Grammar

Oral practice: adverbs. 

Using the word bank and the pictures below, practice saying some sentences which use adverbs as a sentence starter. 

Thursday 27th February 2025

 LC: To analyse and evaluate the text looking at language, structure, presentation and how these contribute to meaning.  

We will be re-reading chapter 2 and the start of chapter 3 (up to the middle of page 360  and focus on the characters, their feelings and the description of setting. Remember you must keep up and concentrate.

Toolkit for characters, feelings and setting from chapter 2. 

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Now in pairs, read the extra below from The Chime Seekers. Highlight as many points from our toolkit as you can spot. 

the chime seekers extract.pdf

Highlight anything you can see from the toolkit in the second extract, have you spotted anything else we can add. 

LC: To use a narrative toolkit to write chunk 2 of April’s journey to Bear island.  

Task: Using the toolkit from last lesson, we will be writing chunk 2 of the story- April's journey to Bear Island and her first impressions when she first arrives there. Remember to use the learning wall, toolkit and my modelled version of chunk 2.

Narrative toolkit.

• Third person, present tense 
• Character alone with thoughts during the journey – apprehensive/excited
•  Character is given a warning by a stranger of the dangers of where they are going
•  Fronted adverbials for where – At her side, Up close,
• Objects are described as cold and bitter giving a sense of isolation and loneliness e.g. hard, wooden bench, unrelenting wind
• Character and parent view the land/their new home.
• Description using powerful adjectives, e.g. rolling gunmetal waves, forbidden part of the universe
• Sense of awe with the characters, e.g. A hushed voice full of awe and wonder.
• Parent keen for the response of the child – ‘What do you think?’ Only a little speech used.
•  Adverbs, e.g. she said breathlessly … really caught her eye
• Further description of what can be seen – use of powerful verbs – hummed, shrouded
• Similes – like a ladder reaching right up to space
• adverb sentence starter