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Year 4 Literacy Week 2
By Aaron Becker
Monday 11th January 2021
Begin the week by watching again the video of the book ‘Journey’ by Aaron Becker. https://watchkin.com/a690d60ea9
Monday 11th January 2021
D.L.O: Can I identify the structure of a
quest story?
Insert picture from Art
Monday 11th January 2021
D.L.O: Can I identify the structure of a quest story?
Structure of a quest narrative
This is the way that a quest narrative is usually organised.
The main character is often in search of something that has
been lost or finds a way into an imaginative world.
In a quest story this is what often happens:
Part 1
• The main character is bored
• The main character goes to find someone to entertain them
• The main character is in a room alone
• The main character finds a magic token
Monday 11th January 2021
D.L.O: Can I identify the structure of a quest story?
Structure of a quest narrative
Part 2
• The main character enters the new world
• The main character explores the new world
• The main character comes across a barrier, a challenge or
problem
• The main character travels through the imaginary world
• The main character reaches the destination, solves the
problem or finds what they have been searching for.
Monday 11th January 2021
D.L.O: Can I identify the structure of a quest story?
Activity 1:Think and discuss.
Can you think of any other examples of ‘quest’ stories?
These may be other books that you have read, or films that you have
watched or television programmes that you have watched.
Ask other members of your household if they have any ideas.
If you have ideas take a picture of the book and upload it to Seesaw.
Monday 11th January 2021
D.L.O: Can I identify the structure of a quest story?
Activity 2: Think and draw.
Think about the story of the ‘Journey’ .
Take a piece of A4 paper and fold it in half and keep doing this until
you have your paper divided into 8 equal sections.
In each section of the paper, draw a part of the quest story and label
it with one sentence saying what is
happening.
Watch the video again if it helps.
The next slide gives you an example.
Then upload your work to seesaw.
Monday 11th January 2021
D.L.O: Can I identify the structure of a quest story?
MC finds and uses magic quest item to go
MC is bored MC has a problem
on journey
MC comes across a barrier and uses magic
MC explores new land MC travels onto destination
quest item to overcome it
Monday 11th January 2021
D.L.O: Can I identify the structure of a quest story?
If you want to do more :
Think about other quest stories that you know about.
As you did for ‘Journey’, in each section of the paper draw a part of
the quest story and label it with one sentence saying what is
happening.
Again upload what you have done to seesaw.
During this week while you are at home be on the
look out for other tales of quest.Tuesday 12th January 2021
D.L.O: Can I use ambitious vocabulary
?
Insert picture from ArtTuesday 12th January 2021
D.L.O: Can I use ambitious vocabulary ?
Activity 1: Look closely at this picture. What
can you see? What do you think the girl is
thinking?Tuesday 12th January 2021 D.L.O: Can I use ambitious vocabulary ? Activity 2: Write a list of powerful words that would describe what the girl can see, and what she is thinking about.
Tuesday 12th January 2021 Activity 3: What do you dream about when D.L.O: Can I use ambitious vocabulary ? you are bored? On the activity sheet, write 3 sentences describing what you would dream about.
Think. How could we improve these 3 Tuesday 12th January 2021 D.L.O: Can I use ambitious vocabulary ? sentences? We could add in an adjective. We could start a sentence with a fronted adverbial.
Tuesday 12th January 2021
D.L.O: Can I use ambitious vocabulary ?
What is a fronted adverbial?
• A fronted adverbial goes at the beginning of a
sentence
• It describes the verb in the sentence
• It describes where, when and howTuesday 12th January 2021
D.L.O: Can I use ambitious vocabulary ?
As soon as he could, Tom jumped off the train.
Last week, I went to the dentist.Tuesday 12th January 2021
D.L.O: Can I use ambitious vocabulary ?
In the winter, some animals hibernate.
Outside my house, I found a pizza.Tuesday 12th January 2021
D.L.O: Can I use ambitious vocabulary ?
Look at the word mat which gives some
examples of fronted adverbials that you
could use.Tuesday 12th January 2021
Activity 4: Look at your 3 sentences.
D.L.O: Can I use ambitious vocabulary ?
Improve them by using fronted adverbials and
adjectives. Write your improved 3 sentences on the
worksheet in the box at the bottom.
You could then cut out the box with the sentences
written in it, photograph it and upload it to seesaw.Tuesday 12th January 2021
D.L.O: Can I use ambitious vocabulary ?
If you want to do more :
Look at your 3 sentences again. Can you find other ways of improving
them.
Could you use some more complex punctuation?
Could you use an adverb?
