Two Dragons

This week Year 4 will be rewriting the myth of the Two Dragons.  We will be changing the Dragons into our own villains.  Here is an example of our descriptions.


Slice, the slimy, scaly octopus stretches his tentacles.  his bobbly plunger like tentacles feel like a hoover.  His eyes are as big and black as a bowling ball.


Raged, he shoots his ink delicately into the sky.  As soon as his enemy appears he uses his navy ink.  His pale purple skin is camouflaged in the deep, dark sea.


Tia (4E)

The Hare and the Tortoise

Over the past two weeks the children have been learning about fables and have focused upon The Hare and the Tortoise. First, they learnt to re tell the story orally, using actions for support. They finished the unit by writing their own version of the story with their own character and setting.  Here are some extracts from their narratives.
 
One beautiful sunny day a mean Hare was teasing a snake so they decided to have a race!
 
Suddenly, the hare had a little snooze. He thought that as he was so far away that the slow tortoise would never catch up with him.
 
All of a sudden the hare jumped up from his sleep. He stretched his arms and legs. "I have so much energy now so I am going to carry on and beat that slow snake". Olivia (3b)
 
Tired, the selfish, green snake yawned unpleasantly. Suddenly he pelted towards a tropical high hill although he would claim that he stumbled upon his sleeping spot. Because this spot was so comfy he decided to have a snooze. Plop! All of a sudden a rough acorn awoke the sleepy, lazy snake. She looked all around but no one was there. She saw the tortoise celebrating happily she couldn't believe that he had won the race! Slow and steady wins the race. Sweeden (3b)

3B have been writing a description of their own animals, which they are going to use to rewrite the story of the Hare and the Tortoise.

 

Suddenly I noticed the sharp, venomous teeth glowing in the forest sky. It slithers through the forest with its slim body which slithers silently. Have you ever smelt this amazing creature? It slithers quickly through the pitch black forest. After it slithers through the dark forest it bites with its razor sharp teeth through it’s pray.

Harry (3b)

 

Crunch! Have you ever heard a crack from the dusty foot prints in the leaves? Have you ever seen a wild dog rolling anxiously in the leaves? The dog, who was running silently, darted through the thick forest. Scared, its fur prickled like a sharp knife. Zooming on the forest floor, it danced in the sun. The forest was dark and dim but to him it was a snuggly bed on a cold Sunday morning.

Holly (3b)

Extinct Animal Poetry

In year 4 we have been writing poetry about Extinct Animals.  See if you can pick out the figurative language we have been learning about.



Dreadful Dinosaur

His mammoth, massive, mouth meticulously opens to eat his prey.
His skin is scaly and rough; bumpy like a road.
The dreadful dinosaur's eyes shoot out while he catches his prey.
He has a gigantic body; great enough to make coats from 12 men and 5 ladies.
Slowly, he plods to drink from the vast lake.
Razor sharp, dagger slim teeth stand up like soldiers.

By Yashashvi 4E

Welcome back to the Grove Academy! This half term's learning focus for our blog is writing, and our wonderful wordsmiths have already been producing some cracking compositions. We are really excited to share these with you over the next few weeks, and the children love receiving feedback so comments are very welcome. Before you submit one, please take a few seconds to read the blog rules below.

 

In Year 3, our theme for this half term is Our World.

Meanwhile, Year 4 will be learning all about Extinct Animals.

 

Keep checking back for regular updates!

The Year 3 and 4 Team

 

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