English: Writing

Click HERE for a writing template. You could print it or design your own!

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02/06/20

This week's writing activity is about coming to the end of 3rd class and the memories you made. Click HERE to find the writing template and put your thinking cap on!

25/05/20

We are staying with the French theme for our writing. This week, you will imagine you are in France and you will write a postcard home!

You have a couple of choices to make.

Remember: a postcard is just like a mini-recount. So it should have and orientation, events and an ending. As always, your reader only needs to know the most important/exciting information!

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Option 1: If you have done the geography work this week, you can pretend you are at the Tour de France. You could either be a cyclist or a spectator (watching). If you choose this activity, click HERE. I have put the link to the video from the geography page celebrating the Tour de France HERE. You could watch it again to give you ideas and get you in the mood for writing.

Option 2: If you have done the geography lesson from last week, you could pretend you are on holiday in France. If this activity is the one you choose, click HERE.

Option 3: If you have not done the geography lessons about France, don't worry! Pretend you are on holiday (wherever you like) and design your own postcard to send home.

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18/05/20

As we are learning about France this week in geography, our writing activity is a travel brochure.

A travel brochure is a small booklet to tell people about why a country is so great. It is like an ad to encourage people to travel there. France is one of the most visited countries in the world. There is lots to see and do.

I made 2 templates - one with pictures and one without. Choose your favourite and write about what makes France a great country to visit! Click HERE to access them.

There is plenty of information on the geography page and of course you can look up some extra facts too!

Extra activity: choose another country that you have travelled to, or one that you would like to travel to and create another travel brochure.

11/05/20

I'm sure you have watched a few movies while we've been at home. I've definitely watched some! So this week, you are going to be newspaper reporters who review films. Will you choose one of your favourite films or one that was not so good? How many stars are you going to give and would you recommend it to someone else?!

Choose which ever review you prefer.

Click HERE for a link to the first film review

Click HERE for a link to the second review

Click HERE for a link to the character study.

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05/05/20

Make sure you have read/listened to Charlotte's Web before you do this week's writing. You can find it HERE.

Characters: We have met some important characters in the first 3 chapters. We are going to focus on Fern, Wilbur, Mr. Arable (Fern's dad) and the troublesome goose. Choose 2 characters and write a paragraph about what they are each like so far. Remember, a paragraph is made of full sentences. Here is an example:

Mrs. Arable

Mrs. Arable is Fern's mum. She lives on the farm with her husband. She also has a son called Avery. Mrs. Arable seems like a kind lady. I know this because she gave Fern a doughnut on her way to school. She also fed Wilbur his milk every day while Fern was in school. I think Mrs. Arable is a peacemaker because she tried to solve the argument between Fern and her dad. I also think Mrs. Arable is a bit funny because when Avery asked about the new piglet, Mrs. Arable did not explain that Fern had a new pet, she said that Fern had a guest for breakfast!

When I said what Mrs. Arable was like, I made sure to explain why. I did not just say she was funny. I said I thought she was funny and then explained why.

When you are finished, draw a picture of one of your characters. There are clues in the text to help you but you will have to use your imagination also.

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For anyone who would like a second writing challenge, here you go!

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Imagine you are Wilbur and you have just escaped from your pig pen. Write a page in your piggy diary explaining what happened next. What did you do with your freedom? (Use your imagination, you do not have to copy the story).

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27/04/20

This week's writing activity is connected to the non-fiction READING from "Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls". We heard about 8 brave, strong women. Now it's your turn. You can choose to write about one of the women from this week's reading, or you could choose a woman that you know. For example mums, nannys, big sisters, aunties, etc.

Here is a report checklist to remind you of the parts of a well-written report. (There is a photo of this checklist at the end of the page)

Here is a sample report. I decided to write a report about my nana.

First, I made a plan. I thought of a title and a statement to explain what my report is about. Then I planned my paragraphs. I decided on the three most important things I wanted to say about my nana:

1. She moved from Dublin to Cork
2. She was a talented artist
3. She loved to cook and bake

I was then ready to write my 3 paragraphs. I needed about 4 or more sentences for each paragraph so I had to think carefully and only include the most interesting information I could think of.

Finally, I just needed a conclusion (ending). I didn't need any more new information, just another sentence or two to end the report.

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My Wonderful Nana

This is a report all about my wonderful nana. She is one of my favourite people in the whole world. She might not have been famous but she was a brave, talented lady and my hero.

My nana grew up in Cork with her family. She was a kind girl with lots of friends. She always enjoyed art and her family were very proud when she did well in her art exams in school. When she was only 18, she did something that takes courage. She moved from Cork to Dublin all by herself. This was a long time before mobile phones were invented, so she couldn't even text to say she got there safely! She had to write a letter and post it down to Cork. She must have felt a bit scared but excited too.

