WALT: Write a myth to explain a natural phenomenon

Success Criteria:

• My myth is set in ancient times and describes the setting
• My myth includes a beginning, a build up, a problem, a resolution and an ending
• My myth has a hero and includes the use of magical powers
• My myth explains a scientific phenomenon.

WALT: Plan and structure a speech.

Success Criteria:

• Select an interesting topic that I have a passion for
• Decide who my audience is and what I want them to think, feel, do (purpose)
• Hook my listener with a catchy opening
• Introduce my topic
• List the main points of my speech
• Summarise my main ideas
• Inspire my listener with an interesting ending
• Create a visual presentation or decide on some props that will help me deliver my speech.

WALT: Write a paragraph to describe a moment in time.

Success Criteria:

• Write about a camp photo
• Include a main idea and several supporting ideas
• Use precise adjectives and nouns, verbs and adverbs (key words)
• Include descriptive detail using the five senses `
• Use punctuation correctly and for effect
• Reread our work to check that it makes sense

WALT: Write a descriptive paragraph

Success Criteria:

• Written about a place on the West Coast
• A topic sentence with supporting details
• Included descriptive language features
• Used precise adjectives, nouns, verbs and adverbs

This week's task:

• Construct a descriptive paragraph to describe a special place on the West Coast.