Immerse Lesson 4
Can I write a characterisation paragraph?
Handwriting
Handwriting
palm crouch
thumb push
finger tap
finger lift
R E A D Y
__________________________________________________________________________________________
chap
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
My Turn
Your Turn
Sentence Accuracy
Sentence Accuracy
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
set off
Who/What
Sentence
I set off.
Add Detail: prepositions
in
the morning.
____
I set off
Re-read
Build
I set off
in
____
the morning.
___________________________________________________________________________
Check
My turn to write a sentence.
Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
Write?
Dictate?
Adapt/Extend?
Combine?
Fix?
Use your Sentence Checker
Sentence time over! Click to move on.
Click to move on.
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
encountered
Who/What
Sentence
I encountered.
Add Detail: expanded noun phrases
a few peculiar characters in the woods.
____________________________________________________
I encountered
Re-read
Build
I encountered
a few peculiar characters in the woods.
____________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Check
My turn to write a sentence.
Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
Write?
Dictate?
Adapt/Extend?
Combine?
Fix?
Use your Sentence Checker
Sentence time over! Click to move on.
Click to move on.
Can I write a characterisation paragraph?
Drama: Hot Seating
I started to run, but I couldn’t find the path. I ran and ran, deeper into the forest, but I was lost. Where was Grandma’s house?
Who?
What?
Where?
Why?
How?
When?
What would you liketo ask the boy?
Role on the Wall
Think
Say
Do
Then bring the character to life!
First
Feel
Describe
Behave
My turn to write a characterisation paragraph.
Your turn to write a characterisation paragraph.
Use your Sentence Checker
Can I write a characterisation paragraph?
CEW
Handwriting
Writing Effects
Spelling
Ideas
Other...
Feedback: Who did what well?
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
I set off
in
____
the morning.
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
a few peculiar characters in the woods.
____________________________________________________
I encountered
Frog Jump-Squat down low, hands on the floor. Jump forward and land softly.
Elephant Walk-Bend forward, arms hang. Walk and swing arms side to side.
Caterpillar Crawl-Walk hands forward, then feet up to hands. Repeat.
Turtle Push-Push hands into floor or wall. Hold, then relax.
Crab Crouch-Lift hips in crab position. Walk forwards or backwards.
Monkey Grab-Reach one arm across the body, then the other. Alternate rhythmically.
Seal Clap-Clap in front, above, and below while keeping rhythm.
Crocodile Twist-Keep feet still. Twist upper body side to side slowly.
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
Curve around, up to the top, down the same line, up and over with a flick at the end.
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Immerse Lesson 4
Can I write a characterisation paragraph?
Handwriting
Handwriting
palm crouch
thumb push
finger tap
finger lift
R E A D Y
__________________________________________________________________________________________
chap
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
My Turn
Your Turn
Sentence Accuracy
Sentence Accuracy
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
set off
Who/What
Sentence
I set off.
Add Detail: prepositions
in
the morning.
____
I set off
Re-read
Build
I set off
in
____
the morning.
___________________________________________________________________________
Check
My turn to write a sentence.
Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
Write?
Dictate?
Adapt/Extend?
Combine?
Fix?
Use your Sentence Checker
Sentence time over! Click to move on.
Click to move on.
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
encountered
Who/What
Sentence
I encountered.
Add Detail: expanded noun phrases
a few peculiar characters in the woods.
____________________________________________________
I encountered
Re-read
Build
I encountered
a few peculiar characters in the woods.
____________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Check
My turn to write a sentence.
Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
Write?
Dictate?
Adapt/Extend?
Combine?
Fix?
Use your Sentence Checker
Sentence time over! Click to move on.
Click to move on.
Can I write a characterisation paragraph?
Drama: Hot Seating
I started to run, but I couldn’t find the path. I ran and ran, deeper into the forest, but I was lost. Where was Grandma’s house?
Who?
What?
Where?
Why?
How?
When?
What would you liketo ask the boy?
Role on the Wall
Think
Say
Do
Then bring the character to life!
First
Feel
Describe
Behave
My turn to write a characterisation paragraph.
Your turn to write a characterisation paragraph.
Use your Sentence Checker
Can I write a characterisation paragraph?
CEW
Handwriting
Writing Effects
Spelling
Ideas
Other...
Feedback: Who did what well?
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
I set off
in
____
the morning.
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
a few peculiar characters in the woods.
____________________________________________________
I encountered
Frog Jump-Squat down low, hands on the floor. Jump forward and land softly. Elephant Walk-Bend forward, arms hang. Walk and swing arms side to side. Caterpillar Crawl-Walk hands forward, then feet up to hands. Repeat. Turtle Push-Push hands into floor or wall. Hold, then relax. Crab Crouch-Lift hips in crab position. Walk forwards or backwards. Monkey Grab-Reach one arm across the body, then the other. Alternate rhythmically. Seal Clap-Clap in front, above, and below while keeping rhythm. Crocodile Twist-Keep feet still. Twist upper body side to side slowly.
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
Curve around, up to the top, down the same line, up and over with a flick at the end.