Tuesday 9th June
Grammar Warm Up
LC: to improve sentences using parentheses
Correct and improve these sentences using parentheses.
a) The boy who (lives near me is) in my class.
b) The movie we saw - last night was - cool.
c) The Black Rhino which , is an endangered species, is native to Africa.
LC: to identify and discuss conventions of retelling text
We have looked at the characters of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.
What do we know about the setting of the story?
1.
2.
The king was delighted by the sweet air around the castle, and by Lady Macbeth....
From these two sections of text, we learn that ....
There is very little about the setting here in Marcia Williams' retelling of Macbeth.
Discuss with your talk partner:
- why is there so little information about the setting?
- as it is a retelling of a drama script, what is the author of the retelling focusing on?
Let's look at the retelling of Macbeth so far.
What features can we see that we can include in a
Retelling Toolkit?
RETELLING TOOLKIT
/i/video/5_-_A_Trap_for_Banquo_Act_2_Scenes_1-3.mp4
Revision- Volume
LC: To use our observational skills to observe how substances can be separated using evaporation
We are going to observe if a solution can be separated using evaporation.
You will need:
- jars
- water
- salt
- coffee
- sugar
- a timer
Make your prediction first.
I think that ...
Answer these questions in your prediction:
Which one will evaporate first?
How long will it take for the water to evaporate?
Is mixing a substance with water a reversible or irreversible change?
LC: To learn words from the statutory spellings list.
Practice the first 10 words on the list using a range of different methods, i.e: pyramid, big letter small letter, cursive handwriting etc.