Weekly Lessons Monday 13 th July 2020 WALT

Weekly Lessons

Monday 13 th July 2020 WALT: infer WILF: 1. Watch the movie 2. Infer thoughts and feelings 3. Justify reasons

https: //www. literacyshed. com/wishgranter. html This week we will be focusing on this video as it provides a wide range of writing opportunities for us to explore. Please watch the video carefully and stop the video at the following points: 15 seconds 1 minute 8 seconds 1 minute 15 seconds 1 minute 22 seconds 2 minutes 45 seconds Create thought bubbles for the people making the wishes. What might they be wishing for? Why? EXT: justify your thoughts and explain why you think they may have been wishing for specific things.

Tuesday 14 th July 2020 WALT: explain WILF: 1. Write in the present tense 2. Explain why you are making that wish 3. Describe what happens if your wish comes true

I wish…. If you could make a wish, what would you wish for? Think of the one thing that you want more than anything in the world that would make you really happy. Imagine that wish came true!! Sketch yourself making the wish at the fountain

Wednesday 15 th July 2020 WALT: describe WILF: 1. Research the items in the tool box 2. Make notes 3. Design own wish granter tool box

In the story, the wish maker had a wish bone, a dandelion and a wish shooter to help him make wishes come true. Research the Wishgranters tool box and write why the objects are often thought of as items to grant wishes. If you were a wish maker, what would you need inside your toolkit? What things do we know are supposed to bring us good luck? Could they help you? How would you use the items? Can you describe them?

Thursday 16 th July 2020 WALT: write a diary WILF: 1. Choose a character 2. Write in the first person 3. Describe thoughts and feelings

Write a diary…. Choose a character from the story. Write a diary entry of what happened as if you are that character. Remember to write in the first person using (I, we, me) and include: What did you wish for? How did you make your wish? (Did you throw your coin into a fountain or a wishing well? ) What happened when the dream came true? How did you feel?

Friday 17 th July 2020 WALT: design

Wish maker machine… In the story, the wish maker used a wish making machine to help him grant wishes. His machine was underground and was connected to the fountain where the people threw in their coins. The coin travelled down a series of tubes, slides, twists and turns before entering the wish makers lair. The wish maker also had to press the right buttons to grant the right wish. Things to consider: What would your wish making machine look like? How would it operate? What is your wish making machine connected to above ground? Eg. wishing well, end of a rainbow. What wishes would it offer? How are the buttons labelled?