Speech Bubble: Why did the boy run away?
Week 1
I stood outside Mrs Cole’s house.
The gate was hanging from one rusty hinge.
Weeds filled the front garden taller than me.
It was like a jungle from a Tarzan film.
The paint was scraped off the front door, and there was a piece of cardboard where the glass should be.
(I’ll take you to Mrs Cole by Nigel Gray)
Week 1
She was big and red, with straggly hair, a scruffy cardigan, and a great big smile.
(I’ll take you to Mrs Cole by Nigel Gray)
Week 1
In the hall there was a pile of dirty washing,
a broken pram,
half a scooter,
a pyjama leg,
and three shoes:
one red,
one brown,
one blue.
(I’ll take you to Mrs Cole by Nigel Gray)
Week 1
Gradually he grew more accustomed to the din and the glare and, though he dared not move, began to observe the humans, for numbers of pedestrians passed close by him. They were all walking on the narrow road on which he sat, a road raised above the level of the street itself by about the height of a hedgehog. ‘They’re safe,’ said Max to himself, ‘because the noisy monsters aren’t allowed up here’.
He looked across the street, and could see that at the far side of it there were other humans, also walking safely on a similar raised road.
(The Hodgeheg by Dick King Smith)
Week 1
Supermarket – an alien’s description?
Week 1
The Great Hall, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (based on Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone)
Harry had never imagined such a strange and splendid place. It was lit by thousands and thousands of candles which were floating in mid-air over four long tables, where the rest of the students were sitting. These tables were laid with glittering golden plates and goblets. At the top of the Hall was another long table where the teachers were sitting… The hundreds of faces staring at them looked like pale lanterns in the flickering candlelight. Dotted here and there among the students, the ghosts shone misty silver. Mainly to avoid all the staring eyes, Harry looked upwards and saw a velvety black ceiling dotted with stars.
(Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by JK Rowling)
Week 2
Written Description or Film Version?
I preferred the ______description of the Great Hall scene because ______.
My favourite part of the film version was ______.
My favourite part of the written description was ______.
I think the film was/was not like the written description because ______. Week 2
Arguments for and against
Written description
FOR / AGAINSTFilm version
FOR / AGAINSTInclude details of the parts you liked/did not like from both versions.
Week 2
Antonyms
An antonym is a word having an opposite meaning to another word
Use these words, and words of your own to create 2 very different settings.
Remember words often have more than one antonym.
quietwarm
safe
happy
fresh / noisy
chilly
frightening
miserable
dirty / bright
old fashioned
cold
tidy
light / gloomy
modern
baking
Antonyms
An antonym is a word having an opposite meaning to another word
Use these words, and words of your own to create 2 very different settings.
Remember words often have more than one antonym.
quietwarm
safe
happy
fresh / noisy
chilly
frightening
miserable
dirty / bright
old fashioned
cold
tidy
light / gloomy
modern
baking
Week 2
Jungles (rainforests) by Henri Rousseau
1844-1910
Week 3
© Original resource copyright Hamilton Trust, 2007 who give permission for it to be adapted as wished by individual users. Y3/4 N Unit 1A – Aut A – Weeks 1 - 3