Monday 23 January 2017

All about the class novel

The Butterfly Lion
Over the next 8 weeks we will be reading a class novel. The work we will be doing will cover all strand units of the English curriculum- Reading, writing and oral language.
 The objectives of doing this novel are;
  • ·         Develop confidence and competence at reading fluency.
  • ·         Read for enjoyment.
  • ·         Increase understanding of challenging vocabulary.
  • ·         Become more confident finding words in a dictionary.
  • ·         Improve presentation of written work.
  • ·         Give their thoughts and opinions on a novel.
  • ·         Give their thoughts and opinions on characters in a novel.
  • ·         Answer a range of comprehension questions.
  • ·         Write a character profile.
  • ·         Write a book report.
The children will meet these objectives in class and through nightly homework.
Some children will find aspects of the reading challenging. If you wish you may do shared reading- where you and your child both read together/read every second paragraph. They still will be able to hear the new vocabulary, increase their comprehension skills and read for enjoyment. If the novel is still causing difficulty, please let me know.

Reading homework
                        Monday                                                                       Wednesday
Week 1
Chilblains and Semolina Pudding
Strange meeting
Week 2
Timbavati
(No new chapter)
Week 3
Bertie and Lion
Running free
Week 4
The Frenchman
Strawbridge
Week 5
And all’s well
(No new chapter)
Week 6
A lot of old codswallop
(No new chapter)
Week 7
The white prince
A miracle
Week 8
The Butterfly Lion
And the lion shall…….


Writing homework
The written homework each week will be based on the chapters read that week. Please repeat the dictionary and sentence work each week for each new chapter. Make sure that the children are presenting their work well each night. As well as increasing confidence and competence in vocabulary, the children should also be working to continue to improve the presentation of their work.

                              Monday                                                                      Wednesday
Week 1
Chilblains and Semolina Pudding
-Put 3 new words into a written sentence
-Find the meaning of 3 words in your dictionary and write the definition in your copy
Strange meeting
-Put 3 new words into a written sentence 
-Find the meaning of 3 words in your dictionary and write the definition in your copy
Week 2
Timbavati
(Repeat as above)

(No new chapter)
Use words from chapter3
Week 3
Bertie and Lion
Running free
Week 4
The Frenchman
Strawbridge
Week 5
And all’s well
(No new chapter)
Week 6
A lot of old codswallop
(No new chapter)
Week 7
The white prince
A miracle
Week 8
The Butterfly Lion
And the lion shall…….

Oral Language
Please find questions based on each chapter attached. They need to be answered each week orally after each chapter is read. I would suggest that you focus on reading the chapter on a Monday and then discuss the corresponding comprehension questions on a Tuesday. Likewise focus on reading the chapter on a Wednesday and then answering the comprehension questions on a Thursday. As I say to the class comprehension questions aren’t a memory test- The child can scan back through the chapter if required to help them find an answer. We will review these questions in school also.
                                Tuesday                                                                                               Thursday
Week 1
Chilblains and Semolina Pudding
Strange meeting
Week 2
Timbavati
(No new chapter)
Week 3
Bertie and Lion
Running free
Week 4
The Frenchman
Strawbridge
Week 5
And all’s well
(No new chapter)
Week 6
A lot of old codswallop
(No new chapter)
Week 7
The white prince
A miracle
Week 8
The Butterfly Lion
And the lion shall…….

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