Week commencing 30th March 2020Year 5- English

Monday- ReadingTuesday- WritingWednesday- SPAGThursday- ReadingFriday- SPAGDaily reading- 30+ minutes of your chosen book

For all your writing tasks, remember to focus on the Year 5 writing objectives:

Ambitious vocabularyAdverbials to link paragraphsBracketsDashesCommas for parenthesisCommas for clarityModal verbsRelative clausesDialogue

Monday 30th March 2020- Reading Today we are going to be looking at non-chronological reports.

Non-chronological report

Factual, not based on opinion. Research has been used in order to find the truth

In order in which the events happened. Time order.

Negative. NOT in a certain way.

So, a non-chronological report is a factual piece of writing that is not written in a time based order! They can be about many, many things such as animals, places and historical events.

Monday 30th March 2020- Reading Here is a non-chronological report about the tomb of Tutankhamun. As you read through, see if you can remember any features of a non-chronological report. Write them down in your Home Learning Book.

Monday 30th March 2020- Reading Did you come up with the same as me?

• Title• Introduction• Organisational devices• Facts/statistics (number facts)• Parenthesis to include additional

information (extra information within brackets, a set of dashes or dashes)

• Cohesive devices to join paragraphs and within paragraphs

• Formal tone• Technical/topic specific language• Summary

Task 1In your Home Learning Book, write down the name of each feature of a non-chronological report, then write an example from this text.

For exampleTitle: Tutankhamun’s Tomb

Monday 30th March 2020- Reading Task 2Use the text to answer the following questions. Remember to write in full sentences and include evidence from the text to support your answers. Start on the Meet it challenge.

Meet it-retrieval1. Which year was Tutankhamun’s tomb discovered?2. Where did Carter find the tomb?3. What is the name of the room that had the sarcophagus in?4. Use the information in the text to match the people up to their role in the discovery.

5. How many treasures were found inside the tomb?6. Copy out the statements below and say whether they are true or false.

7. What is the name of the ritual that can be seen in the paintings in the burial chamber?8. What happened five months after the tomb was opened?

Monday 30th March 2020- Reading

Smash it- Personal opinion

1. Do you think Tutankhamun was an important king in his lifetime? Use the text to support your answer. 2. Do you think Howard Carter believed in the mummy’s curse? Use the text to support your answer. 3. Do you believe in the mummy’s curse? Use the text to support your answer.4. Would you like to discover an ancient Egyptian tomb? Use the text to support your answer.

Beat it- Inference1. Explain, in your own words, how Carter knew where to look for Tutankhamun’s tomb.2. Why are the artefacts described as ‘fitting for a king’ to own?3. Explain, in your own words, how we know Tutankhamun died silently.4. Which word in the text is closest in meaning to ‘historical treasures’. 5. Why might Howard Carter be surprised to see that the burial chamber was the only room decorated?

Tuesday 31st March 2020- Writing

Are highwaymen real, or are they

fictional?

Today you are going to research the

truth about highwaymen (remember

the rules behind which websites we

should and shouldn’t trust) and

create a non-chronological report.

Here is an example to help you.

Tuesday 31st March 2020- Writing

Yesterday, we looked at an example of a non-chronological report. You are going to try to include as many of the features of a non-chronological report as possible.

• Title• Introduction• Organisational devices• Facts/statistics• Parenthesis to include additional information• Cohesive devices to join paragraphs and within paragraphs • Formal tone• Technical/topic specific language• Summary

Here’s a reminder!

Tuesday 31st March 2020- Writing

Use the following questions as prompts:

Did highwaymen really exist?

When were they around?

Are they still around now?

What did they do?

Why did they do it?

Were they as hated as the one in the

poem?

Were they dangerous?

Are there any famous highwaymen?

Meet it: Include key information about highwaymen

Beat it: Include information about famous highwaymen

Smash it: Include differing opinions of highwaymen you have found in your fact file

Year 5 writing

objectives!

Feel free to illustrate your report when you have finished writing!

Wednesday 1st April 2020- SPAG

Today, we’re thinking about homophones.

A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same (to varying extent) as another word but differs in meaning.

A homophone may also differ in spelling. The two words may be spelled the same, such as rose (flower) and rose (past tense of "rise"), or differently, such as carat, and carrot, or to, two, and too. Work your way through task 1, task 2

and task 3

Wednesday 1st April 2020- SPAG

Task 1

Copy out these sentences in your Home Learning Book. Use a dictionary to make sure you select the correct homophone for each.

