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Please practise these Year 5 spellings. They are all commonly misspelled words so are tricky. A little practise each day is best. Use the spelling strategies that you know, or be creative with how you practise them. Good luck! privilege questionnaire receive recommend referred reference relevant religious

 You must learn each spelling.  You should find out the meaning of each spelling. Make sure that you understand each word.  You could write each spelling into a sentence to show your understanding.

Fancy a challenge? ‘Be the teacher’ and set yourself a spelling test at the end of the week for somebody at home to test you. Can you think of a sentence to put them in just like we do at school? Can you also include a think back challenge?

Monday18th May 2020 Objective: To ask questions to improve my understanding

Have a close look at the image below:

Monday18th May 2020 Objective: To ask questions to improve my understanding

Now that you have had a close look at the picture, we would like you have a think of some questions linked to the picture that pop into your head.

To do this, have a go at using the Question Matrix. As we have used this quite a few times, you should hopefully feel fairly confident.

Try to use one question word from the left hand side along with one from the top.

How many different questions can you think of?  What is in the hands of the person on the left?  Who might be in this picture? Can you use a variety of  Where did this picture come from? different question types?

Have a look at the image to the left. This is from a piece of Ancient Greek pottery which was found by archaeologists. What do you notice? What is the same? What is different? After looking at the pottery, does this answer any of your questions or do any more questions pop into your head? Tuesday 19th May 2020 Objective: To retrieve information from a text Have a look at extract from ‘An Exclusive Interview with ’ on the next page. Now that you have read the text, have a go at the following retrieval questions. Remember to skim and scan the text for key words to help.

1. Which television channel is Zeus being interviewed for? 2. Who carries Zeus’ lightning bolts? 3. What collects Zeus’ lightning bolts? 4. Who was ? 5. Before Zeus, who was the supreme ruler? 6. What happened to Zeus’s siblings? 7. What was Zeus’s ’s name? 8. How did Zeus’ mother fool to save Zeus’ life? 9. Why did she choose to save Zeus? 10. Where did Zeus hide? 11. What did Zeus force his father to do? 12. Where was Cronus and Titus thrown? 13. Who became god of the ? 14. What did become god of? 15. After reading the text, what do you now think the image above is showing?

Order these events in Zeus’s life. The first one is done for you. Zeus grew up in in a mountain cave. Zeus became God of the Sky. Zeus’s siblings were eaten by Cronus 1 Zeus’s mother tricked his father. Zeus defeated his father.

Using information from the text, decide whether each statement is true or false. True False Zeus had 6 siblings and each one of them were swallowed by their father, including him. Zeus married hundreds of women but Hera was his main wife. Zeus lived in England in secrecy until he was old and powerful enough to fight against his father.

Check out this Horrible History video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gszq943CgGY

Joining us today on History TV, is the god of all gods; it’s none other than the almighty Zeus! Help me make some noise to give him a warm welcome! Q: So Zeus, let’s not waste any time. Can you tell us a little bit about your powers? A: As the God of the Sky and ruler of Olympian gods, you should know that my weapon is a ! Whoever dares to displease me gets a thunderbolt hurled at them. My winged horse Pegasus carries my lightning bolts and I have a trained eagle to collect them for me. Trust me - you do not want to get on the wrong side of me! Q: Fierce! I can imagine you had no trouble with the ladies then? A: It’s funny that you should ask that… I was married to Hera. Oh and a few others. Well hundreds of others to be precise! But Hera was my main wife. She was actually my sister- it was common to marry your relatives in those times. Q: Who decided it should be you that is the god of the sky? A: You should know that I haven’t always been the big, bad ruler of everything. Before I was born, my father, Cronus was the supreme ruler. But of course he couldn't have this title forever. Eventually, he would be knocked off his throne by one of his own children! You won’t believe me if I tell you what he did to stop this happening…. Q: We’re on the edge of our seats! Something tells me we’re not going to like the sound of this. What did he do? A: Obviously, Dad didn’t like the idea of not being in power. So, he decided the only thing to prevent this from happening was to swallow each of his children! Shocking, I know! His first five children - my siblings - went straight down the hatch! Q: That isn't quite what I was expecting! What made you so special that you weren’t swallowed? A: Well of course I was my mother, ’s, favourite! So when it came to me, she had a trick up her sleeve. She wrapped up a rock in baby blankets and fooled Dad into thinking it was me. My mother pulled the wool right over his eyes! I was then hidden away in a mountain cave on the island of Crete, where I grew to adulthood in secrecy. Q: So how did you become the god of the sky tucked away in the mountain cave? A: Hmm, let me think about that. Well as soon as I was older, I forced Dad to regurgitate my brothers and sisters. Then, we waged out all war on him. Obviously, we won the battle. I even had the pleasure of throwing Dad and the other into - the deepest pit of the . Q: It must have been tough to decide who was worthy of what. How did you decide? A: As you are aware, there were a few of us. So my brothers, Hades and , and I drew lots to see who would get to rule over what. In the end, I got the sky, Poseidon got the sea as his domain and Hades got the underworld. Wow! This interview really has been enlightening. Thank you so much for taking the time to speak to us today. Ladies and gentlemen, please give a round of applause for Zeus! Wednesday 20th May 2020 Objective: To read and retrieve information from a Greek

Have a read of ‘Reasons for Seasons’ on the next page. Now that you have read the text, have a go at the following retrieval questions. Remember to skim and scan the text for key words to help.

