Week beginning: 15/06/2020


Weekly Quiz

  1. Which one of these is the correct spelling: separate; seperate; suparate Answer: separate

  2. What type of writing can help you make something or do something? Answer: instructions

  3. When would you use inverted commas " " ? Answer: when writing speech

  4. What type of sentence is this: The tall, dark door loomed over the dusty, cracked doorstep? Answer 4AD

Common Exception Words Year 3 and 4.pdf

Spellings

Spellings:As well as Spelling Shed, you could use the words from this sheet in sentences to practise their spelling.
If you want to challenge yourself, how many of these words can you use in a proper sentence that makes sense?

Bats.pdf
The fox and the scorpion.pdf

Reading Comprehension

Read these stories, then answer the questions at the bottom. Try and do at least 2; all 4 would be even better!

BIRD MIGRATION.pdf
Scouts.pdf

Remember: you do not have to download the files. Read the stories, then answer the questions on a sheet of paper.

direct_speech_narnia.pdf

Speech

Speech is an easy thing to do, but a difficult thing to write!

Watch the video.
Look at the flip sheets

Try the sentences.

Check with the 'How to write..' sheet

There's a little challenge as well

If you feel confident after that, why not write a conversation between 2 friends?

simple_speech_marks.pdf
Challenge.pdf

Start with this one

Challenge

Retrieval and inferences.pdf

Reading Comprehension - Challenge


These will need you to read the text carefully, or sometimes imagine you are the character in the story. Answer in full sentences. Remember to use the question in the sentence and justify your answers using evidence from the text eg:

  1. How do you know Jeff is feeling sad?

I know Jeff is feeling sad because ..