Good morning everyone and welcome back to Methlick’s Book Club!
I hope that you have enjoyed your first week of Expressive Arts fortnight. Hopefully, you have all been reading J.K. Rowling’s new story – The Ickabog
Category Archives: Hot Literacy
Book Club – Reading – Hot – The Ickabog – Chapter 1
Good morning everyone and welcome back to Methlick’s Book Club!
I hope that you have enjoyed your first week of Expressive Arts fortnight. This week, I have read chapter 1 of J.K. Rowling’s new book , ‘The Ickabog’. Have you managed to read the first chapter too?
Your questions to answer this week:
- What is your opinion of the story so far? Share what you like or dislike.
- Making predictions – Now that you have read Chapter 1, what do you think will happen next? Is there going to be a main character and who might they be?
You will find my responses in the comments.
Please share your responses in the comments and let’s all talk about The Ickabog!
Become an Art Critic – Spicy/Hot
In today’s post, I am challenging you to become an art critic.
An art critic is a person who specialises in analysing, interpreting and evaluating works of art. Their written reviews are published in newspapers, magazines, books, exhibition brochures, catalogues and on web sites.
In my Sway you will find some hints and tips on becoming an art critic. You will then have the opportunity to study and assess several well-known paintings.
I would love to hear your thoughts on the paintings, so please come back and discuss them with me on the Blog. I will be holding an Art Appreciation discussion next week – come along and share your views!
Book Club – Reading – Hot – The Ickabog
Good morning everyone and welcome back to Methlick’s Book Club!
Have you heard that J.K. Rowling has recently released a new story titled ‘The Ickabog’? It is free and will be published online throughout the coming months.
Instead of us all reading different books, I thought it would be lovely if we read this new story together. Each week, we will read a new chapter, discuss the story so far and complete activities. Activities will be posted on a Monday and we will discuss our responses on a Friday.
J.K. Rowling has also challenged children to create illustrations for the book that will be published later in the year. More information on this competition can be found at – https://bit.ly/2zzey5x
Click on the Sway below to see our activities for this week.
LITERACY: Inferring and Deducing Skills (Using Photographs and Examples from Texts) HOT/SPICY
Hi Everyone,
Nice easy task for you to get your hands on , looking at some important literary concepts that link perfectly to our Expressive Arts theme,
Click the Sway below to work through your Interactive Lesson on Inferring and Deducing Skills.
SPICY learners it would be great for you to give this a go as well 🙂
Biography of an Artist – Spicy/Hot
Today you are going to be learning about some of the features of a biography before planning and writing your own.
I have suggested that you base your biography on an artist but, as our theme this fortnight is Expressive Arts, please feel free to choose an artist, sculptor, architect, musician, dancer or actor as your subject.
The Sway below contains all the information required for you to create your biography.
Don’t forget to set your work out neatly, taking a new paragraph every time there is a change of subject. Please share your completed biography with your teacher, and don’t forget to come back on the Blog to let me know how you got on. 😊
Book Club – Reading – Hot – Week 2
Good morning everyone and welcome back to Methlick’s Book Club!
I hope that you have enjoyed your second week of Health fortnight. Hopefully, you have all been reading for enjoyment, just like me!
I have been reading ‘The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse’ by Charlie Mackesy.
What have you been reading? Let us know in the comments!
Your questions to answer this week:
- Select one or two main characters from your book. If you could ask them three questions to learn more about them, what would they be? Write down your questions and try to answer them as if you were that character.
You will find my responses in the comments.
Please share your responses in the comments and let’s all talk about what we have been reading!
Anagrams – Fruits and Vegetables
Good morning, everyone.
As it’s the last week of our Health Fortnight, I thought I would choose something healthy for my Literacy challenge. All the answers to today’s anagrams are names of fruits and vegetables.
If you haven’t tried working out an anagram before – it’s easy! Just unscramble the letters in each question to form the name of a fruit or vegetable. I find the easiest way to do this is to write down all the letters in random order on a piece of paper. You can also cut them up and rearrange them that way, moving them around until you work it out.
Click on the Sway to take part. Good luck!
Book Club – Reading – Hot – Week 2 Activities
Good morning everyone and welcome back to Methlick’s Book Club!
I hope that you have enjoyed your first week of Health fortnight. Hopefully, you have all been reading for enjoyment, just like me!
Click on the Sway below to see our new activities for this week.
Book Club – Reading – Hot – Week 1
Good morning everyone and welcome to Methlick’s Book Club!
I hope that you have enjoyed your first week of Health fortnight. Hopefully, you have all been reading for enjoyment, just like me!
I have been reading ‘The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse’ by Charlie Mackesy.
What have you been reading? Let us know in the comments!
Your questions to answer this week:
- Share the plot of your book – what has been happening? Remember to not give away any major information as to spoil the story for those who have not read your book
- Discuss the main characters – who are they? What is your first impression of them? Describe their appearance and personality.
You will find my responses in the comments.
Please share your responses in the comments and let’s all talk about what we have been reading!
