Lesson video

Hello everyone.

My name is Miss.

Weerasekera and welcome to lesson six in our unit about our discussion Did Ganesh cheat or not.

In today's lesson, We're going to box up our discussion into all its different sections, with all the different things that happen in each part, we will be drawing pictures in the first column, putting keynotes and words in the second.

And then in the third, we'll be thinking about the purpose of writing each part.

I'm going to be modelling lots of it to you and then you're going to be having a go at doing your own.

Let's get started.

in today's lesson, you're going to need a piece of paper, a pen or pencil and of course your brain, it might be useful also to have your story map from when you did it at the beginning of this unit but don't worry I've got mine with me so you can use mine to help you if you don't have yours.

Pause here, go and get your story map, your piece of paper and a pencil and then press play when you're ready to get started.

Today we're going to start off with a spelling activity.

We're then going to move on to boxing up our story and I'm going to show you that first and then it will be your independent task to finish it off and also to check it through.

we will end today with a challenge task to really test our brains.

For the spelling activities and the rest of this unit.

We are going to be recapping spelling rules from earlier in this term's work.

That means that we have lots of different things you should have seen before but might need a little reminder of.

Today, our focus is going to be adding the suffix 's' or 'es'.

Now, hopefully you remember that a suffix is a letter or a group of letters that we add to the end of a root word.

where we add 's' or 'es', there are lots and lots of different cases when we add one or the other.

So we're going to go through them again to remind ourselves what they are.

River becomes rivers, have we added 's'or 'es', just 's', well done.

Dish becomes dishes that's when we've added 'es'.

Wonder if you can remember why? Thank becomes thanks.

So just an 's' and bunch becomes bunches.

Can you remember why? Now the first rule for adding 'es' is that any words that end in 'sh' or 'ch', you must add 'es' instead of 's' so we can see in those four words, dish ends in 'sh' so we add 'es' and bunch ends in 'ch' So we also add 'es' the other two and in 'r' and 'k'.

so we just add 's'.

Okay.

Let's have a go, can you see whether you need to add 's' or 'es' to these words? In the purple box on the right hand side, I've included the two clues.

Remember if they end in either of those, then you need to add 'es' Pause here and then press play When you have added your suffixes.

Let's take a look.

Good, So brother, boat, bend, all end in 's' if you have match, crash or snatch, you add 'es' because they end in 'ch' or 'sh' let's look at more examples now Fuss becomes fusses.

Brush becomes brushes.

We've seen that before because if it ends in 'sh' we know you must add 'es', Cross becomes crosses with 'es' and leap becomes leaps.

So that's just 's' what do you notice about the word fuss and the word cross that means they have to add 'es' what do they both end in? Double 's' Okay? So we had 'sh' and 'ch' now we also have 'ss' so if a word ends in any of those three, we add 'es' instead of 's' Let's practise that.

Pause here and have a go at adding 's' or 'es'.

As before I put in purple boxes the clues of the words that need to have 'es' as a suffix.

Press play when you have added your suffixes.

Fantastic.

Let's have a look.

So stomp ends and 'p' becomes stomps.

Perch ends in 'ch' so we add 'es' Express ends in 'ss' so we add 'es'.

Jump ends in 'p' so we add 's'.

Confess ends in double 's' so we add 'es' and the same with guess, it ends in double 's' so we add 'es'.

well done, If you managed to put those suffixes on correctly.

Okay.

One more time box becomes boxes.

Night becomes nights.

So just 's', buzz becomes buzzes and glass becomes glasses.

Now we know double 's' we add 'es' so that makes sense for glass, what do you notice about buzz and box where we've added 'es' to.

Okay.

So if a word ends in 'ch', 'sh', 's', double 's', 'x', all that we have to add 'es' all other letters that a word ends in you just add 's'.

So it's quite a lot to remember, We've gone through them step by step.

Okay.

So 'ch', 'sh', 's', double 's', 'x' or 'z', six to remember we add the suffix 'es' but then at least you know all the others are plain and simple just 's'.

Let's practise with those.

Okay.

So we have stitch, fall, fox, fuss, slip and buzz.

So any endings that are in the purple boxes you need to remember to add 'es' any others you add 's' Pause here and then press play when you think you've done that.

Brilliant.

It's a lot to remember but I think you've done so well.

Let's double check.

So stitch ends in 'ch' so we add 'es', fall that's fine we can just add 's', same with slip ends in 'p' just add 's', fox ends in x so we add 'es', buzz ends 'z' so we add 'es' and fuss ends in double 's' so we add 'es'.

