Year 6-English

Summer Term- Week 9

Home Learning

Class 6 work blog

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Weekly Activities:

• Monday – Book analysis: The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

• Tuesday - Book analysis: The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

• Wednesday – Reading comprehension

• Thursday – Apostrophes

• Friday – Write a newspaper report

Monday 22nd June

Today you will learn how to analyse an extract from a book.

Punctuation warm up

Which of these sentences are using brackets correctly?

1. Yesterday, I bought an ice-lolly at my local

shop (Solero).

2. Yesterday, I bought an ice-lolly (Solero) at my

local shop.

3. My niece (aged 9) collects anything and

everything related to unicorns.

4. My niece collects anything and

everything (aged 9) related to unicorns.

Punctuation warm up

Which of these sentences are using brackets correctly?

1. Yesterday, I bought an ice-lolly at my local

shop (Solero).

2. Yesterday, I bought an ice-lolly (Solero) at my

local shop.

3. My niece (aged 9) collects anything and

everything related to unicorns.

4. My niece collects anything and

everything (aged 9) related to unicorns.

2 and 3 are

correct because

the additional

information

immediately

follows the noun.

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

Click the image to watch an extract from this book –

only watch the top clip.

While you’re watching, think about these questions:

What impression do you getof Willoughby Chase?

Why do you think wolves arementioned?

What do you notice about the techniques used for description in this extract?

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

What impression do you get of Willoughby Chase?

Why do you think wolves are mentioned?

What do you notice about the techniques used for description in this extract?

Discuss these points in class or, if you are working from home, write a sentence or two about each.

Now choose the 1, 2 or 3 star analysis activity.

Rewatch the clip if you need to.

If you fancy an extra challenge try this!

Imagine you’ve stepped into Willoughby

Chase. Describe the entrance hall and everything you can see.

Tuesday 23rd June

Today you will learn how to analyse an extract from a book.

Punctuation warm up

Where should the semi-colons (;) go?

Sandip spent three hours in the library he couldn’t find the book he wanted.

Yesterday, I baked for a local fete I made a Victoria sponge and a tray of cupcakes.

When I pack for school, I make sure I have my calculator, compasses and ruler for maths and science lessons drawing pencils, with coloured pastels, for art shin pads, goalie gloves and boots for football and my bus money.

Punctuation warm up

Where should the semi-colons (;) go?

Sandip spent three hours in the library; he couldn’t find the book he wanted.

Yesterday, I baked for a local fete; I made a Victoria sponge and a tray of cupcakes.

When I pack for school, I make sure I have my calculator, compasses and ruler for maths and science lessons; drawing pencils, with coloured pastels, for art; shin pads, goalie gloves and boots for football; and my bus money.

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

Yesterday, we heard an extract from this book.

Have a look at the cover in detail.

How does the cover link to yesterday’s extract?

What are your thoughts out the wolves?

Think of 5 adjectives to describe the wolves –choose, rich, relevant vocabulary.

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

Click the image to watch the second extract from this book.

While you’re watching, think about this question:

What impression do you get

of the relationship between

Sir Willoughby and his

daughter Bonnie?

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

What impression do you get of the relationship

between Sir Willoughby and his daughter Bonnie?

Discuss this in class or, if you are working from home, write a sentence or two to describe their relationship.

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

What other character appeared in this extract that

seemed to have a different opinion about Bonnie

than Sir Willoughby?

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

What other character appeared in this extract that

seemed to have a different opinion about Bonnie

than Sir Willoughby?

Miss Slighcarp

What were you initial impressions about Miss

Slighcarp? Look at her name – how does it relate to

her personality?

Now choose the 1, 2 or 3 star analysis activity.

Rewatch the clip if you need to.

If you fancy an extra challenge try this!

Imagine you know a little more about

Bonnie. Write a character description

about her.

Wednesday 25th June 2020

Today you will learn about scanning texts to retrieve information.

ScanningWe use this technique

when we need specific

information or answers.

Rather than read every

word, scan from left to

right and top to bottom

to search for specific

words, phrases, dates

etc.

We know that our ‘Faster Finger First’ game helps with this. Let’s play…

Fastest Finger First• Hands by your sides

• Scan the text to find the words at the bottom of the page

• Touch the words and call out ‘Got it!’ when you find each one.

