What are the features of a mystery narrative?

How does ‘Wild Boy & The Black Terror’ conform to this genre?

Choose a character from the story you are reading. Describe in detail what they are like. Think about :

• appearance
• mannerisms
• personality
• quotations

Remember: point, evidence, explain.

Watch the video ‘Home Sweet Home’ which is about our planet and the impact climate change is having on it.

Task:

1. Write an explanation of what climate change is and what it means. What are the consequences?

2) Then, write about what is being done to reduce the negative impact of climate change on planet Earth.

3) What are you going to do to help prevent climate change?

Watch the report Unicef report on first news.

Who’s looking after child refugees?

Summarise the main points using a combination of direct and reported speech.

Key words & Questions to help you:

• What does Cel Spellman say he hopes will happen in the future? (end of report)
• What do the children at Charles Dickens Primary School say?
• What does Unicef say about the refugee crisis?
• What does the UN convention say?

Don’t forget to use synonyms for said, eg:

• Reports
• Claims
• States
• Insists

Look at the cover, read the blurb and make a prediction on ‘Wild Boy and the Black Terror’. Use these questions to help you:

• What do you know already about this series?
• What do you think will happen in this sequel and why?
• What other possible outcomes are there?
• What clues does the title give you?

Think about all the Michael Morpurgo books you have read and search google image ‘Michael Morpurgo books’. What do you notice? What are the key themes in his writing? Give examples . Remember PEE (point, evidence, explain)

Hi Baobab.

Let me tell you about  why my favorite author is Roald Dahl and why I recommend for you to read (if you haven’t already!) his AMAZING books.

First of all, no-one is as witty, silly, descriptive and imaginative as Dahl. His character descriptions conjure the the sharpest picture in the readers mind. For example, Dahl says about Mrs Twit s: “she  had a quite nice face when she was young. The ugliness had grown upon her year by year as she got older”. This really helps you to imagine her and her personality. As well as this, his stories often have an important moral message (good triumphs over evil). Finally, children are often the heroes, which I think is fantastic and clever as the books are written for children. I could talk about why I love Dahl all day!

But tell me what YOU love about your favorite author:

Point, evidence, explain.

Why do you like them? Give an example (evidence), Explain the example.

I look forward to reading these!

Here are some questions about our recent class book, which links to our PHSE topic ‘Saying no to bullying’

• What were the messages of this book?
• What did you enjoy about it?
• Which characters did you find interesting and why?
• Have you ever been in a similar situation to one of the characters? if so, do you think the author described it well?

Here is the blurb and cover of a new book we will be reading.

1. What genre do you think this book will be and why?
2. Who are the main characters?
3. Make a prediction about what might happen in this book. Use evidence from the cover and blurb to support your predictions.