Explanation Texts

Alien Explanation

If an alien came down to Earth from another planet he would probably be very confused by a lot of things he would find here. Look around your house. There are a lot of things in your house that would confuse an alien. You probably take a lot of these things for granted. Things like a television, a games console, a computer, a vacuum cleaner, and a washing machine would probably be unknown to the alien.

Imagine an alien did land on Earth and that you made friends with it. Choose an item from the list above, or use an idea of your own, and explain what it is to the alien. Write your explanation down. Think about what the thing is used for, how you use it and how it works.

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Performance Poetry

 Next week we will be starting our poetry unit. 

For your homework this week, you have been asked to read some poems (you could use poetry books from home or from the library, or look on the internet: poemsforchildren.org is a good place to start). We would like you to prepare one your favourite poems to perform to the class next week. Please try to learn as much as possible of the poem (at least one verse) off by heart. 

Think about what makes a good poetry performance. The link below will take you to a performance of one of my favourite poems, Macavity The Mystery Cat by T.S. Eliot, performed by Michael Rosen. If you get chance, watch the performance. What makes it a good performance? How can you incorporate some of this into your poetry performance next week?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/teachers/offbyheart/video/michael_rosen_macavity.shtml 

There are also links to other poetry performances on the side of the BBC page. Watch some of them if you get chance. 

Literacy Homework Due 23rd September 2016

In this part of the story, Sir Caldor the Brave and Edward the Page have just met the fire dragon. Describe the fire dragon in detail. Try to use expanded noun phrases to help you, for example the dragon’s rancid fiery breath or his razor-sharp teeth.

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Welcome to the Olympic Park class blog. 

Our first few days back at school have been fantastic and you have all settled in really well.

You have all told me that you had exciting summer holidays! I would love to hear more about them. Write in the comments below. 
What did you do? Where did you go? Who did you go with? What was the most exciting part of your holidays and why?

Remember to write in full sentences and use capital letters. Check your spelling and punctuation carefully before you post.