KS2- EnglishWeek 9

Reading

• Keep reading at least three times a week and record in your diary. Tell someone about what you have been reading. If you have run out of books, log on to Oxford Owl by clicking the picture below (you may need to create a free log in) and under the 7-9 age category have a look at some of the books.

• Have a look at Audio books Elementary by clicking the picture below.

Reading- Lesson 1LO: I can use clues found in images to find out about characters in a book.

Click the front cover to hear the story.

• Listen to the first page of the book for a second time whilst looking at the image on the left.

Discuss the following questions with someone in your house;- Was there anything you liked about this text/image? - Was there anything that you particularly disliked? - Was there anything that puzzled you? - Were there any patterns or any connections that you noticed? Record your answers in

your books under the headings -Likes-Dislikes-Puzzles -Patterns

Reading- Lesson 2LO: I can discuss images in a book and focus on why word choice is important.

Look closely at the image of the old man. What do you notice?

What clues are there in the image that tells us about the character?

What did you notice?

Did you notice any of these things?- The toucan in the background.

- The images on the book covers.

Why do you think these things are important?What might they tell us about the story?

- What is the old man doing?

- What do his facial expressions suggest about his feelings?

- What kind of job do you think he has?

- What book was he reading in the previous picture?

- How does the book in the previous picture relate to what he is doing in these pictures?

What do you like about the images?

What do you dislike about the images?

Task

Using the images on the left create the text that would go with each image.

When you have finished click the front cover to hear the words the author used. Why do you think the author used these words? How did they compare with your words?

Writing- Lesson 1

LO: I can use images from a text to create a headline.

What can you remember about the features of a newspaper? Click the picture on the left to remind you.

What is the purpose of the headlines?

Discuss with someone in your house.

Structure of a newspaper.

For a good headline, you need to:• Catch the reader’s attention so they want to read the rest of the report.

• Sum up the story in a few words.

• Use powerful and interesting language.

• Write in the present tense –even if the report is about an event that has already happened.

• Include alliteration or wit at times.

Headline

Print Newspaper HeadlinesNewspaper headlines need to be:• Eye-catching• A title for the news story• Short and snappy.

1. A boy finds a stash of gold Roman coins in the local park.

2. A girl from your local area is chosen for the Team GB Gymnastic team at the 2020 Olympics.

3. A giraffe escapes from a zoo and makes it down the road into the supermarket car park.

4. 500 dogs and their owners do a 5km run and raise thousands for charity.

5. A bridge in a local town falls into the river causing chaos for the town.

Try It

Below are 5 explanations of news stories. Your job is to write the headline for

them.

Click the front cover on the left to listen to the next 2 pages of the text, stop the clip when it says ‘tree frogs and tigers’.

Whilst you are listening to the story look at the images. How could you use these images in a newspaper article?

TaskUsing pictures from the text ‘The Tin Forest’, create a headline for each picture to be used in a newspaper article.

Writing- Lesson 2

LO: I can identify the features of a lead paragraph in a newspaper report.

Structure of a newspaper.

Lead paragraph

For a good lead paragraph, you need to;• Make the paragraph short

and snappy so that it briefly explains what has happened.

• Ensure that even if the reader stopped reading at this point, they would still know roughly what happened.

• Use past tense in most cases.

• Make sure the first paragraph answers as many of these five questions as you can –Who? What? Where? Why?

When?

Arrange the lead paragraph of a newspaper article into the correct order.

for collecting their dog’s poop in a bag but not putting it in a bin.

after he became sick

Naughty dog owners are well-known

of seeing bags of dog poo scattered around his home town.

Now one man has taken action,

Activity.

Use the internet or a newspaper in your house to find an article that is suitable for you. Can you identify the 5 w’s in the lead paragraph? Stick the article in your book and highlight each feature and create a key. If you find any other features include these in your key.

Writing- Lesson 3

LO: I can begin to use the 5’s in a lead paragraph.

Click the picture to recap your memory about the 5 w’s.

Activity

Using the picture you used in lesson 2 create a mind map to answer the 5 w’s;-who?-what?-where?-when?-why?

Think about the headline you used.

Remember.