Monday

Story starter! Read every carefully

‘Winter is coming.’People across the world had been saying it for years.Now, winter had arrived, and its icy clutches were

spreading. A wall of ice had been creeping over the face of the world, enveloping everything in its path, inch by frosty inch. Cities and villages, forests and rivers; all had been devoured by the ever-hungry cold. When would it all end? Would the sun ever shine again?

Sentence challenge!Verbs are action/doing words.Which sentence(s) contains two verbs?

People packed their belongings and ran for their lives.The snow drifted across the front door.The penguin stood and watched.The ice began to melt.

Tuesday

Read the story starter from yesterdayQuestion time!► What is causing this seemingly endless winter?► How do you think people will try and survive it?► Is the winter a bad thing for all of the creatures of the world?► What do you think this building was used for?► Where have its inhabitants gone?► Who do you think this statue depicts?

Sick sentences!These sentences are ‘sick’ and need help to get better. Can you help? Could you add an adverb?► It was really cold. There was lots of snow and ice.

Perfect picture!Can you design and draw a building made entirely from ice?

Wednesday and Thursday

Creative writing challenge! Think about what you drew yesterday, the building made entirely from ice.

Write a short story that includes that building as the setting. Use the story starter as an introduction to your story.

You have two days to do this so you can concentrate on planning your ideas and starting your first draft on Wednesday. On Thursday, complete your draft and carefully proof-read your writing.

Proof-read your story for punctuation and check for the following features:

Adverbial phrases to order events, especially at the start of paragraphs.

The use of adverbs A wide variety of adjectives, including the use of expanded noun

phrases.

Friday

Grammar activity