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Learning Objective:

To understand the plot, characters andsetting of White Fang so that I can answer

factual questions and make a speculation

I can:

understandwhat is

happening in

the story

I can:

understandmost of the

new vocab.

understand

the plot.

can make a

speculation

I can :

understand new vocab. understand the plot

very well.

can use my

understanding to make

a detailed speculation

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White Fang

Written by Jack London in 1906.

Story takes place in the Yukon Province, Canada.

Set during the Klondike Gold Rush

London was interested in the violence of thenatural world, and how it is untameable byhuman beings.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jack_London_young.jpg

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Dictionary challengelook up the meaning of

these words

1. vast

2. ominous

3. desolation

4. futility

5. toiled

6. conquered

7. spectral

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How much do you remember?1. Which country is the story set in?

2. What is the definition of the word vast?

3. What is said to be laughing at the men?

4. What are the wolfish dogs that are mentioned?

5. What simile is used to describe the shape of the sled?

6. What is the most important object on the sled?

7. How many men are there on the sled?8. Are the men

a) portrayed as being strong and brave?

b) portrayed as being weak and small against the power of nature?

9. Why are the huskies staying close to camp?

10. How many dogs do the men think they have at the start of thechapter?

11. How many dogs got fish?

12. What are said to be gleaming like live coals?

13. What is the temperature?

14. How many dogs are there by the end of the chapter?15. What is the meaning of the word epitaph?

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1. The men are travelling through the icy wilderness to:

a) go on an exciting adventure.

b) transport a dead body to Fort McGurry.

2. Henry and Bill are different because:

a) Henry is tough and courageous, but Bill is nervous and cautious.

b) Henry is frightened of the wolves, but Bill ignores them completely.

3. The book was written in:

a) 1925

b) 1906

4. 'The Wild' is 'laughing' at the men because:

a) nature is powerful and masterful, while life is weak and vulnerable.

b) the men look silly in their sled that is shaped like a 'scroll'.

5. The wolves are following the sled because:

a) they are hungry and desperate for food.

b) they would like to feel the warmth of a fire.

5. 'Fatty's disappearance was strange because:

a) he left the other dogs even though they were huddled around the fire.b) he was known for being a sensible, loyal dog.

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Homework

Learn the spellings and definitions for

Mondays lesson

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How much do you remember?1. At what time does daylight come?

2. What time does it begin to get dark?3. What is the name of the second dog to disappear?

4. How did the men tie their dogs up to ensure that thewolves could not get them?

5. Which word beginning 'd' is used to describe the 'she-wolf' when it is first seen'?

6. How many cartridges do the men have left?

7. Which is the third dog to disappear?

8. What colour is the she-wolf described as?

9. How many dogs do they have left?

10. Write down two things that are strange about theshe-wolf.

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Learning Objective:

To understand the plot, characters and setting ofC2/C3 of White Fang so that I can make

speculations

I can:

understandwhat is

happening in

the story.

I can make a

speculation

I can :

Make a speculation

uses several pieces of

evidence from the

story to support me

I can build upon and

challenge.

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Speculation questions?

What will

How might

What would happen if Which is most likely to occur ______ or

______?

Make 2 speculation questions

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G1I-Ssgww

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Which is the most powerful. Human

beings or nature?

Human beingsNature

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Homework

Find a picture which features nature in some

way. Print out the picture and write 3 great

sentences to go with it.

Tuesday 20thJanuary

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Learning Objective:

To be able to use interesting verbs,adjectives and personification to help me to

write fantastic sentences.

The trees

were in the

fading light.

The trees had

been strippedby a recent

wind, and they

leaned towards

each other in

the fading light.

The trees had been

stripped by a recentwind of their white

covering of frost, and

they seemed to lean

towards each other,

black and ominous, in

the fading light.13

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Dark spruce forest frownedon either side the frozenwaterway. The trees had been stripped by a recent wind oftheir white covering of frost, and they seemed to lean towardseach other, black and ominous, in the fading light. A vastsilence reigned over the land. The land itself was a desolation,lifeless, without movement, so lone and cold that the spirit ofit was not even that of sadness. There was a hint in it oflaughter, but of a laughter more terrible than any sadness - a

laughter that was mirthless as the smile of the sphinx, alaughter cold as the frost and partaking of the grimness ofinfallibility. It was the masterful and incommunicable wisdomof eternity laughing at the futility of life and the effort of life.It was the Wild, the savage, frozen- hearted Northland Wild.

