Immerse: Dear Earth

Lessons

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

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lunar landings illustrations

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Guide Questions What things can you see? What do they make you think about? Where might these have come from? How do you know? How might they be connected? What do you notice about these objects/pictures? What might the story be about?

lunar landings illustrations

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

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Let's share an extract from the Vehicle Text.

• Which habitats and environments are being described?
• How does the character feel about them? How can you tell?
• What is the character talking about when they say 'your'?
• What words has the writer used to describe the environment?
• Why do you think the environment is being described like this?

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

lunar landings illustrations

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Write

Can I write predictions about the story?

Write

I will model a sentence.

Make a Sentence

Now you will make your sentence.

Make a Sentence

Review

Can I write predictions about a story?

• 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 Description 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.

What do you think you know about the book from the title and front cover?

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Let's read the Vehicle Text and discuss the illustrations.

What did you notice about the story? Which environments were mentioned in the story? What did you notice about them? Why do you think Tessa was writing the letter? Who to? Why?

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Drama Opportunity - Step Inside.

Look at these illustrations from the text.

Imagine that you can step inside these illustrations.

What would it feel like to be there? What sounds might you be able to hear? What might you be able to see and smell? How would you feel?

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I am going to model writing a Description Poem.

Can you see examples of 'a' or 'an' used correctly and prepositions for time and place.

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Write

Can I write a Description Poem?

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Use the word bank to help you with ideas.

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Review

Can I write a Description Poem?

• Read what you have written out loud.

• Have I used examples of 'a' or 'an' and prepositions for time and place?

Review

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.

What environments does Tessa talk about in her letter? What other environments can you think of? What do you like about them? What might damage them? Why is it important to protect them?

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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 an environment letter. You will be writing your own environment letter but about a different environment from the Vehicle Text:

• the ocean
• waterfalls and lagoons
• mountains and icecaps

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Can I put the Example Text vocabulary into letter sentences of my own?

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Review

Can I understand the Example Text vocabulary and include it in written letter sentences?

• 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 postcard?

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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 again at the illustrations from the Vehicle text. You will be choosing one of these environments to write about in your letter: the ocean, waterfalls and lagoons or mountains and icecaps. Choose one now - and imagine that you are there. In small groups: one child sit on the 'hot seat' and act as themselves in their chosen environment. The rest of the group: act as interviewers asking questions...

Drama Opportunity 1: Hot Seating

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Drama Opportunity: Hot Seating

Guide Questions

• What is your environment like? How would you describe it?
• What is it like to be there?
• What are you worried or concerned about?
• Who might damage it? Why?
• What might be causing that damage?
• How might you try and protect this place?
• Why do you want to protect it? What will you do?

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I am going to model writing a postcard to the earth.

Can you see examples of 'a' or 'an' used correctly, the present perfect tense and conjunctions?

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Write

Can I write a postcard to the earth?

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Use the word bank to help you with ideas.

Write

Review

Can I write a postcard to the earth?

• Read what you have written out loud.
• Does it make sense? What changes do you need to make?
• Have I used 'a' or 'an' correctly, the present perfect tense and conjunctions?

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

Review