Immerse: The Secret Sky Garden

Lessons

1: Immerse Learning Objective: Can I write predictions about a story?

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Guide Questions

• What things can you see?
• How can you describe them?
• Where might they be found?
• What kind of setting might this place be?
• Why might there be litter everywhere?
• What might the story be about? How do you know?
• Does it remind you of anything you have seen or read before?

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Let's share an extract from the Vehicle Text.

• What does Funni do in this car park?
• How do you think she feels about being there?
• Why has the car park been described as 'greyer than a Monday Sky'?
• What could be missing from the car park?

*Let's add some words and phrases to the flipchart.

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Can I write predictions about the text?

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I will model a sentence.

Make a Sentence

Now you will make your sentence.

Make a Sentence

Review

Can I write predictions about a text?

• Read what you have written out loud.
• Does it make sense? What changes do you need to make?
• Use the sentence checker and, line by line, edit for improvement.

Review

2: Immerse Learning Objective: Can I write a setting poem?

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Make a Sentence

I will model a sentence.

Make a Sentence

Now you will make your sentence.

Make a Sentence

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Let's look at vocabulary from the Vehicle Text.

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Let's look at the title and front cover of the Vehicle Text.

Now, let's read up to the end of the line '...and the music of the bells in the city square. But something was missing. Definitely.'

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City Environment Images

Look at the illustrations from the text and these photographs.

What can you see in the city settings?

What might Funni be able to see from the rooftop of the carpark? How might it feel to be there? What sounds might you be able to hear? How might you describe this place? Where is it? How do you know? Would you like to spend time there?

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I am going to model writing a setting poem.

Can you see examples of expanded noun phrases?

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Can I write a setting poem?

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Use the word bank to help you with ideas.

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Review

Can I write a setting poem?

• Read what you have written out loud.

• Have I used expanded noun phrases?

Review

Vehicle Text

Now let's read the entire Vehicle Text.

Can you make any connections between the story and the objects/pictures we looked at in lesson 1? Were your predictions correct?

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3: Immerse Learning Objective: Can I understand the Example Text and its vocabulary?

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Make a Sentence

I will model a sentence.

Make a Sentence

Now you will make your sentence.

Make a Sentence

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Let's re-read the Vehicle Text and discuss the illustrations again.

Funni has transformed the grey city setting into a natural environment full of growing plants

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Let's look at vocabulary from the Example Text.

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Now, let's read the Example Text.

*This is a Transformation Narrative. You will be writing your own Transformation Narrative about Funni finding and transforming ONE of the following abandoned environments:

• A school field
• A town square
• A derelict airport carpark

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Narrative Building Block Questions

Let's answer some questions about the text.

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Review

Can I understand the Example Text and the vocabulary included?

• Read what you have written out loud.
• Have I answered the questions fully?
• Have I included evidence from the Example Text?

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4: Immerse Learning Objective: Can I write a setting description?

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Make a Sentence

I will model a sentence.

Make a Sentence

Now you will make your sentence.

Make a Sentence

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Drama Opportunity: Freeze Frame

You will be writing a Transformation Narrative about Funni finding and transforming ONE of the following abandoned environments:

• A school field
• A town square
• A derelict airport carpark

Let's look at the illustrations showing the carpark setting from the Vehicle Text, and let's look at the Abandoned Environment Images resource.

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Drama Opportunity: Freeze Frame

In groups: choose an environment. Using the illustrations and photos bring the setting to life. One child: act as Funni exploring the setting, while the others act as things in the environment. When I say 'freeze' hold the action still and I will ask you some questions.

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Drama Opportunity: Freeze Frame

• What sort of place is this?

• What things can you see around you in the setting?

• How might you describe what you can see?

• What sounds can you hear?

• What can you feel around you

• How does this setting make you feel?

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I am going to model writing a setting description.

Can you see examples of expanded noun phrases, pronouns, fronted adverbials and commas after fronted adverbials?

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Write

Can I write a setting description?

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Use the word bank to help you with ideas.

Write

Review

Can I write a setting description.?

• Read what you have written out loud.
• Does it make sense? What changes do you need to make?
• Have I used expanded noun phrases, pronouns, fronted adverbials and commas after fronted adverbials?

• Use the sentence checker and, line by line, edit for improvement.

Review