Learning Intention:
Analyse (look closely and carefully) and explain how vocabulary (words) is used by the author to represent (show/describe) ideas, characters and events.
Success Criteria:
The author uses the words/phrase ________ to help the audience imagine ______
Analyse (look closely and carefully) and explain how vocabulary (words) is used by the author to represent (show/describe) ideas, characters and events.
Success Criteria:
- I can identify (find) interesting and vivid vocabulary used in the text.
- I can discuss with my partner what I visualise and think about because the author used that vocabulary choice.
- I can explain how the vocabulary choice creates a clearer picture of the audience.
The author uses the words/phrase ________ to help the audience imagine ______
Reading Comprehension Strategies Survey
Grimsdon
Learning Intention: Investigate the purpose and author of Grimsdon and make text-to-text connections.
Success Criteria:
-I can identify the purpose and what type of text Grimsdon is.
-I can investigate the author and why she wrote the text.
-I can identify the main topics and themes of the text.
-I can make two text-to-text connections.
-I can write in full sentences using correct punctuation. (Capital letter for names, beginning of sentences and 'I')
Success Criteria:
-I can identify the purpose and what type of text Grimsdon is.
-I can investigate the author and why she wrote the text.
-I can identify the main topics and themes of the text.
-I can make two text-to-text connections.
-I can write in full sentences using correct punctuation. (Capital letter for names, beginning of sentences and 'I')
Grimsdon- Prologue
Reading Focus
Learning Intention:
Use reading comprehension strategies to better understand a text. Success Criteria: I can listen carefully to Mrs Meechan read the text and demonstrate reading comprehension strategies. I can take key words from each sentence, visualise (see/picture) them to add them to my mind movie. I can make connections, predictions and generate (come up with) questions as I listen to the text being read. I can be my own boss and stay focused on learning. |
Writing Focus
Learning Intention:
Explain how vocabulary (words) is used by the author to describe ideas, characters and events.
Use vocabulary to vividly describe a setting.
Success Criteria:
Explain how vocabulary (words) is used by the author to describe ideas, characters and events.
Use vocabulary to vividly describe a setting.
Success Criteria:
- I can identify (find) the nouns and descriptive verbs and adjectives used in the text.
- I can explain how the vocabulary choices creates a clearer picture of the audience.
- "The author uses the words/phrase ________ to help the audience imagine ______."
- I can write a paragraph that uses vivid verbs and descriptive adjectives to describe a setting.
Monday 06/03/2017
1. Finish writing and revising your hospital setting paragraph.
2. Type your paragraph and save it into the common drive>English>Grimsdon> Describing Setting Folder. (File Name: (Your name) Describing Setting Grimsdon)
3. Start the activity below.
Describing Setting- Own Choice
Learning Intention:
Use vocabulary to vividly describe a setting.
Success Criteria:
-I can decide on a new setting for the characters to explore.
- I can look up images and visualise the setting.
- I can plan how I will vividly describe the setting.
-Nouns then adjectives, verbs and descriptive phrases.
- I can use my plan and write a paragraph with correct sentence structure, spelling and punctuation.
- I can re-read and make changes to my writing give clearer meaning.
Plot Digram Interactive
Grimsdon Chapter One- The Intruder
Learning Intention: Read and understand the text and discuss the structure of the chapter.
Success Criteria:
I can refer to the vocabulary chart to help me visualise what is happening in the story.
I can discuss how the text is structured and organised and why the author did this.
I can use a range of reading comprehension strategies.
Success Criteria:
I can refer to the vocabulary chart to help me visualise what is happening in the story.
I can discuss how the text is structured and organised and why the author did this.
I can use a range of reading comprehension strategies.
Figurative Langauge
Language used by writers to produce images in readers' minds and to express ideas in fresh, vivid, and imaginative ways.
Figurative language can be found in literature and poetry where the writing appeals to the senses. Sometimes figurative language compares two things in such a way that you find the comparison interesting and descriptive. You are using figurative language when your writing goes beyond the actual meanings of words so that the reader gains new insights into the objects or subjects in the work. |
Learning Intention: Explain how figurative language is used to describe setting and use it in your own writing.
Success Criteria:
-I can explain what alliteration, personification, metaphor and similes are.
-I can identify (find) examples of figurative language in Grimsdon.
-I can explain how figurative language was used to represent and describe the setting.
-I can use figurative language to more clearly describe a setting.
Success Criteria:
-I can explain what alliteration, personification, metaphor and similes are.
-I can identify (find) examples of figurative language in Grimsdon.
-I can explain how figurative language was used to represent and describe the setting.
-I can use figurative language to more clearly describe a setting.
Vivid Verbs
Learning Intentions: Understand actions can be sharpened through careful choice of verbs.
Success Criteria:
I can define what vivid verbs are.
I can explain how vivid verbs create mood.
I can identify vivid verbs in a texts.
I can re-write a story using vivid verbs to make the story more precise for the reader.
Success Criteria:
I can define what vivid verbs are.
I can explain how vivid verbs create mood.
I can identify vivid verbs in a texts.
I can re-write a story using vivid verbs to make the story more precise for the reader.
Vivid verbs- 2
Learning Intentions: Understand actions can be sharpened through careful choice of verbs.
Success Criteria:
I can select the most appropriate vivid verbs to help create mood throughout a story.
I can choose one emotion and act out that emotion for 10 seconds.
I can write a paragraph about a character using many vivid verbs to show the reader what mood the character is in.
Success Criteria:
I can select the most appropriate vivid verbs to help create mood throughout a story.
I can choose one emotion and act out that emotion for 10 seconds.
I can write a paragraph about a character using many vivid verbs to show the reader what mood the character is in.
Upset (sad) Terrified (scared) Angry
Excited Tired Confident
Upset (sad) Terrified (scared) Angry
Excited Tired Confident
Personify a Season
Today is the first day of Autumn.
Learning Intention: Use personification to describe the season of Autumn Success Criteria: - I brainstorm all the nouns or 'things' in the setting (See, Hear, Feel, Smell and Taste) - I use personification to describe aspects of Autumn vividly. - I can use the personification poster to help me create personification. - I type my setting in Word (Save in the common drive> English> Autumn With the file name: "YourFirstName Autumn Personification) |
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Come on, Rain!
Learning Intention:
Analyse the language features in a short story. Success Criteria: -I can identify (find) vivid verbs, adverbs and adjectives. - I can identify (find) metaphors and similes. - I can identify (find) personification. - I can discuss how these language features support the author's purpose (to entertain). |
Describing Setting
Learning Intention:
Write the orientation of a story using strong imagery (the reader forms detailed pictures in their mind) to describe the setting.
Success Criteria:
- I brainstorm all the nouns or 'things' in the setting (See, Hear, Feel, Smell and Taste)
- I add adjectives to better describe the nouns.
- I use metaphors, similes and personification to describe the nouns in more detail.
- I can use the thesaurus to help me select precises words.
- I avoid using too many adverbs (-ly)
Tip:
Start big and then zoom in.
Write the orientation of a story using strong imagery (the reader forms detailed pictures in their mind) to describe the setting.
Success Criteria:
- I brainstorm all the nouns or 'things' in the setting (See, Hear, Feel, Smell and Taste)
- I add adjectives to better describe the nouns.
- I use metaphors, similes and personification to describe the nouns in more detail.
- I can use the thesaurus to help me select precises words.
- I avoid using too many adverbs (-ly)
Tip:
Start big and then zoom in.
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