Good Morning and Welcome Back I hope you

Good Morning and Welcome Back! I hope you all had a lovely half term! We are expecting Boris to announce that ALL children will be back on the 8 th March, so we have two more weeks of this smaller group learning. Whilst we are waiting for the first Zoom, could you please colour or read please whilst we listen to Mrs Cartmell read Holes.

Newspapers articles always follow this order: • Headline • By line • Lead Paragraph • Detail including sources They often have: • Photographs • A caption commenting on the photograph Read through the article, ‘Suspension for teacher for tying a pupil to a chair’. With your partner, can you find these features?

Questions to think about: • What person is it written in? • Can you see any commas to mark clauses? • How does the journalist make you feel sympathetic towards the teacher?

Front Page News ØHeadlines. Why are they so important? What makes a headline?

To understand the structure of Headlines often play with words ~ Hot Pop-erty What have they done here? Why do you think they have done this? • Truck by Lightning • Green Queen • Sending up the Stars and Stripes • Witch Halloween Costume is for You? Puns Letter Play Alliteration Rhyme

Letter Play Puns a word in a sentence that can have two meanings. Rhyme Clean and Catchy. Changing a letter in a word to give a double meaning. Alliteration Using the same letter sound at the start of your words can create an interesting effect.

Have a go at writing the headline for this pictures (and the byline)…

SNOW JOKE FOR THE SOUTH Carnage on the roads due to the Beast from the East.

Monday’s task: • Write a headline and by-line for each of the other three pictures. • Headline (make it less than 9 words – play around with them) • By-line (ONE sentence maximum 10 words explaining the headline). • Listen to Mrs Cartmell read The Giant’s Necklace (45 mins) then AR Quiz please. Today

LEAD PARAGRAPHS WHO? WHEN? WHAT? WHERE? Why?

Ageing rock star, Gary Beast, was arrested in Brighton yesterday for shoplifting. He was caught red-handed on camera in a well-known LEAD PARAGRAPHS Ageing rock star, Gary Beast, was arrested in Brighton yesterday for shoplifting. He was caught redhanded on camera in a well-known department store.

What are the 4 Ws?

Tuesday’s Task • You are going to do your headline, by-line and lead paragraph for the Giants Necklace. The disappearance of the young girl. Headline By-line Lead Paragraph; concentrating on: • WHEN Are three most important in the lead • WHAT paragraph. Can you add an embedded • WHERE clause/phrase? • (WHO)

SNOW JOKE FOR THE SOUTH Carnage on the roads due to the Beast from the East! What could be the lead paragraph be?

SNOW JOKE FOR THE SOUTH Carnage on the roads due to the Beast from the East! Yesterday, across the whole of the south-east, traffic came to a near standstill due to the intense snow fall caused by the ‘Beast from the East’, Delays for several hours hit holiday makers as they struggled to battle the treacherous conditions across all the roads.

Tuesday’s Task • You are going to do your headline, by-line and lead paragraph for the Giants Necklace. The disappearance of the young girl. Headline By-line Lead Paragraph; concentrating on: • WHEN Are three most important in the lead • WHAT paragraph. Can you add an embedded • WHERE clause/phrase? • (WHO)

Wednesday’s Task • You are going to do main paragraphing today. These are the paragraphs where you build on the 5 Ws even more. When (maybe a specific time? ) Who – details about the girl and the family Where – exact location at Zenner Head, where were they staying etc… How – description about the build up of the storm (perhaps some historical events) What – What actually happened to the girl.

Earlier in the week. . . The public was informed. . . A further point states. . . In addition to this. . . It has been reported that. . . These phrases can help you ‘glue’ your According to our sources. . . ideas together! Another point is. . . It has been said. . . Researchers went to. . . Our roving reporter. . . We have been informed that Noun, who/which/where, sentences It has been mentioned. . . Allegedly It was discovered. . . When we interviewed/when we spoke to. . . Reliably informed. . . After. . . It emerged. . . Scientists have found. . . They wish to remain anonymous

Thursday’s Task • You are going to do speech/quotes section from your newspaper (the final section) Two examples of direct speech. One example of reported speech. Here is the difference between the two…

Direct or Reported Speech? Ian Mc. Shane, a very hard-working child in 6 T, was heard to say: “Year 6 is the best year ever!” When questioned regarding Manchester United Football team, Mr Todd, of North Lancing School, explained his feelings of love and admiration for the club. Mrs Cartmell, a teacher from North Lancing, described golf as a wonderful sport and explained that she tried to play most nights in the week. Mrs Casey, teaching assistant in 6 C, said: “Literacy is amazing! Everyone should pick up a pen and get stuck in!”

Come up with one example of direct and one example of reported speech linked to this picture.

Mr todd said that mrs williams was suspect number one for eating his jelly babies. • Discuss with your talk partner the mistakes in this quote. Write it correctly on your whiteboard.

Pictures of Zennor Head