Week commencing 4.1. 2021.
English
There are just four school days this week to start out term. This week we will be starting to look at the narrative poem, The Highwayman which we will be using to support our writing. We will work towards the final task which will be to write a diary from Bess’ viewpoint. The highwayman is widely available online as a written text.
Tuesday
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Setting the scene https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43187/the-highwayman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEEHihQ3CPk
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Set background to poem Share poem in darkened atmosphere. Watch film clip |
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Wednesday |
Setting the scene ( 2) |
Make masks and hats In school we will be making a tri-pointed hat and a black mask to help us imagine what it might be like to look like the highwayman |
Make hat and mask to support children feeling ‘in role’ when working on The Highwayman
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Thursday |
Investigating the text |
Read the first four stanzas of poem. Discuss examples of old fashioned vocabulary/specific vocabulary to describe ( ostler) Use the context of the poem to understand/help explain what they might mean Recap on simile and metaphor -select an example to share
Find these things in the first four stanzas. Key repetition powerful vocabulary onomatopoeia alliteration vivid adjectives rhyme metaphor simile
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Friday |
Performance of Poem |
Rehearse the verses of the poem to support learning of it. This will help to practice vocabulary and rehearse poem to make the storyline clear.
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Science:
This week we will be finding out all about gravity, at home find some objects that aren't breakable and drop them onto a soft surface. What do you notice about what happens when they leave your hand?
Read through the Issac Newton fact sheet, answer either the 1 star or 3 star questions about the fact sheet.