Writing
These 2 lessons are still based on the Dream Giver which can be found www.literacyshed.com/dreamgiver or on youtube
Lesson 3
Lesson objective: I am learning to write a fantasy narrative.
Discuss the events so far and discuss the predictions from the previous lesson. Watch the
film up to 2mins 18 seconds
Answer the following questions
What has happened in the narrative up to now?
What is he going to do with the eggs?
If you could choose your own dreams what would you want the Dream Giver to crack the egg
on for you? Why?
How do you think nightmares are created?
What do you think will happen next in the film?
Go back to the question: What would you like the Dream Giver to crack his egg on for you?
find an object in your home to represent that dream e.g. a football boot a piece of lego for example.
Ask what would happen if the egg was cracked on these. Football boot may be a dream about playing
with their favourite player. Lego may be that they everything is made of Lego and they get to
build their own motorbike to ride around on etc.
Task
Write your own dream sequence remember to use adverbs to express time and cause.
Post your writing on the blog for us to read!
Lesson 4
Lesson objective I am learning to write a setting and build tension.
Discuss the events so far and discuss the predictions from the previous lesson. Watch the film up to
3 minutes 38 seconds – the point when the eyes appear in the darkness of the cave. Ask how the
director/film maker has made the atmosphere seem scary or tense. Discuss how we could do that
as writers- the fact that everything is old and dark. There is a skeleton up against
one tree and there are many faces of ancient stones watching him, which contribute to a negative
atmosphere. The tension builds as it seems beautiful (the butterflies) but suddenly changes. Tension
builds further as huge eyes appear in the darkness and we do not know who it is.
Sequence the key events in the dream section. [From the point when the boy knocks the egg off the bed onto the book, until the eyes appear in the darkness]
Task
Use the bare bones of the text to create their own retelling of the nightmare section
Reading (Aim to do 1 per day)
- You could share a story together. This could be a chapter book where you read and discuss a chapter a day.
- Listen to your child read and let them discuss what they have read. Encourage them to read with expression and intonation.
- Get your child to read and complete the activities. These focus on comprehension skills. Easter
- Explore new vocabulary you find when reading. What are the origins of this word? Can it be modified? Can you find any synonyms or antonyms for your new word?
- With your child, look in magazines, newspapers and books for new vocabulary they are unfamiliar with. They could use a highlighter to highlight in magazines and newspapers
Remember David Walliams reading his own stories daily at 11.00 am at
Podcasts for children- use may want to use these with your children - select the appropriate content
Storyformed
StoryNory
Story pirates
Sparkle Stories
Spelling (Aim to do 1 per day)
- Choose 5 Common Exception words. Write a synonym, antonyms, the meaning and an example of how to use the word in a sentence. Can the word be modified?
- Choose 5 Common Exception words and practise spelling them using green vowels. Write the word and every vowel complete in green, e.g. spelling.
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