Lesson 1 - Writing About Superheroes

Lesson 1 - Writing about Superheroes

Equipment: Worksheets, pens

Instructions:

In today’s lesson we are going to be writing about superheroes.

Activity 1

In activity 1 you will need to look at the superhero picture. Then perhaps talk to another member of your family about what they are wearing, what their powers may be, or even make up a story about where they live. Use some of the key words to help you write some sentences. Remember your capital letters and full stops.

Activity 2

Activity 2 gives you a chance to develop your ideas and write in paragraphs. What powers would you have and who is your favourite superhero and why? Try to ensure you give examples of why you think they are the best. For example:

I think Batman is the best superhero as he does not have any special powers but he does have lots of fantastic and incredible gadgets he uses to defeat supervillains.

Activity 3

If you are feeling super confident, have a go at Activity 3. You can literally write anything you like so long as it has something to do with superheroes. You might write about why you don’t like them! You might write about which is better, DC or Marvel? It really is up to you!

If you want to write about a superhero you have created there is a template sheet to add some of your own thoughts down before you start to write.

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Lesson 2 Superhero - Reading and Comprehension

Equipment: Worksheet, pens, dictionary (or access to the internet)

Instructions:

The theme for this pack is all about superheroes and today’s lesson involves reading about superheroes and then answering questions about them. Answers for all of the activities are provided.

The activities are graded so that activity 1 is the easiest and all pupils will be able to complete this with minimal assistance. Activity 3 is the hardest and only some pupils will be able to complete this.

Activity 1

You might want to get an adult to read Activity 1 to you and then you could answer the questions together. Have a look at the picture of ‘Flash’ and read the paragraph about her. After you have read about her then talk to and adult about what you can remember. Then see if you can answer the questions.

Activity 2

If you are an independent reader have a go at this one yourself. The story is about Blueberry boy and how he tried to work out what his superpowers were. Read the information then have a go at the questions as you go along.

Activity 3

In the final activity you will be reading about the history of superheroes in comics. This activity may involve the use of a dictionary! Or you may know the answer already. Either way, have a go at all the questions and see how well you can do.

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Lesson 3 - Getting to know superheroes

Equipment: Worksheets, pens

Instructions:

Captain America, The Hulk, Wonder Woman, George Major. Some of the most famous and popular super heroes, but who’s George Major? Read on to find out.

Activity 1

With an adult, read the passages about each hero. Look at the questions together. What do you think?

Activity 2

Independent readers could have a go at this activity. A good idea is to read the questions first so that you know what to look out for in the text. Answer in full sentences.

Activity 3

Do you know what a fact is? What’s a good way to raise money? Activity 3 asks you to do a bit more thinking and use some of the knowledge you already have to help you answer the questions.

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Lesson 4 - Conjunctions

Equipment: Worksheets, pens, scissors (optional)

Instructions:

Conjunctions are used to extend sentences. They are the ‘glue’ that hold words and different parts of sentences together. Initially you may be using co-ordinating conjunctions such as ‘and’, for example you can join two sentences together:

Sandra bought a new bag. She bought some new shoes.

By using a conjunction, the two sentences can be brought together: Sandra bought a new bag and she bought some new shoes.

As you improve your understanding you may start to use co-ordinating conjunctions such as ‘so’ and ‘but’ (e.g. June likes coffee but she does not like tea). Subordinating conjunctions such as when, because, if, unless, although and while (e.g. Peter ate his supper quickly because he was hungry).

Activity 1 With an adult have a go at completing the sentences with the different conjunctions. Which sounds right?

Activity 2 Which of the minion conjunctions make sense? Have a go at completing the sentences with the different minions and write the correct answer on the worksheet.

Activity 3 Underline the conjunction in each sentence and then have a go at writing three sentences using conjunctions in each sentence.

Activity 4 Have a go at creating your very own Comic Book Capers cartoon! Use the handy conjunctions ticklist to help you to include lots of cool conjunctions which make your writing even better!

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You may want to use these conjunctions in the next task

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Lesson 5 - Using a dictionary

Equipment: Worksheets, pens, scissors, dictionary (or the internet)

Instructions:

Today’s lesson looks at dictionary skills and the meaning and types of words that we use. To help you may want to start by either writing down the alphabet from your memory or copying down the following word mat.

Activity 1

This activity is about being an alphabet superhero. Can you fill in the missing letters? Use the alphabet mat as a guide if you are not sure.

