Winter ClassHome Learning Pack

Week 5

4th May – 8TH May 2020

Hello Winter Class,

It was lovely to see your faces on Monday!

Here is a video about muscles in the human body. If you want, you can draw a diagram to show this as part of your science work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynVRDsDC-84

Here is a link to Art Hub! Where there are lots of different activities you can try if you like. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQmnbf_xIpE

If you have any questions about the learning, write them down and we can talk about it in the next Zoom meeting.

See you soon,

Ms Atkey

Monday 11 th May

Session 1: English

Continue to read ‘Framed’ and answer the questions.

Emily Dickinson poetry.

Practise your spellings.

Session 2: Maths

Practise times tables and division facts that you need to learn.

Calculating area.

Session 3: Choose an afternoon activity.

Spellings: Choose 10 spellings to practise this week or, if you’re not sure, practise these ones:

suggest, symbol, system, temperature, thorough, twelfth, variety, vegetable, vehicle, yacht.

Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886) was an American poet. While Dickinson was a prolific poet, only 10 of her nearly 1,800 poems were published during her lifetime.

If you want to find out more about her, have a look at the website below. https://www.lottie.com/blogs/strong-women/emily-dickinson-biography-for-kids

I have put 5 of Emily’s Dickinson’s poems below.

Choose 2 of the poems and draw a small picture to represent what each of the poems could be about.

Emily uses quite old English in her poetry. If you are not sure of some words look them up https://dictionary.cambridge.org/. I have also put the meaning of some of the vocab which you might not find in the dictionary.

Selected Poems By Emily Dickinson

There came a Wind like a Bugle —

It quivered through the Grass

And a Green Chill upon the Heat

So ominous did pass

We barred the Windows and the Doors

As from an Emerald Ghost —

The Doom's electric Moccasin

That very instant passed —

On a strange Mob of panting Trees

And Fences fled away

And Rivers where the Houses ran

Those looked that lived — that Day —

The Bell within the steeple wild

The flying tidings told —

How much can come

And much can go,

And yet abide the World!

Emily Dickinson

Vocab CheckMoccasin - a type of snake (a metaphor for lightning)Abide - continue/ tolerate

I know some lonely Houses off the RoadA Robber'd like the look of —Wooden barred,And Windows hanging low,Inviting to —A Portico,Where two could creep —One — hand the Tools —The other peep —To make sure All's Asleep —Old fashioned eyes —Not easy to surprise!

How orderly the Kitchen'd look, by night,With just a Clock —But they could gag the Tick —And Mice won't bark —And so the Walls — don't tell —None — will —

A pair of Spectacles ajar just stir —An Almanac's aware —Was it the Mat — winked,Or a Nervous Star?The Moon — slides down the stair,To see who's there!

There's plunder — where —Tankard, or Spoon —Earring — or Stone —A Watch — Some Ancient BroochTo match the Grandmama —Staid sleeping — there —

Day — rattles — tooStealth's — slow —The Sun has got as farAs the third Sycamore —Screams Chanticleer"Who's there"?

And Echoes — Trains away,Sneer — "Where"!While the old Couple, just astir,Fancy the Sunrise — left the door ajar!

Emily Dickinson

Vocab CheckPortico - a porchPlunder – stolen itemsChanticleer - a literary term for cockerel

The Mountain sat upon the PlainIn his tremendous Chair —His observation omnifold,His inquest, everywhere —

The Seasons played around his kneesLike Children round a sire —Grandfather of the Days is HeOf Dawn, the Ancestor —

Emily Dickinson

Vocab CheckSire - father

A Bird came down the Walk —He did not know I saw —He bit an Angleworm in halvesAnd ate the fellow, raw,

And then he drank a DewFrom a convenient Grass —And then hopped sidewise to the WallTo let a Beetle pass —

He glanced with rapid eyesThat hurried all around —They looked like frightened Beads, I thought —He stirred his Velvet Head

Like one in danger, Cautious,I offered him a CrumbAnd he unrolled his feathersAnd rowed him softer home —

Than Oars divide the Ocean,Too silver for a seam —Or Butterflies, off Banks of NoonLeap, plashless as they swim.

