Good morning everyone - and well done for completing another week of home learning. You should be really proud of yourselves for the effort you've made.
Have you enjoyed learning about the Amazon Rainforest this week? I have discovered this video which you might like to watch. Called 'Under the Canopy,' the film allows you to move the camera around 360 degrees just as though you were really in the rainforest yourself!
Why not use the video as a stimulus for some creative writing?
As you watch the film, you could try and think of some exciting positional openers to describe the various features you can see. Jot them down as you watch the film, and then see if you can edit and improve them.
For example, you might begin with Through the trees. You can uplevel this simple opener by choosing a verb to describe what is happening through the trees.
Let's say we are Peering through the trees.
It's time to uplevel again by adding in an adverb. How are you (or someone else) peering through the trees? Curiously? Cautiously? Gingerly? Excitedly? Fiercely? It's up to you - and your choice of adverb will very much influence the tone of your description.
Once you have added in an adverb, you might like to add in some Wow Words to describe the trees. What are the trees like? Are they tall? Spiky? Green? Overgrown? The choice is endless.
Now you have a fantastic opener for your descriptive sentence - can you extend it further? What do you see as you peer through the trees?
See if you can put together a perfect paragraph to describe a rainforest scene - remember to describe not only what you can see, but also what you can hear, and smell, and feel. Remember you can go back to edit and uplevel your work until you are sure it is the best it can be - and then please do send me a picture! I am really missing reading all your creative writing.
That's all from me for this week - have a wonderful weekend, and I will be back again next Monday with some more suggested home learning activities for you.
Best wishes,
Mrs Vaqueiro
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