Taking Flight Who: Where: When: What: Why: TF Resource 1a
Describe these characters Tony Grandpa Dad TF Resource 2a
Complete the table below to show how the words you use to describe something can be improved. Old Colourful Big Strange Carefully Excitedly Slowly Cleverly Can you find synonyms for the words below, improving each time from bronze-silver-gold level? One has been done for you. dirty filthy unsanitary Bright Hard Tired Happily Have a go at finding and improving some of your own adjectives and adverbs. TF Resource 2b
Beloved Educator, Robert will be unfit to participate in physical education this day, since he has injured his trotter. He is to attend the physician. Gratitude, Robert s Matriarch Dear Teacher, Robert will be unable to take part in PE today as he has hurt his foot. He is going to the doctor. Thank you, Robert s mum TF Resource 2c
This is a type of poem called a Kenning. It uses two words in each line to describe its subject Animal-hider, Heat-trapper, Rain-catcher, Shade-giver, Plant-grower, Land-coverer, Habitat-builder, Species-breeder, Secret-keeper, Medicine-maker, Life giver, Beauty-preserver. Can you guess what this Kenning is about? TF Resource 3a
Word Families graphics digraph graph autograph paragraph TF Resource 4a
Prefixes A prefix is Underline the prefix in these words. Mislead Anti-clockwise Disadvantage Subway Unclear How many words can you think of that begin with the following prefixes? In Sub Dis Re Suffixes A suffix is Underline the suffix in these words. Fortunately Enormous Wrongly Hopeless Information How many words can you think of that end with the following suffixes? tion ly ous Have a go at writing some sentences using these words. TF Resource 4b
Begrudgingly, Tony strapped himself into the back seat of the car. He was disappointed- Dad had promised him an afternoon together to visit the local museum and travel there via the subway system transportation, which fascinated him. He stared out of the window grumpily, counting the lampposts they passed until they arrived. It wasn t that he didn t like Grandpa Nono, he just found him fairly dull, except for his impressive collection of treasures in the garage. As Grandpa meticulously mowed the lawn into parallel lines, Tony glanced up at the crowded shelves- row upon row of boxes and memories, stacked precariously on top of each other. Then he noticed a photograph at the top. He used an old wagon underneath a sheet to climb on to reach it, but misjudged the distance and fell to the ground with a crash TF Resource 4c
Using resource 4c, you are to write what happens next in the story BUT You must follow these rules 1) You must include at least 3 words with the prefix dis. 2) You must include at least 2 words with the prefix re. 3) You must include at least 2 words with the suffix ly. 4) You must include one word with the suffix ous. 5) You must include the root word transport in your writing. 6) You must include the common word imagine in your writing. TF Resource 4d
Fronted adverbials Read the sentence below. Quickly, she ran towards the ice cream van. Where is the adverb? What does it tell us? Now read the next sentence. With great haste, she ran towards the ice cream van. What has changed? Does it still tell us the same thing? Have a go at using a fronted adverbial to change the sentence below. (Think about where she was/ for how long/ how she did it.) Impatiently, she waited. TF Resource 5a
Saturday 27 th September 2017 Dear Diary, Today Until next time, TF Resource 5b
As the rickety old fishing boat approached the horizon, Tony sensed that they were in for a ride. It was a long way down the gushing waterfall to the warm blue lagoon at the bottom, but with Grandpa by his side he knew it would be nothing but fun. The boat began to tip. His eyes widened. He held his breath. The stern teetered on the edge before tumbling downwards- WHOOSH! It was as though they were flying inside a canopy of water. Bubbles splashed his skin. Grandpa bellowed with laughter. Teddy covered his eyes! Within seconds, they had landed safely onto the rippling pool at the foot of the waterfall as it crashed down behind them, laughing in their wake. Tony beamed. That had been awesome! He wondered what the next part of the adventure would bring TF Resource 7a
The girls It She First person Our Them Her Me Their Second person We You His They I Third person My Him The boys Yours TF Resource 8a
Tony, I m sorry but Daddies don t always get to have fun. Maybe Grandpa Nono will take you to the park, he knows how to have fun too well he used to, mumbled Dad, half-distracted by his phone. Tony hugged his teddy bear tighter. Nono only knows how to do grown up stuff, replied Tony with a sigh. The car came to a halt as they pulled up on Grandpa s driveway. Tony could see him tinkering with his lawn mower inside the dusty garage. Hey Dad! shouted Tony s father cheerfully. Standing up and stretching his back, Grandpa walked towards them both. How are you doing, son? he asked. Thanks for watching Tony on such short notice, Dad said gratefully. Grandpa beamed down at him, Well you know I m always happy to spend time with my Grandson. TF Resource 9a
Writing Prompts You must follow these points within your writing today. 1) The first sentence must open with dialogue. 2) The second sentence must begin with an adverb. 3) The third sentence must describe what is happening. 4) The fourth sentence must contain a simile. 5) The fifth sentence must start with dialogue and have a great synonym to replace said. 6) The sixth sentence must be short and snappy. 7) The seventh sentence must end with dialogue. 8) The eight sentence must include a preposition. TF Resource 9b
Planning my independent writing Where will my story take place? Who are the characters? What order will events happen in? Descriptive words and phrases (including similes and metaphors) Sentence openers (DADWAVERS) Conjunctions Challenge Vocabulary Dialogue and speech Any other notes TF Resource 10a