Plan Lesson 8
Can I use drama to gather ideas for my Space Journey Narrative?
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
reloaded
Who/What
Sentence
I reloaded the data.
Add Detail: verb prefixes
reloaded
____________
the data to my system.
Re-read
Build
the data to my system.
Check
reloaded
____________
___________________________________________________________________________
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
completed
Subject
Sentence
I completed my scan.
Add Detail: semi-colon for independent clauses
I completed my scan; the data was sent back to Earth.
___________________
_____________________________
Re-read
Build
Insert the semi-colon to link the two independent clauses that could stand alone.
Check
I completed my scan; the data was sent back to Earth.
___________________________________________________________________________
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 use drama to gather ideas for my Space Journey Narrative?
Vehicle Text Recap
Example Text Recap
Remember: you will be writing your own Space Journey Narrative based on Curiosity, the Mars rover.
Remember: think back to Curiosity's journey through space, fears about landing and the exploration of Mars.
Live-Action
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Illustration 1: The rocket leaving Earth, showing the stages of engine and booster detachment
Bring the xxx scene to life.
Illustration 1: The rocket leaving Earth, showing the stages of engine and booster detachment
Gathering Ideas
What was the journey like from Earth to Mars?
What did you do when you began to explore Mars?
Explore the different stages of Curiosity's journey
What happened as you appraoched Mars?
How did you prepare to land on Mars?
Resource:Gathering Ideas resource
Can I gather ideas for my Space Journey Narrative?
CEW
Handwriting
Writing Effects
Spelling
Ideas
Other...
Feedback: Who did what well?
Hover your hands over something flat, Little fingers first go tap, tap, tap.
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.
I completed my scan; the data was sent back to Earth.
___________________
_____________________________
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.
Put your hands in a crouch then your fingertips down. Keep your palms up high and crouch to the ground.
reloaded
____________
the data to my system.
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.
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
Start with your thumbs and lift them high, Then give your other fingers a try!
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Plan Lesson 8
Can I use drama to gather ideas for my Space Journey Narrative?
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
reloaded
Who/What
Sentence
I reloaded the data.
Add Detail: verb prefixes
reloaded
____________
the data to my system.
Re-read
Build
the data to my system.
Check
reloaded
____________
___________________________________________________________________________
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
completed
Subject
Sentence
I completed my scan.
Add Detail: semi-colon for independent clauses
I completed my scan; the data was sent back to Earth.
___________________
_____________________________
Re-read
Build
Insert the semi-colon to link the two independent clauses that could stand alone.
Check
I completed my scan; the data was sent back to Earth.
___________________________________________________________________________
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 use drama to gather ideas for my Space Journey Narrative?
Vehicle Text Recap
Example Text Recap
Remember: you will be writing your own Space Journey Narrative based on Curiosity, the Mars rover.
Remember: think back to Curiosity's journey through space, fears about landing and the exploration of Mars.
Live-Action
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Illustration 1: The rocket leaving Earth, showing the stages of engine and booster detachment
Bring the xxx scene to life.
Illustration 1: The rocket leaving Earth, showing the stages of engine and booster detachment
Gathering Ideas
What was the journey like from Earth to Mars?
What did you do when you began to explore Mars?
Explore the different stages of Curiosity's journey
What happened as you appraoched Mars?
How did you prepare to land on Mars?
Resource:Gathering Ideas resource
Can I gather ideas for my Space Journey Narrative?
CEW
Handwriting
Writing Effects
Spelling
Ideas
Other...
Feedback: Who did what well?
Hover your hands over something flat, Little fingers first go tap, tap, tap.
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.
I completed my scan; the data was sent back to Earth.
___________________
_____________________________
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.
Put your hands in a crouch then your fingertips down. Keep your palms up high and crouch to the ground.
reloaded
____________
the data to my system.
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.
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
Start with your thumbs and lift them high, Then give your other fingers a try!