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Summary for Lesson 1
In today’s class we began work on Alice in Wonderland, thinking today about how we can interpret the beginning of the book. We started by sharing our thoughts on the novel before looking at the scene where she falls down the rabbit hole, trying to get inside her head to see what she must be thinking. We read the passage and thought about whether her thoughts seemed like the ones we would have before doing some VIPERS questions on the passage. The students then made some excellent inferences about Alice from the text, drawing up character profiles and using quotations to back up their ideas. Fantastic work everyone, well done for your imaginative work and see you next week!
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Wonderful poetry writing here Andy, well done! I love that you have used some fantastic poetic techniques such as repetition, the rule of three (low and low and low) and rhyme. You have set the scene beautifully in the opening lines and I love how the final stanza is one sentence flowing over four lines, reflecting the fall down the rabbit hole amazingly. The final line is really great as it is abrupt and short like the end of Alice’s fall and I love the way you have used rhythm throughout. Really great work well done 🙂
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When Alice falling down the hole,
she take out a flag pole.
She want to jump high,
but she is not light.
She saw a falling cat,
and the cat have a hat.
They fall on the floor,
and they ran in the door.
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Brilliant poetry writing July, well done! I love how your use of rhyme gives this poem a beautiful sing-song effect, making it sound very Lewis Carroll in the process. You have used images such as a falling cat and nonsense images such as the flag pole really well to reflect the chaos of wonderful and I really enjoyed that you showed us what some of Alice’s thoughts are as she is falling. A strong ending too that closes the poem really well with its use of a rhyming couplet. Amazing work well done 🙂
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When Alice is falling down the hole,
she takes out a flag pole.
She wants to jump high,
but she is not light.
She sees a falling cat,
and the cat has a hat.
They fall on the floor,
and they ran in the door.
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Summary for Lesson 2
In today’s lesson we continued work on Alice in Wonderland, thinking today about character and Lewis Carroll’s choices in the book. We began by thinking about the scene where Alice eats the cake, using this to think about what the author’s inspiration could have been, before doing some hot-seating which the class did amazingly. We then spoke about characters we found interesting and the class came up with some of their own Wonderland-inspired characters, writing conversations between them and Alice. Lovely work today everyone- your characters were very vivid and entertaining and played with the themes of the original story amazingly. Keep up the great energy 🙂
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Summary for Lesson 3
In today’s lesson we finished studying Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. This lesson was all about digging deeper into the text, thinking about the role of nonsense language in the book and working on dramatising the book, performing a scene from the book from a script and thinking about the conventions and effects of script writing. We also considered how to echo Lewis Carroll’s writing style in writing Mad Hatter-type nonsense insults! Everyone did wonderfully in today’s classes, particularly when acting out the script of the Caucus Race, where the students showcased their acting skills amazingly. Well done everyone, see you soon 🙂
P.S. The Caucus Race script is attached below the PPT to help you remember the script structure to help with the homework
Mad Hatter Tea Party scene: https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~rgs/alice-VII.html
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Alice(walk in the room): Hi! How are you guys?
Others(shaking heads): No, No room!
Alice(mad): Don’t you guys know what was respect?
Someone(talking to others): What was respect?
Others(curious): I don’t know.
Alice(very mad): You guys don’t know what was respect!
Others(move to a side because scared from Alice): Umm, Yes?
Alice(sitting down): You guys are very rude.
Everyone eating……
Others: Let’s go to play!
Alice: Can I play with you guys too？
Others(run away): No! No more people!
Alice(go away madly): Like I said, you guys are very rude!
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Summary for Lesson 4
In today’s class we began work on Just William thinking about the historical context of the story. We began by discussing how we felt about the book before looking at when we thought the book was written. We learned about what life was like for children in the 1920s, 30s and 40s and the class asked some excellent historical questions about that period in time. Finally we spoke about the sexism in the book towards Violet Elizabeth and discussed what we would say to the Outlaws about it. Fantastic ideas today everyone, particularly when considering the history behind these books and how William’s character is a product of it. Keep it up and see you next time 🙂
History video we watched: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThKYvjdJly0
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I think in Only William’s world, it is very not fair about girls can’t do any thing.But I like this book because William is optimistic and naughty. He knew about girls can’t do any thing, and he is a little bit of mad and he thinks it is unfair to the girls.
