Background Today, I have drawn a robin picture and named it The Christmas Robin. Using two robin photos, I managed to get the right shapes and colours. Drawing With some help, I sketched four circles of different sizes: one for the head, body, wing and tail feathers. Then, I sketched some lines to connect the … Read more
Illustrated by Shane Dervies, The Christmasaurus and the Winter Witch is an adventure fantasy by Tom Fletcher and the second book in the Christmasaurus series. The Christmas holidays have now begun and the Trundles, and Brenda and Pamela Payne are invited to a magical place of ice and snow. However, when the group returns home, … Read more
Here are some exercises I’ve done on building setting: Setting: Remote forestGenre: Horror The imposing trees clawed the sky, blocking all light. The narrow path wound its way into the forest’s heart and a clearing. As a bolt of lightning flashed in the cursed sky, an abandoned mansion could be seen. Setting: Magical kingdomGenre: Fantasy … Read more
‘Ready for an adventure, kids?’ said Jack. ‘Yes!’ exclaimed Sam and Tom. As they parked, Sam said: ‘Good driving, Dad. Much better than driving off the road during your first lesson.’ Tom ruffled his brother’s smooth, short hair: ‘It’ll be you next year!’ The trio half walked, half raced over to the mansion-like hotel. It … Read more
I am currently learning about hydrothermal vents and the organisms that live there. Today, I did my own reasearch and created a slideshow. I also used information I learnt from previous lessons. The slides automatically move onto the next every 15 seconds and restart after the last slide.
Buddy laid down in the armchair: ‘Now settle down pups and listen to my tale… Many moons before you were born, I lived a carefree life: playing in the garden every day. One day, I spotted a squirrel in the grass. The squirrel turned, staring at me with unusually large emerald-green eyes. I gave chase. … Read more
I recently visited Yorkshire Wildlife Park, viewing an impressive range of rare big cats, savannah animals and much more! This is the number one place to both view and learn about animals. My first destination was Ethiopia, where I spotted some mischievous gelada monkeys. The youngest was playing with the others, until its stern mother … Read more
In English, I have been looking at adverts and how they are adapted for their purpose. Today, I created my own advert for Yorkshire Wildlife Park. In order to make this an effective advert, I have used a rhetorical question, four imperative sentences, bullet points, emotive words, a different style of text and capitalisation. Can … Read more
Winter Holiday, the fourth book in the Swallows and Amazons series, is by Arthur Ransome. While it differs from the summer and sailing scene that is common in the previous books, this tale takes the reader on an epic Arctic expedition. The Callum children—Dick and Dorothea—meet the Amazons—Nancy and Peggy—and Swallows—John, Susan, Titty and Roger—during … Read more
Today, I started a new topic about habitats! I’ve created a presentation listing some of the physical environmental factors, animals and plants for five habitats. The slides automatically change after 15 seconds and will restart after the final slide.