Week 5
28 February - 4 March
The Frozen Palace
Story Starter
Once, this place had been filled with colour and sunshine. Once, this place had seen thousands of people come and go. Once, this had been the happiest of places, filled with laughter and joy.
Now, everything was cold. Everyone was gone. Well, almost everyone…
Continue the story.
Questions to Get you Started
If the palace could speak, what would it be saying?
Who do you think used to live in the palace? Who is living there now?
How would you feel if you lived there?
Where have all the people gone?
Do you notice anything unusual about the tree? Is it a tree?
What do you think the building on the right used to be used for?
Superhero Treats
Story Starter
Despite being a superhero, spending the majority of his time battling against crime and dangerous villains in Gotham City with an array of different skills and deadly weapons, Batman had a weakness for chicken nuggets.
The other superheroes were also making the most of their afternoon off from saving the world. However, they didn’t have long: soon they would have to get back to business…
Continue the story.
Questions to Get you Started
Name each of the characters.
What do you think each of them does on a daily basis?
What do you think each of their favourite foods might be?
What do you think each of the characters are really like?
TALK: Talk with your whanau about the questions, and what you notice and wonder about the image. Decide if you want to use the story starter, or come up with your own ideas about the image.
PLAN: before you write. Choose a planning type:
Draw a picture plan. Add labels and keywords to your plan.
Brainstorm all of your ideas. Circle your best 3 and add extra details to each of these.
WRITE: Use your plan to write about the image.
CHECK: After writing, re-read it and...
Check for capital letters and full stops.
Underline any words you are unsure of and ask a whanau member to help you fix them.
Improve your writing by upgrading words or sentences to make your writing even better than it already is!
SHARE: Take a photo of your work and send it to your teacher, we might add the picture below!
Student Work
Frankie Stuckey
Malachi Timoko
Skyla Vink
