Homework due Friday 3rd November 2017

Homework due Friday 3^rd November 2017

What is your favourite poem? Mine is 'The Magic Box' by Kit Wright. You can read it below...

I love it because Kit Wright has described some truly wonderful things. Some of them only exist in the imagination and could never really be put in a box. He has used wonderful vocabulary to describe these images and you can really imagine what they would look, sound or feel like. I also love the way the poem sounds when you read it aloud. Especially the first line, 'the swish of a silk sari on a summer night.' The alliteration (repetition of the 's' sound) really helps it to slip off the tongue.

You may choose one of the following tasks:

1) Can you continue the poem? What would you put into the magic box? Write three verses that describe what you would put into the box.

2) What is your favourite poem? Choose your favourite poem and write it up neatly on paper. You may decorate it if you like. Can you also explain why you like it? Which are your favourite words, images or sentences?

Literacy Homework due Friday 20th October 2017

Literacy Homework due Friday 20^th October 2017

Have a look at this boring list poem.

In the blue dream jar you might find:

a parrot,
a butterfly,
the sea,
the sky,
a precious stone,
a gift.




How can you improve it? Maybe you could add some exciting adjectives (gargantuan, ferocious) or some powerful verbs (pounced, erupted). You could include some alliteration (the menacing monster was munching his meaty meal) or a simile (its skin was a cold as ice, it crawled like a snail).

Write your own, improved version of the poem. I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Literacy homework due Thursday 12th October

Literacy homework due Thursday 12th October

For homework this week, I would like you to post six super sentences containing suspense. 

When writing your sentences, remember to include the following techniques used in class:

• Short sentences to build up tension
• Ellipsis (…) to create the ‘what happens next?’ moment
• SHOW how the character felt (His heart pounded, sweat poured from his face.)
• Similes
• Dramatic sentence starters  (At that moment.....)
• Use the senses to describe, particularly SOUNDS!

You may use the following short openers as a starting point:

1. Dougal spotted
2. Dougal was sleeping
3. In the distance…
4. Dougal turned around…
5. Dougal opened the door
6. Cautiously, Dougal crept inside

Alternatively, you may wish to create suspense sentences about a completely different adventure!  I'm already looking forward to reading your work.