English
The Listeners by Walter de la Mare
"Right, you miserable little tadpoles! You may be ankle deep in snow on this bleak little spot of our island, but YOU are expected to pass this Dragon Initiation Programme. This 3-step challenge enables you to become full members of the HAIRY HOLLIGAN TRIBE.
Succeed and you can go onto glory as a VIKING HERO.
FAIL... and you shall be EXILED!
The first part is the toughest... who is ready for it to commence and earn their place as rightful members of this wondrous tribe?
Step forward and make your way to Mad Man's Gully if you can work as a team and think you have what it takes to first catch your dragon!"
Take a peek at the tribe wannabes as they tackled the challenges set by their Viking foremothers to earn glory as members of the Hairy Hooligans in wild and windy Berk-esque conditions.
Scary Hairy Lairy Hooligans indeed!
More words in focus! This week it’s noun phrases. Look how we’ve changed Cressida Cowell’s sentences by dropping in our own noun phrase ideas to add more descriptive detail for the reader.
Determinedly, we are brushing off our fronted adverbial skills. Skilfully, we are using adverbs of manner to describe Hiccup and the other boys’ actions as they prepare for the Dragon Initiation Programme. Loudly, Gobber the Belch has declared Hiccup as the leader which is making him feel particularly anxious! Proudly, we shared our examples with one another in class!