Okay.

So here, can you create three nonsense sentences using our root words and the suffixes -s or -es depending on what they end in.

Remember you can go and look back at our clues here.

So I've given you an example.

The words are wash, fall, box, dish or thank.

You don't need to include every single word, I just want you to try and include some of them and create three different sentences.

My example was: when Ganesh washes the dishes, Kartikeya says thanks.

Oh that's a lot of 'sh' first bit that's a bit of a tongue twister.

Okay.

So your turn for your three sentences trying to use as many of those words as you can and then press play when you are ready to continue.

Fantastic job.

You've taken a really tricky spelling rule and you have done so well with it.

Well done.

Okay.

We're going to look at our toolkit for a balanced discussion today.

These are the things we need to be thinking about, and including, Firstly, we have to think about the structure it's not a story, so we're not going to have the beginning, the middle and the end, like we do in the original story of Ganesh but we all going to have something that's not too different.

We're going to have the introduction, we're going to have the argument for the question, we're going to have the arguments against the question and then we're going to have a conclusion.

Okay? So in a sense, there is a beginning and middle and an end.

It's just slightly different.

I want you to try and include generalises.

Now, generalises are when we include a group of people, because we're talking about different opinions that people might have.

So we might say many people think that what Ganesh did was cheating or some people think that it was fine for him to travel around the world in his mind.

Okay.

So we can sum up what lots of people might think in our argument.

We also want to include lots of different openers, openers like; on the one hand and furthermore and however and firstly and lastly to really make it clear what our points are and what order they come in.

We're going to try and use the present tense for our opinion.

So when we're talking about what people think or what I think is the judge.

we're going to be talking as if it's happening now.

So I think this rather than I thought this but when we're talking about events in the story then we're going to be in the past tense, Kartekeya travelled around the world because those things have already happened.

I'm going to help you with that when I model the writing later on so please don't worry about that too much now because I know it sounds a little bit complicated to change between the two but it will happen really naturally when we're writing.

The final thing I really want us to include is subordinating conjunctions to add a detail to our sentences.

We practise this lots and lots in lesson four and you did really, really well.

So I think we can use it in our writing too.

We're going to be boxing up today so we're going to take our story map and we're going to make it into a boxing up plan.

So we're going to do our pictures down the side.

We're going to do our notes and key words in that second column and finally our purpose, Why are we doing each of these sections? What does it do for the reader or the listener of our discussion and we're going to put that in the third.

I'm going to show you mine first, and then you'll have a go and a chance to do yours afterwards as you can see, I have a split and my piece of paper into three columns and then I've got four boxes.

We have four sections to our discussion today.

So we've got our introduction, which I'm going to put here.

Okay.

Then I've got the points for the argument, points,against the argument there and then finally I've got my conclusion.

Okay.

So, We are going to just start off with our introduction.

So I have my story map here to help me with the images that are going to go in each section.

So in my introduction, I know I've got the introducing the judge, introducing the question, and then going over the fact that this is going to be looking at points for and against, it's going to be looking at both sides.

Okay.

And coming to a decision.

So I'm going to put those in here.

Okay and then it's as if he's waving and then I'm going to.

to do my question, what's going to be here is cheat and then I'm going to have have my thumbs up and my thumbs down Okay.

Now for my key words I'm going to put here, introduce the judge, question:Did Ganesh cheat? Both sides of the argument and then it's going to come to a decision.

Now, of course you can decide who your judge is.

It could be you, you can use your name.

You can use judge James, you can make up your own.

It's completely up to you.

Okay.

Now the purpose for this section is to inform the reader.

Hence, It's going to tell them who the judge is, what the question is.

But also, so they know going into this stage it's going to be a balance that they're not going to hear one side or the other.

They going to here both.

So it sets them up to be ready to make their own opinions about this.

Okay.

So we've got for next.

Now in for, we've got the three points for having way to go.

One part, He's supposed to travel, he didn't.

he misled his brother by describing everything in detail.

and that he waits till after the marriage, I'm going to do one, two, three, so one we've go travel.

I'm just going to go straight to, okay.

So he didn't travel Second could be that He misled.

So he described all the mountains, the oceans, the trees.

Okay.

And then finally put here after.

just some key words to help me.

Okay.

Wait till after the wedding.

Okay.

So keywords are known to say, one should have physically moved.

