Writing Task 36

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Follow the link to hear Mrs Stratford guide you through the lesson.

Examples of your work from last term…

We had some fantastic stories to read this week, so

thank you to all of you who managed to send one in!

If you are still working on yours, you can still send it

in whenever you have finished, as we’d love to read

them over half term!

This was a great example of an ending to the story!

There was some fantastic vocabulary used here and

I really like the way that the story came to a proper

conclusion – it made the reader feel very satisfied as

they knew what happened to the characters. I loved

the cliff hanger in the final sentence. What a great

way to end!

I am really impressed that this person reflected on

their work at the end and was able to consider what

went well and some possible improvements that

could be made next time – well done!

Examples of your work from last term…

Here’s another example of

someone who has put a lot

of effort into their work!

There are lots of examples

of adventurous word choices

like ‘clambering’, ‘curiously’

and ‘observed’ and I like the

way that dialogue (speech)

has been used to move the

story along!

Examples of your work from last term…

It’s always great to see someone writing in

paragraphs (we’ll be learning more about

them this week). Remember, whenever

there is a change in time, place or event,

we start a new paragraph. This really

helps the reader to follow the story and

read it easily.

This person was also trying to use a

variety of punctuation – well done!

A note from Mrs Stratford:

When you are writing, there are lots of things to

remember! Sometimes it may seem like too much.

Make sure that you ALWAYS read through your work,

after you have written it. This way, you can change

any boring words into better ones, add in the odd

full stop that you may have missed and make sure it

makes sense. You don’t have to remember

everything the first time around, but if you want to

be a great writer, you need to be checking your

work thoroughly at the end (and this doesn’t just

mean skimming and scanning)!

Welcome back to Term 6!

Well done for all your hard work so far

and we hope you had a fun break over

half term.

This week we are starting a new English

unit on…

Biographies!

You may be wondering what a biography

is… but don’t worry, we’ll go through it all

together!

LO: To know the features of a biography.

I can explore different biographies.

I can see what the different biographies have in common.

I can make a list of features that I think biographies should contain.

DNA: Guess who? How many people can you name?

Note down your ideas and check the next slide for answers!

What do they

have in

common?

They are all American! Our topic this term is called Road Trip USA and we will

be learning all about the United States of America.

What is a biography?

A biography is an account of someone’s life written by someone

else. For example, if you wrote an information page with facts

about Simon Cowell.

What type of people have a biography written about them?

People who are well-known or famous often have biographies

written about them. These may include historical figures, such as

Abraham Lincoln, musicians such as Katy Perry, or sports people

such as Serena Williams.

What is a biography?

Look at the biographies on the following

slides.

Try to write a list of the features of a

biography. What do you think a good

example of a biography might have in it?

Think about what the texts have in

common.

HINT: If you are finding it tricky, think about what the texts LOOK

like, rather than what they are actually about. You do not have to

read all of the words!

What was on your list?

Features of a biography usually include:

Title

Introductory paragraph

Paragraphs about key events in the person’s life

Mostly chronological order (in the order that they happened in)

Information about who has inspired/influenced the person to become what they are

An ending paragraph about how they will be remembered, or what they are currently doing

Subheadings (mini titles) for each section

Photos

Could include quotes from the person or other people who knew them

Mostly past tense (as most of the events have already happened)

Written in the third person (he, she…)

SPAG (Spelling, punctuation and grammar)

Complete the table by changing the verbs into the past tense.

Verb Past Tense

Sit

Walk

Eat

Jump

Go

Which of the verbs

are regular and

which are

irregular?

How do you know?

SPAG Answers Complete the table by changing the verbs into the past tense.

Verb Past Tense

Sit Sat/was sitting

Walk Walked/was walking

Eat Ate/was eating

Jump Jumped/was jumping

Go Went/was going

Regular verbs:

Walk, jump

Irregular verbs:

Sit, eat, go

How do you know which is which?

Regular verbs follow the patterns and

spelling rules that we would expect to

see, for example just adding –ed to the

verb to make the past tense. Irregular

verbs do not follow the rules!

If you’d like to know more about

regular and irregular verbs watch the

video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTk

NNmHDqn4

Exit Ticket

If you had to write a biography about a

famous person, who would it be? Why?