Could you vary the length of your sentences for effect?Tuesday 12th January 2021
D.L.O: Can I improve sentences by using adjectives and fronted adverbials?
What do you dream about?
Write 3 sentences describing what you dream about when you are
bored.
You could improve these sentences by using fronted adverbials and adjectives.
Here are some examples of fronted adverbials.
Fronted adverbials relating to time: Today, Yesterday, On Monday, After a short while, In
the blink of an eye, Later, Eventually, Recently, Early in the morning, Punctually, After dusk.
Fronted adverbials relating to place/location : Over the mountain, In the distance, On the
shore, Outside the house, Down the stairs, Underneath the bridge, Aboard the boat, Around
the corner, Adjacent to the shop, Far away, Back in the room, Under the sea
Fronted adverbials relating to feelings: Anxiously, In a flash, Suddenly, Nervously, Curiously,
Joyfully, Unfortunately, Frantically, Enthusiastically, Wildly, Courageously, As fast as he could,
In the box below write your new improved three sentences: -Wednesday 13th January 2021
D.L.O: Can I use a mixture of short
and complex sentences?
Insert picture from ArtWednesday 13th January 2021
D.L.O: Can I use a mixture of short and complex sentences?
Activity 1: Read.
Read the piece of writing that goes with the picture.
In the heart of the bustling city, Maggie sat on the big grey steps outside her huge
enormous apartment. She was bored like a railway passenger waiting for a
delayed train on a windy cold platform. She wanted to go on the most fantastic
adventure in the warmest sunny lands, deepest darkest jungles or the coldest
snowy wastes. Really fed up, Maggie went into her lofty grand house to find
someone in her family who would make her feel less bored.Wednesday 13th January 2021
D.L.O: Can I use a mixture of short and complex sentences?
Activity 2 : Read and evaluate.
What is good about this piece of writing? Do you notice
anything about the length of the sentences?
How could it be improved? Record your ideas on the
worksheet.
• In the heart of the bustling city, Maggie sat on the big grey steps
outside her huge enormous apartment. She was bored like a
railway passenger waiting for a delayed train on a windy cold
platform. She wanted to go on the most fantastic adventure in the
warmest sunny lands, deepest darkest jungles or the coldest snowy
wastes. Really fed up, Maggie went into her lofty grand house to
find someone in her family who would make her feel less bored.Wednesday 13th January 2021
D.L.O: Can I use a mixture of short and complex sentences?
Look at this pictures from the book. Write a description of the picture. Try and use
a mixture of short and complex sentences. Write your description in the box on
the worksheet and then upload it to seesaw.Wednesday 13th January 2021
D.L.O: Can I use a mixture of short and complex sentences?
If you want to do more :
Look at the description you have written.
Could you use some more complex punctuation?
Could you use an adverb?
Could you use a conjunction to link your sentences together?
Write a new version of your description.Wednesday 13th January 2021
D.L.O: Can I use a mixture of short and complex sentences?
In the heart of the bustling city, Maggie sat on the big grey steps
outside her huge enormous apartment. She was bored like a
railway passenger waiting for a delayed train on a windy, cold
platform. She wanted to go on the most fantastic adventure in the
warmest sunny lands, deepest darkest jungles or the coldest
snowy wastes. Really fed up, Maggie went into her lofty grand
house to find someone in her family who would make her feel less
bored.
What is good about this piece of writing? Do you notice anything about the length of the
sentences? How could it be improved?
Write down your ideas in the box below
Look at this picture from the book. Write a description of the picture. Try and use a
mixture of short and complex sentences.
Write your description in the box belowD.L.O: Can you write your own story opening to go with a picture from the book?
Thursday 14th January 2021
D.L.O: Can you write your own story opening to go with a picture from the
book?
In the heart of the bustling city, Maggie sat on the big grey steps outside her
huge enormous apartment. She was bored like a railway passenger waiting for
a delayed train on a windy cold platform. She wanted to go on the most
fantastic adventure in the warmest sunny lands, deepest darkest jungles or the
coldest snowy wastes. Really fed up, Maggie went into her lofty grand house to
find someone in her family who would make her feel less bored.Thursday 14th January 2021
D.L.O: Can you write your own story opening to go with a picture from the
book?
Today we would like you to imitate as you write. This means that you are going
to try and copy the style and structure of a piece of writing you have read.
Remember some of the things we have been learning this week about how we
can improve our writing.
• Use ambitious vocabulary such as powerful adjectives
• Use fronted adverbials
• Use a mixture of short and complex sentences
Look closely again at the picture of Maggie sitting on the steps of her apartment.
