1. Which verb form completes the sentence?
After Disha ________________her medal, she gave a television
interview.
a) is collecting
b)
had collected c)
has collected
d)
was collecting
2. Where would the pair of commas come ?
I enjoy sitting in my bedroom even though it is quite small and listening to
music.
3. Which two words are antonyms of each other?
What looked like a worthless collection of rusty metal turned out to include ancient coins and valuable jewellery.
4. . Insert a dash and comma in this sentence?
Before we leave school our class wants to start a vegetable garden the
first in our school’s history.
5. Which one prefix can be added to these three words to make their
antonyms.
secure,
active
,
complete
GPS answers
1. b
2. after bedroom and after small
3. Worthless and valuable
4. Before we leave school, our class wants to start a vegetable
garden- the first in our school’s history.
5. in
We will read the descriptions on the next slides, evaluate
them and pick one to analyse.
Fairground Description
As night falls, the fairground glows luminous against the black sky. The fair is a myriad of colours: dazzling lights flash and flicker; rides accelerate, hurtling through the air; rich scents waft through the air. The places is alive with booming music, exhilarated screams, delighted squeals and cheerful shouts. Colossal, gyrating rides with vibrant, pulsating lights tower over the excited visitors. A roller coaster spirals and coils, which makes it look like an elongated snake twisting through the fair. Excited, thrilled, delighted children race to join the spectacular rides. A lone girl waits by the big wheel smiling and tapping her feet (inside she is petrified of the dizzying heights).
The air is filled with the mouth-watering aromas of sizzling hot-dogs, fluffy candyfloss, spiced apples and sugary donuts. Some stalls sell hamburgers oozing with burnt onions; others sell sweet treats of steaming coffee.
Anxious and agitated, excited and expectant a teenager stands huddled in a long queue. The roller coaster is wild and rapid: it is the biggest and most famous in England. High above the fairground, voices cry out and shriek with laughter. The riders are exhilarated, exhilarated because they are zooming rapidly along the tracks.
Nervous, a small girl holds her father’s strong hand and gazes up at the creepy haunted house. The Waltzer, which is sparkling with luminous pink lights, whirls and revolves uncontrollably. The more the ride spins, the more the children
UNDER THE SEA
Far below where the golden sun shimmered on the surface; deeper than the rainbow coral; beyond the darkest of caverns stood the most glorious of all sights.
Like golden shards from heaven, beams of light sliced through the darkness to reveal a myriad of colours. Plants, all neatly placed in organised rows waved at the passing traffic: shoals of silver fish; scuttling, red crab; lumbering purple squid and, of course, the daughters of Triton.
Each girl swam through the ornate, golden gates to a corner of the palace garden. Adrina sped the furthest, to her own sanctuary. Isolated from her sisters, she began to twirl through the piles of delicate shells, each one baring more chips each time she visited. Like a tornado, she whipped up the seabed, creating diamond
ripples that spread beyond her own room. Above her, the seaweed too danced from random corners where it hung from her collection of treasures from her ship wreck adventures.
Aquata glided beyond her elder sister into her own private haven. As she gently lay herself onto the soft sea bed, she counted the rows upon rows of tiaras, pearls and potions. Assessing her collection, she flipped her tail fin, directing the team of sea sponges to address the residue that had gathered over night. Khaki green soldiers, the marched to their duty.
THE STORM
Dark purple clouds sprawl across the sky, billowing in from the west. The trees, etched different shades of brilliant green against their ever-darkening backdrop, stretch out their leaf-laden branches expectantly. The suffocatingly humid air grows heavy; the scent of rain is dark and heady on the stiffening breeze.
The birds fall silent. A stillness descends. For a moment, everything stops… Even the wind holds its breath until a jagged, startling, streak of silver splits the indigo sky.
A deep rumble of thunder growls in the distance like an angry lion announcing its presence. Increasing in intensity, it echoes round the hills, travelling across fields and villages, rattling the rooftops. Heavy drops of rain begin to splatter spasmodically onto the parched ground until, suddenly, the heavens open and the deluge is unleashed.
AN ALIEN WORLD
As the multiple moons exchanged places with the sun in the now azure sky, a misty haze began to form under the canopy of swaying, rugged trees. What was this place? Why was it so eye catching? Curling around thick spiraling branches were constricting vines, which braced and creaked. Dangling down from the layer of moss, vast, bold leaves flickered like church candle flames in breeze. Sweet scented pollen drifted through the archways created by the curving branches which created halos of light above and below.
