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Three weeks. That is how long the ship had been like this; empty, abandoned, alone ... Now, all was still. All was calm. The ship lay there, as if in a peaceful slumber, gently rocking like a baby's cradle in the tranquil bay. The sea barely moved. It was covered in a thin layer of wispy mist that sat on top of the water like a comforting blanket, gently illuminated by the fading sunlight. A bird landed gently on the mast of the lonely ship, pleased to have found a resting place after a long journey. Everything seemed to have turned blood-red. The sun looked down on the bay, casting a crimson light over the clouds and the milky water in the bay.

What had happened here? Why was it so peaceful? Had it always been so?

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FIRST

Story Starter - read the story starter with someone at home, then answer the questions on the next slide.

Vocabulary:abandoned - been leftslumber - sleeptranquil - peaceful and calmilluminated - lit up

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What colour is the sea? Is it blue?

Why is this sea not blue?Where have the crew gone?How long has the ship been like this?

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THEN Question Time - think about the story starter when you answer these questions.

Remember:

• Start every sentence and name with acapital letter.

• End every sentence with a full stop, questionmark or exclamation mark.

• Use adjectives to describe.• Use conjunctions (when, if, because, that,

or, but, and) to link ideas.• Use a comma to separate 2 adjectives

Writing tasks: Choose and complete one of the

following:

1. Tell the story of the shipwreck, describinghow it happened. Where are the crew now?Are they safe or are they in danger?

2. Imagine that you are one of the crew. Writea diary entry for the day that the shipwreckhappened.

3. Investigate and write a report about aninteresting sea creature.

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A simile is when you compare two things like, her hair was as gold as the sun. Here we are comparing hair to the sun. With a simile we compare E.g. Lightning danced across the sky.The wind howled in the night. Can you use similes in your writing?

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AFTER THAT

Sentence challenge - Similes

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Think about how the ship became shipwrecked. Could you draw the scene? Could you describe it?

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FINALLY

Perfect picture!