Monday

Read Shackleton's Journey. Did you like the book? Why?

How was it different to books we have previously read?

Have a look at some story map examples - see below.

Challenge: Create a story map of Shackleton's Journey. 

Wow: Can you add time adverbial phrases to your pictures for cohesion?

Tuesday

'The Crew' - read this chapter again.

Who can you see? What were their jobs?

Challenge: Choose a chracter and write a description about their appearance.

Wow: Can you infer what this character's personality might be like? Have a go at describing it.

Wednesday

'Endurance' - read this chapter again.

What adjectives could we use to describe the ship?

Challenge: Write a description of the ship.

Wow: Can you include parenthesis to define technical vocabulary?

Thursday

'Setting Sail' - read P16 - p27 again.

What settings did we come across? What adjectives could we use to describe the setting?

Challenge: Write a setting description of a chosen part of Shackleton's Journey.

Wow: Can you include a range of Year 6 grammatical features?

Friday

SPAG

In today's SPAG lesson, you will be exploring the use of commas for clarity. Click on the following link to access two videos and three activities:

Using commas for clarity - Year 6 - P7 - English - Catch Up Lessons - Home learning with BBC Bitesize - BBC Bitesize