of the sea..The grass gently tickled her ankles.The sun hid silently behind a hug grey cloud.The wind dashed silently through the alleyways.

Have a go at writing your own personification to describe a sunset.


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Task 1

Below are a number of sentences that include figurative language. Copy out each sentence in your Home Learning book and identify whether they include a simile, a metaphor, or personification.

• The boy was a fierce tiger, prowling through the forest.

• The branches clung on to the girl, refusing to let go.

• The sun was a golden ball in the sky.

• The snow shimmered like glitter.


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Task 2

Pick from either the Meet it, Beat it, or Smash it challenge.

Meet it: Copy and complete the sentences so they include the specified type figurative language

Beat it: Up-level the simple sentences by using figurative language.

Smash it: Create sentences which include the specified type of figurative language based on the noun given.


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Meet it

Simile• The crashing waves in the ocean were foamy like ____________. • He sharpened his pencil until its point was sharp like ___________.• The old bread was as dry as ____________. • The yowling of the cat at night was like____________.

Metaphor• The sun was a ____________.• The bear was a furry____________.• The teacher was a____________.• Her socks were____________.

Personification• The wind _____________through the trees.• The daffodils _____________ in the wind.• The refreshing swimming pool _________ the holidaymakers.• The plates ________ on the shelves during the earthquake.


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Beat it- Improve these simple sentences so they become more engaging and interesting to the reader. Remember to use all three types of figurative language we have looked at today.

E.g. The man was sad. The man was as sad as a little boy who had just dropped his ice cream cone. Simile

1. Veronica was sleepy. 2. The homework was difficult. 3. Our kitchen was messy. 4. Raul’s burrito was spicy. 5. Eva’s Internet connection was fast. 6. The baby giraffe’s neck was long. 7. The movie was exciting! 8. The umbrella is wet. 9. Jeremy and Mike are brave.


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Smash it-

In your book write a simile to describe:

• A hot day.• An icicle.• Someone running.• Someone smiling.• Someone angry.

In your book write metaphors to describe:

• An angry, fire-breathing dragon.• A smelly sock.• A dainty ballerina.• A crying baby.• A ship sailing.

In your book write a personification sentence to describe:

• Leaves in the wind.• A red apple.• A tall skyscraper.• A sharp nail.• A warm breeze.


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Bonus Task!

If you’re feeing creative today, you might like to have go at writing a poem, using figurative language, about what is going on in the world at the moment. Being creative is a great way to express emotions, so you could make it personal (about your own experiences/how you are feeling) or take a more general approach- it’s completely up to you!

Here are a few excerpts from famous poems that contain figurative language to inspire you.

A Red, Red RoseBy Robert BurnsO my Luve is like a red, red roseThat’s newly sprung in June;

O my Luve is like the melodyThat’s sweetly played in tune.

“Hope” is the thing with feathers

By Emily Dickinson

“Hope” is the thing with feathers -

That perches in the soul -

And sings the tune without the words -

And never stops - at all -

Two Sunflowers Move in the Yellow Room by William Blake“Ah, William, we’re weary of weather,”said the sunflowers, shining with dew.“Our traveling habits have tired us.Can you give us a room with a view?”

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by William WordsworthWhen all at once I saw a crowd,A host, of golden daffodils;Beside the lake, beneath the trees,Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Paradise Lost by John MiltonEarth felt the wound; and Nature from her seat,

Sighing, through all her works, gave signs of woe.

Feel free to share your finished poems with us! [email protected]


AnswersThe answers for some of the tasks are on the next few slides.

As a lot of our English work is creative, it is not possible to give answers for every task as everyone will have come up with different ideas for their writing/sentences.

If you are unsure on any of the answers, or want to check your answers to creative work, please email the Year 5 team.

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AnswersMonday 4th May 2020- Reading

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Meet it

1. Percy was kicked out of the school for being rude to a teacher.2. Latin.3. Grover and Mr Brunner.4. Keeper, Half-Blood Hill, Long Island, New York.5. Yarn (thread) being cut by an old lady.6. Percy’s step-father. Percy thinks he is unkind, lazy and not good enough for his mum.7. He didn’t have any pants (trousers) on and his legs didn’t look like human legs at all.

Beat it

1. He felt everyone was pretending that they didn’t know who Mrs Dodds was.2. He believed Mr Brunner who said that the subject would be life and death for

him. 3. Grover is panicked, terrified and miserable.4. He thinks the yarn snipping might mean someone will die. Grover appears to

agree with Percy as he ‘looked at me mournfully, like he was already picking the kind of flowers I'd like best on my coffin’.

5. He didn’t want to tell her because he thought it would sound stupid.6. He copies the hand gesture he saw Grover do earlier in the day, which Percy

thinks made the door slam onto Gabe and send him flying up the stairs.7. Montauk is where she met Percy’s dad.8. She goes out of her way to eat blue food because Gabe said it didn’t exist. Percy

likes that it shows his mum’s rebellious streak.

Smash itYour answers to the Smash it questions will vary depending on your opinion of the characters and your interpretation of the text. However, within each answer you should have included evidence from the text and then explain how this supports your opinion.

AnswersWednesday 6th May 2020- SPAG

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Identify the silent letters

KnifeWrapperWrongWrite know

GnomeWreckCrumbLambknuckle

Task 1: Here are some of the most common words which fit each rule, but you may have come up with more!

Rule 1: bomb, climb, comb, crumb, dumb, lamb, limb, numb, plumb, thumb,tomb. debt and subtle

Rule 2: gnarl, gnash, gnat, gnaw, gnostic, sign, knot, knife, knee, knock, knight, knit, knob, know and knuckle.

Rule 3: colonel, could, should, would, calf, chalk, walk, half, talk,

Rule 4: wrack, wraith, wrangle, wrap, wreath, wren, wrench, wrestle, wrinkle,wrist, writ, write, wrong, and wrought

AnswersWednesday 6th May 2020- SPAGTask 2

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• doubt• island• lamb• solemn• thistle

• knight• wreckage• writer• knowledge• knuckle

• autumn• build• receipt• ascend• disciple

• wreath• pterodactyl• mnemonic• wrestler• knife

Meet it:

Beat it:1. Knocked2. Knuckle3. Knight4. Wednesday5. School6. Whispered7. Anchor8. Biscuits9. Castle10. Gnome

11. Rhubarb12. Knew13. Climbed14. Castle15. Built16. Sign17. Ghost18. Building19. Listened20. Echo

21. When22. Knee23. Gnawing24. Lambs25. Thistles26. Wheel27. Wrong28. Thumb29. Wrapped30. guitar

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