Hello Primary 7 🙂 Here are the literacy tasks for the week, as I said in the previous post you do not need to complete all tasks, simply choose the tasks that are of interest to you and remember you can also look through all of the previous posts and complete some tasks you haven’t already done or use some of the websites that have already been posted.

LITERACY TASKS

1. WORD OF THE DAY – Complete as you have done previously with WORD, MEANING, SYNONYMS, ANTONYMS & UP-LEVELLED PARAGRAPH. The words for this week are – ALLEVIATE, LUMINOUS, SWIFT, RADIANT AND LIVID.

2. SCHOLASTIC ARTICLES – Read an article/s of interest and create some of your own literal and inferential questions based on the article.  ADDITIONAL TASK – Complete ‘Continue the Learning Journey’ for the article.

https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome/grades-6-9-week-4.html

3. WONDEROPOLIS – Please go to the Wonderopolis website (QR code is on the grid) and choose a wonder of interest.  Complete the following in your jotters as you have done previously (remember there is a template in your Home Learning Pack)

New Vocabulary – what new words did you see? Write them down and then find out the definition.

Summary – Write the most important information from the article.

An Inference – What can you infer from this article?

https://wonderopolis.org/

4. POBBLE 365 – Select a picture and then complete some of the activities – if you select the Pick a Day tab at the right hand side of the page you can look through various images.  https://www.pobble365.com/

5. Authorfy 10 Minute Writing Challenge

Use this website to choose a creative writing challenge that is of interest to you, there are a range of authors and illustrators to choose from. Be as creative as you like!  https://authorfy.com/10minutechallenges/

6. FIRST NEWS – Log into First News and read some articles, take part in debates and complete some of the related activities.  https://ihub.firstnews.co.uk/pupils

7.  BBC Bitesize Lessons – Follow these links and complete the tasks. 

Using semicolons and colons:  https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zdtny9q

Revision of similes and metaphors:  https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zhcc92p

8. Adventures at Home Newspaper –  In March 2020, Children’s Parliament was working closely with 127 children as part of ongoing programmes and consultations. These children are known as current MCPs (Members of Children’s Parliament). They have created a newspaper for children that is available online:   https://www.childrensparliament.org.uk/our-work/adventures-at-home/

 

OPTIONAL TASK – This task is not compulsory, you can take part in this if you wish. 

GENERATION LOCKDOWN WRITING COMPETITION

This is your opportunity to write about your experience in lock down. Until midnight on Friday the 17th of July, you can submit a piece of writing about what life has been like in lock down and during the coronavirus.

This could be a personal experience, a poem, or a creative story. All of you will have had a unique experience that is only yours, and only you can capture in words.

Your entry should be 700 words or under and you should submit in your age category (open for age 7-17).

Your work will then be read by a published author, who will then pick out the five best entries from your age group. These entries will then be included in a book published by John Catt Educational called ‘Generation Lockdown Writes.’

There will also be a range of other prizes for the winning entries, and a special celebratory book launch where you will have the opportunity to meet the authors.

For more information visit the website:  https://generationlockdown.co.uk/

If you decide to take part in this competition let me know 🙂