Good Morning everyone!

Be careful this morning for it is April Fools’ Day.

Starter:

On April Fools’ Day in 1957, the BBC showed a short film about people harvesting spaghetti from trees in Switzerland.  They managed to convince a lot of viewers that spaghetti grew on trees and many people phoned to find out how they could grow their own!

Watch this link to find out other ideas for April Fools’ Day:

https://mysteryscience.com/mini-lessons/april-fools

Activity: I can write a newspaper report

Write a made-up news story.  Think of a story that is almost believable but is a bit silly too. It could be something other than spaghetti that grows on trees, an idea you watched on the video clip above or your own idea.

Success Criteria:

• A headline to capture the reader’s attention and tell what the newspaper report is about.
• An opening paragraph with a more detailed summary of the main happenings (when, where, who, what, why).
• Select important main events and organise these in a chronological order
• These events to be organised into paragraphs (with sub-headings to categorise information where appropriate)
• Use direct speech where appropriate to quote from people who were there,
• A paragraph with concluding statements, comment or summary
• Graphics/photos/illustrations to engage the reader and provide them with further information about the event

Challenge:

Can you count how many WOW words or figurative language you used? (Metaphor, Simile, Personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia)

Can you count how many semi-colons you managed to use?

Plenary:

Read your newspaper report to someone if you can and ask for a star and a wish.