My nana was busy for lots of years, taking care of my mom and all my aunties and uncles. When they were all grown up, she decided to start painting again. Even though it's mostly young people who go to school, my nana decided she wanted to join a class. She was not embarrassed to be older than some of the others in the class! For years, she painted lots of lovely pictures. I still have some of them. My favourite is a cottage with a horse in the yard.

One more talent that my nana had was for cooking and baking. When my aunties and uncles were small, they went off to Warrenmount each morning but at lunch time, school closed for one hour and everyone went home for dinner! My nana would have a delicious hot meal ready for them. In the evenings, she made tea and she also usually baked something delicious. I must love baking because she did!

My nana was a wonderful lady and I'm proud of her!

The End

I really enjoyed the recounts from last week!. If you write a report, I would love to read it and correct it for you. You could type the report or write it and send a picture. Ask your parents for help with this. Send them to sinead.connell@warrenmountprimary.com

20/04/20

This week we are going to revise recount writing. This is when we write about an event that really happened. We tell our reader the most important and exciting parts and help them to visualize what happened.

Here is our checklist to remind you of how we write recounts:

This week, I would like you to write a recount of the Easter holidays. These Easter holidays were very different from any other holidays we've ever had. Choose one day to write a recount about. This could be your favourite day or the strangest day (2 of you even had birthdays!). Here is my recount: The Strangest Easter Ever!

The Strangest Easter Ever!

During the holidays, I celebrated the strangest Easter of my whole life. I was at home with my family (which doesn’t sound so strange) but it was…

First, I got up but I didn’t bother to put on any special clothes like I usually do for Easter because there was nowhere to go! So I put on my tracksuit and runners and took my dog for a walk in the park. It was raining a bit and the park was quite empty but the dog had great fun. He loves having his humans home all the time!

When we got home, it was time for Easter eggs. I had Easter eggs for all my family and friends. The strange part was that I couldn’t visit any of them and bring the eggs. I put them away in a safe place but I couldn’t resist the chocolate bunny that I had bought for my brother – oops!

In the afternoon, we had a delicious dinner. I baked some brownies for dessert. I also video-called some of my family and friends. It was nice to talk to them. My little cousin is only 4 and she kept pointing her camera at the ceiling, so I couldn’t see anything. It was very funny.

Finally, it was time to relax for the evening. It was an interesting day but I want everything to be back to normal next Easter.

The End

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No chocolate eggs for this guy but he got his favourite treat - a carrot!

If you get a recount done, I would love to read it and correct it for you. You could type the recount or write it and send a picture. Ask your parents for help with this. Send them to sinead.connell@warrenmountprimary.com

30/03/20

We wrote reports about native Irish animals before (I have an example of a great one at the bottom of this page). This week I want you to write a report about a native Australian animal. You could write it into a copy or you could get creative and turn it into a poster project and decorate it.

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1. My animal is the ________. It is a native Australian animal.
2. Describe what your animal looks like. (Tip: Look at a picture) How does it move? What sound does it make? Write sentences about: what size your animal is, what it's covered in (fur, scales, spines, etc.), any special body parts, e.g. a kangaroo has two strong back legs for jumping and a long powerful tail.
3. Describe your animal's habitat (where it lives, not just where it sleeps!)
4. Describe what your animal eats: is it a herbivore, carnivore or omnivore?
5. Describe the babies of your animal: what are they called? do the mammies have 1 baby or lots?

Here is an example of a dingo.

The Dingo

1. My animal is the dingo. The dingo is like a wild dog or wolf and it is a native Australian animal.
2. Dingoes are the size of a large dog. They are covered in tan-coloured fur. They have 2 big, pointy ears to help them hear and a big bushy tail like a fox. They have 4 long legs so that they can run very fast. They can also jump over 2 metres into the air! Dingoes do not bark like a dog, they howl like a wolf. "Awoooo!"
3. Dingoes live in almost every part of Australia. They live in mountains, forests, close to the sea and even in parts of the desert. Unlike dogs, they do not always live in packs. They only work together if they want to catch something really big for dinner!
4. Dingoes are omnivores - they eat both plants and animals. However, their favourite food is meat. Dingoes hunt for rabbits, rodents, birds and reptiles.
5. Dingo babies are called pups. Dingoes have one litter of pups every year. The mammy dingo usually has 5 or 6 pups to look after.

Below are links to facts about 3 more native Australian animals. Choose your favourite and get writing!

Koalas

Tasmanian Devil

Kangaroo

Reminder to use capital letters and full stops!