A Midsummer Night's Dream

This week we have been reading A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare.

We have looked at some of Shakespeare’s language in class and discussed some of the words that he invented, such as honorificabilitudinitatibus.

For your homework this week, we would like you to invent three words of your own, with definitions.

For example:

·         You could merge two or more existing words into a new word. For example the word chortle, came from chuckle and snort- a snorting laugh.

·         If you know some words from another language you could combine them with English words to create a new word.

·         If you have a younger brother or sister, you might want to listen to their babbling and see if you can create a word from the noises they make.

·         You could create an onomatopoeia by listening to sounds around you.

·         You could add prefixes or suffixes onto existing words. For example you could say zebrification-the process of becoming a zebra.

     Write your three words with their definitions below. I can't wait to see what you come up with!

 

Harry Potter

Blog:

This week we have been starting a new unit about adventure stories. We have learnt an extract from Harry Potter called Harry Potter and the Mountain Troll.  For your homework this week, we would like you to write a description of the mountain troll on the blog. Use the information from the text that we have learnt and add your own detail (use your imagination).

Minimum 100 words.

Performance Poems Tips

Have a look on performapoem.lgfl.org.uk/ to see some good examples of poetry performances.

Before you start, read your chosen poem carefully and think about the meaning. It would be a good idea to discuss this with an adult.

Things to think about:

• Voice projection: speaking at a good volume so everyone can hear 
• Articulation: speaking clearly so all words can be understood 
• Timing and rhythm: emphasising the rhythm of the lines, respecting punctuation, not reading too quickly 
• Mood: varying tone of voice, volume etc to suit happy / sad bits of a poem 
• Facial expression: using expressions to suit different parts of the poem 
• Gesture: emphasising or echoing the meaning of the poem with hand gestures

Good luck!

Flotsam

For our book week topic we have been looking at the book ‘Flotsam’. In the story some mysterious photographs are found by a boy on the beach. There are lots of unusual pictures of creatures underwater such as mechanical fish, an octopus sitting on a sofa and a turtle with a whole city on its back. 

As part of our story writing this week, we have focused on using expanded noun phrases with a preposition. For your homework, imagine or draw your own underwater scene and then write a paragraph on the blog describing what’s in the scene that you have created. Remember to use expanded noun phrases. Choose your adjectives carefully-try to use some that nobody else will use!

Minimum 100 words. 

Mental Maths-Addition

Here is the game that we were playing as a warm up to our Maths lesson today. Let me know how you get on.
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Brave Rowland

Please write a conversation between two characters from Brave Rowland. Remember to use:

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• ·         Speech marks around the words which are said.
• ·         Punctuation inside the speech marks.
• ·         A new line for each new speaker.
• ·         A comma to separate the speech and narrative.
• ·         Alternatives for said.
  

Science Trip

We would like you to write a short (3-4 paragraphs) report about our trip to the London Museum of Water and Steam. You could include:

·         The Water Cycle workshop

·         Puzzling properties workshop

·         Splash zone

·         Waterworks gallery

·         Materials trial

Please try to focus on what you found out, rather than who you sat next to or what you had for lunch!