1. Developing Characters L.O. – To appreciate how a writer creates expectations and gets a reader interested in a text. Homework – Write your story based on the painting. Max 1 page. Due Monday 8 th Feb

2. Commas Complete the worksheet on commas. You will need to write in your book.

3. Commas A – On the table there is a telephone, a cup of coffee, a book and a key.

4. Commas C 1.Rover, the friendly old sheep dog, barked at the strangers. 2.The Mississippi, the longest river in America, flows into the gulf of Mexico. 3.We visited Norway, a land of mountains and fjords. 4.Susan, my youngest sister, is five today. 5.Mr Matthews, the head teacher, was not amused. 6.Liverpool, a large city in England, has two cathedrals.

5. Coraline Coraline will be a ghost or horror story “door” - Coraline discovers the door and this suggests it is secret and hidden. So it could lead somewhere mysterious and scary. Very old house - “other people” -

6. Complete the worksheet 8.3.