This week's learning

This week´s learning:

• Vocabulary uplevelling and expansion in preparation for writing
• Writing of a description of the machine in ´The Alchemist´s Letter´, using the DADWAVERS (description, adverbial, dialogue, where, action, verb, estimation of time, rhetorical question, simile/ metaphor) technique.  Plus application of relative clauses.
• Editing of writing
• Use of semi-colons
• Reading of HOLES
• Reading comprehension of ´Dream Team´by Frances Nagle poem, introducing the APE (Answer it, Prove it, Explain it) technique for 2 and 3 mark questions.
• Spelling pattern- silent l and m

Homework:

• Read to p 54 of HOLES for Monday
• The Giantess poem for Weds (use APE sheet to help)
• Spelling pattern- silent l and m (practice on spelling frame)

Maths

• Simplifying fractions by finding the common factors
• Comparing fractions by finding a common denominator.
• Comparing fractions by finding a common numerator.
• Adding and subtracting fractions including mixed numbers.

Homework:

• White Rose adding and subtracting fractions (2)