Literacy Work

Cambridge Primary

Revise for Cambridge Primary Checkpoint

English Study Guide – Stephanie Austwick

1.          PHONICS, SPELLING, AND VOCABULARY

                Prefixes and suffixes - Pages 12-13

         Phonics spelling and vocabulary – Pages 18-19

2.         GRAMMAR AND PUNCTUATION

                Verbs – Pages 24-25

Complex Sentences Pages 32-34

3.         READING

                Reports – Page 72-73

                Discussion – Pages 64-65

4.         WRITING

                Adding detail - Pages – 84-85

                Organisation and paragraphing - Pages 86-87

               

If you need your text books remember you can come in and collect them on school days between 8.30 - 2pm form you r class - make sure you let Mrs Shelley or your teacher know you have collected them.

SPELLING/LITERACY ASSIGNMENTS:

1.          SPELLING:

·        Study Spelling words from last week – There will be a spelling test on these words.

–         Sub us the prefix meaning under or beneath.  Submarine as an example puts together

sub (meaning under) and marine (meaning ‘of the sea’).

subject subway submerge submit subterfuge subtle subtract subvert

subdued subconscious submerse subcontinent subcontractor submarine subheading subtropical

·        Work Set Sheet 12 B

·        Study new spelling words – There will be a spelling test on these words.

Spelling:  Aero or aer in a word indicates air.  Trans means across

transport transfer transplant      transaction transatlantic  transcript translucent   transparent transmit

aerodrome aerate aerial aerodynamic aeroplane aeronautical aerobatics

·         Spelling – Spelling for Literacy for ages 10-11, Andrew Brodie - Work Set 10 B

2.         OXFORD – INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH- Moira Brown

·         Student Textbook - Read Pages 158 – Work pate 159 A-C

3.         OXFORD – INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH Emma Danihel 

·         Student Workbook 6 - Grammar – Main and subordinate clauses – Page 3

Work A and B

4.         Focus on Writing Composition – Unit 10

·         Read - Becoming a Journalist – Pages 28 -30

·         Work Page 30

Thinking Back

                                Thinking about it

Thinking it through

5.         Focus on Comprehension – Unit 4 

·         Read - Stubborn Mule! Page 10

·         Work Page 11

       Thinking Back

                                Thinking About it

                                Thinking Through it

6.         Find an interesting article from a Newspaper or from the internet  – no more than 5 paragraphs

On a separate piece of paper answer the following questions.

·         What is the name/title of the article your read?

·         What section of the newspaper did you find the article?  (Sports – Entertainment – Headlines, etc.)

·         Who wrote the article?

·         When was the article written?

·         In your own words write what the article is about (1 or 2 paragraphs)

·         In your own words rewrite the 1 paragraph and the last paragraph of the article

·         Did you like the article?  Why did you select the article?

·         Circle all of the new words in the article.  Use your dictionary or thesaurus to find the meaning.

7.         Read a book of your choice every day!

On a separate piece of paper, answer the following questions:

·         What is the title of your book?

·         What is the genre?

·         Who is the author

·         How many pages?

·         Where does the story take place?

·         Name the characters?

·         What is the plot?

·         Write one or two paragraphs on what the book is about.

·         Did you like the book?  Why/Why not?

·         Would you recommend others to read the book?

·         Write the names of at least 3 people who should read the book.

·         Why should they read the book?

·         Draw your favorite part of the book to share with your classmates.