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Summary for Lesson 5
In today’s class we carried on our work on Just William, thinking about characters and what makes them funny in this story. We started out by discussing our favourite characters before listening to the story being read by Martin Jarvis, thinking about how Violet Elizabeth is presented. The class came up with some amazing characters of their own that would either be friends or enemies of William before writing and sharing some Just William-inspired conversations. Lovely work today class particularly on your character creation which was very fun and creative. Well done for your thoughts this lesson and see you next week 🙂
Homework video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6r2ikSjnUo
Here is the audiobook link we listened to (remember to find more to listen to if you enjoyed Martin Jarvis reading the Just William stories!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMtvm5VTxIM
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Summary for Lesson 6
In today’s class we finished our work on Just William, thinking about comedy and humour in the book. We began by discussing the homework before the class came up with some amazing Just William adventures of their own. We thought about what makes something funny and listened to a radio play recording of one of the Just William stories, discussing why it made us laugh. Next, we thought about how Richmal Crompton thinks kids should live their lives and they wrote some fantastic persuasive letters to a made-up adult from the perspective of one of the Outlaws outlining all the things kids should be allowed to do, which they did amazingly, before reflecting thoughtfully on why William always stays the same age. Fab work everyone, well done and see you next week 🙂
Video we watched: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wR2KYuu0sYc
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Summary for Lesson 7
In today’s class we spoke about the book Clockwork thinking about the theme of time and the way the author communicates his message. We learned about how stories are compared to time in the book and the class wrote some amazing stories of their own based on the theme of time. Additionally, we spoke about dark fairytales and what Philip Pullman might mean when he says this story is an example of one. We learned about the Brothers Grimm and their fairytales and debated the meaning of them. Incredible work today everyone- really impressive and creative ideas. Keep up the wonderful job, remember to read Clockwork if you haven’t already and I will see you next week 🙂
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Really creative work Andy- well done! I love the way you have used the genre of dark fairy-tales to think about how your characters would face the challenges the story throws at them. You have used amazing examples of fairy-tale characters and have thought about how you can communicate the moral of the story to the reader, sharing a powerful idea on loss & conflict. You have thought about the different fates of the two main characters beautifully and I really enjoyed the idea that it eventually brings peace and everyone is grateful to the princess for her part in this, even if she had to sacrifice a lot. To make this even better, could you describe these characters in more detail, i.e., what do they look like? What is their history? What is their personality like? I’ll also post underneath this with any spelling and grammar corrections. Overall fantastic work, well done 🙂
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Fantastic work July, well done! I love how you have presented this as a fact file, showing us all the most important elements of your character and describing him as a terrifying villain! Your ideas about his appearance make him stand out a lot and I love the idea about his hobbies all being violent and reflecting how evil he is. You’ve connected this back to the genre of the story beautifully, showing us what role he would play in a dark fairy tale, and I thought your idea about how he studies war is a great one, showing us the ways in which he has learned to be evil over time. Your description is very vivid and I really enjoyed how you showed us lots of aspects of his personality. To make this even better, could you tell us a little bit about his backstory and how he became so evil, or give us a sense of the world he lives in, i.e., is it a fantasy world, can the characters use magic, etc? I’ll also attach any spelling and grammar corrections to this. Overall wonderful work, well done 🙂
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Summary for Lesson 8
In today’s lesson we continued our study of Clockwork by Philip Pullman. The powerpoint with all the resources is attached below, which should be used to help the students with their homework. The powerpoint contains all our work on the genre of the story, thinking about the genre of mystery in-depth, our work thinking about the name of this story and what it reveals & the idea of bad behaviour being punished in the novel. Everyone worked wonderfully today, really amazing thoughts on the genre and style of this book guys, particularly when you discussed it in your pairs! Keep up the great ideas and see you next week 🙂
Here is the mystery genre video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAH50q0zrX4
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Lovely ideas here July- very well done! I really like your idea about the destructive nature of fear and how this novel tries to teach us to face the world with courage. The point about gaining strength through these experiences is a fantastic one and I loved the idea that with new experiences, even if they are challenging, comes greater knowledge and a deeper understanding of the world around us. To make this even better, could you link this to a moment in the book that proves your point? Which character has to be brave in this story? Overall wonderful points here, well done 🙂
Spelling:
*this story wants us to know not to be scared
*you can be stronger
*the moral of the story
*things that you haven’t seen before
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Summary for Lesson 9
In today’s class we finished our work on Clockwork, thinking about persuasion and Faustian pacts. We began by thinking about which characters were interesting in the story before learning about the story of Dr Faustus and how it links to the book (selling your soul). We discussed which character does this in the story and the class then wrote some amazing persuasive speeches to Karl from the novel persuading him either to make the pact or not and using some persuasive language too. They then wrote a poem from Karl’s perspective and thought about whether he would regret it and why. Lovely work today everyone- you were all super creative throughout and thought beautifully about how Karl’s emotions may change throughout the story. Keep up the amazing work and see you next week 🙂
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I think Dr.Kalmenius is not evil and not a genius. He is smart to make robot, even though some of the robot hurt people. He is not evil because he didn’t let the robot to hurt people.
