Year 5 English Week beginning 11520 The work

Year 5 English Week beginning 11/5/20 The work this week will has a reading focus. All you will need is some paper and something to write with!

Bubble Bath Gareth Lancaster I emptied the bubble baths into the tub Determined to get myself thoroughly scrubbed The bottle had said, ‘ONLY ONE CAP OR TWO’ So I poured in the lot to see what it would do! That still didn’t seem quite enough to get clean So I followed it up with another fifteen The three bars of soap and a dozen shampoo And two broken bath bombs to finish my brew! I’ll cut to the chase, this did not turn out well, As the burbling, foaming bath bubbles did swell, It wasn’t all bad, I was clean and smelled sweet, But outside my soap suds had buried the street! Day 1 Reading Questions What does the word ‘brew’ mean? How many bars of soap went into the bath? What sort of person do you think this child is and why? Use evidence from the text to support your answer. Why has the poet written some words in capital letters?

Bubble Bath Gareth Lancaster 1) 2) 3) 4) I emptied the bubble baths into the tub Determined to get myself thoroughly scrubbed The bottle had said, ‘ONLY ONE CAP OR TWO’ So I poured in the lot to see what it would do! That still didn’t seem quite enough to get clean So I followed it up with another fifteen The three bars of soap and a dozen shampoo And two broken bath bombs to finish my brew! Your Verse Here I’ll cut to the chase, this did not turn out well, As the burbling, foaming bath bubbles did swell, It wasn’t all bad, I was clean and smelled sweet, But outside my soap suds had buried the street! Day 1 Task Write a new verse for the poem which will become Verse 3. Think about: • How does the poem rhyme? • Is it in 1 st or 3 rd person? • The number of syllables on a line – there are 11 or 12 in the original. • Your use of language – is it appropriate for the subject? Have you used the best vocabulary that you can? • Assonance – remember assonance is the rhyming of vowel sounds. E. g. shampoo and brew. • Punctuation – have you used a variety e. g. ! () , • Ensure your verse follows on neatly from the one before.

Day 2 Reading Questions What does the word ‘perilous’ mean? How many buttons does the man have on his coat? 1) Why do you think the man is holding onto his hat? 2) What period in History might this be? How do you know? Taken from Grandfather’s Journey by Allen Say How has the illustrator shown that the sea is rough?

Day 2 Task Imagine you were the man in the picture. Write a diary entry as if you were him. Think about: • Where are you going? Why? • Are you by yourself? • How do you feel about this? Are you pleased or not? Why? • The period of History this might be and make sure that elements of your writing reflect this. They would not be playing Minecraft for instance!! • His clothes – is he well off or not? Does he have any other items with him or in his luggage? Are they important? Taken from Grandfather’s Journey by Allen Say If you are not sure how to begin, use this starter: August 13 th, 1923 The words were still ringing in my head. They were the last words to crackle out of the radio before it stopped broadcasting three days ago. I haven’t heard any words since then… Make sure you: • Vary your punctuation. • Use complex sentences, fronted adverbials and time connectives. • Use lots of adjectives for description! • Finally…. use your senses!! Imagine you were him. What would you see, hear, smell, feel or taste?

Day 3 Reading Questions What does the word ‘astounded’ mean? How many clocks are there in the picture? Why do you think the boy and bed are in the river? Why has the photographer or author chosen a forest for his setting?

Day 3 Task Write a short description of the picture. Include the features on your BINGO card below. When you’ve included them all, shout BINGO! Choose the best vocabulary! Bingo Grid Fronted adverbial Expanded noun phrase ; ? Onomatopoeia The conjunction - when

Day 4 The Mystery of the Colour Thief by Ewa Jozefkowicz Read the story first please.

Day 4 Questions 1. 2. 3. What time of year was it? Is Lou a boy or a girl? Who was ‘a smudge of black in the grey’? 1. Who was Milo? Use evidence to support your answer. Was the narrator late for school? Support your answer with evidence from the text. Is it a cold day? Use evidence from the text to support your thinking. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Which word in the text means ‘radiating light’? Which word in the text means ‘to gather in a close group’? What does the author mean in the line ‘the fishing line of the school gates’? The author uses a metaphor in paragraph one. Can you identify it? The author uses short sentences in paragraph two. What effect does this have on the reader?

Challenge (if you would like it!) Write your own character description of a mysterious figure. Use paragraph one of the Colour Thief to help you. You might want to look at these other examples too:

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