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WC 29.06.20 Non-Chronological Letter WritingDr K Fisher – Animals
Video 1 Have a look at the letters below and listen to us reading some of them. There is always a letter and a response. We are going to think about the questions below.
Who is Dr K Fisher? Why are the animals writing letters to the Dr? Is he / she a real doctor?
What features of a letter do you notice?
TASK TWO: Can I box up an animal letter?
WATCH VIDEO TWO where we will box up a letter together. Then, use the same frame using a letter of your choice:
Panic-Stricken – tadpole Want To Be Alone – mackerel Self-Conscious – giraffe
TASK THREE: Can I explore new rich vocabulary? FIRST Match the vocabulary with the definitions. Use an online dictionary to help you if you need to Options
1. Can you create a fortune teller to use with a sibling or an adult at home? Act it out, show me the action, spell the word in the air, write the spelling from memory, put the word into a sentence
2. Fill in the blank sentences
3. Create actions for each word
I am feeling extremely _________________ about riding a bike for the first time.
When my friend is feeling sad, I like to _________________ her to help her to feel better.
I am __________ something sweet today!
TASK FOUR: Can I plan an animal letter? OPEN UP AND START WATCHING VIDEO THREE
1. Watch the video all about Rockhopper penguins we are going to plan a letter to Dr K Fisher from these penguins!
As you are watching this what do you think their problem may be? How do you think the animals are feeling about this problem? What might their name be?
We are going to use a similar plan as above to do this. Watch the video to plan along with me
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVD1WaMaqDc
TASK FIVE: Writing your animal letter
Remember the features needed for your letter – look at the toolkit below and the colour semantic suggestions to help you.
FEATURES OF A LETTERLetter greeting (Dear / To) Main body of the letter
What animal are they? Why are they writing to Dr K Fisher? How are they feeling about the problem they have? What question are they going to ask?
Letter sign off
noun verb adjectivescliff
penguinwavewateroceansea
anxiousapprehensiveself-conscious
reclaiming tearingcrave
perseveringtrying
frustrating / ed
toweringenormous
vastenergetic