However, the most delightful sight was the strange, exotic, unfamiliar plants which glowed bright neon colours. Sapphire, ruby and emerald pierced the
sometimes dull surroundings - filling it with a song of life and colour. In addition, these supernatural forms danced and twisted as though keeping in time to some silent, environmental rhythm. This magical place was truly special, because even in the chaos of the natural surroundings, (where vines choked vines and
branches beat down branches) it was perfect! It was hypnotizing! Although, there was still a sense that perhaps this was all a mask for a darker presence…
Below are the key features of a setting description, the
use of carefully chosen vocabulary is key to a great
description.
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Include an introduction
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Use your senses to describe
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Atmosphere and mood
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Figurative language
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Set the scene
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What can you see, hear,
smell and feel.
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Scary? Peaceful?
Sinister? Tranquil?
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similes,
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metaphors,
•
personification,
•
symbolism
(e.g. Doves a
symbol of peace, her life in
chains, rainbows appearing)
Online session 1-task
Choose one of the setting
descriptions to analyse in
detail.
Using the colour scheme,
find examples of the
different features in the
passage.
Finally give an explanation
as to why you chose this
text and why you think it
is a good example.
Post a picture of your
work on Class Dojo
• Find examples of:
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Setting the scene
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Sight, sounds, smells
and textures.
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The atmosphere
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similes,
•
metaphors,
•
personification,
•
symbolism
•
hyperbole
Independent Session 2. Tuesday GROUP A
Wednesday GROUP B
Word Families
1. Which two words belong to the same word family?
family,
famous,
familiar,
famine
2. What is the root word for this word family?
unworthy, worthwhile.
3. Add another word to this family
activity, act
4. Which words in this group belong to the same family?
attention,
attendant
,
inattentive
,
unattractive
.
5. Add another word to this family
GPS Answers
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1. family, familiar
•
2. worth
•
3. any word suitable- action, actor, actress,
acting.
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4. attention, attendant, inattentive
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5. Any word suitable- hardness, hardy, hardly,
hardworking.
Selecting vocabulary
As you know, vocabulary plays a huge part
in bringing an image to life. Today, choose
one of the pictures and make careful
vocabulary selections to help with you
writing tomorrow.
Look back at the setting descriptions
from Monday, were there any words you
could use?
Use OSIE to help you organise your ideas:
Observations, Senses, Imagery, emotions
Now you have made your picture selection you are going to use OSIE,
create a diagram similar to below to fill with ideas, imagery and vocabulary.
Set the scene
As night falls the fairground glows luminously against the dark sky.
High above the ground towered the roaring waterfall tumbling down the craggy rocks under the brilliant blue sky
Create the atmosphere
A misty haze began to form under the canopy of swaying, rugged trees.
Rising out of the dense, grasping forest the castle stood strong against the hazy landscape as if to escape the trees’ clutches.
Sights Craters, crust,undulating dunes, turrets, decrepid, battlements, Sounds Gushing/ roaring Silence whistling Cavernous-echoes Smells
Freshness, TexturesMoisture Gritty
Similes/metaphors
Sand dunes like a serpent’s spine.
Towers are a dragon’s claw.
Personification
Reaching through the trees to breathe. Craters gently reaching to nestle Earth safely in its arms
Symbolism
The castle rises from the green like a
guardian angel.
A life source rushing over the rocks .
Hyperbole
Vast craters swallowing Earth.
Gigantic rocks reaching up into oblivion.
ONLINE SESSION 2 GPS
Wednesday- Group A Thursday Group B
Homophones
Add a word to each of these to create a pair of homophones.
Groan
Plane
Isle
Our
Sail
Fought
Your
Break
Guessed
Right
Can you then use a pair of homophones in the same sentence.
Answers
Grown
Plain
Aisle
hour
Sale
Fory
You’re
Brake
Guest
Write
Writing
Using all your ideas from your grid, you now need to describe your chosen picture. Remember, it is better to write less with carefully chosen vocabulary that describes the setting vividly for your audience.
Use the checklist below to help you write:
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Setting the scene
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Sight, sounds, smells and textures.
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The atmosphere
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similes,
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metaphors,
•
personification,
•
symbolism
•
hyperbole