Language & Literacy – In this half term we will be studying:

GRAMMAR

• Revision of all parts of speech
• Compound and complex sentences
• Understand how clauses can be manipulated to achieve different effects in complex sentences
• Use active and passive verbs
• Colons and semi-colons

WRITING –

• Study how effective arguments are constructed in journalistic writing
• Understand features of persuasive writing
• \understand what makes a good speech, exploring structure and style
• Write a speech on a subject they are interested in.
• Take part in debates
• Write challenging interview questions
• Understand the features of explanatory texts
• Create, organise, refine, and present ideas using traditional and digital means, combining text, graphics or sound e.g keynote or PowerPoint presentation
• Make a short video of their speeches – use peer assessment to edit and improve the video

Planning and redrafting of a final writing piece will also be carried out by the pupils.

World Around Us (Topic Work) -

Our topic this half term is The Victorians

Children will:

• Children will complete a KWL grid on the Victorians
• Using a range of library books find out why it is called Victorian Times and when it took place. www.bbc.co.uk/history/walk/ (Take a walk through time and look at the main historical events)
• Use pictures of different periods in British History (e.g. Iron Age, Vikings, romans etc) to make a timeline, to find out where the Victorians come in our history
• Watch a video clip of the Young Queen Victoria and her coronation. Use photographs to find evidence about the coronation
• Look at life in Victorian Times - www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/victorian_britain/
• Children will be given the statement – True or False: ‘My life in 2016 is much better than a child in the Victorian Era’ – They will have to provide evidence, facts and information to support their argument using a range of sources.
• We are going to investigate some of the inventions created during The Victorian Age.
• http://history.powys.org.uk/school1/primhome.shtml Explore famous people and inventions dating from Victorian Times – ICT project linking inventors to inventions and produce a Powerpoint about Dr Barnados/ Florence Nightingale/ Vere Foster/ Margaret Byers (Work in groups and present to class)
• Create a Victorian Art Display – children in groups will participate in creating different objects / aspects of a Victorian living room e.g table, wash basin set, wallpaper, curtains and fireplace.
• Study the Work of William Morris – see Art planner
• Victorian Times Project – research and gather information to produce a Victorian Scrapbook
• Look at major events during the Victorian era that affected Ireland – The Potato Famine. Look at how life changed for people and immigration