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Homework project : St Michael’s CE Primary School (Year 5 – Autumn 1st half-term 2008)
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Project outline, including vocabulary to be learned or researched
1. Produce a story-box to reflect story or book of their choice. It must be imaginative, colourful and well
presented. The story–box must be assembled week-by-week and presented during the last week before
half-term. Good Luck!
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2. Produce complementary booklet with the writing exercises provided below, a synopsis, and review of
the book. Add pictures as you wish.
NB: Use the sentence types taught in class to help improve your work when appropriate throughout your project.
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Vocabulary and spelling work:
3 (a) Using the columns (see overleaf); find several synonyms using a thesaurus for the following words;
learn how they are spelt, and use as many as possible within the writing exercises required within this
project. You will be tested randomly on these during this half-term.
Verbs: 1. get/got - e.g. collect.
2. say/said – e.g. mention
3. walked – e.g ambled.
Adjectives: 4. pretty – e.g. enchanting 5. ugly – e.g. unattractive 6. interest-ing/ed – e.g. fascinating
NB: Check the meaning of the words carefully to ensure they are used in the correct context. E.g. Which sounds
better? He collected his homework from his teacher. (or) He obtained his homework from his teacher.
(b) Research the rules for adding –ing or –ed to the verbs. Show your understanding in your written work
with accurate spellings. We will be studying this in class too. Here is a useful website to get you started:
http://www.englishclub.com/writing/spelling_add-ing.htm
Week
WB 15.9.08
Tables (x6)
WB 22. 9.08
Tables (x9)
WB 29.9.08
Tables (x8)
WB 6.10.08
Tables (x7)
WB 13.10.08
Tables (x6-9)
WB 20.10.08
Suggested work/activities
Books/ articles read with parent/carer
Choose book or story for project
Formulate D&T plan of box with annotations and a half
page written description of plan.
Select box/materials
Begin internal surface work for box walls, e.g. floors,
setting, etc. ensuring that an appropriate
atmosphere/mood is created (e.g. spooky, jolly, etc)
Design cover for booklet.
Write a ‘Show not tell’ description of the main setting in
your story. (approx 1 page of A4 paper).
Draw a floorplan or map to scale to represent the
box/house/setting within the story. Make and fit internal
fixtures such as furniture, setting, features related to
story. Use mm and cm to measure things carefully.
Write a page recording details of the project so far.
Insert characters ensuring design/artwork reflects their
personalities or theme of story. Brainstorm the character
traits of your protagonist. You will be provided with a
problem for your character to solve by your teacher.
Write a descriptive extract (1 A4 page) that shows how
your character might overcome this problem.
Finishing touches to boxes.
Write a book review and a synopsis in booklet.
(approx. 1 page of A4 in length)
Hand in project and present it in class.
Date for work to be brought to school: Monday 20th October 2008
Parent/carer’s signature:
Vocabulary and Spelling Research Sheet
Write 10 synonyms for
the verb get/got here…
Write 10 synonyms for
the verb say/said here…
Write 10 synonyms for
the verb walked here…
Write 5 synonyms for the
adjective pretty here…
Write 5 synonyms for the
adjective ugly here…
Research the rules for adding –ing or –ed to the verbs. Show your understanding in
your written work with accurate spellings. Practise these for the spelling tests.
Write the rules for adding –ing and –ed to a base word below.
Write 5 synonyms for the
adjective interested here...
Synonyms:
get/got
Walked
Was held
Saw
Say/said
Give/gave
Shouted
Beautiful
Ugly
fascinating