Did not described journey as if he was there.

Three, waited until after wedding.

Okay.

Now at this point, we're going to think about the purpose of giving the three points for, so in a way it is persuasive.

Hence at this point the listener or the reader has only had the points for the argument.

They haven't had any against.

So really probably they're going to start thinking.

Yeah.

Okay.

Yeah, he did cheat.

So I would say at this point it is supposed to be quite persuasive, quite convincing.

Okay.

Right.

Next section.

Now we're going to do our three points against, so he had, he asked the question, can I travel how I like it? In his mind.

He proved that he could do it because he was able to describe things just as well as Kartkikeya could have done and he always told the truth.

So again, I'm going to do the one, two, three.

Okay.

So, he asked the question didn't he?, about travelling in his mind.

He was able to use, what he.

Where to describe things really well.

Okay.

and finally, he always told the truth.

Okay.

I'm going to leave these blank now These notes boxes because I think you can fill those in yourself.

Now, this one I'm going to say the point of this now is to balance out the argument.

We've had all of these points for probably the listener or the reader was quite convinced that he did cheat.

Now it's our job to give them the points on the other side and to allow them to make up their own opinion.

Okay.

Balance allow reader or listener to make up there own mind.

Now that they have more information, they can start to think about actually which points are stronger which side is more persuasive.

Okay.

Finally, we have our conclusion.

So in our conclusion, this is where the opinion of the judge or yourself, the writer is actually going to come in.

So you've given your balance points here and here, and now it's in the conclusion you can say what you think and also it's about the judge making the decision about the best course of action, which means the things he recommends that they do.

So in my one, your one you could make difference.

So you might want to different decisions to happen here.

So we'll talk about that in a second.

So he says that, there's been great points on both sides.

He recommends that the brothers talk to each other and try and see things from each other's perspective and come to a solution.

And also that they include Buddhi in the conversation because she is involved.

Isn't she? Okay.

Now you might want a different decision to happen.

You might think actually I think that he did cheat.

Therefore I think he should, they should have to throw the feast again or they should have to do another race or that Ganesh should have to apologise to Kartikeya.

Or you might think he didn't cheat at all, he's got nothing to say sorry for, you might say, I think Kartikeya you just need to move on and let it go.

Because that's he played fair he told the truth.

So you need to think about what, what is your decision here? This is my one.

Yours might be different.

and I really want you to put that now into your conclusion.

Okay.

So for me, it's going to be that there's good points on each side, they should have a discussion, try and see things through each other's eyes or from each others perspectives on that.

Buddhi she gets to be involved too? Okay.

Now I'd really want you to think about yours.

You might agree with me and that you think this is the best thing for them to do but you might actually disagree like I described before.

So you need to think about what is your conclusion, what do you think should happen and who do you think, do you think Ganesh cheated or not? So in this final one it's to share personal opinion, come to a decision, summarise and conclude.

Okay.

So, perhaps we have overall introduction is to inform the reader about what is going on, what's the debate about and what kind of discussions is going to be? Our first three points for are quite persuasive and convincing.

Because that's all our reader and listener has had, we then have the against points, which are to create a sense of balance so that the reader can make up their own mind.

They've had four points for both sides.

And then in the conclusion it is then the role of the writer to share their opinion and come to a decision about what should happen but also to summarise and conclude the discussion.

Okay, so just to say what's happened and to give a summary as well.

Okay.

It is your turn to do your boxing up table.

So remember only key notes and words in the second column, don't go into too much detail here.

We're not writing out properly, that's for later in the unit and remember to put the purpose of each section in the third column, why do we bother to put that in there? What does it do to the person reading or listening to our discussion? Pause here, complete your table and then press play when you're ready to continue.

Finally, we've got our challenge task.

So for today it says, if Ganesh actually participated in the race, who do you think would have won and why? So this is if you imagine that Ganesh didn't travel in his mind, he physically ran the race, just like cascaded.

Who do you think would have won Ganesh or Kartikeya? So there are a few sentence stems here I think_____ would have won the race because based on_______, so this is where you'll give the evidence.

So based on something from the story that you think would help you.

I think______would have won.

Okay?.

So pause here have a go at either saying those out loud or writing them down.

It's up to you and the press play when you are finished, you have done a brilliant job at boxing up today.

We're going to use that plan in the rest of the lessons in this unit to write up an amazing discussion.

I look forward to seeing you in our next lesson, where we're going to get started with our writing.

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