REMEMBER THAT YOU CAN WORK

TOGETHER AND THERE IS NOTHING

TO STOP YOU FROM TRYING A

HARDER CHALLENGE!

These Gemstones have unrivalled

powers unlike anything we have

seen before. The seems to open

small pockets and GATEWAYS on

the island meaning that you can

transport from one place to

another instantly.

Week 6:

The strange phenomena of the island continues, first unusual species not seen before,

then ancient languages that might not even be from this planet now gemstones that

seem to have incredible abilities.

These discoveries could change the world.

Top scientist Albert Einstein

theorized that WORMHOLES could

exist. These are a bending of

time and space where masses of

energy create a pathway between

two spaces, far apart. These

crystals seem to harness that

energy!

We are going to write a scientific recount of your

first GATEWAY travel from one place to another. Your

science team are studying the gems capabilities..

Features: Recount example.

31/6/2019 – 10.36am Research Facility: North Camp

I had been chosen to do the first jump through the

gateway. I stood, surrounded by the trees and tents of

the camp. Around me were people with clipboards

staring. It had been a week of experiments with the

gemstones found in the river bed. They were beginning

to glow as I pictured the space only a few feet away

from me.

A surge of bright light emanated from my clasped as a

warm sensation spread throughout my arm and

throughout my body. A relaxing sensation came over

me, which was strange as my heart rate was increasing.

Before long the surroundings were hazy, covered in the

same glowing light. Then, darkness. A high-pitched

sound could be heard in my ear.

In a flash, I was standing somewhere else staring at the

place I had just been. My body was tingling with

pinpricks and the gem stopped glowing. I was sweating

and breathless. The surroundings were the same but

from a new angle.

Features:

• Past tense.

It has

already

happened.

• 1st person –

What did you

witness?

• Precise

words

• Paragraphs

to show

changes in

time or

place.

YEAR 1 AND 2 YEAR 3 AND 4 YEAR 5 AND 6

Which word will you choose to be in the past tense?

Find the right tense. How could you improve the sentences?

Change the tense. How could you improve and extend the sentence?

WHEN WRITING A RECOUNT, WE ARE

WRITNG ABOUT THINGS THAT HAVE

ALREADY HAPPENED. IT SHOULD BE

FACTUAL AND IN THE PAST TENSE.

The past tense changes some words to show that events have happened in the PAST.

Tense can be PAST, PRESENT or FUTURE and should be consistent in your writing.

Your first task is to find the words that are the wrong tense and change them.

1. Which is the past tense form? GOING GONE

2. I find/found the stones lying in the river bed.

3. The stones begin/began to glow and I know/ knew that they were working.

4. The strange sensation spreads/spread through my arm and into my body.

5. I walking through the forest looking for new species.

6. I was stand in one place and quickly move to another.

7. My temperature rises and I become slightly sweaty.

8. For a second I do not know where I am.

9. The other scientists look on in shock; they know that it has been successful.

Paragraph 1: location one – before the jump

Questions to help. Amazing words.

Where are you? Who is there? Why are you there? What time is it?

Paragraph 2: What it feels like

What do the crystals do? How do you activate them? What happens to your body? What happens to the surroundings? How does it feel?

Paragraph 3: New location after the jump.

Where are you now? What has changed? What is the reaction?

PLANNING A PIECE OF WRITING IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS WRITING

IT. IT HELPS YOU TO GET IDEAS AND ORGANISE YOUR THOUGHTS.

THIS PIECE WILL BE SPLIT INTO THREE SECTIONS AS THERE ARE

THREE MAIN MOMENTS. PARAGRAPHS CAN HELP TO SHOW A

DIFFERENCE IN TIME OR PLACE.

NAME: DATE: LOCATION:

RECOUNT:

SIGNED: POSITION:

THIS FIRST ATTEMPT WILL NOT BE PERFECT BUT WE CAN

EDIT IT BEFORE WRITING UP A 2ND VERSION OR ‘DRAFT’

TOMORROW.

NOW IS THE EXCITING TIME TO WRITE.

REMEMBER, YOU ARE GOING TO PASS THROUGH A

GATEWAY FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER AND

WRITE A RECOUNT OF WHAT HAPPENED IN THIS

EXPERIMENT. YOU WILL USE PAST TENSE,

FIRST PERSON AND PRECISE LANGUAGE

(SCIENTIFIC LANGUAGE IF YOU CAN!) THESE

PARAGRAPHS WILL SHOW A CHANGE IN TIME AND

PLACE.

THE READER WILL NEED TO KNOW:

Why you are there.

What you are doing.

What is happening.

How it feels.

What happens when you arrive in a new location.

YEAR 1 AND 2 I USED GREAT WORDS I HAVE FULL STOPS AND CAPITAL LETTERS

I HAVE WRITTEN IN THE 1ST PERSON

I HAVE USED PAST TENSE I HAVE 3 SHORT PARAGRAPHS

YEAR 3 AND 4 I USED GREAT WORDS AND EXTENDED SENTENCES

I HAVE FULL STOPS AND CAPITAL LETTERS

I HAVE WRITTEN IN THE 1ST PERSON

I HAVE USED PAST TENSE I HAVE 3 PARAGRAPHS

YEAR 5 AND 6 I HAVE A RANGE OF SENTENCES IN PAST TENSE

MY PUNCTUATION IS ADVENTUROUS

I HAVE USED POWERFUL WORDS

I HAVE MANIPULATED CLAUSES

I HAVE USED PARAGRAPHS

MY WRITING BUILDS ATMOSPHERE

HERE ARE

SOME

CHECKLISTS

TO HELP

YOU.

AZTEC ART IS OFTEN HIGHLY SYMMETRICAL. CAN YOU REFLECT AND COMPLETE THE DESIGN HERE?