Dear Year 6 Please see the work for Week 10 in this PDF. There is no expectation to print the work. Do try and complete it on paper at home or enjoy the online quizzes where available. There are links for you to click. These will take you quickly to work I have set. If you are unable to do this, we have provided the work on the following slides for you to have a go at. Your child should already have a login for TTRockstars. If you need it again do message me on Dojo. The learn by heart facts are for you to practise everyday in anyway you would like. Have a great week and do what you can. Miss Durrant and Mrs Wilcox
Facts for you to learn by heart: number
Spellings for this week: Year 6 Spelling List: excellent
forty
existence
frequently
explanation
government
familiar
guarantee
foreign
harass
Big Write - for the whole week. Please finish this story using your best writing possible. He had been working on the drawing for hours, locked away in complete silence in his study, letting his imagination run wild. The only sound that could be heard was the soothing scratching of his pencil on the textured paper. When he had finished, George stood up and took a step back, proud of the work he had done. He was an extraordinary artist, more extraordinary than any other artist in the entire world! As George spoke the magic word, the ship’s sails started to flutter as if a strong breeze blew through the room. He loved this moment, seeing his creations come to life...
Topic: Please choose an activity to work on through the week:
(You may decide to work on more than one!)
Monday Maths: Summer 6, Lesson 1 - Fractions to Percentages
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English: Analysing and Performing Poems https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zdw83j6
Poetry is fantastic! It is a type of writing that is designed to bring out feelings (emotions) in the reader or the person who is listening to it being read aloud. There are lots of different types of poem. Some have strict rules, such as limericks or haikus. On the other hand, some have less rules, such as free verse or narrative poems.
Subject All poems have a subject – the thing that the poem is about. Poets can write about anything. For example, Robert Burns wrote about mice and even haggis! Language Descriptive language that creates imagery (a picture in the mind of the reader) is important in poetry. Poems often include descriptive devices like: ●
Similes describe something by comparing it to something else, using like or as.
For example, the daffodils twirled like ballerinas. ●
Metaphors are a word or a phrase used to describe something as if it were something else.
For example, George had a lion’s heart (meaning he was brave). ●
Personification describes objects as if they are people.
For example, the daffodils were fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Tuesday Maths: Summer 6, Lesson 2 - Equivalent FDP
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English: Assonance, Onomatopoeia and Alliteration in Poetry https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z9wdbqt
Poetic devices You can become a poetry scientist by experimenting with different types of words and phrases, known as poetic devices: ●
Assonance is repeated vowel sounds (AEIOU) throughout the line/sentence.
For example, the rain in Spain fell on the plain. ●
Alliteration is repeating the sounds at the start of words.
For example, rare red rabbits revel with rage. ●
Onomatopoeia is words that sound like what they describe.
For example, crunch, smack or drip.
Other examples of poetic devices include: ●
Rhymes are words that end in a similar sound.
For example, the dog, sat on a log. ●
Repetition is repeating words for effect.
For example, steady, steady, steady the snow fell. ●
Similes describe something by comparing it to something else, using like or as.
For example, he ran as fast as a cheetah.
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Metaphors are words or phrases used to describe something as if it were something else.
For example, she has a lion’s heart. ●
Personification is describing objects as if they are people and is a way of making sentences more exciting.
For example, the stars danced in the night sky. ●
Hyperbole is exaggerating to emphasise a point.
For example, the show was out of this world.
Can you match the different types of poetic device to the correct example? One has been done for you.
Wednesday Maths: Summer 6, Lesson 3 - Order FDP
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English: Writing Limericks and Clerihews https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zpb3trd
People think that poems have to rhyme – well, they don’t! Rhyming must be used carefully – using it too much can make your poems boring, hard to listen to and understand. Poems with strict rules, known as a rhyming structure, can make your poem more predictable and fun to listen to. Two poems with a strict rhyming structure are limericks and clerihews.
Limericks ● ● ●
Limericks follow a strict rhyming pattern. In a limerick the first, second and fifth lines have the same rhythm and rhyme. The third and fourth lines rhyme with each other too.
Clerihews ● ● ● ●
The first line is (or ends in) a person’s name. The second, third and fourth lines add extra information or something funny. The second line rhymes with the first. The third and fourth lines rhyme too.
Thursday Maths: Summer 6, Lesson 4 - Percentages of Amounts
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English: Writing Narrative Poems https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zy4csk7
A free verse poem is different to lots of other poems as it has no set rhyme or rhythm. Instead, they follow the natural rhythms of speech.
Narrative poems Narrative means story and a narrative poem tells a story. Lots of poems are mainly about thoughts and feelings, so this is a key difference. Many poems don’t have a narrative because they are often just about thoughts and feelings, instead of a story! Key features of narrative poems ● ● ●
In a narrative poem, a story is told, but there is also rhythm and rhyme. Rhythm and rhyme give the narrative energy so that it is more exciting. Some narrative poems also contain repetition to add rhythm and make it more predictable.
Are narrative and free verse poems the same? ● ●
Free verse and narrative poems can sometimes seem similar, but they are not the same. One key difference is that narrative poems often include some poetic devices such as rhyming, rhythm (by counting syllables) or repetition.
Stanzas A stanza is a group of lines within a poem. A stanza is similar to a paragraph. Just like a paragraph, they contain related information and introduce new thoughts or ideas. Key features of stanzas ● ●
Poems can contain a number of stanzas. They are separated by missing a line. Like all poems, stanzas can rhyme, but they do not have to.
