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Week 1 English Tasks W.B 4th Jan..notebook

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Our writing genre this week is ...

Diary Writing


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Monday 4th January 2021LO: To answer questions about a text using key evidence.

Handwriting:or or or or or Write 3 words which include 'or'.

SPaG: Parenthesis


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What are the features of a diary entry?


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Read the next 2 pages, an extract from 'The Lost Thing' by Shaun Tan:


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Comprehension questions:

1. What is this story about?

2. What did Pete do when we saw the ‘lost thing’?

3. What does the word ‘investigate’ mean?

4. In your opinion, what do you think the ‘thing’ is? Use evidence from the text to help you.

5. Why do you think the author chose to start the text with a rhetorical question?

6. How does the author build suspense and make you want to find out more?

7. How did the story make you feel? Why?

8. Can you find an example of humour in the text? Find and copy a phrase from the text?

9. Do you think the story? Why / why not? Explain your answer fully.

Extension ideas:

1. Draw what you think the ‘lost thing’ looks like

2. Share the story with a grown-up and ask them the Reflection Questions. Do they give the same answers as you did?

3. Watch Shaun Tan drawing the Lost Thing. Can you learn to draw it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_xoudh_cdU&t=57s

Answer the questions below in full sentences. Use evidence where you can.


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Tuesday 5th January 2021LO: To make inferences about a character from a fiction text.

Handwriting:

SPaG: Parenthesis

or or or or or Write 3 words which include 'or'.


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What are the features of a diary extract?


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Yesterday you read an extract from the book ‘The Lost Thing’ by Shaun Tan. This book is about a boy who discovers a bizarre-looking creature while out collecting bottle-tops at a beach. Having guessed that it is lost, he tries to find out who owns it or where it belongs.

This text is written in the point of view from the main character (the boy). This week, you are going to write in the perspective of a different character and write in the point of view of the ‘lost thing’.

This is 'The Lost Thing'.

It almost looks like an alien or a robot!

What do you notice about this character?


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1. How did you feel when you were finally noticed by a young person?

2. Why do you think that only some people took notice of you?

3. Do you think that the boy is friendly? Why/why not?

4. What did you think of his parents when you met them for the first time?

5. What did the city look like?

Task one: Get into character! Imagine that you are the ‘lost thing’ and that the boy has just discovered you. Answer the questions below, using your own opinion, in detail:


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Task two: Copy and complete the table below to help you to generate some ideas for tomorrow. You do not need to print this page, just copy it into your books. Use the text (uploaded to the Year 5 page) to help you complete the table, but imagine that you are the ‘lost thing’. Use the sentence openers below or you can create your own.

Character profile: The Lost Thing


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Wednesday 6th January 2021LO: To create ideas for a diary entry in role of a fictional character.

Handwriting:ou ou ou ou ou ou Write 3 words which include 'ou'.

SPaG: Parenthesis


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On Thursday and Friday you will write a diary entry in role of a fictional character (in role of the ‘lost thing’ from the book

that we have read this week).

Today you are going to plan some ideas for your diary entry. A diary entry is written in chronological order, so you will

describe the moment the lost thing was found and taken in by the boy.

Remember that today you are only planning your ideas, NOT writing a diary entry!


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When planning, you need to consider the structure:


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Below are the paragraphs that you need to plan for. Please answer the questions but you can also include some of your own ideas too. Write in bullet points!

Introduction:

• Where are you currently writing your diary entry?

• What will you be writing about?

• Why are you writing?

• Why was this day / event special?

Paragraph 1:

• What happened at the beginning?

• Where were you?

• What did it look like?

• Were you all alone?

• Who discovered you?

• How did that make you feel?

Paragraph 2:

• What happened next?

• Who did you meet?

• Did you like them? Why/why not?

• Did the people seem different or strange to you?

Paragraph 3:

• What do you think will happen next?

• Do you hope to stay with the boy?

• Do you think you will see the boy again?

• What do you wish for?

Your Task!

Extension: Think of some idioms that you can use in your diary entry. Below are some examples that you can magpie.


