Week 12:
Wednesday: Today I spoke with everyone 1-on-1 about their first draft and what they need to do to maximize the amount of marks they will receive on their final draft. Please see the marking scheme below and make sure that your writing ticks all of the boxes.
Your continuous assessment is due this FRIDAY, 7th June. Please make sure you do not hand it in late!
Your continuous assessment is due this FRIDAY, 7th June. Please make sure you do not hand it in late!
Week 11:
Friday: In today's lesson, we talked all about the continuous assessment and how you should start your writing. For this continuous assessment, you will be writing about a new room in Wonka's Chocolate Factory. Some ideas for the new room that we brainstormed today: Secret Recipe Room, Chocolate Gift Shop, Reactor Room, Gym for the Oompa Loompas, Processing Room, etc. You don't need to do one of these rooms, but whatever room you choose to write about should tie in to the Chocolate Factory theme.
Please pay attention to these pages in your Guiding Notes book, which will help you along in your continuous assessment:
Homework is to do the first draft of your continuous assessment - GN p.40-42. You MUST hand it in on MONDAY.
Please pay attention to these pages in your Guiding Notes book, which will help you along in your continuous assessment:
- p.38 - this talks about the topic of your writing: To use descriptive language and narration to write about a NEW room in Wonka's chocolate factory.
- p.39 - this is the rubric for how the continuous assessment will be marked. Understand what and how you need to write in order to get full marks. Do this and you will get a good grade!
- p.40 - storyboard. Here is where you will sketch out your ideas for your writing. Remember, we learned about this before on p.8
- p.29-30 - here's where the literary devices that you can use are explained: personification, descriptive nouns and verbs, hyperbole.
- p.7 - this is where we learned about the importance of adding tension to dialogue and narration. This is very importtant!
Homework is to do the first draft of your continuous assessment - GN p.40-42. You MUST hand it in on MONDAY.
Wednesday: Today we discussed descriptive writing elements. We talked about similes and metaphors, onomatopoeia, descriptive nouns and verbs, hyperbole, personification, and sensory details. We also learned about the importance of "show, don't tell" and how using the above writing elements can help us to do this.
We also went through the first part of the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory text, and highlighted the different writing elements that Roald Dahl used. This text is a very good example of descriptive writing, and you should try to write in a similar way when you write your continuous assessment.
Finally, we completed the writing on GN p.36 in class as a sort of "mock writing assessment". You should use this to help you study for your assessment by focusing on any difficulties you had in the writing.
Please open the PowerPoint presentation below (Week 10, Friday) for the videos from today's lesson.
No homework tonight, but please be ready to start the continuous assessment on Friday.
We also went through the first part of the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory text, and highlighted the different writing elements that Roald Dahl used. This text is a very good example of descriptive writing, and you should try to write in a similar way when you write your continuous assessment.
Finally, we completed the writing on GN p.36 in class as a sort of "mock writing assessment". You should use this to help you study for your assessment by focusing on any difficulties you had in the writing.
Please open the PowerPoint presentation below (Week 10, Friday) for the videos from today's lesson.
No homework tonight, but please be ready to start the continuous assessment on Friday.
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Week 10:
Friday: Today we covered quite a bit in only a single lesson, because some of you are going to Japan next week. That being said, I think that you have a pretty good understanding of the content. Pages 29 and 30 are important in this unit, because they outline some of the important literary devices that we will be focusing on for the continuous assessment in our final unit. Below is the PowerPoint from this unit. It would be helpful to go through it more before the assessment. Don't worry though, I will go back through the entire unit when everybody is back next Friday.
Homework this weekend is to complete GN p.29-35, and for the five who are going to Japan next week, I also want you to complete page 36 and hand it in next Friday.
Homework this weekend is to complete GN p.29-35, and for the five who are going to Japan next week, I also want you to complete page 36 and hand it in next Friday.
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Wednesday: Our lesson was a bit disrupted by the fire alarm this morning, so we missed 20 minutes or so of class time. We continued to talk about INFERENCES and how they are made. Remember, that there should be evidence in order to make an inference. You can't just make things up and say it is an inference.
In the lesson, we also learned the difference between inferences, results, and reasons:
No homework tonight, but here's the aphantasia test explained if you want to have a look: creativerevolution.io/aphantasia-a-blind-minds-eye/
In the lesson, we also learned the difference between inferences, results, and reasons:
- inference: a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning.
- result: a thing that is caused or produced by something else.
- reason: a cause, explanation, or justificaiton for an event.
No homework tonight, but here's the aphantasia test explained if you want to have a look: creativerevolution.io/aphantasia-a-blind-minds-eye/
Week 8:
Today we continued learning about inferences, and we also discussed the vocabulary and read Sarah Planin and Tall.
A couple things to remember:
Remember, this unit is all about inferences, so we should have evidence of the inferences we make about the story in our homework.
Homework is to complete GN p.26 and hand it in on MONDAY, 20th May (the day we come back from Term Break)
A couple things to remember:
- Inferences are guesses based on evidence.
