Monday 25th January

Hello Amazing Aslans! We’re starting an exciting  new writing unit called ‘Journey to the Jungle’.  We will be joining Ed the Explorer on his journey to a magical jungle. 

This week, we’re going to be writing some jungle-inspired poems.  In the following weeks we will be writing a jungle diary and also some instructions on how to photograph a rare jungle creature!

Today we’re going to be introduced to Ed the Explorer. Can you think how he might go on magical journeys into the jungle? Watch the video below the learning objective to find out!

Learning Objective:  To find meaning in a text

I can remember to:
draw a picture to show the meaning of a key word
match words that have similar meanings (synonyms)
answer questions by referring to the text
challenge: write new sentences using the key words

LO: To be able to story map a list poem (10 things in an explorer’s rucksack)

 I can remember to:

• Listen to and reread the poem carefully
• Think of actions to represent each line of the poem
• Use simple illustrations to represent each line of the poem

Please watch the video first.  After watching the video, your task is to read the poem aloud using actions (either the ones I use or some of your own).  Then you can draw your own poem map using pictures to represent the words in the poem.  

There's an extra line in Ed's poem that I've not included in the actions and map. Can you spot which one it is? See if you can come up with your own actions and images for this!

Wednesday 27th January

Learning Objective:  To be able to brainstorm ideas and draw a map for a list poem

I can remember to:

• note down my ideas using words and phrases
• include things you might see and hear exploring the jungle
• include magical and unusual items
• create and draw new ideas to replace words and phrases in the poem
• Challenge: use powerful verbs

Thursday 28th January 

Hello Aslans. Thank you for sharing all the wonderful work you did on your poems yesterday. You've got some brilliant ideas! 

Today we're going to write and then edit the first draft of your poem.  For this you will need some paper and a pencil.  When you watch the video , I write mine out in pen just to show you how to lay it out but you don't need to do this! As you would in school, you can write a line miss a line for your first draft. This makes it easier to edit your poem as you can add, move or change words.  There is a vocabulary list below in case you'd like to use that to help you edit.

Learning Objective:  To write and edit my first draft of a list poem

I can remember to:

• Use alliteration and interesting adjectives (e.g. towering trees)
• Use powerful verbs (e.g. scorching, splashing, glittering)
• Use superlatives for exaggeration (e.g. biggest, sweetest, fastest)
• choose unusual things and/or invent new things (e.g. a hat made of stars, boots made of spider webs) 
• Read through my first draft and make improvements by adding, moving or changing words

Friday 28th January 

This is the last lesson of the poetry block. If you'd like to feedback on this week's work, please click here. This does not require a google account. 

Today we're golden writing our poems and performing them to an audience! If you'd like to share any of your work, please click on the link at the end.

Learning Objective: To present my poem

I can remember to:

• Read through my work
• Use my neatest handwriting
• Practise until I can read my poem confidently
• Perform my poem with actions