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Thursday 7th January 2021LO: To write the first part of my diary entry.

Handwriting:

SPaG: Apostrophes

ou ou ou ou ou ou Write 3 words which include 'ou'.


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SPaG answers:


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Today you will write the first half of your diary entry in role of the ‘lost thing’ from the text that we read this week. Remember that you are imagining that you are the character, therefore you need to write your diary entry in first person using language like; I, me, us, and we.

Today you will write the introduction and first paragraph of the diary entry. You planned these paragraphs yesterday, so look back at your ideas.


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Read this introduction example to help give you some ideas:

Why is this a good example?

What ideas work well?

Will you magpie any ideas?


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Please read this example plan that a child in Year 5 created yesterday:

Why is this a great example?

What did she do well?


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Subheadings

bullet points

First person language (e.g. I and my).

brackets

Adjectives

conjunctions


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Introduction:

• Where are you currently writing your diary entry?

• What will you be writing about?

• Why are you writing?

• Why was this day / event special?

Paragraph 1:

• What happened at the beginning?

• Where were you?

• What did it look like?

• Were you all alone?

• Who discovered you?

• How did that make you feel?

• What were your thoughts?

Your Task:Write the introduction and first paragraph to your diary entry.Some support to help you:

You do not need to write subheadings

today.

Using the example plan that you just read and the plan you created yesterday, it's time to start writing!


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Example of the task today:

Dear diary,

What a crazy day! I'm currently outside, alone once again. I'm feeling overwhelmed by the kindness of a young 'thing' who looked extremely different to me, and although I have never seen such a creature, the kind person helped me today when I made yet another mistake. This is how the day started ...

At the crack of dawn I woke up. Excited, I began my travels across to different plants. Today was my chance to prove to my miserable parents that I, Robert Robot, was old enough to travel alone! Unfortunately for me, I lost control of the steering wheel and BANG. I eventually woke up on a planet named Earth, the ugliest planets of them all! Anxious, I crawled across the bumpy textured floor. All around were creepy things with just 2 legs, I believe they are called humans. To my surprise, these humans were much little than I am (almost half the size!) yet none of these creatures seemed to notice me at all. I felt lost, alone and embarrassed. All I could think was "Who would help me?" and "How will I ever get home?"

Starts with 'dear diary'

Introduces the dayFronted adverbial

Feelings

Rhetorical questionFirst person


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Finished the first half of your diary entry?

Now it’s time to edit! Read through and check your writing for:

• Punctuation errors (capital letters, full stops, commas and brackets)

• Spelling errors

• Grammar errors (past tense)

• Up-level boring vocabulary with more exciting words/phrases


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Friday 8th January 2021LO: To write the final part of my diary entry.

Handwriting:our our our our our our Write 3 new words which include 'ou'.

SPaG: Apostrophes


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Today you will write the final and last half of your diary entry in role of the ‘lost thing’ from the text that we read earlier this week.

Remember that you are imagining that you are the character, therefore you need to write your diary entry in first person using

language like; I, me, us, and we.

Today you will write paragraph 2 and 3 (conclusion) of the diary entry. You planned these paragraphs on Wednesday, so don’t forget

look back at your ideas from your plan.


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Paragraph 2:

• What happened next?

• Who did you meet?

• Did you like them? Why/why not?

• Did the people seem different or strange to you?

Paragraph 3:

• What do you think will happen next?

• Do you hope to stay with the boy?

• Do you think you will see the boy again?

• What do you wish for in the future?

• What are your thoughts?

Your Task!Write the second and last paragraph of your diary entry.

Challenge: Try to include some question tags / rhetorical questions in your diary entry. Here are some examples that you can magpie:

Some support to help you:


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Finished your diary entry?

Now it’s time to edit! Read through and check your writing for:

• Punctuation errors (capital letters, full stops, commas and brackets)

• Spelling errors

• Grammar errors (past tense)

• Up-level boring vocabulary with more exciting words/phrases


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Have a lovely weekend Year 5!

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