- An inference is not just a guess.
Remember, this unit is all about inferences, so we should have evidence of the inferences we make about the story in our homework.
Homework is to complete GN p.26 and hand it in on MONDAY, 20th May (the day we come back from Term Break)
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Week 7:
Only one lesson this week, so today we learned all about INFERENCES and ran through some scenerios and made inferences about them. It seems like everybody has a ery good understanding of what inferences are, so I will leave these two videos below for your reference only.
Homework is to complete GN p.20-21 and hand it in on Monday.
Homework is to complete GN p.20-21 and hand it in on Monday.
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Week 6:
Today, we went back and reviewed the questions from Friday's homework, to make sure that the class had a good understanding of what the questions were asking. We also went back and talked more about the difference between personification and anthropomorphism and made sure everyone understood that, too:
- Personification is when we give human-like qualities or actions to things that are not human. For example, imagine your teddy bear can talk and has a personality. It can say things and have conversations with you, even though real teddy bears can't really talk.
- Anthropomorphism is when we make something that is not a person look or act like a person. So, if we imagine that the toy car has a face and can smile or show emotions like a human, that's anthropomorphism. We are giving the toy car human-like features, even though real cars don't have faces or feelings.
- In simple terms, personification is when we make something non-human act human-like, and anthropomorphism is when we make something non-human look or appear human-like.
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Week 5:
Wednesday: Today we started a new unit - about FOLKTALES. Remember, a folktale is a story that has been passed down orally over generations.
In the lesson, we started of with a review of how to properly format a dialogue (this is still going to be relevant in this unit). Then, we discussed some history of slavery in America, which will help you better understand the story. We also discussed what the characters in the story (rabbit and bear) represented.
In the next lesson, we will go deeper into the meaning of the folktale. In the meantime...
Homework is to complete GN p.11-13 and hand it in tomorrow.
In the lesson, we started of with a review of how to properly format a dialogue (this is still going to be relevant in this unit). Then, we discussed some history of slavery in America, which will help you better understand the story. We also discussed what the characters in the story (rabbit and bear) represented.
In the next lesson, we will go deeper into the meaning of the folktale. In the meantime...
Homework is to complete GN p.11-13 and hand it in tomorrow.
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Week 4:
Friday: Today I had a chance to read your dialogues - many of you did a good job combining dialogue and narration together to create tension. Remember a couple things:
- Keep your dialogue exchanges short and to the point. Long, drawn-out dialogue can get boring, the same way someone talking for long periods might also make you feel bored.
- Describe body language in your narration. This helps the reader understand the characters' feelings better.
- Follow the rules for formatting your dialogue. There aren't many rules (and they're on page 6), so make sure you follow them all.
- When you writea story, it's better to write in the past tense. It's not imparitive that you write in the past tense, but it sounds much better.
Wednesday: Welcome back everybody - I hope you all had a great Easter break!
This week, we continued with Frindle and talked about how to properly write a dialogue. Have a look at the pictures below to refresh your memory about what we learned in class.
For the homework, you need to write a dialogue that includes narration that creates TENSION. Remember the rules for properly formatting a dialogue. You can find them in your Guiding Notes on page 6. Also re-read page 7 and 8 so you correctly understand what TENSION is and how to storyboard your interaction.
Finally, for homework, you need to storyboard a classroom interaction on page 9 to prepare you for writing your dialogue and narration on page 10. Please complete pages 9 and 10 and hand in in on Friday, 12/4.
This week, we continued with Frindle and talked about how to properly write a dialogue. Have a look at the pictures below to refresh your memory about what we learned in class.
For the homework, you need to write a dialogue that includes narration that creates TENSION. Remember the rules for properly formatting a dialogue. You can find them in your Guiding Notes on page 6. Also re-read page 7 and 8 so you correctly understand what TENSION is and how to storyboard your interaction.
Finally, for homework, you need to storyboard a classroom interaction on page 9 to prepare you for writing your dialogue and narration on page 10. Please complete pages 9 and 10 and hand in in on Friday, 12/4.
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Week 2:
Only one double lesson this week and we got our new Guiding Notes book and began our first unit - Frindle.
In this unit, we will be focusing on dialogue and narration and how they work together to help the readers see and feel what the author is trying to say.
So in today's lesson we had a discussion about dialogue and what it is. We also read the passage from Frindle and talked a bit about the characters and what we learned about them from reading the dialogue and narration. Finally, we talked about the questions in the passage, and we went over the vocabulary together in class.
No homweork this week - enjoy your Easter break!
In this unit, we will be focusing on dialogue and narration and how they work together to help the readers see and feel what the author is trying to say.
So in today's lesson we had a discussion about dialogue and what it is. We also read the passage from Frindle and talked a bit about the characters and what we learned about them from reading the dialogue and narration. Finally, we talked about the questions in the passage, and we went over the vocabulary together in class.
No homweork this week - enjoy your Easter break!
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Week 1:
This week we only reviewed the assessment papers - and my how impressed I am with your performance! I am SO proud of you all!