L.I. I am learning to build answers that are full sentences, that include words from the text and deeper thinking.

S.C.

• I can write answer that restate the question, and are full sentences

• I can include words from the text in my answers

• I can show deep thinking in my answers, by adding a personal reflection or thinking beyond the text

Task 1: 20 minutes of silent reading

Task 2: Watch the teacher video which explains our learning focus and how to be successful in today’s task.

Instructions for today’s task:

In your literacy workbook add to your vocabulary page.

Chapter 15 & 16 vocabulary: ecstatic, grotesque, implore

Read Chapter 16 of The Giver.

You can choose to either listen to the audio book video (link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHYhz4s-3qg), or read Chapter 16 independently (link to online version of The Giver text: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxjbGFzc2FsYmVydGl8Z3g6NzE3OTEzYzE0YTgxYzUyZA - scroll down to page 124).

Task 3: Choose 5 of these questions to answer. Write your answers in your literacy workbook. Take your time and ensure your answers allow you to meet the success criteria for today.

Upload a photo of your workbook answers to the Google Classroom Reading assignment for today.

Questions:

1. Why does Jonas not want to come back to the Giver?

2. How does Jonas learn of love?

3. Why are grandparents a new idea for Jonas?

4. What does the society lose without grandparents? What do they gain?

5. What provokes Jonas’ first lie to his parents?

6. What was Jonas’ secret about the baby Gabe? Why did Jonas feel guilty about it?

7. Do you think Jonas’s parents love him? Do you think they know what love is?

8. What was The Giver’s favourite memory? Why do you think it was his favourite?

Informative Writing – Banning the Boring

We are going to look at another short video from David Attenborough. When watching the video I want you to think of all the things that will be happening behind the scenes that are not included into the final product. Here is the video:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03dl5nm

Activity 1:

After watching the video:

1. What are the things that were left out that they didn’t show you?

2. What do you think is happening behind the scenes?

3. Do you think a lot of planning was involved?

4. If so, what kind of things would they have to plan?

5. Why did they leave these things out?

6. Would you have watched it if they were included?

Analysing how a documentary is planned is a fantastic resource to help us think of the important things that we need to include into our information reports, as well as the things we can leave out for the reader.

Writers Workshop

We are now moving onto our Writer’s Workshop. You still have the freedom to write what you wish, but we still expect you to take pride in your work.

Here are a few things we expect you to follow while creating your writing piece:

Freedom to write what you wish

Taking pride in your work

Writing in a peaceful and quiet environment (you could work outside in the sunshine, listen to some music if it helps you think etc.)

Following the Seven Steps and the Writing Process

This is also a fantastic opportunity to upload your work and receive some conferencing notes from your teacher!

LI: We are learning to spell our selected words consistently

SC:

I can write my words carefully

I can set out my work neatly in my exercise book

Activity One

Write out 10 all of your spelling words again.

Activity Two

Your task is to create a word search that includes all of your spelling words!

You could use the squares in your math book to hand create this or you could use the following website to create a digital one to be printed off:

https://thewordsearch.com/maker/

Pass this onto a friend or family member to complete when they have some spare time.

Continue with your planned activities to complete your project by the end of next week.