1. Who were ’s parents? 2. Who appeared out of the dark? 3. Who gave consent for Hades to take Persephone as his queen? 4. Where did Hades take Persephone to? 5. Find three ways in which ’s grief changed the earth. 6. Who did Demeter seek to punish? 7. Who was instructed to bring Persephone back to Demeter? 8. What did Hades admire about Persephone? 9. What did Hades trick Persephone into eating? 10. What was the fate of those who ate or drank in the underworld? 11. How many seeds did Persephone eat? 12. When Zeus visited who did Hades agree that Persephone could visit? 13. For how long was Persephone expected to remain in the Underworld for? 14. According to , when Persephone was in the Underworld, what seasons was it? 15. According to Greek mythology, when Persephone was with her mother, what seasons was it?

1. Persephone was happy in the Underworld. Do you agree or disagree? Explain your answer using evidence from the text. 2. Using the description below, draw and label what Hades might look like. Can you also draw ?

As the ruler of the dead, Hades was a grim and ghastly figure, inspiring awe and terror in everybody. Consequently, he was rarely depicted (shown) in art. When he was, he was most commonly portrayed with a beard, and a solemn, mournful look. He frequently wore a helmet, named the Helm of Darkness or the . Cerberus, the three-headed dog which guarded the entrance to the Underworld, is usually beside him. Every so often he carried a scepter or the key to his kingdom. At a later stage, he became associated with his weapon of choice, the , a two-pronged fork modelled after Poseidon’s .

The Greek , Persephone, was the child of Demeter, the goddess of earth’s fertility and harvest, and Zeus, the king of all the Olympians. Persephone lived a happy, fruitful childhood, playing with the other Olympian children and spending time in the gardens of Olympus.

On one occasion, however, as Persephone was picking flowers, the earth suddenly opened up. Out of the deep, dark blackness Hades emerged.

From his place in the Underworld, he had seen Persephone’s innocent beauty grow to radiance. He desperately wanted her to be his Queen of the Underworld. So, one day he approached Zeus asking for permission to take Persephone as his Queen. With little concern for how Demeter would respond to such a request, Zeus agreed and Hades was given consent.

Now, Hades, at the sight of Persephone’s natural but rich beauty took hold of her and carried her gently down with him to the Underworld. Persephone cried out for her dear mother Demeter but to no avail. Now in the Underworld, Persephone was under Hades’ control.

Demeter approached the gardens where Persephone usually played with the but could no longer find her daughter anywhere. She found one particular in a grove, sobbing. Demeter gently asked her where Persephone was. The nymph, in anguish, would not answer.

Stricken with grief, Demeter scoured the earth in search of her daughter. Her immense sorrow caused the earth to grow dark, cold, and barren. The once lush meadows yellowed. The trees curled and furled. The rain stopped.

Having searched the entire living land, Demeter finally contacted Zeus. He informed her of Persephone’s marriage to Hades in the Underworld. Demeter grew into a motherly rage. She demanded Zeus to return Persephone to her care. But Zeus refused.

Demeter left Olympus and watched as the earth began to decay without her nurture. She sought to punish Zeus for betraying her and their daughter. The now yellow meadows blackened and decomposed to dust. The trees began to shrink into the hard dirt. The rivers shrivelled up, and the lakes froze over.

Zeus had no other choice but to agree to Demeter’s demands. He told , the messenger, to bring Persephone back up to Demeter’s care.

In the Underworld, Persephone had grown to love Hades, who treated her with compassion and loved her as his Queen. As she would have up in Olympus, she remained eternally beautiful in the Underworld. Hades admired her kind and nurturing nature. However, Persephone missed her previous life and wished to spend time on earth with her.

When Hermes (the god of travel) reached the Underworld, he requested that Persephone come back to earth with him to re-join her mother and father. Hades knew he could not refuse the commands of Zeus, but he also could not part from his beloved Persephone.

Before she departed from the Underworld, Hades offered Persephone a as a farewell. This was, however, a cunning move by Hades. All the Olympians knew that if anyone ate or drank anything in the Underworld they would be destined to remain there for eternity, as the Fates had cautioned. Even Demeter had warned Persephone of this fate and instructed her never to eat or drink anything.