Emily Dickinson

Vocab CheckAngleworm - American word for earthwormPlashless - without splashing

"Hope" is the thing with feathers —That perches in the soul —And sings the tune without the words —And never stops — at all —

And sweetest — in the Gale — is heard —And sore must be the storm —That could abash the little BirdThat kept so many warm —

I've heard it in the chillest land —And on the strangest Sea —Yet, never, in Extremity,It asked a crumb — of Me.

Emily Dickinson

Vocab CheckSore - severeAbash - embarrass

Here is the meaning behind each of Emily’s poems and her inspiration. Did you have similar ideas about the poems?

Revision of poetry terms:

line - a group of words arranged together for effect (does not have to be a complete sentence)stanza - a group of lines (like a paragraph in prose)rhyme - words ending in similar sounds (vowel & consonant)rhythm - the beat created when a poem is read aloud onomatopoeia -words which imitate the sound they refer toalliteration - putting words together with the same beginning (consonant) soundassonance - repeating the same vowel sounds in a linehyperbole - exaggerating for effectrepetition - repeating the same word or phrasessimile - describing something by saying it is like something else (as/like)metaphor - describing something as being something else (a simile with like/as removed)personification - describing a non-living thing as if it was human

There came a Wind like a BugleA poem which narrates the passing of a terrible storm. It begins with the simile of a warning bugle, and describes the precautions taken by the people to protect themselves. The use of personification describes the impact of the storm on the landscape (fences fled/houses ran). It ends with the survivors being grateful for their survival and noting that the world goes on despite great change and loss.

I know some lonely Houses off the RoadThe poet imagines how a household (including inanimate objects) might respond to an unsuccessful burglary. The suspense is built through assonance and rhyme (peep/creep lonely/know/road) and personification is used to show the feeling of strangeness & being in the wrong place (gag the tick) and to mock the burglars (was it the Mat - winked). The plunder is not that great and the thieves leave empty-handed.

The Mountain sat upon the PlainThis is a powerful image poem, describing a mountain.

The mountain is personified as an all-seeing father/grandfather of time. The seasons are personified as his children.

A Bird came down the Walk*This poem is a description of the poet's encounter with a bird. Surprisingly applied adjectives (convenient/rapid) engage the reader and the metaphor of ‘wings as oars’ and ‘the sky as the sea’ create an unusual image of the bird.

"Hope" is the thing with feathers*This poem introduces the metaphor of hope being a bird; this idea is developed through the rest of the poem. Hope perches (sits) in the soul and sings endlessly, sounding sweetest in difficult circumstances.

Calculating area.

Practise the times tables and division facts that you need to learn.

Calculating area of triangles: ½ (base x height)

Calculating area of parallelograms

Challenge Questions

The Answers (continued on the next page)

Tuesday 12 th May

Session 1: English

Continue to read ‘Framed’.

Practise your spellings.

Adverbial phrases.

Performing poetry.

Session 2: Maths

Practise Times tables and division facts.

Scale Factor problems.

Session 3: Choose an afternoon activity.

Revision: Adverbial phrases.

We use adverbials in our sentences to give the reader more information. They can be sorted into these categories: Manner (how); place (where); time (when); duration (how long); direction (which way); reason/cause (why). A fronted adverbial is an adverbial phrase that comes at the start of a sentence.

Can you sort the fronted adverbial phrases below into these categories? Then, choose 3 of the phrases and write a sentence using them.

For example: Since it’s nearly home time, pack up your things and we’ll have a story.

For an extra challenge, can you move the adverbial phrase to the end of the sentence and punctuate the sentence correctly?

Practise reading aloud and performing the poem below or one of the previous poems by Emily Dickinson.