Highlight the verbs.

Highlight the adjectives.

Circle the words used to give nature the sense that it is alive.

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Th h d b i d b i d f h i hi i

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The trees had been stripped by a recent wind of their white coveringof frost, and they seemed to lean towards each other, black and

ominous, in the fading light.

Building a sentence

The trees were in the fading light.

The trees leaned towards each other in the fading light.

The trees had been stripped by a recent wind, and they leaned towards each other inthe fading light.

The trees had been stripped by a recent wind of their white covering of frost, and

they seemed to lean towards each other in the fading light.

The trees had been stripped by a recent wind of their white covering of frost, andthey seemed to lean towards each other, black and ominous, in the fading light.

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The wolf stood in front of me.

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There were some snowy mountains.

Verbs

Adjectives

Human characteristics

Simile

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Learning Objective:

To be able to use a range of sentence startsto help me to write fantastic paragraphs.

I will ensure

that every

sentence

begins with

a different

word.

I will use at

least 5interesting

sentence starts

accurately.

I will use at least 5

interesting sentencestarts to create an

ominous atmosphere

and to link my ideas

together.

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Homework

Find out 6 interesting facts about mountain

climbing.

Make sure you put these in your own words.

Wednesday 29th

January.

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Tree

adjective noun

adjective, adjective noun

adjective , adjective and adjective noun

adjective, adjective, adjective noun

adjective and adjective noun

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Rules

No sentence must start with the same word

as another sentence.

All 5 of the sentence types below must be

used along with some of the other examples.

Each sentence must be carefully and lovingly

crafted.

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Paragraph 1: Describe the landscape.

Paragraph 2: Describe a sled , people and huskies making their way through the

landscape.

Paragraph 3: Describe an evening campfire, with the hungry wolves circling

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An hour went by, and the hard and cold night

began to draw down its blinds.

Like a defeated army, the spruce trees, stripped

bare of snow, leaned together for comfort.

Againthe wind sang bitterly.

Over in the distance, the frowning mountains

fell into a watchful sleep.

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Paragraph 1: Describe the landscape.

Paragraph 2: Describe a sled , people and huskies making their way through the

landscape.

Paragraph 3: Describe an evening campfire, with the hungry wolves circling

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h1MRWZjms

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqh1MRWZjmshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqh1MRWZjmshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqh1MRWZjmshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqh1MRWZjmshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqh1MRWZjms

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ing verbs ly adverbs

Which of these makes the most sense:

a) Wildly, the dogs bared their fangs at the wolves.

b) Wildly baring their fangs at the wolves.

a) Toiling through the barren landscape.

b) Toiling, two men made their way through the barren landscape.

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Learning Objective:

To be able to redraft my writing to a betterstandard

I will make

improvementswhere I have

been asked to.

I will also

change wordsand add new

words.

I will make a range of

adjustments so that I ammore proud of my work

than I was.

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Homework

Find out 6 interesting facts about mountain

climbing.

Make sure you rewrite these in your own

words.

Tuesday 3rdJanuary.

T1 Make sure every sentence starts with a different worduse a broader range of sentence starts.

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T2 Add in extra adjectives to make your work more descriptive. Use a thesaurus to help.

T3 Try to use some of the vocabulary from your last spelling test.

T4 Finish the first three paragraphs.

T5 Try using a short, one-sentence paragraph as well as the other three.

T6 Try using bracketslike thesea couple of times in your piece.

T7 Use more adjectives (or paired adjectives) in front of nouns.

T8 Start more sentences with adverbs and verbs. (ly and ing)

T9 Try including a one-word sentence.

T10 Focus on spelling.

T11 Use semi-colons.

T12 Make your handwriting as tidy as possible in the next draft.

T13 Use capital letters the correct way.

