What is an Idea??
Write down what you think an idea is
Think, pair, share with a partner to hear their ideas and share your own
Feedback to teacher who will write down a list of everyone's ideas
What is supporting detail??
Write down what you think an idea is
Think, pair, share with a partner to hear their ideas and share your own
Feedback to teacher who will write down a list of everyone's ideas
Use the image to do this task:
What is the main idea?
What are the supporting details
Write down what you think and do a think, pair, share with a partner
Feedback to teacher who will write your ideas down
Using a mindmap/brainstorm, you need to:
The topic is 'Problems with Plastic'
Using your own words and thoughts, you need to create a mindmap/brainstorm about that idea
Publish this mindmap/brainstorm on seesaw
Using your mindmap/brainstorm, your task is to create a story.
Once you've written your story, get a partner to check and mark it
When your story is complete, you can publish it on seesaw
WORKSHOP 1
WALT correctly use capital letters (A, B, C...) at the beginning of a sentence and full stops/ period (.) at the end of sentences.
Watch the video to give you a better of understanding of why and how we use punctuation in our writing.
You will read a story with your teacher called "Dawn Parade" by Philippa Werry & Illustrated by Jennifer Copper.
Think-pair-share:
What punctuation is used in this story?
Why did they use this punctuation? (give examples of sentences from the story)
Complete and discuss the practice activity below with your teacher.
Practice activity: Punctuate the following sentences:
leo watched a man in uniform began to play a bugle
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he gave leo a torch to carry, and then he and leo tiptoed out the back door
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LEVEL 2 ACTIVITIES
Write your answers for these worksheets in your writing book.
Once you complete it, show your work to your teacher.
Then post it on Seesaw.
LEVEL 3 ACTIVITIES
Write your answers for these worksheets in your writing book.
Once you complete it, show your work to your teacher.
Then post it on Seesaw.
WORKSHOP 2
WALT use question marks (?), exclamation marks (!) and speech marks correctly ("").
Watch the video from Workshop 1 with again. For this workshop focus on how question marks, exclamations marks are used and speech marks.
Read the story again and notice how these punctuations are used in the story "Dawn Parade".
Think-pair-share:
When are question marks used in a sentence? Give an example from the story.
What effect does an exclamation mark have on a sentence? Were there any in the story we just read?
Why are speech marks used in this story? (give examples of sentences from the story)
Complete and discuss the practice activity questions with your teacher.
Practice Activity: Punctuate the sentences below using the following punctuation marks: ? , . ! “ ” ’
im the best at spotting sea creatures shouted jack
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who was first to spot a sea creature asked mary
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I am so excited to see the orca
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What day of the week is today
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We are so happy we won the game
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LEVEL 2 ACTIVITIES
Write your answers for these worksheets in your writing book.
Once you complete it, show your work to your teacher.
Then post it on Seesaw.
LEVEL 3 ACTIVITIES
Write your answers for these worksheets in your writing book.
Once you complete it, show your work to your teacher.
Then post it on Seesaw.
WORKSHOP 3
WALT use commas and apostrophes correctly in a sentence
TASK
Think pair share
1. What is a comma and apostrophe?
2. Why do you use these punctuations in a sentence?
Lets watch and discuss the slideshow.
LEVEL 2 ACTIVITIES
Write your answers for these worksheets in your writing book.
Once you complete it, show your work to your teacher.
Then post it on Seesaw.
LEVEL 3 ACTIVITIES
Write your answers for these worksheets in your writing book.
Once you complete it, show your work to your teacher.
Then post it on Seesaw.