Words to scan for: prominent species folklore predators

Wolves can be found in remote wilderness regions all

over the world. There are number of species of wolf and

they are closely related to coyotes, dingos, jackals and

dogs. They are pack animals so they tend to hunt in

groups which makes them successful predators. Wolves

are among the most researched animals in the world and

have a prominent place in folklore and literature.

Now choose the 1, 2 or 3 star reading comprehension activity.

Try to scan the text for

key words to help you answer the questions.

If you fancy an extra challenge try this!

Make an information leaflet about wolves.

Thursday 25th June 2020

Today we will be learning to use apostrophes.

English warm up

Can you work out the children’s books from the emojis?

English warm up

Can you work out the children’s books from the emojis?

Apostrophes

When are apostrophes used?

Can you give some examples?

When do you get confused about using apostrophes?

Apostrophes

Click on the image to watch the first clip which will recap on using apostrophes for contractions.

Apostrophes

Contractions

You can use apostrophes to show that you have omitted (left out) some letters when you are joining words together.

Example

You can join the words ‘you’ and ‘are’ together.

You + are = you're.

These are common mistakes in class 6 – what’s the error?

• did’nt

• hav’nt

• was’nt

Apostrophes

Contractions

You can use apostrophes to show that you have omitted (left out) some letters when you are joining words together.

Example

You can join the words ‘you’ and ‘are’ together.

You + are = you're.

These are common mistakes in class 6 – what’s the error?

• did’nt didn’t The apostrophes are not in place of the missing letter ‘o’

• hav’nt haven’t

• was’nt wasn’t

Apostrophes

Click on the second image to watch the clip which will recap on using apostrophes for possession.

Apostrophes for possession

The apostrophe goes after the name of whoever the item belongs to.

It is useful to re-word a sentence to help

hear who something belongs to.

The toys belong to the children → The children’s toys

The book belongs to James → James’ book

The dad belongs to the sisters → The sisters’ dad

This is the clear,

accurate way

to describe

where is goes.

Saying before

or after the ‘s’ is

confusing and

often people

get it wrong

anyway.

Apostrophes

The word 'its' or 'it’s' can be very tricky. It can be written two ways, with two very different meanings:

For contraction:

We use it’s (with an apostrophe) for contracting ‘it is’ or ‘it has’. For example, it’s sunny today.

For possession:

We use its (without an apostrophe) for possession. For example, the dog scratched its ear.

Now choose the 1, 2 or 3 star activity.

There are around 70 contractions in the English language – how many can you list?

If you fancy an extra challenge try this!

Friday 26th June 2020

Today you will learn about writing a newspaper report.

English warm up

Can you work out the Disney songs from the emojis?

English warm up

Can you work out the Disney songs from the emojis?

Newspaper reports

What are the features?

Newspaper reports

Click on the image to watch the video to recap.

Newspaper reports

•Newspaper name

Write the name of the newspaper at the top of the page.

•Headline

A headline is an eye-catching title for your story, which summarises the information in just a

few words. You should make it eye catching, for example by using alliteration.

•Short subtitle

The subtitle is a short title that gives more information about the report.

•Clear paragraphs

Each paragraph should give more detail about the story and be presented in a clear way.

• Quotes

Quotes written in direct speech about what the saw or what they think.

•Pictures

Write a caption beneath your picture to explain what it shows.

•Conclusion paragraph

Use your conclusion to explain what might happen next.

Newspaper reportsToday you will be writing a newspaper report about a wolf

in Waddesdon.

Collect some ideas:

What effect do you want to have on your reader (shock, intrigue, worry,

excite…)?

Where was it seen?

Who saw it and what will their quote be?

When was it seen?

Did it cause any damage or problems?

Is it in danger?

Is there an expert that can offer a view?

What do you want to leave your reader wondering about?

Choose your purpose (impact

on the reader)before you start.

You may remember this example

from last term. The purpose was

is to worry the reader.

Things to remember:

1. Follow the structure

2. Include punctuated quotes

3. Make appropriate vocabulary choices

4. Include repetition for emphasis

Now choose the 1, 2 or 3 star newspaper activity.

I’m looking forward to reading these on Purple Mash from those of you

working at home.

Have a lovely weekend!