Life as a Tudor sailor...

Imagine what it would be like to be a Sailor in Tudor times. 
Write a diary entry about your experience.  Try to include:
-How you felt.
-What it smelt like.
-What you heard.
Remember to write in first person using adverbials of time to link your paragraphs. 


Here's an example for you:


  Angus’s Diary of a Tudor Sailor
It is 1578 aboard the Golden Hind. Today is the 17th October. It is night and we’re still sailing. It is strange, we don’t usually sail at night. I have noticed that Captain Drake seems slightly bothered lately. Maybe it’s because he suspects we’re being chased by the Spanish (spit spit spit).
Life aboard ship is hard. I have no idea where we are although rumours say we just sailed round the tip of a place called Emerica.
Earlier today I was firmly told by Captain Drake to go up to the crows nest. Then he told me in a hoarse whisper to watch out for the Spanish ships. I can’t believe how much you get rocked about up there. I felt quite sick after 10 minutes I came down the rigging and was bled arrgh that hurt.
Later I was asked to help with an amputation. I do not like helping out with amputations. I was asked to hold down the unlucky person about to become an amputee!

A good place to visit...

In geography we have been using maps to find out about the local area.  For homework think about a place you have visited (eg London, France, Manchester).   Create a leaflet about the location. 

Try to include:

• Places you may visit – Zoos, cinema, beach
• A map – drawn or copied.
• Exciting descriptions of each place including expanded noun phrases.
• Pictures, captions, labels and subheadings.

Around the world

  Write fact sheet about a country, continent or biome of your choice.

 

Include:

•     A description of the place – rainforest, desert, mountainous
•  Facts about your region – rainfall, temperature
•   Major towns and cities
•   Rivers
•  Which habitats are there
•  Which animals live there

Animals and habitats

Write fact sheet about a creature.

 

Remember to:

-      Include a description of the habitat it lives in.

-      Write it is adapted to that habitat.

-      How is it linked to the ecosystem?  What is its predator? What is its food or prey?

-      Is it endangered or is it thriving?

Tudor Transport

For your homework this week we would like you to find out about different types of Tudor transport but particularly about Tudor boats. One of the most famous was the ‘Mary Rose’.

Use the KidRex search engine to help you find safe sites. Please ask your teacher if you cannot access this and need any books from the library.

Try to find out what it would be like on a Tudor ship. How many people would there be? What were their jobs? How long did ships travel for? What did the sailors eat?

Thank you for your comment Daniel

We did receive your postcard and letter before Easter - thank you! We have written you some letters so please send us your new address and I will send them.

Recounts

In Literacy we are learning about recounts.  For your homework we would like you to think about the best day or best trip you can remember.  Write all about the day.

 

Remember to:

- Write in past tense

- Add detailed descriptions using expanded noun phrases (how did it smell, feel, sound?)

- Use adverbs of time (eg. Next, after, finally)

- Use adverbial phrases (eg. Later that day; As I walked down the hill)

- Write in chronological order

-Use prepositional phrases (Eg. Under the table, over the hill, next to the bridge)