MondayLook at the front cover of this book. What do you think it might be about?

Some questions to think about:What are the pictures?What does the title mean?

What do you think the title means now? Go on google and find out!Do the pictures help you? Where would you find these types of objects in the pictures?Are these things man made or natural?

Looking at these photos in their separate boxes, who do you think might own them?Write a short description for each on who you think might own them and why?

TuesdayWhat do you think of Flotsam so far? What do you usually see on the beach? Do you do any investigating?Look at the next few pages of the book Flotsam below. Is this what you would see on a beach?

What do you notice about the book? How is it different to all the other books we’ve read this year?I think picture books are really interesting because what I might think the story is about could be completely different to what Miss Jeakings might think!Wednesday

Look at these photos of plastic pollution on the beach.

How do they make you feel?Read these opinions on the pictures. Who do you agree with?

How could we change the young girls mind?FACTS!!

“My name is Roger. I’ve been fishing for over 40 years and have never seen so much litter on the beaches and in the sea in my life. Almost every day I catch a fish caught in plastic. It’s horrible.”

“Hi, I’m Lisa and I’m 9 years old. I love coming to the beach. Sometimes I throw my plastic drinks bottle and sweet wrappers on the beach. They don’t have enough bins here. I guess someone else picks it up or it just goes in the sea but what is a little drinks bottle going to do to a huge ocean? I don’t care.

Can you find some facts about why plastic is dangerous on the beach and in the ocean? Maybe you have some already from a letter. Write them down here.__________________________________________________________________________________

ThursdayLook at these people’s posters. They have used their powers of persuasion to persuade people to stop littering plastic on the beaches that will later enter the sea.

FridayPlan and write your own persuasive poster to stop plastic pollution. Either handwritten or on the computer. Please share them with Miss Edwards. Think about the posters you saw yesterday.

Which one do you like the most and why?

Can you see?: – facts, colourful and bold writing, would it catch your eye, rhetorical question, does it tell you how to change, emotive language, good punctuation and catchy slogan (alliteration, rhyming words or memorable and fun).

Which facts are you going to use?

Catchy slogan?

What pictures will get the reader’s attention?

What colours will you use?

Tell them what to do instead?

Rhetorical question? ( A question that doesn’t need an answer)