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Literacy Resources

We are learning how to maintain consistent tense in our writing. __[| Consistent Tense file]__ We are learning how to expand our vocabulary.

__[| Free Rice - Expand your vocabulary while donating rice to the hungry. text file]__ __[| Vocabulary Games]__

To improve your spelling and use of vocabulary you can do this [|__online__].

**Learning Intentions:**

__[|I am learning about the different types of writing.]__

**Elements of Narrative Text**

__[|I am learning about mood and tone.]__

__[|I am learning about using my imagination.]__

__[|I am learning to show and not tell something when writing.]__

**Language Features**

__[|I am learning to use Similies and Metaphors]__

**Learning Intention - we are learning the** [|__**parts of speech**__] **.**

**Learning Intention - we are learning to understand and use** [|__**adjectives**__] **in our writing.**

<span style="color: #9900cc; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Times; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">**Learning Intention - we are learning to understand and use** [|__**adverbs**__] **in our writing.**

<span style="color: #9900cc; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Times; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">**Learning Intention - we are learning to use a variety of** [|__**conjunctions**__] **in our writing.**

<span style="color: #9900cc; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Times; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">**Learning Intention - we are learning to understand** [|__**run-on sentences**__] **to ensure we punctuate our sentences correctly in our writing.**

<span style="color: #9900cc; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Times; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">**Learning Intention - we are learning to understand and use** [|__**dialogue**__] **accurately in our writing.**

<span style="color: #9900cc; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Times; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">**http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/SimpleSearchCategory?ilang=English**

<span style="color: #3100b0; display: block; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"> **English - General** <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial;"> [|__Biography Channel__] [|__Free Rice - Word Definitions__] [|__Famous Biographies__] [|__Bio Poem Formula__][|__28 Days of Poetry__] [|__Amazon.com__][|__Micro quests__][|__Grammar Gorillas__][|__Idioms__][|__Definitions of Literary Terms__][|__Persuasive Writing__] [|__Using Search Engines__][|__Learning To Read on the Web__] <span style="color: #3100b0; display: block; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"> **Skimming and Scanning** [|__BBC Skillswise - Skimming__] [|__BBC Skillswise - Scanning__] [|__CBBC Newsround - Skimming for Meaning__] [|__CBBC Newsround - Scanning for Facts__] [|__Teacher Vision - Learning to Read on the Web__] [|__Skimming Exercises__]

**Author Sites** E.L. Konigsburg [|__Biography - SimonSays.com__] [|__Biography - Web English Teacher__] <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px;"> [|__Biography - Houghton Mifflin Reading__] [|__Biography - infoplease.com__] [|__Biography - Scholastic__] [|__Biography - Walker Books__] [|__Biographical Essay__] . Choose the type of clothes, hair and skin colour that you want your character to have then type on the notepad a sentence about the character. || <span style="color: #3100b0; display: block; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"> __[|Free Interactive Whiteboard Resources]__ <span style="color: #060033; display: block; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Arial; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"> Copyright, free photos grouped by category. Click on KS2 then 'Digital Media' to find an extensive group of images. || <span style="color: #3100b0; display: block; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"> __[|Make Beliefs Comix]__ <span style="color: #060033; display: block; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Arial; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"> Online educational comic generator for kids of all ages. || <span style="color: #3100b0; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">__[|Film Education]__ <span style="color: #3100b0; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">__[|//'The Secret of Moonace'//]__ <span style="color: #060033; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Look at the story, setting, characters and creatures. Interactive activities related to text e.g. highlight words and phrases to describe a character... || <span style="display: block; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Arial; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"> Spin a wheel to pick elements of a text then choose the format to write and write online. || <span style="color: #3100b0; display: block; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"> __[|Scholastic]__ <span style="color: #3100b0; display: block; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"> __[|Writing with Writers]__ <span style="display: block; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Arial; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"> Mystery Writing with Joan Lowery Nixon. What does it take to create a **truly spooky story**? In this workshop, writing tips, strategies, and challenges are shared. Write and publish a mystery online! || <span style="color: #3100b0; display: block; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"> __[|Scholastic]__ <span style="color: #3100b0; display: block; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"> __[|Writing with Writers]__ <span style="display: block; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Arial; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"> Myth writing with Jane Yolan. How to write a **myth** — a story that explains a natural phenomenon in a creative way. Also find writing strategies and a few warm-up activities to get started. Write a myth of your own. || <span style="color: #3100b0; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">__[|Scholastic]__ <span style="color: #3100b0; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">__[|Writing with Writers]__ <span style="font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Jon Sciezka **Fractured Fairytales and Fables,** author of //'The True Story of the Three Little Pigs!//' and //'Squids Will Be Squids'//. Use Classroom Activity Guides for each of the books. Write your own fractured fairy tale and publish it online. || <span style="color: #3100b0; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">__[|Myth Brainstorming Machine]__ <span style="color: #060033; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">This machine was built to help you come up with ideas to write a myth of your own. Follow the directions, use your imagination, and have fun! ||  ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="display: block; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"> **Narrative Writing** ||
 * <span style="color: #060033; display: block; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"> __[|Creating Characters]__
 * <span style="color: #3100b0; display: block; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"> __[|Scholastic - Story Starters]__
 * <span style="color: #3100b0; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">__[|Scholastic]__