Homework Year 6 5th September 2008

Homework Year 6 5th September 2008
LO. To revise setting the scene using the five senses, colours, reference to light, details and figurative language.
As clever people, you'll know that a good story needs to include some description.
Task:Read my terrible description of a house…

It was a big house. It has a path to the front door. It smelled bad. It looked untidy. It had a bad smell. The wallpaper was cheap. The carpet was dirty. The furniture was broken. You wouldn't want to live in this house.
Your job is to rewrite it in your draft books, using interesting adjectives and all of our descriptive skills. I'm sure you don't need me to tell you to include the commas and complex sentences! Write 10-12 lines . Underline your connectives.

Don't forget that you have tables to learn. (You know which ones to learn ready for your test on Friday!)

Spellings. You need to learn these spellings. Remember all of the different ways that you have been taught.
1.Parade
2.Sequence
3.Television
4.Different
5.Picture
6 Forgotten
7 Holiday
8 Important
9.Remember
10. telephone.

These are optional
Independent
Disappointment
Claustrophobia
Write a paragraph (s) which contain all of the 10 spellings. You will need to show through your writing that you understand the meaning.

If you were part of Mrs Newman, Mrs Ghosh ,Mrs Thomas or Mrs Burns groups last year, choose 5 of the words.

Just a reminder you need red/ black PE kits for Tuesday. Outdoor games kits are needed for Wednesday (Saint’s Simon) and Games on Thursday.

Your draft book needs to be in on Monday but your homework need to be completed for Tuesday.