Activity 2

Cut out the superheroes and line them up in alphabetical order. If they have two names use the first letter of the first name. There are three blank boxes for you to write down the names of your favourite superhero.

Activity 3

This activity involves using a dictionary (you can use an online one) to find out the meaning of different words. Sometimes words have very different meanings if they are being used as an adjective or a noun or a verb.

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Activity 1 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

Activity 2 Andreas Von Strucker Black Widow Bucky Barnes Domino Franklin Richards Hellion Hulk Justice Madrox Spectrum Stingray Storm U – Go Girl Union Jack Wonder Man

Activity 3 Tear – Noun Second – Noun Wound – verb Fiasco – a complete failure Weary – tired Placard – a poster or notice, especially one carried at a demonstration. Tumultuous – noisy and excited Prolific – producing a lot Nauseous - feeling sick

Lesson 6 - Punctuation

Equipment: Pens, worksheet

Instructions:

This lesson is all about punctuation. Have a go at the activities and test your punctuation skills.

Activity 1

Can you write theses sentences out using full stops and capital letters? Remember you use capital letters for people’s names. For more information and support go to: https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks1-english-capital-letters-full-stops/zjmrhbk

Activity 2

A question mark tells us if a sentence is a question and that it needs an answer: 'Would you like a cup of tea?' is an example.

An exclamation mark shows excitement, shock or anger. It lets a reader know that they should add emphasis to a sentence: 'This tea is too hot!'

Before trying the activity go to: https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks1- english-question-exclamation-marks-with-karim- hacker/zkrx92p

Activity 3

Can you proof read the passage? Circle where you think the missing punctuation is and then correct it.

Finally, why not try to add to the story. What happened next? Did they do something later? Try to write a paragraph using your capital letters, full stops, and explanation marks. Remember to also use your finger spaces.

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Answers:

Activity 1 Sarah and Tom got wet in the rain. Ben went on an adventure. Jack had six coins in his bag. Jill sat by the road to wait for her friend. Mum sat on the big chair. Susie twisted her long hair into a plait. Snow drops onto the ground in winter. Dad made a castle from sand when he went to the beach.

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I told you I don’t know! Where is the jam? Are you alright? Stop doing that! I couldn’t believe it! Can you pass that?

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Lesson 7 - Tenses

Equipment: Worksheets, pens

Instructions: In today’s lesson we are looking at tenses. When writing, it’s important to use the correct form of a verb.

The verb is the part of a sentence that shows the tense - it shows when something is happening. Verbs come in three main tenses - past tense, present tense and future tense. More information can be found at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z4hrt39/articles/z7t2vk7

Past tense Most novels are written in the past tense. Readers are more familiar with this tense because they are used to being told a story that has already taken place. For most verbs you add an ‘ed’ at the end of the word to change it to the past tense - for example, ‘she talks’ becomes ‘she talked’. However, there are some irregular verbs where the whole word changes in the past tense. For example: • I choose - I chose • They build - they built • She swims - she swam

Present tense The present tense is used when writing about something that is happening at that moment. It is also common for essays to be written in the present tense.

Future tense The future tense is often used in speech, for example when planning a future event: ‘We will meet at 5 pm at the museum.’ In writing, it could also be used to talk about something that hasn’t happened yet.

Activity 1 In the first activity you need to match the picture to the sentence and the turn the sentence into the past tense by adding ed.

Activity 2 In the second activity you need to turn the words from past tense into present and from present to past tense, by filling in the table.

Activity 3 In the final activity complete the table and rewrite the sentences to change them into the correct tense. Activity 1

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Lesson 8 - Pronouns

Equipment: Pens, worksheets, scissors

Instructions:

A pronoun (I, me, he, she, herself, you, it, that, they, each, few, many, who, whoever, whose, someone, everybody, etc.) is a word that takes the place of a noun.

In the sentence Joe saw Jill, and he waved at her, the pronouns he and her take the place of Joe and Jill, respectively. Have a look at this fun video which explains how and why we use Pronouns. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSwTlQNLqPA

Here are some other examples:

Mary is an excellent teacher. She is an excellent teacher. The computer is expensive. It is expensive. Peter and Tom are students at this school. They are students at this school. The apples are very good. They are very good.

Activity 1 Cut out the cards and try to make some sentences for the boy and the girl using the correct pronoun.

Activity 2 Using the table above as a guide, sort out the pronouns into first, second and third person.

Activity 3 Fill in the table with as many first, second- and third-person pronouns as possible. Next, say whether each sentence has been written in the first, second or third person.

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