Year group: 3 Class teacher: Mr Brehony Topic 5:

Project 4: Literacy links to predator and prey. This week we will explore creative writing and art, looking at what makes a good beast and how to avoid being eaten!

Day 1: NC Objective: Introducing: predators in fiction texts. Many of our favourite and well-known stories feature Computing: Use search technologies effectively. gruesome beasts wanting to eat the main characters, from Harry Potter to Red Riding Hood. Art: create sketch books to record observations and use them to review and For your first task, use your internet search skills to find information about these predators revisit ideas. and make a mind map all about the predator’s personality. Literacy: in narratives, creating settings, characters and plot; write in Day 2: paragraphs. Revolting Rhymes. Today’s activity is all about rewriting stories with famous beasts. Check out Roald Dahl’s retelling of Red Riding Hood. Think about the characters and what is WALT: different from the original story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3uVQIhSYfY Then, Art: design and create a fearsome predator, using your knowledge of write your own version of the same story in paragraphs. It must be different to Roald Dahl’s! literature.

Day 3: Fearsome predators in Harry Potter. There are many scary monsters in Harry Potter books and films. The basilisk is a huge snake monster that tries to eat Harry. There is some information about the creature here: https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Basilisk Today, sketch a detailed drawing of the basilisk, labelling its features.

Day 4: Writing about the basilisk. Using the information and story knowledge of your research about the snake-monster yesterday, write your own story. Create a heroic character and show how they get away from the basilisk. Do this in paragraphs or as a graphic novel/comic. Day 5: Design your own predator. Thinking of the characteristics of a good scary predator from the stories and activities this week, sketch a ‘wanted poster’. You could even offer a reward for the capture of the fearsome beast. Use as much detail as you can and work neatly to complete the poster.

End of week quiz

1) How many scary predators can you list from stories or films?

2) True or false – all snakes are predators. Look up your answer after writing.

3) Write down five similes for fearsome.

4) Write a list of similarities and differences between the wolf and the basilisk.

5) Do all predators need to have sharp teeth? Explain why you think this.