Friday Maths:
Summer 6, Lesson 5 - Friday Maths Challenges
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English: Book Club: The Parent Agency https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zfkrn9q
The Parent Agency
Barry Bennett hates being called ‘Barry’ and has made a list of ten other things he hates. Barry feels that his friends have better names, better clothes, better birthdays and definitely better parents. Barry wishes he had better parents and is transported to a world where children choose their own. In the first extract, Barry is planning his birthday party and his younger twin sisters, who he refers to as TSE, The Sisterly Entity, are winding him up with their dad.
Extract 1 '... so I thought maybe on my birthday, next Saturday, when I wake up, it would be good if waiting outside was an Aston Martin DB6...' Barry was saying, in between forkfuls of low-sugar, low-salt baked beans on jacket potato. 'An Aston Martin! Write that down, Ginny!' 'I’m writing it down, Kay!' Barry carried on looking at his dad. He had chosen not to recognise his younger twin sisters. Barry often snuck a glance at his dad’s Daily or Sunday Express, as he knew that James Bond would have to be aware of when dangerous stuff was happening in the world, and he had read that some countries did this to other ones, sometimes. So similarly he did not call his eight-year-old twin sisters Ginny and Kay but The Sisterly Entity or TSE for short. He did, however, out of the corner of his eye, catch them doing that sarcastic thing they did, when one of them – Barry didn’t like separating TSE into two, as that was kind of recognising that they existed, but if he had to, he would refer to them as Sisterly Entities One and Two – would pretend to write down something he said, as if it was really important. Which of course was their way of saying that it wasn’t important at all. Barry really hated it when they did that. '... so, Dad, on our birthday can you take us somewhere in a Rolls-Royce? Which you can keep in the garage next to the Aston Martin!' said Sisterly Entity One. 'Ha ha ha!' laughed Sisterly Entity Two, who was still running her index finger across her palm as part of the pretending-to-write-down-stupid-stuff-Barry-says mime. 'Yeah, well, they’re not that expensive to hire. I checked online,' said Barry, trying as much as possible not to look at them. 'And then maybe you can have, like, a tuxedo Dad ready for me to wear and a cake with 007 on it, and all my friends can come dressed as Bond villains, and maybe you can have the film soundtrack playing, and you, Dad, you can be Q, showing me gadgets, like a jet pack and a pen that’s actually a gun, and - ' 'Sorry, Barry, what?' His dad put down his Sunday Express. 'Weren’t you listening? Da-ad!' 'Barry, please don’t say 'Dad' like that.' 'Like what?' 'Like when you give it two syllables. And go right down on the second one. On the -ad.' This was Barry’s mum speaking.
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If you had to identify the top five things that happened in this extract what would they be? Skim and scan the extract and consider which events or findings are the most important. You may have more than five to start with. Decide which things are most important and then write a list of the five key points from extract one.
Extract 2 'Write that face down, Ginny!' 'I’m... a... really... stupid... looking... boy...' said Sisterly Entity Two, moving her finger slowly across her palm. And suddenly a feeling that had been welling up inside Barry for... well, since his dad had closed the door on Jake and Taj and Lukas just before tea, but in another way for much longer than that, maybe ever since he’d understood that, unfortunately, his name was Barry – a feeling that he wanted to both cry and shout and break something all at the same time – exploded out of him. 'I hate you because you’re boring! And tired ALL THE TIME! And always TELLING ME OFF FOR NOTHING! And saying, ‘That’s a swear,’ when all I’ve done is say 'BUM!'' 'Barry. That’s a swear!' said his mum. 'NO IT ISN’T! And because you’re so much nicer to THEM...' He pointed at TSE. They both grinned at the same time. '...than to ME! And because...' Barry realised by now that he was doing the list in his bedroom. He decided to miss out Numbers 8 and 9 – ‘Not being glamorous’ and ‘Being poor’ – since even in his rage he knew that they might just sound a bit too horrible out loud. especially as loud as he was speaking now. 'And... YOU NEVER, EVER MAKE MY BIRTHDAY REALLY GOOD!!' There was a short pause after he shouted this. Then Sisterly Entity One said: 'Write that down, Ginny.' 'I’m writing it down, Kay.' 'Right,' said Barry’s dad. 'Well, if that’s how you feel, we won’t have a screening of Casino Royale on your birthday!' 'GREAT!' shouted Barry and he threw the DVD across the room. It spun round in the air as it made its way towards the sink. Barry was secretly quite proud of the throw; his wrist had flicked sharply as he’d released the disc, like an Olympic discus champion. 'BARRY!!' his dad shouted. So loudly that, for the first time this dinner time, Barry’s mum looked up from the dishwasher. Just in time to be hit in the eye by a copy of Casino Royale, starring David Niven. 'OW!' she said, falling backwards and out of sight again. Barry heard a bump. Then one of the egg-timers, the red one, fell of the kitchen counter and smashed. 'Uh-oh', he thought. 'RIGHT, BARRY, THAT’S IT! GO TO YOUR ROOM!' said his dad, pointing upstairs – stupidly, really, as Barry knew the way. 'ALL RIGHT I WILL!' Barry shouted back. And because he was a little frightened by now, he ran out of the kitchen as fast as he could, swerving at the last minute to avoid the bits of glass and sand from the egg-timer which was sprinkled all over the floor.
As a reader, how are you feeling about Barry’s reaction in this extract? Are you satisfied and think that he is justified? Or do you think that he has over-reacted? Do you blame him for his reaction or has he gone one step too far? Skim and scan the extract and make a list of what he has done (shouted at siblings, accused parents of being boring etc). Once you have weighed up your evidence write a short paragraph that explains what you think about Barry’s reaction.
Finishing off Friday: Finish off any work from this week that you haven’t yet completed.