Week 3 and 4
WALT write to describe
Uncharted Waters
Story Starter: Use this sentence in your writing
It was time; time to prepare for another invasion; time to seek out new lands; time to conquer.
Footprints in the Sand
Story Starter: Use this sentence in your writing
The footprints had to lead somewhere.
Journey Across New Lands
Story Starter: Use this sentence in your writing
Suddenly they heard an almighty crunch beneath their feet!
Explore Young Ocean Explorers.
Start your epic adventure:
Select a topic
Read, listen and learn about your chosen topic (Remember to use your own words and not copy and paste your information)
Create a slide or blog post displaying your new learning
Finish your slide with a message - How can you encourage others to look after our ocean?
Remember to think about your audience.
Workshop Activities: To be completed with your teacher
Sentence Challenge
Make a list of nouns you can see in the picture.
Make a list of adjectives to describe those nouns.
Make a list of verbs to describe what the nouns in the picture are doing.
Can you make a sentence using at least 1 verb, noun and adjective from your lists?
Can you add an adverb to your sentence?
Sentence Challenge
Onomatopoeia is the creation of a words that imitate natural sounds, such as swish and splash.
Is it possible to begin a sentence with an example of onomatopoeia?
Can you end a sentence with an example of onomatopoeia?
What about trying to start and end a sentence with an example of onomatopoeia?
Sick Sentences
Can you improve these sentences by including more descriptive words (nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs)
TEACHER MODEL:
The men dug their oars into the sea. The boat moved forwards. The baby screamed.
YOUR TURN: Improve these sentences.
It was very early. We walked across the ice. It was cold.
Identifying Descriptive Language
Underline any powerful words that stand out to you.
Underline as many ADJECTIVES as you can.
Underline as many ADVERBS as you can.
Highlight/ circle the part which describes the following sentences:
The river is windy
The river is dangerous
The water is cold
5. Can you find the sentences that describe:
SIGHT/ SEE
SMELL
TASTE
SOUND
TOUCH
Now let's have a go and putting it all together:
Write one paragraph to describe WATER. Think about the things you can see, smell, taste, hear and touch. Don’t forget to use powerful words, adjectives and adverbs and to use plenty of your senses to describe.
(Print out link to the left for students)
Editing - Capital Letters and Full Stops
WALT use capital letters and full stops in the correct place
Teacher Model:
i saw a giraffe at the zoo it was as tall as a house
after tea I went to the murray helberg park my friend peter was there
the explorers is my favourite book to read
Follow up: Worksheet below
Spelling - They're There Their?
WALT understand the difference between they're, there and their
Teacher Model:
Look at the beautiful horizon over _____.
_____ is nobody home at the moment.
As soon as _____ here, we can leave.
Follow up: Worksheet below