Monthly Archives: January 2017

WALT: understand the impact of climate change

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?

 

WALT: Make predictions about a book

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As you are all experts on Wild Boy from year 4, I would like to you to use your knowledge and inference skills to PREDICT what this story is about and what might happen.

You must:

use PEE ( Point Evidence Explain)

Write in full sentences e.g I predict that this story will… I think this because…

Read the blurb carefully to find clues

Look closely at the illustrations on the cover to support your predictions

 

WALT: write a prediction about our new book

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Make a prediction about your new book ‘The Legend of Spud Murphy’

To help you find evidence to support your predictions:

  • Read t he title
  • Scan for any major heading or key words
  • Look at the illustrations
  • Read the blurb

Write what you think the story is about and why. Write about the main character/s. The setting of the story. The genre of the story. What is going to happen?

Use full sentences