Think about how you use your body to tell the story of the poem. If you like, you could film your performance if you like and send it in to school. homelearning@stlukesschool.org.uk

A Bird came down the Walk —He did not know I saw —He bit an Angleworm in halvesAnd ate the fellow, raw,

And then he drank a DewFrom a convenient Grass —And then hopped sidewise to the WallTo let a Beetle pass —

He glanced with rapid eyesThat hurried all around —They looked like frightened Beads, I thought —He stirred his Velvet Head

Like one in danger, Cautious,I offered him a CrumbAnd he unrolled his feathersAnd rowed him softer home —

Than Oars divide the Ocean,Too silver for a seam —Or Butterflies, off Banks of NoonLeap, plashless as they swim.

Emily Dickinson

Scale Factor problems

Practise your times tables and division facts.

This an array where 4 rows of 6 stand for 4 x 6.

Now try some or all of these warm-ups:

Scale factors

You need to multiply the measurements of the object by the scale factor to get the real life size of the object.

Width = 15.5cm x 5 = 77.5cm

Height = 4.5cm x 5 = 22.5cm

So the actual width of the car is 77.5cm and the actual height is 22.5cm

Challenge Questions

Answers (continued on next page)

Wednesday 13 th May

Session 1: English

Continue to read ‘Framed’.

Practise your spellings.

Analyse poetry.

Session 2: Maths

Cube and square numbers.

Scaling similar shapes.

Session 3: Choose an afternoon activity.

Use the table below to analyse two poems by Emily Dickinson of your choice. You can use the ones from earlier in the week or choose one of the new ones from below. Theme & Mood

What is the poem about

How does it make you feel?

What title would you give it?. Explain your choice.

Structure & Punctuation

How many stanzas make up the poem?

How many lines are in each stanza?

Circle examples of dashes. Why are they there?

Sound

Circle an example of alliteration.

Find words which rhyme and draw lines to link them. What do you notice?

Are there words which you expected to rhyme but they did not?

Imagery & Language Choice

What words and phrases work well? Explain why.

Find an example of a simile or metaphor. What image does it create?

A reminder of the definitions of poetic terms:line - a group of words arranged together for effect (does not have to be a complete sentence)stanza - a group of lines (like a paragraph in prose)rhyme - words ending in similar sounds (vowel & consonant)rhythm - the beat created when a poem is read aloud onomatopoeia -words which imitate the sound they refer toalliteration - putting words together with the same beginning (consonant) soundassonance - repeating the same vowel sounds in a linehyperbole - exaggerating for effectrepetition - repeating the same word or phrasessimile - describing something by saying it is like something else (as/like)metaphor - describing something as being something else (a simile with like/as removed)personification - describing a non-living thing as if it was human

The Moon was but a Chin of GoldA Night or two ago —And now she turns Her perfect FaceUpon the World below —

Her Forehead is of Amplest Blonde —Her Cheek — a Beryl hewn —Her Eye unto the Summer DewThe likest I have known —

Her Lips of Amber never part —But what must be the smileUpon Her Friend she could conferWere such Her Silver Will —

And what a privilege to beBut the remotest Star —For Certainty She take Her WayBeside Your Palace Door —

Her Bonnet is the Firmament —The Universe — Her Shoe —The Stars — the Trinkets at Her Belt —Her Dimities — of Blue —

Emily Dickinson

The Sky is low — the Clouds are mean.A Travelling Flake of Snow

Across a Barn or through a RutDebates if it will go —

A Narrow Wind complains all DayHow some one treated himNature, like Us is sometimes caughtWithout her Diadem.

Emily Dickinson

Scaling similar shapes.

Square and cube numbers.

Let’s recap working out scale factor. Remember multiply the length and width of the shape by whatever the scale factor is.

E.g: Scale factor is 4. L: 3mm = 4 x 3mm = 12mm

Have a go at one, two or all of these three challenges:

Challenge 1

Challenge 2

Challenge 3

The Answers

Challenge 1: 4cm x 10cm 4cm x 12cm 6cm x 15cm 6cm x 18cm 8cm x 20cm 8cm x 24cm

Challenge 2: Shape B is twice as big as Shape A Shape A has been enlarged by scale factor x 2 to make Shape B

A= 5cm 2cm B= 10cm 4cm C= 25cm 10cm D= 45cm 18cm

A to B= x2 A to C = x5 A to D= x9 B to D= x4.5