Class 8 – June work
Welcome to the Class 8 Page.
Hope you have had a nice weekend.
For this week’s school work please look at the details below.
CPSClass8@corporationroad.darlington.sch.uk
Week commencing 13th July
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Week commencing 6th July
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Week commencing 29th June
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Week Commencing 22nd June
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Spelling Rule
Your spelling rule for this week is spelling homophones and near homophones
Too, to, two, fair, fare, which, witch, bored, board, there, their
Practise writing the words and write the words in sentences to make sure you understand what the words mean.
You can also use the following website to practise your spelling rule by playing games.
https://spellingframe.co.uk/spelling-rule/62/23-Homophones-and-near-homophones-3-of-4
Writing
Watch the short video clip from the link below. This story is about a boy that received a present from his mother. At first the boy was not happy about the present, but then he changed his mind.
I want you to consider why he might not have liked the present at the start and what made him change his mind?
Create a diary entry from the boy’s perspective about receiving the present.
Features of a diary
- Start with ‘Dear diary’
- First person
- Thoughts and feelings
- Past tense
- Use your senses
- Chronological order
- Time conjunctions
Don’t forget to include:
- Full stops and capital letters
- Subordinating conjunctions (if, so, because, which, when, however etc.)
- Fronted adverbials
Don’t forget to check your writing for missing words, spellings and punctuation.
Use the sentence structure steps like we do in class:
- Say your sentence out loud
- Count how many words are in your sentence (using your fingers)
- Write your sentence down
- Re-read your sentence and check for any mistakes (punctuation, spellings, missing words etc.)
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Week Commencing 15th June
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Spelling Rule
Your spelling rule for this week is spelling homophones and near homophones
Weight, wait, hair, hare, write, right, break, brake, berry, bury
Practise writing the words and write the words in sentences to make sure you understand what the words mean.
You can also use the following website to practise your spelling rule by playing games.
https://spellingframe.co.uk/spelling-rule/62/23-Homophones-and-near-homophones-3-of-4
Writing
Using the reading comprehension write a letter to one of Jamie’s friends explaining what has happened to him. You should tell them his thoughts and feelings about moving house.
Does he like it? Why does he like/don’t like it? Explain what is has happened during his time. Building a reality world and things start becoming real.
To include in a letter:
Address
Greeting
Opening
Main Section(s)
closing Paragraph
Who the letter is from
Don’t forget to include:
- Full stops and capital letters
- Subordinating conjunctions (if, so, because, which, when, however etc.)
- Fronted adverbials
Don’t forget to check your writing for missing words, spellings and punctuation.
Use the sentence structure steps like we do in class:
- Say your sentence out loud
- Count how many words are in your sentence (using your fingers)
- Write your sentence down
- Re-read your sentence and check for any mistakes (punctuation, spellings, missing words etc.)
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Week Commencing 8th June
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Week Commencing 1st June
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