Immerse Lesson 2
Can I write a metaphor poem?
Handwriting
Handwriting
thumb push
palm crouch
finger tap
finger lift
R E A D Y
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chap
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My Turn
Your Turn
Sentence Accuracy
Sentence Accuracy
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
travelled
Who/What
Sentence
I travelled.
Add Detail: expanded noun phrase
I travelled through
the vast, empty darkness of space around me.
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Re-read
Build
the vast, empty darkness of space around me.
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Check
I travelled through
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My turn to write the 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
crossed
Subject
Sentence
I crossed.
Add Detail: expanded noun phrase
I crossed
the wide, expansive plains of the red planet beneath me.
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Re-read
Build
the wide, expansive plains of the red planet beneath me.
___________________________________________________
Check
I crossed
___________________________________________________________________________
My turn to write the 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 write a metaphor poem?
New words in our book
Click for definitions!
intrigues
atmosphere
delayed
detached
slack
hurtling
Click for definitions!
blast off
rough terrain
evidence of water
'Seven Minutes of Terror'
sky crane manoeuvre
burning curiosity
Click for definitions!
plutonium
rover
heat shield
boosters
Book Time
Who?
What?
Where?
Why?
Let's look at the title of Curiosity and read the whole text. Were your predicitons correct?
When?
How?
Step Inside: Bring your scene to life
Illustration 1:Close-up of Mars in space
What can you hear? Is it loud or quiet?
Illustration 2:Earth in space, looking over at Mars in the distance
What can you see around you?
How might you describe this place?
What would it feel like to touch?
What might it feel like to be there?
Is it calm or busy?
Illustration 3:The module in space getting closer to Mars
My turn to write a metaphor poem.
Your turn to write a metaphor poem.
Use your Sentence Checker
Can I write a metaphor poem?
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.
Act it out?
Words that are similar?
Words that are opposite?
Say it?
Draw it?
Spell it?
Say it in a sentence?
a powerful radioactive metal used for energy
launch into space
a system that lowered the rover onto Mars using cables
a protective layer against extreme heat
makes someone very curious
the layer of gases around a planet
Start with your thumbs and lift them high, Then give your other fingers a try!
Curve around, up to the top, down the same line, up and over with a flick at the end.
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
Act it out?
Words that are similar?
Words that are opposite?
Say it?
Draw it?
Spell it?
Say it in a sentence?
a very strong desire to know something
made late or slowed down
separated from something else
I crossed
the wide, expansive plains of the red planet beneath me.
___________________________________________________
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
Act it out?
Words that are similar?
Words that are opposite?
Say it?
Draw it?
Spell it?
Say it in a sentence?
Put your hands in a crouch then your fingertips down. Keep your palms up high and crouch to the ground.
loose or not tight
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
uneven, rocky ground
a vehicle that explores a planet
the dangerous landing time for the Mars rover
rockets that help a spacecraft lift off
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.
proof that water existed
Hover your hands over something flat, Little fingers first go tap, tap, tap.
moving very fast
I travelled through
the vast, empty darkness of space around me.
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Immerse Lesson 2
Can I write a metaphor poem?
Handwriting
Handwriting
thumb push
palm crouch
finger tap
finger lift
R E A D Y
__________________________________________________________________________________________
chap
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
My Turn
Your Turn
Sentence Accuracy
Sentence Accuracy
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
travelled
Who/What
Sentence
I travelled.
Add Detail: expanded noun phrase
I travelled through
the vast, empty darkness of space around me.
_________________________________________
Re-read
Build
the vast, empty darkness of space around me.
_________________________________________
Check
I travelled through
___________________________________________________________________________
My turn to write the 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
crossed
Subject
Sentence
I crossed.
Add Detail: expanded noun phrase
I crossed
the wide, expansive plains of the red planet beneath me.
___________________________________________________
Re-read
Build
the wide, expansive plains of the red planet beneath me.
___________________________________________________
Check
I crossed
___________________________________________________________________________
My turn to write the 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 write a metaphor poem?
New words in our book
Click for definitions!
intrigues
atmosphere
delayed
detached
slack
hurtling
Click for definitions!
blast off
rough terrain
evidence of water
'Seven Minutes of Terror'
sky crane manoeuvre
burning curiosity
Click for definitions!
plutonium
rover
heat shield
boosters
Book Time
Who?
What?
Where?
Why?
Let's look at the title of Curiosity and read the whole text. Were your predicitons correct?
When?
How?
Step Inside: Bring your scene to life
Illustration 1:Close-up of Mars in space
What can you hear? Is it loud or quiet?
Illustration 2:Earth in space, looking over at Mars in the distance
What can you see around you?
How might you describe this place?
What would it feel like to touch?
What might it feel like to be there?
Is it calm or busy?
Illustration 3:The module in space getting closer to Mars
My turn to write a metaphor poem.
Your turn to write a metaphor poem.
Use your Sentence Checker
Can I write a metaphor poem?
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.
Act it out? Words that are similar? Words that are opposite? Say it? Draw it? Spell it? Say it in a sentence?
a powerful radioactive metal used for energy
launch into space
a system that lowered the rover onto Mars using cables
a protective layer against extreme heat
makes someone very curious
the layer of gases around a planet
Start with your thumbs and lift them high, Then give your other fingers a try!
Curve around, up to the top, down the same line, up and over with a flick at the end.
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
Act it out? Words that are similar? Words that are opposite? Say it? Draw it? Spell it? Say it in a sentence?
a very strong desire to know something
made late or slowed down
separated from something else
I crossed
the wide, expansive plains of the red planet beneath me.
___________________________________________________
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
Act it out? Words that are similar? Words that are opposite? Say it? Draw it? Spell it? Say it in a sentence?
Put your hands in a crouch then your fingertips down. Keep your palms up high and crouch to the ground.
loose or not tight
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
uneven, rocky ground
a vehicle that explores a planet
the dangerous landing time for the Mars rover
rockets that help a spacecraft lift off
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.
proof that water existed
Hover your hands over something flat, Little fingers first go tap, tap, tap.
moving very fast
I travelled through
the vast, empty darkness of space around me.
_________________________________________