1. I was not (allowed/aloud) to go to the park after dark.2. The (ascent/assent) of the mountain took a very long time.3. I like to (practice/practise) my times table on a Sunday.4. Bill’s driving (licence/license) needed to be renewed)5. The fortune teller’s (prophecy/prophesy) did not come true.6. My grandad gives me great (advice/advise)7. When we go onto stage, I’ll have to take (there/their) photo.8. As the (weather/whether) has changed, I will need to adapt our plans.

Wednesday 1st April 2020- SPAG

Task 2

Write a sentence for each of these homophones:

• Lead• Led• Device• Devise• Steal• Steel

Wednesday 1st April 2020- SPAG

Task 3

Thursday 2nd April 2020- Reading

Reading is amazing!

Reading takes us to different worlds, gives us the opportunity to have different experiences and even live different lives.

However, sometimes it is incredibly tricky to find a new book (or, if you’re lucky, a new series of books) that you love. That’s where book reviews come in.

Today you are going to choose a fiction book you have read recently- it should be a book that is suitable for your age group- and create a book review for it.

Thursday 2nd April 2020- Reading

I Capture the CastleReview by Lauren W.

Dodie Smith's novel I Capture the Castle is a journey through the mind of a young writer as she attempts to chronicle her daily life. Seventeen-year-old Cassandra Mortmain has recently learned to speed-write, and she decides to work on her writing skills by describing the actions and conversations of those around her.

Cassandra lives in a fourteenth-century English castle with an interesting cast of characters: her beautiful older sister, Rose; her rather unsociable author father and his second wife, artist-model Topaz; Stephen, the garden boy; a cat and a bull terrier; and sometimes her brother Thomas when he is home from school. One fateful day they make the acquaintance of the Cotton family, including the two sons, and a web of tangled relationships ensues.

While I definitely recommend this book to other readers, I would recommend it to older teenagers, mainly because it will resonate better with them. The writing is tame enough that younger teens could also read it, but most of the characters are adults or on the verge of adulthood. Older readers would take the most from it since they can not only relate, but they may also better pick up on and appreciate Cassandra's sometimes subtle humour.

Over the course of the novel, Cassandra undergoes a definite transformation from child to mature young adult, even though it's only over the course of several months. I love that I could see into her mindset and read exactly what she was feeling when she thought out situations. Her thoughts flowed well and moved the book along very quickly.

Cassandra's narrative voice is wonderful. She is serious at times, but also very witty, which makes for an engaging read. It feels absolutely real, as though I'm reading someone's actual journal. Sometimes I forget that I am reading a story and not a real-life account. Her emotions and the dialogue are so genuine, and they are spot-on for a seventeen-year-old girl in her situation.

Cassandra has many wonderful insights on life, on topics ranging from writing to faith to matters of the heart. I personally have had some of the same thoughts as Cassandra, except Ms. Smith was able to put them into words.

Capture the Castle should be essential reading for aspiring writers, those looking for historical fiction or romance, or anyone who loves reading amazing classic books. Dodie Smith is an exceptional writer, and I Capture the Castle is a book that will never become obsolete.

Here is an example of a book report written by a school child.

Thursday 2nd April 2020- Reading Use these prompt questions to help you write your book review.

• What kind of book is it? (Picture book? Historical fiction? Fantasy? Adventure?)

• Does the book belong to a series?

• How long is the book? Is it an easy or a challenging read?

• Is there anything that would be helpful for the reader to know about the author? For instance, is the author an

expert in the field, the author of other popular books, or a first-time author?

• How does the book compare to other books on the same topic or in the same genre?

• Is the book written in a formal or informal style? Is the language remarkable in any way?

• What ages is the book geared to?

• What happens? Give a brief summary of the book but make sure you don’t include any spoilers!

• Who are the main characters? Include the protagonist and antagonist.

• What makes them interesting?

• Why do you think other readers would enjoy it? Why did you enjoy it (if you did) or why didn't you (if you didn't).

• What ages or types of readers do you think would like the book?

• How does it compare with other books that are in the same genre or by the same author?

Friday 3rd April 2020- SPAG

I’ve been trying to teach myself some new words, but I just don’t understand

what they mean!

Meet it: Find the definition of each word and record it in your Home learning

Book.

Beat it: Once you have found the definitions, have a go at writing each word in

its own sentence to show your understanding of its meaning.

Smash it: BEFORE you look for the definitions and write your sentences,

predict what you think each word might mean.

Friday 3rd April 2020- SPAG

• abomasum• bardolatry• blatherskite• borborygmus• donkeyman• entomophagy• eucatastrophe• funambulist• gasconade• hallux

They are all real words, I promise!

These pictures might give you a clue for a few of the words.