Midsummer nights dream

Homework 18.6.14

Midsummer nights dream

We have been studying Shakespeare's play Midsummer nights dream in preparation for our class play. For this weeks homework I would like you to choose a section of the play and retell it in your own words. Remember to think, say, write and check your work.
I will be looking for:
- capital letters and full stops
- adjectives and adverbs
- complex sentences
- speech

I look forward to reading your entries.

 

Going Green

Going green

(from a first news article 16-22^nd May 2014)

“From next year, shoppers in England will have to pay 5p for each plastic bag that they take from a shop to carry away shopping.”

The reasons given are:

-         Many plastic bags are used once and thrown away.

-         Plastic takes a very long time to break down.

-         Little pieces of plastic can cause problems for animals.

-         Lots of plastic bags end up littering our streets.

Do you agree with this? How would you persuade someone to your point of view?

Write a paragraph that persuades someone to your point of view. Try to use powerful and emotive language. Remember to think, say, write  and check.

William Shakespeare

Blog homework 6.6.14

William Shakespeare

This week we visited The Globe Theatre and we had a taste of what an Elizabethan theatre would be like. In preparation for the plays we will be writing this half term, please can you find out about William Shakespeare. Once you have done some research write a short information report including details about his life and the plays he wrote. Remember to use your own words when writing your report. I look forward to sharing your research with the class.