Writing
These 2 lessons are based on the clip The Dream Giver which can be found www.literacyshed.com/dreamgiver
lesson 7 I am learning to recount fantasy narratives in the 1st person.
Watch ‘The Dreamgiver’ from 4 min 09 secs until the end. Discuss how the boy would have been feeling
at the beginning of the clip, when the monster has been defeated and at the end of the film.
You are going to retell this section as if you are the boy and you are going to tell the reader what
happened and how you were feeling
SPaG 1st and 3rd person
Task
Watch the section from 4 mins 09 secs until the end of the film. You are going to write the narrative in
the past tense as if they boy is writing down what happened to him in his dream.
Children create their recount in the 1st person and include how they were feeling with the use of at least
one rhetorical question. Use short snappy sentences to create tension.
Look at the starter below
I stood on the edge of the cliff my eyes covered as I cowered away from the beast before me. was this going to be my last minutes alive? Petrified, I wished for help. It came. Small golden eggs rained down like thunder bolts.............
A challenge -try to include a rhetorical question
Lesson 8 I am learning to write a newspaper report.
Can identify the story from the newspaper headlines?
Short task come up with 2 different headlines for the Dream Giver
Share some examples of newspaper stories. examples of newspapers can be found
Look at the presentational features (briefly) alongside the language features of the text. In particular,
pay attention to, and discuss the role of the opening paragraph. This is the orientation and it gives the
basic information- the 5 W’s- Who? What? Where? Why? When?
Short task complete the 5 W's for the Dreamgiver
Main task write the headline and orientation ( introduction/ opening paragraph) for the Dreamgiver include all of the 5Ws from the short task. Remember to write in 3rd person.
Look at my example which doesn't include all the Ws yet.
Strange Creature Spotted in Sky
At around midnight on the 29th of August, a number of residents from the small town of
Wimborne reported seeing a strange object in the sky above the town. The witnesses described a
yellow glow zooming towards the orphanage
Reading
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.
● Watch Newsround and discuss what is happening in the wider world.
● Get your child to read a book on Oxford Owl, discuss what your child enjoyed about the book.
● Get your child to read and complete the activities. These focus on comprehension skills. Ed Sheeran
● 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
Wb 27/4/20 Miss Davies’ performance poetry family task
Work together to learn and perform this poem.
Friends by Benjamin Zephaniah
Funky monkey in the tree
I like it when you talk to me
What I really like the best
is when you bang upon my chest.
Slippery snake I am your mate
When all others hesitate
I’ll be there right by your side
I am known to slip and slide.
Hop along, croak croak, how ya doing frog?
No one understands our deep dialogue
People may laugh when they see us on the road
We must stick together
Monkey, snake, me, you and toad.
Spelling
Practise the Year 3/4 for Common Exception words.
● Practise your spelling on Spelling Shed
● Practise your spelling on Spelling Frame
● 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 telephone words. Use a mobile phone keypad to find which number each letter is on, e.g spelling = 7735546
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