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Year 4 English Lessons 1st -5th March 2021

Monday 1st March 2021 – Live Lesson Please join your teacher for your live lesson at 9:00! Today we shall be writing a comparison of Thor and Loki . For this lesson, you will need the words and phrases that you wrote down to describe these 2 Norse Gods from last Thursday and Friday. It may also be useful to have the texts from last week about Thor and Loki. If you no longer have your paper copy of the text you can find it in the ‘Lesson Plans’ channel in your class Team. When you are writing your comparison between Thor and Loki, think about the characteristics that they share (what is similar about them). Then think about the differences between them. This piece of writing will give you the perfect opportunity to use conjunctions and fronted adverbials, as well as interesting and powerful vocabulary. Use the sentence starters and conjunctions below to help you with your writing.

Sentence Starters

There…

Even though… Despite…

Although… It is surprising that…

Many would think… While…

With his…

Conjunctions and Other Connectives When? Why? Opinion But… And… as as a result luckily although also meanwhile because unfortunately besides and until consequently but as well when for this despite as while reason nevertheless with so on the other in therefore hand addition yet whereas

English Activity – Monday 1st March 2021

Writing a Comparison Between Thor and Loki

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Once you have finished writing, check your work for sense, punctuation and spelling. Check that you have used different sentence starters, including fronted adverbials. Also see if you can 3 improve any of the words that you have used. Tuesday 2nd March 2021 Today you will be writing a character description of Odin. For this activity, you will need the words and phrases that you wrote down to describe Odin from last week. It may also be useful to have the text from last week, Odin, the All-Father. If you no longer have your paper copy of the text you can find it in the ‘Lesson Plans’ channel in your class Team. Use the sentence starters and conjunctions below to help you with your writing. You can also use the vocabulary on page 2. Remember to include:

• Appropriate punctuation . , ! ? ‘ • Interesting and powerful vocabulary • Conjunctions • Fronted adverbials

Before you upload your work for your teacher, check your writing for sense, punctuation and spellings.

Sentence Starters

He is/has… Even though…

Despite… Although…

It is surprising that… Many would think…

While… With his…

In Asgard,

Conjunctions and Other Connectives

When? Why? Opinion But… And… as as a result luckily although also meanwhile because unfortunately besides and until consequently but as well When for this despite as while reason nevertheless with so on the other in therefore hand addition yet whereas 4 English Activity – Tuesday 2nd March 2021

Character Description of Odin

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Wednesday 3rd March 2021 – Live Lesson Please join your teacher for your live lesson at 9:00! Today we shall be reading a story from Norse Mythology, Freya’s Wonderful Necklace, and answering comprehension questions about the text. This story will introduce to you, Freya and Heimdall. Read the information below about Freya, the Goddess of love and beauty, and Heimdall, the Watchman of Asgard. This information will help you to understand some of their qualities and their importance in Norse Mythology. Then read the story, Freya’s Wonderful Necklace. Use the definitions on page 8 to help you to understand some of the tricky vocabulary. Once you have read and understood the text, you will answer the comprehension questions on pages 9 and 10.

Freya, the Goddess of Love

Freya was from Vanaheim and was sent to live in Asgard. She came to Asgard in a carriage drawn by grey cats with her little daughter Noss on her lap. Freya, the most beautiful of all the goddesses, was often sad, for her husband Od had disappeared. He was a wonderer and a dreamer and had been lost in one world or another. Freya often went looking for him. Sometimes she drove off with her cats and sometimes she flew off as a falcon, for she had a suit of falcon feathers which carried her swiftly through the air when she put it on. The Aesir built a hall for Freya in Asgard which was almost as big as Odin’s. It had to be big because Freya was fond of company. Still, Freya would often think of her lost husband and weep herself to sleep. But she was lovely even when she wept, for tears, rolling silently round her cheeks, were pure drops of gold.

Heimdall, the Watchman of Asgard

Heimdall was one of Odin’s great sons and he was the watchman for the Aesir. He was the guardian of the Bifrost – the rainbow bridge that connected all worlds. He was wonderfully handsome and he had a truly dazzling smile, for his teeth were pure gold. Heimdall was an excellent watchman. His clear blue eyes were so keen that he could see to the end of the world. So harp were his ears that he could hear everything. Odin had given him a trumpet-horn to blow whenever he saw danger approaching. Heimdall stood at the landing of the rainbow bridge, watching and listening so that no enemy could sneak into Asgard.

6 Freya’s Wonderful Necklace

All of the goddesses wore beautiful jewellery, but Freya, the goddess of love and beauty, had the loveliest necklace in the world. It was made of gold and sparking gems and glowed like red-hot fire. The dwarfs had made it with great magic, and Freya was so fond of it that she never took it off.

Most of the Aesir loved to see the blazing jewel on Freya’s snow-white neck, but Loki’s eyes flickered with greed whenever he looked at it. And one day he decided to steal it. That night, when all Asgard was asleep, he tiptoed to Freya’s door, changed himself into a fly, and crept through the keyhole.