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Some really nice ideas here July, well done! I really like that you’ve dealt with both parts of this question separately and thoughtfully, pulling apart the things that Dr Kalmenius does and how you interpret his intentions behind them. Just be careful to make sure that your first point matches what you say later- you say he is not a genius but then say he is very smart (which is similar to being a genius). Overall fab work well done 🙂
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I think Dr.Kalmenius is not evil and not a genius. He is smart to make robots, even though some of the robots hurt people. He is not evil because he didn’t let the robot
tohurt people.
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Summary for Lesson 10
In today’s lesson we began work on Charlotte’s Web, thinking about the story and how we felt about it. We began by discussing the book before looking at the themes of the story and how they are reflected in the trailer for the film. We talked about a quotation about what the book is all about, brainstormed theme ideas and the class designed some beautiful front covers and blurbs for the novel. Lastly we looked at some key quotes from the story and a P.E.E. example of theme analysis. Well done today class, you all shared beautifully and with a lot of enthusiasm. Really great ideas and analysis today- keep up the fantastic work 🙂
Trailer link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HorzPue1LpA
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Dear Readers:
HI! Today I will explain about why I wrote Charlotte web.
I wan’t to wrote a book about friendship because friendship is important in our life. In the story, Charlotte us her life to help Wilbur, she didn’t want any things back, she just want the friendship of she and Wilbur.
This is why I wrote this book.
From,
E.B White
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Summary for Lesson 11
In today’s class we continued work on Charlotte’s Web thinking about quotations, themes and the story behind the book. We learned about the author’s life ad how he based bits on real life, discussed some key quotes and why they were important and thought about which character we’d like to play and why. The class wrote some creative sections from the book, thought about why the ending is so sad and thought of their own endings. Superb and thoughtful work everyone- you were all fantastic today and shared some very good writing. See you next week 🙂
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People don’t eat Wilbur because they think he is a magic pig. They doesn’t know that animals have their own language. I think Charlotte know people will not eat Wilbur because she living with people for a long time, and she known about them.Charlotte know that many people are superstition.
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Excellent ideas here July, well done! I really enjoyed thinking about how superstition factors into the way the humans see Wilbur and why they decide to listen to Charlotte. You have also reflected on the way in which the animals’ ability to communicate with each other without the humans finding out is so important for saving Wilbur- that’s such a creative point! Lovely ideas about the magic behind the story and also the fact that Charlotte is able to predict their behaviour because she has spent so much of her life observing and learning about the way humans think. Incredible vocabulary too- such exciting use of word choice here! To make this even better, could you find a quote that Charlotte says in the book to back up your ideas? Overall fantastic work well done 🙂
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*They don’t know
*Charlotte knows people will not eat Wilbur because she has been living with people for a long time and she knows about them
*Charlotte knows that many people are superstitious
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Excellent ideas here July, well done! I really enjoyed thinking about how superstition factors into the way the humans see Wilbur and why they decide to listen to Charlotte. You have also reflected on the way in which the animals’ ability to communicate with each other without the humans finding out is so important for saving Wilbur- that’s such a creative point! Lovely ideas about the magic behind the story and also the fact that Charlotte is able to predict their behaviour because she has spent so much of her life observing and learning about the way humans think. Incredible vocabulary too- such exciting use of word choice here! To make this even better, could you find a quote that Charlotte says in the book to back up your ideas? Overall fantastic work- well done 🙂
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*They don’t know
*Charlotte knows people will not eat Wilbur because she has been living with people for a long time and she knows about them
*Charlotte knows that many people are superstitious
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Summary for Lesson 12
In today’s class we finished our work on Charlotte’s Web thinking about using our inference skills to learn more about all the characters and how they are presented. We started by reading a passage about Charlotte trying to save Wilbur, and analyzed the words she used to describe him. We then spoke about different ways of using inference skills, and applying this to descriptions of the characters. Finally the class thought about questions for Wilbur, doing some amazing hot-seating and discussing the way he might feel. We then learned some persuasive techniques and the students wrote some beautiful letters from the perspective of Charlotte’s spiderlings; fabulous work everyone, well done for all your fantastic writing and sharing in class today. Your dedication was really impressive and I loved hearing all your character analysis too- see you next time for writing class 🙂
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Why Wilbur Should Not Be Eaten
I think Wilbur should not be eaten because it it not fair. Humans are unfair to animals like us:
·They are smart than us
·They have weapons
·They killed us for food
·They don’t let us to have time to be smart enough
·They have their own language, we can’t speak to them about how they are unfair
·Many of them like to eat animals more than vegetable
Wilbur should not be eaten just because he could not speak human’s language. He is smart and friendly, and he is a good friend.
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