Tuesday

Math

Please complete the following Multiplication Grid as todays warm up.....I know there is a lot in it! Enjoy!

Please complete the following multiplication equations

The following is an OPTIONAL extension task

Reading

L.I. I am learning to describe the importance of events in the plot

S.C.

I can describe some details of a scene
I can explain why I think it’s important.

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 18 vocabulary: dejected, self-possessed, ruefully, luminous

Read Chapter 18 of The Giver.

You can choose to either listen to the audio book video (link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBrje_d4PpE), or read Chapter 18 independently (link to online version of The Giver text: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxjbGFzc2FsYmVydGl8Z3g6NzE3OTEzYzE0YTgxYzUyZA - scroll down to about page 139).

In your literacy workbook, write the heading ‘Chapter 18’, and then write your chapter work responses for Part A, Part B and Part C.

Part A - Write a definition for each of these words:

dejected
self-possessed
ruefully
luminous

Here is a link to an online dictionary: https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/

Part B - Plot Events

Describe the plot events linked to these quotes:

1. “Her name was Rosemary.”

2. “I’m glad you’re a good swimmer, Jonas. But stay away from the river.”

Part C - Write a Chapter Reflection

Based on this chapter, write a paragraph that includes some questions, ideas, or connections you have so far about this story.

Writing

LI: We are learning to include ending with impact techniques in our information reports

SC: I will can be successful if I include an exciting ending

Informative Writing – Ending with Impact

Today we will be focusing on ending our information reports with impact! Here are the top three techniques we can use to end our reports in an exciting way:

Top Three Ending Techniques

Link to the introduction

Create a circular reference to the beginning of the text. This wraps up the text and makes it satisfying to read.

Call to action

Encourage the reader to do something. For example, news reports often end with a practical call to action.

Make the reader think

Some topics almost beg for this, such as reports on wildlife decline, sustainability, technology. The writer can end with strength and emotion by encouraging the reader to think about what the future might bring.

Here is an example of these in practice:

Ending example.png

Some more fantastic ways to end with impact:

Ask a rhetorical question
Use repetition
Use a strong quotation
Paint a word picture
Use emotive language.

An effective ending to an informative text doesn’t just summarise the main facts nor does it present new information – it wraps up the text and gives it a powerful punch.

Activity 1

Here are some boring endings:

In conclusion, I think
Now you know all about (your topic)
The End
In conclusion, it was great

Today you will be creating an exciting ending to your information reports you have been working on over the past several weeks. Your task is to choose one of the techniques discussed earlier and implement this into your information reports. You may want to link the ending to your introduction, ask some action from the reader, or make the reader think critically about the future.

Extension:

Writers Workshop

Spelling

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 all 10 of your spelling words again.

Activity Two

You will need to write all your spelling words in the list attached.

You will need to write the word, number how many sounds in the word, split the word into its graphs, digraphs or trigraphs, then finally analyse the tricky part.

In case you wanted to print it out, the spelling grid sheet is posted on the Grade 6 Google Classroom.

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