Wednesday 16 May 2012

The Tunnel - story with a dilemma


On Tuesday we started a new unit of work based on stories with a dilemma. Because we love picture books and stories written by Anthony Browne, this was the one Mrs Warner decided to use.

Describing the main characters
The children were left in suspense when we reached the part where the girl had to make a decision about whether she would follow her brother into the tunnel.

To help understand how she might be feeling we played a game called "Conscience Alley"

The girl asking for advice from both sides
We continued to read the story and then asked each other what was on the other side of the tunnel?

What awaits the girl on the other side?
Everyone worked really hard using their imaginations and drawing on the clues in the illustrations, to work out what might be on the other side of the tunnel.

Turning the description into drawings
Partners tried to draw what was described to show the writer how well they had achieved the target of "painting a picture" for the reader.



Finally, the children peer marked the work giving it a star and a wish.



Assessing the work with a star and a wish
Some finished pieces of work,






Leave a comment about the feedback you gave to your partner or how you will act on the suggestions you received. 

10 comments:

  1. Missed not being with you all but congratulations to Davey l'Anson and Luke Atkinson for your recent work and promotion to another table.Mr.Walls

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    1. I'll second that Mr Walls, they are an absolute credit to the class and it goes to show,their hard work has paid off.

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  2. I am proud of them both too.

    Me and my partner said that I shouldn't use so many thens next time and I said they need to check their punctuation and spellings I will take my wish in mind.

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  3. The tunnel book was awesome I liked the part where the boy was wearing that mask it was cool I liked it when we wrote it up in our literacy books it was cool

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  4. I love the book the tunnel it made me think



    we all know what is at the other side of the tunnel
    what do you think is at the other side of the tunnel?
    by Abbie

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  5. The illustration is epic and it gives some children more creativity and its a cool book!

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  6. I really liked doing and reading the tunnel it was very exiting I liked the bit were she crawled through and went to save her brother and then they were nice to each other again.

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  7. I really liked doing and reading the tunnel it was very exiting I liked the bit were she crawled through and went to save her brother and then they were nice to each other again.

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  8. I loved the story i hope to read it agan. well in the story mum said go to getter and play but the girl just liked to stay in the house the girl found a tunle and went in and so did the boy and she found that he was in stone.

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  9. I really enjoyed reading the tunnel it was lovely where she found her brother at the end also when i found out they were called jack and rose it made me think alot about titanic.

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