Plan Lesson 8
Can I use drama to gather ideas for my diary?
Sentence Accuracy
Sentence Accuracy
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
took
Who/What
she
Sentence
She took me.
Add Detail: adverbs
She took me far
away.
________
Re-read
Build
She took me far
away.
________
___________________________________________________________________________
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.
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
looked after
she
Who/What
Sentence
She looked after me.
Add Detail: fronted adverbials
In her home,
she looked after me.
_________________
Re-read
Build
In her home,
_________________
she looked after me.
___________________________________________________________________________
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.
Can I use drama to gather ideas for my diary?
Guide to using the illustrations
Drama: Freeze Frame
Illustration 4: Planes arrive
Illustration 2: Doing things together
Illustration 8: The keeper's house
Illustration 15: Elephant wrapped in blanket
Illustration 9: At home on the sofa
Illustration 17: Old keeper visits elephant
Let's gather ideas for your story.
What happened when the planes arrived?
What was your life like at the zoo before the war?
Gathering ideas for the narrative
What has happened recently? What was the surprise?
What did your keeper do to help you?
Can I use drama to gather ideas for my diary?
CEW
Handwriting
Writing Effects
Spelling
Ideas
Other...
Feedback: Who did what well?
In her home,
she looked after me.
_________________
She took me far
away.
________
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Plan Lesson 8
Can I use drama to gather ideas for my diary?
Sentence Accuracy
Sentence Accuracy
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
took
Who/What
she
Sentence
She took me.
Add Detail: adverbs
She took me far
away.
________
Re-read
Build
She took me far
away.
________
___________________________________________________________________________
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.
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
looked after
she
Who/What
Sentence
She looked after me.
Add Detail: fronted adverbials
In her home,
she looked after me.
_________________
Re-read
Build
In her home,
_________________
she looked after me.
___________________________________________________________________________
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.
Can I use drama to gather ideas for my diary?
Guide to using the illustrations
Drama: Freeze Frame
Illustration 4: Planes arrive
Illustration 2: Doing things together
Illustration 8: The keeper's house
Illustration 15: Elephant wrapped in blanket
Illustration 9: At home on the sofa
Illustration 17: Old keeper visits elephant
Let's gather ideas for your story.
What happened when the planes arrived?
What was your life like at the zoo before the war?
Gathering ideas for the narrative
What has happened recently? What was the surprise?
What did your keeper do to help you?
Can I use drama to gather ideas for my diary?
CEW
Handwriting
Writing Effects
Spelling
Ideas
Other...
Feedback: Who did what well?
In her home,
she looked after me.
_________________
She took me far
away.
________