Read the writing that goes with it.Thursday 14th January 2021
D.L.O: Can you write your own story opening to go with a picture from the
book?
Your Task
Describe what is happening in the picture.
Here are some ideas to help you.
What is the setting? Using ideas from the picture - what do you think the girl can
see, hear, smell and touch? (you could give her a different name to Maggie)?
What is the girl thinking about?
How is she feeling?
It is always good to put clues in the opening to how the story will develop later.
Try and keep to the style and structure of the example as you write. It is perfectly
fine to ‘magpie’ words and phrases to use in your own writing.Thursday 14th January 2021
D.L.O: Can you write your own story opening to go with a picture from the
book?
Write or type your opening and then upload it to
seesaw so that we can read what you have written.
Tomorrow (Friday) you will be doing some final editing
and polishing of your writing.Thursday 14th January 2021
D.L.O: Can I write an opening to go with a picture from the book?
In the heart of the bustling city, Maggie sat on the big grey steps
outside her huge enormous apartment. She was bored like a
railway passenger waiting for a delayed train on a windy, cold
platform. She wanted to go on the most fantastic adventure in the
warmest sunny lands, deepest darkest jungles or the coldest
snowy wastes. Really fed up, Maggie went into her lofty grand
house to find someone in her family who would make her feel less
bored.
Today you are going to imitate as you write. This means that you are going to try and copy
the style and structure of a piece of writing you have read.
Remember some of the things we have been learning this week about how we can improve
our writing.
Use ambitious vocabulary such as powerful adjectives
Use fronted adverbials
Use a mixture of short and complex sentences
Look closely again at the picture of Maggie sitting on the steps of her apartment. Read the
writing that goes with it.
Your Task
Describe what is happening in the picture.
Here are some ideas to help you.
1. What is the setting? Using ideas from the picture - what do you think the girl can
see, hear, smell and touch? (you could give her a different name to Maggie)?
2. What is the girl thinking about?
3. How is she feeling?
4. It is always good to put clues in the opening to how the story will develop later.
Try and keep to the style and structure of the example as you write. It is perfectly fine to
‘magpie’ words and phrases to use in your own writing.
Write or type your opening and then upload it to seesaw so that we can read what you
have written.
Tomorrow (Friday) you will be doing some final editing and polishing of your writing.Friday 15th January 2021 D.L.O: Can I polish (edit/ redraft)my writing?
Friday 15th January 2021
D.L.O: Can I polish (edit/ redraft)my writing?
Read these 3 sentences.
In the city Maggie sat on
the steps outside her
apartment. A red scooter
lay by the steps. Maggie was
bored.Friday 15th January 2021
D.L.O: Can I polish (edit/ redraft)my writing?
Can you change the fronted adverbial
from ‘In the city,’ to something else?
In the city, Maggie sat on the steps
outside her apartment. A red
scooter lay by the steps. Maggie
was bored.Friday 15th January 2021
D.L.O: Can I polish (edit/ redraft)my writing?
Where does the comma go? Why?
In the city, Maggie sat on the steps
outside her apartment. A red
scooter lay by the steps. Maggie was
bored.Friday 15th January 2021
D.L.O: Can I polish (edit/ redraft)my writing?
Add ambitious vocabulary.
Think of a better word to describe the city. Think of better
words to replace red and bored.
•In the …….. city Maggie sat on the
steps outside her apartment. A
red scooter lay by the steps.
Maggie was bored.Friday 15th January 2021
D.L.O: Can I polish (edit/ redraft)my writing?
Activity 1: Polish your writing.
Look again at your writing from Thursday. Find ways of
improving it by:
Checking you have used a fronted adverbial
Using a mixture of sentences (short and complex)
Using some ambitious vocabulary such as powerful adjectives
Check that you have used punctuation correctly especially the
comma after the fronted adverbial.Friday 15th January 2021
D.L.O: Can I polish (edit/ redraft)my writing?
Activity 2: Publish your writing.
Now that you have finished editing your writing you could:
Write it out again and add a border to your writing or you could do
an illustration to go with it.
You could type out your writing and add some pictures or clip art to
it.
You could read it aloud and record you reading your finished writing.
But most importantly upload it to seesaw so that we can read what
you have written!Friday 15th January 2021
D.L.O: Can I polish (edit/ redraft)my writing?
Look at your writing.
Now is the time to self–assess what you have
written.
Have you been able to use:-
• Ambitious vocabulary
• A mixture of complex sentences and short sentences.
• Fronted adverbials with a comma to mark the change from the
fronted adverbial to the main clause of the sentence.You can also read
