The Winners
It needed to be: watertight
able to float
balance
hold 10 playmobil men
attractive to look at with a sail, oars and shields.
Then they allocated 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place.
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We tested and evaluated our finished Longships: The WinnersMrs Matthews and Mrs Lawrence considered how each group worked as a team and if they fulfilled the brief: To make a viking longship which is historically accurate. It needed to be: watertight able to float balance hold 10 playmobil men attractive to look at with a sail, oars and shields. Then they allocated 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place. 1st Place2nd Place3rd Place
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Operation Apostrophe Today we looked at contractions. We scrubbed up, put on masks and did some surgery on words, changing them to contractions. We applied a plaster apostrophe where we removed letters. A contraction is a shortened word, where one or more letters have been removed (omitted) and replaced by an apostrophe. This technique is called 'omission' - one of the powers that an apostrophe possesses. It is very a handy thing to know and do, as it makes writing less repetitive, shortens text and also helps your writing to flow. do not = don't In Literacy we have been improving our story writing techniques. One way to improve the imagery in a story is to show the reader what is happening rather than telling them. For example rather than telling the reader: The moon is shining. You could show the reader: The glinting moonlight bounced off the broken shard of glass, illuminating the room.
Today we used drama to perfect our skills. This was our task: In groups of 3: •Take turns to pick a card from the pile. •Perform how you are feeling. Think about what you say and do. •See if the others can guess the feeling (write on a whiteboard). •Who was right? Make sure everyone has at least 2 turns. Then: •As a group of 3, select a card together and plan a short sketch to show not tell the feeling you have selected. •Perform to the rest of the class. Tomorrow we will be trying to show not tell in our writing. In Design Technology we have been working in groups to design and make our own viking longships. Mrs Matthews gave us the brief - To make a viking longship which is historically accurate. It needed to be: watertight able to float balance hold 10 playmobil men attractive to look at with a sail, oars and shields. We researched real and model longships and came up with our own designs, considering the tools and materials we had available then as a group we decided on our final design. Watch this space to see how they turn out!
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