Thinking of her mother, Persephone decided to, instead, eat the small seeds of the pomegranate – assuming that these would not count as consumption. Little did Persephone know, this was exactly why Hades had given her the pomegranate. After eating six of the seeds, Persephone was approached by the Fates, who told her she would forever remain in the Underworld as Hades’ Queen.

Hermes sadly went back up to Zeus and Demeter, who anxiously sat awaiting her daughter’s return. Upon the sight of Hermes alone Demeter spiralled into a fit of immense grief and sobbing – she knew what Hades must have done to keep Persephone there.

However, Zeus, being the mighty king of all gods, could not allow his beloved land to become decayed and barren; and so, he met with Hades himself. With the help of Hermes an infamous deal was struck.

Because Hades had deceivingly tricked the young Persephone into eating the pomegranate, he was commanded to allow Persephone to visit her poor mother above his domain. In return, Zeus promised a binding deal that allowed Hades to have Persephone a month for each seed she had eaten. Thus, for half of each year, Persephone was to sit on the throne of the Underworld beside Hades.

During Persephone’s six months on earth reunited with her mother, the land was fertile, beautiful, and warm. The meadows were lush and of the deepest green. The trees were tall, sturdy, and fruitful. The rain came often and drought was unseen.

However, when Persephone left the land and entered Hades’ domain, earth experienced a cold, dark period with no growth. Demeter grieved for her daughter and had little time to nurture the land.

Thus, according to Greek mythology, the seasons were created – the autumn and months were when Persephone sat on the throne of the Underworld beside Hades, and the spring and summer months were when Persephone was reunited with her dear mother, Demeter. Thursday 21st May 2020 Objective: To plan and draft my writing drawing from my reading Tomorrow, you are going to be an interviewer and you are going to write your own, exclusive interview with an ancient Greek god or goddess. You will have the once in a life time opportunity to interview either Persephone, Hades or Demeter. Today, you are going to start having a think about some of the questions that you might want to ask your Greek god or goddess. Task 1 Which Greek god or goddess would you like to interview?

Task 2 Now that you have chosen who you would like to interview, it’s time to think of some questions that you would like to ask your Greek god or goddess.  Have another read of ‘Reasons for Seasons’ on the previous pages to gain a little more information about your god/goddess. It might be a good idea to make some notes about your god or goddess along the way. Feel free to carry out some independent research on your god or goddess too.  Write down some questions that you would want to ask your god or goddess. You might want to use the question matrix to help or even magpie from the Zeus interview. Aim for 5 or more questions. Don’t worry too much about adding lots of detail, we will do that tomorrow.  Write down how your god or goddess might respond to each question. If the answer to your question can’t be found in the text, feel free to be creative and use your imagination. Example: Q: Why did you want Persephone to be your queen? A: She was so kind and caring and absolutely beautiful. Friday 22nd May 2020 Objective: To plan and draft my writing adding in detail Today, you are going to be an interviewer and you are going to write your own, exclusive interview with your chosen Greek god or goddess. Yesterday, you drafted out your questions and answers. Now, we would like you to add in some additional detail. Just like yesterday, it is a good idea to reread ‘An Exclusive Interview With Zeus’. This interview will also be really useful throughout.

Today, we want to make our interview as engaging as possible. The interview with Zeus had quite a chatty, informal style which we would like you to incorporate. As you are adding to your writing, imagine that you are hosting a TV show, or a radio interview. Think about what you would say and what information you would add in. You might even want to make reference to the audience and address them.

When you are writing your questions, make sure that you are taking extra care to think about your handwriting and presentation. Each question must end with a question mark (?). Can you get in any other Year 5 learning too? Can you use any commas or dashes to add parenthesis? Example: Good Morning Ladies and Gentlemen and welcome to today’s episode of ‘Interviews with You’ on the Greek Godpod. Joining us today is none other than Hades himself! Help me make some noise to give him a warm welcome! Q: Ok, thank you, thank you - calm down now! Wow - that was quite a mixed reaction from our audience there Hades. Is this how you are always greeted? A: Ah, yes. I suppose I am a little like Marmite - people either love me or hate me! Q: So it would appear! Let’s get started. Our first question is one that I think we would all like answered. Why did you want Persephone to be your queen? A: Well, I thought that one would be obvious! She’s absolutely stunning of course! I had been keeping an eye on her for some time and her kind and caring nature truly blew me away.

Once you have fully drafted your interview, we would like you to be creative:  You could write out your interview in a similar way to the interview with Zeus.  You could write out your interview as if it had been featured in a newspaper or magazine.  You could record your interview as a podcast.  You could team up with a member of your family to record an interview.  Use Morfo (or a similar app) to record your answers as if you were the Greek god or goddess yourself! We look forward to seeing some of your learning at [email protected]