Week 8

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Change the way you start your sentences. Try one of these!

Thesaurus

Show! Don't tell!

Day 1: Look out Below

WALT vary our sentences

1. What words could you use to describe this image? Add these to your plan.

Remember to think about the setting and the 'mood' of the picture. Frightful? Ecstatic? Exhilarating?

2. Write 1 paragraph about this picture. This will be the BEGINNING of your story.

Challenge - include the following in your paragraph:

include a different sentence starter
FANBOYS sentence
AAAWWUBBIS sentence
Who would of thought being stuck on the wing would be so much fun! (add these sentences to your paragraph and write in red)

Day 2: The Sandman

WALT vary our sentences

1. What words could you use to describe this image? Add these to your plan.

Remember to think about the setting and the 'mood' of the picture. What feeling did you want to give your story?

2. Write 1 paragraph about this picture. This will be the MIDDLE of your story.

Challenge - include the following in your paragraph:

include a different sentence starter
FANBOYS sentence
AAAWWUBBIS sentence
Ordinary people couldn't row a boat through the desert. The Sandman, however, was not an ordinary person... (add these sentences to your paragraph and write in red)

Day 3: Lost Flock

WALT vary our sentences

1. What words could you use to describe this image? Add these to your plan.

Remember to think about the setting and the 'mood' of the picture. What feeling did you want to give your story?

2. Write 1 paragraph about this picture. This will be the END of your story.

Challenge - include the following in your paragraph:

include a different sentence starter
FANBOYS sentence
AAAWWUBBIS sentence
Several moments after taking a cautious nibble she began to slowly lift off the ground... (add these sentences to your paragraph and write in red)

Workshop Lesson

Sick Sentences: Improve these sentences

Teacher Model:

The lanterns were bright. The lanterns filled the sky with light.

Follow up: Have a go at improving this sentence

She saw the circles in the forest. As she stepped through the circle she felt scared.

Workshop Lesson

Sentence Challenge: Alliteration

‘sparkling sea’ and ‘flickering flames’ are examples of alliteration. Can you think of other alliterative sentences about this picture?

Add some alliteration to these sentence starters and complete the sentences:

The dark sky…
The people watched…

Workshop Lesson

Sentence Challenge: Colon and Semi-colon

Colon:

Can you use a colon to start a list? Remember to use commas to separate the items in your list!

E.g. To step through a mysterious portal into a new world you need several things: curiosity, bravery, nerves of steel, determination and a way back.

Semicolon:

A semicolon can be used to join two independent clauses (simple sentences) together.

E.g. It was a beautiful day; sunlight poured down through the clouds.

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