Analyse: The Secret Sky Garden

Lessons

5: Analyse Learning Objective: Can I find and discuss structure and language features in the Example Text?

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Make a Sentence

I will model a sentence.

Make a Sentence

Now you will make your sentence.

Make a Sentence

Steady

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Let's look at the Example Text again and annotate it.

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Annotating the Example Text

What can you tell about the structure of the text?

I will show you an example of a structural feature.

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Annotating the Example Text

What language features can we find?

I will show you some examples of different language features.

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Example Text Annotations

Can you find the rest of the structural and language features?

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Review

Can I discuss and identify structure and language features of the Example Text?

• Read what you have written out loud.
• Have I found at least one other example for each structure and language feature?

Review

6: Analyse Learning Objective: Can I find and discuss Writer's Knowledge in the Example Text?

Ready

Make a Sentence

I will model a sentence.

Make a Sentence

Now you will make your sentence.

Make a Sentence

Steady

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Let's look at the Example Text again. Can you remember the structure and language features we found?

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Writer's Knowledge

I will show you where the Writer's Knowledge can be found.

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What Writer's Knowledge can you find in the text?

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Review

Can I discuss and identify the Writer's Knowledge in the Example Text?

• Read what you have written out loud.
• Have I found at least one example for each feature of the Writer's Knowledge?

Review

7: Analyse Learning Objective: Can I write a character description?

Ready

Make a Sentence

I will model a sentence.

Make a Sentence

Now you will make your sentence.

Make a Sentence

Steady

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Re-read the start of the Vehicle Text up to the page where Funni is surrounded by flowers in the garden, looking out over the concrete wall. (Page ending with 'That feeling. Like an ache, a hole...')

How does her mood change throughout the story?

Make a Sentence

Now let's recap on the Example Text. How is this similar to the Vehicle Text?

*You will be writing your own transformation narrative about Funni transforming an environment of your choice:

• A school field
• A town square
• A derelict airport carpark (as described in the Vehicle Text)

Make a Sentence

Drama Opportunity: Role on the Wall

Imagine that you are Funni transforming your chosen environment. In pairs - take turns to act in role as Funni, saying aloud:

• how you feel about the abandoned place
• what you are doing to transform it
• what you hope for

Make a Sentence

Drama Opportunity: Role on the Wall

On the inside of the template: describe how Funni is feeling about the environment. On the outside of the template: describe what actions Funni does and the things she says aloud.

Make a Sentence

I am going to model writing a character description.

Can you see examples of expanded noun phrases, pronouns, plural apostrophes and inverted commas for speech?

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Write

Can I write a character description?

Write

Use the word bank to help you with ideas.

Write

Review

Can I write a character description?

• Read what you have written out loud.
• Have I used expanded noun phrases, pronouns, plural apostrophes and inverted commas for speech?
• Does it make sense? What changes do you need to make?
• Use the sentence checker and, line by line, edit for improvement.

Review