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Year 6 – 7 English Transition work 2011

Who am I?

Keywords:CollageVisualRepresentationSymbolismPersonalityExplanation

Learning Objectives: To understand how to produce texts in a variety of forms.

Success Criteria:• To apply knowledge of word classes to enhance your own work• To express your ideas clearly in a variety of forms• To explain your choices effectively through the use of VCOP

Adjectives are Describing Words

Write down as many adjectives to describe yourself as possible...

ENERGETICLively StudiousCaring

TOP TIP: Use interesting adjectives to describe your personality!

Cheeky

Next, think about the following:• What is your nature? Are you calm, lively, noisy

etc.?• What do you most enjoy doing?• Do you have a favourite animal? Why?• What is your favourite colour? Does it say

something about you?• What would you like to do in the future?• Is there anything you really care about? • Who do you admire?

Your Task: Design a Collage(a work of art made by gluing pieces of different materials to a flat surface)

Design a collage which shows visually who you are...You should include pictures that show your hobbies,favourite colours and shapes, friends, family,favourite films, food, books and much more!You should also include anything else whichrepresents or symbolises who you are. For example:

A Dove Symbolises PEACE

Plan your Collage:

• What are you going to add to your collage which will tell others about you? Remember: colours, pictures, words and shapes will be used for you to both speak and write about yourself...

• What images will you use and why?• Which colours and shapes and why?• Which words?

For example

Telling the Tale – telling your own story

• Next, you will write an explanation of your collage.

You will now need to explain why you havechosen the pictures in your collage and what they show about you.

Top TIP: You will need to focus here on VCOP –

Vocabulary, Connectives, Openers and Punctuation

Select effective Vocabulary • Level 3: generous, nervous, marvellous,

attractive, experience, patience, container• Level 4: sensitive, timid, energetic, doubtful,

anxiety, vibration, ingredient, nourish, prefer• Level 5: outstanding, tender, comical, pathetic,

premonition, inspiring, adore

TOP TIP: Use effective vocabulary to demonstrate your ability!

Connectives• Level 3: because, after, when, if, as well as,

also, since • Level 4: also, in addition to, contrary to,

despite, however• Level 5: furthermore, On the other hand,

consequently, as revealed by

TOP TIP: Vary your connectives to interest the reader!

Sentence Openers• Level 3: first, then, next, soon, after that,

last, if, when, although, after a while• Level 4: although, after a while• Level 5: having chosen, representing,

inspiring me,

TOP TIP: Vary your openers to interest the reader!

Punctuation• Level 3. ! ? ,• Level 4. ! ? , … “” ‘• Level 5. ! ? , … “” ‘ ( ) : ;

TOP TIP: Use punctuation accurately to aid clarity and meaning!

Before you start...Take a look at the example on the next slide – itexplains the collage you looked at previously! You should aim to explain each picture on yourcollage, making sure you tell us how this showssomething about you!

For example

Finally – Make sure you write in paragraphs!

• Level 3: You mainly organise your ideas into sections.

• Level 4: You use topic sentences to show what your paragraph will be about.

• Level 5: You use effective Sentence openers and a range of connectives within your paragraphs to explain your ideas in detail.

TOP TIP: Don’t forget to show us your personality through your writing!

See you in July!