Freya lay asleep, dreaming about her lost husband, and tears of gold trickled down her cheek. She was beautiful, but Loki only had eyes for the beautiful jewel sparking at her throat. He wanted to grab it, but even in her sleep, Freya guarded it with her hand over the clasp. So Loki hummed and buzzed around her ear until at last, Freya lifted her hand to shoo away the fly. In a flash, Loki changed himself back into his own shape, and with his fingers as long and thin as spiders’ legs, he lifted the necklace from Freya’s throat. The he silently sneaked away to the seashore, changed himself into a seal, and swam towards a rocky islet with the jewel in his mouth.

But Heimdall, who was faithfully standing guard at the rainbow landing, heard the splash as Loki dived into the water. Turning, he caught sight of something gleaming in the mouth of a seal, and that made him suspicious. He changed himself into a seal also and set off in pursuit. When Loki heard that he was being followed, he clambered quickly up onto the islet. He sat down on the jewel to hide it and looked around with innocent eyes as Heimdall came closer.

Heimdall was not fooled by all that innocence. He recognised Loki’s eyes and understood that he had been up to no good. He threw himself at Loki, and barking, biting, beating their flippers, the two seals fought furiously. Heimdall was the bigger of the two, and at last he pushed Loki into the water. And there lay Freya’s necklace, gleaming and blazing on the grey stone!

Heimdall returned the necklace to Freya, and Loki did not try to steal it again. But from then on, Heimdall and Loki, who had never been friends, were deadly enemies.

7 Definitions From the Text dwarfs – race of short and stubborn men. Many were skilled craftsman , who loved gold and precious jewels. Dwarfs in Norse mythology lived in Nidavellir, one of the nine realms fond – having a liking for something trickle down – flow in a small stream clasp – the part of the necklace that fastens (joins both parts) together seashore - an area of sandy, stony, or rocky land bordering with the sea. islet – a small island caught sight – to see something only for a moment suspicious – someone or something seeming dishonest and up to no good pursuit – chasing after innocent/innocence – no guilty of a crime

English Activity – Wednesday 3rd March 2021

Freya’s Wonderful Necklace Comprehension

1. Where did Freya acquire the necklace? ______

2. What made the necklace the most beautiful in the world? ______

3. How did the dwarfs make the necklace? ______

4. What would happen to Loki’s eyes when he saw the necklace? ______

5. How did Freya try to keep the necklace safe at night? ______

6. Why did Freya lift her hand? Tick the correct answer

To fan her face A fly was annoying her

To protect her necklace She knew Loki was there

7. From where did Heimdall hear a splash? ______

8. But Heimdall, who was faithfully standing guard at the rainbow landing, heard the splash as Loki dived into the water.

Which word from the sentence above tells us that Heimdall is trustworthy? ______

9. What made Heimdall suspicious? ______

10. How did Loki attempt to trick Heimdall? Tick all the correct answer.

He sat on the necklace He splashed in the water

He fought Heimdall He looked with his innocent eyes 9 11. What did Heimdall see when he pushed Loki into the water? ______

12. How do we know that Loki learnt his lesson? ______

13. Number the events in this myth in the order in which they happen. The first one has been done for you. Heimdall heard a splash

Loki wanted to steal the necklace

Loki sat on the necklace

Heimdall and Loki became deadly enemies

Freya obtained a necklace from the dwarfs 1 Heimdall and Loki fought

Freya got her necklace back

Loki turned into a fly

14. Tick whether each statement is true or false True False

Heimdall and Loki were good friends before Loki stole the necklace. Freya cried for her long lost husband.

The necklace was made by elves.

Loki sat on the necklace to keep it warm.

Loki was bigger than Heimdall. Freya was the only goddess to have beautiful jewellery. Freya was the goddess of love and beauty.

10 Thursday 4th March 2021 – Live Lesson Please join your teacher for your live lesson at 9:00! Today you will be making a story mountain for a story from Norse mythology – Freya’s Wonderful Necklace. Re-read the story from yesterday and complete the story mountain by including the main events. You will need to write down ideas in each box. Use the questions to help you. Keep your completed story mountain safe as you will need it when you re-write the story tomorrow.

11 Friday 5th March 2021 – Live Lesson Please join your teacher for your live lesson at 9:00! Today you will be using your completed story mountain from yesterday’s lesson to re-write the story from Norse Mythology, Freya’s Wonderful Necklace. Use the fronted adverbials and conjunctions below to help you with your writing. Remember to include:

• appropriate punctuation . , ! ‘ ? “ ” • interesting and powerful vocabulary • conjunctions • fronted adverbials • paragraphs Remember to check your writing for sense, punctuation and spellings.

Bring your stories to school on Monday 8th March.

Fronted Adverbials

Time Place Manner

Immediately, There, Slowly, Soon, In the distance, Like a … , That night, On the landing, As quick as a flash, After a while Down by the seashore, Annoyingly, All of a sudden, Far away, Without a sound, Just then, On her bed, Without hesitation, Carefully, Bravely, Cunningly, Perfectly confident, Obviously angry, Decidedly unimpressed,

Conjunctions and Other Connectives When? Why? Opinion But… And… as as a result luckily although also meanwhile because unfortunately besides and until consequently fortunately but as well as when for this reason despite with while so nevertheless in addition meanwhile therefore on the other hand later yet that night whereas however

12 English Activity – Friday 5th March 2021

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