T14 Avoid starting so many sentences with so. Try next or after that or once we had finished.

T15 Try starting more sentences with adverbs (

ly words).

T16 Work on the grammar of your longer sentencesevery sentence must have a subject.

Creeping through the forest, it/we/she/Emma followed him.

T17 Try starting a sentence with a simileLike a _________, it______________

T18 Avoid listing adjectivesit makes your work confusing.

T19 Keep your sentences simple and to the point.

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An hour went by and a second, the

wolves were getting tired. The two

people stopped and unpacked some of

the stuff, since they still had a long way

to go. They set up a fire and put their

hand near it, finally getting some

warmth. Slowly, the wolves walked overto the fire and laid down.

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Improve spelling

Improve punctuation

Improve vocabulary (but dont use words you

are unsure of)

Tidy handwriting (but edit mistakes as you go.)

Green = great sentence

Red = needs improvement

BW = better word

1. A sentence beginning with a simile. (Like)

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2. A sentence beginning with a verb. (ingand ed)

3. A sentence beginning with an adverb. (ly etc)

4. A sentence using a semi-colon. (The rain whipped at me furiously; I was aloneand frightened.)

5. A sentence of 2, 3 or 4 words.

At the rear An hour went by, and

Now and again...

After

In the meantime

Before

With came

A...

Once

With Again...

Examples from White Fang.

At the rear of the sled toiled a second man.

An hour went by, and a second hour.

Now and again a pair of eyes moved, or disappeared to appear again a moment later.

After a searching scrutiny, the animal trotted forward a few steps.

In the meantime, Bill had bethought himself of the rifle.

Before they saw the cause, the two men saw him turn and start to run back toward

them.

With night came horror.

A spasm of fear went through him.

Once at the tree, he studied the surrounding forest in order to fell the tree in the

direction of the most firewood.

With a flaming brand in each hand, he sprang to the edge of the fire.

Again he awakened, a little later, though it seemed hours to him.

Mechanically, at short range, without letting go of it, he thrust a brand full into her open

and snarling mouth. (Example of 3)

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Spellingsnext Friday (first 10 from

The Wild) endangered survival

adventure

courage

determination

expedition

void

commotion

toil

comrade

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Learning Question:

What feelings does Joe Simpson

reveal during and after his dramatic

fall?

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Vocabularyfind the meaning

Colpass between two mountains

Summit

Void

Corniceoverhanging ridge of snow

Abutting

Crevasse

Teeter

Harness

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Touching the Void

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In 1985, two adventurous young mountaineers, JoeSimpson and Simon Yates, set off to climb thetreacherous west face of the Siula Grande in thePeruvian Andes. They were experienced climbers,

and climbed "Alpine-style," climbing themountain in "one great push," without setting upropes or base camps ahead of time. After dealingwith a snowstorm and some dangerous climbing

over powder formations, they reached thesummit (about 21,000 feet) on the third day. Theclimb down proved to be far more difficult

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Joe Simpson

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Siula Grande

What feelings does Joe Simpson reveal

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What feelings does Joe Simpson revealduring and after his dramatic fall?

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Oddly enough, looking at it

seemed to help. I felt detachedfrom it, as if I were making a

clinical observation of someone

else. I moved the knee gingerly,

experimenting with it. I tried to

bend it and stopped

immediately, gaspingat the rush

of pain.

Now annotate the text with thoughts and feelings

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Thoughts and feelings to look for:

Confusion, shock, detachment, curiosity, stubbornness, out of control,

desperation, despair, disbelief , control, frustration

Extension: where is he trying to hold back his feelings? Is hesuccessful?

Oddly enough, looking at it seemed

to help. I felt detachedfrom it, as if I

were making a clinical observation of

someone else. I moved the knee

gingerly, experimenting with it. I tried

to bend it and stopped immediately,gaspingat the rush of pain.

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Learning Objective:

To be able to identify how a writer chooses

words so that we can make inferences about

thoughts and feelings

I will find a

few words andexplain them.

I will identify

and infer arange of

thoughts and

feelings.

I will be able to make

detailed annotations ofa text.