Year 3

Summer 2

Week 4

22.6.20

English This week in English we will be writing a

setting description based on a Greek house.

Ancient Greek homes were built around a courtyard or garden. The walls were often made from wood and mud bricks. They had small windows with no glass, but wooden shutters to keep out the hot sun. They didn't have much furniture inside, people sat on wooden chairs or stools. Rich people decorated the walls and floors with colourful tiles and paintings. Many homes didn’t have a bathroom. There were public baths, but most people washed using a small bucket or in a nearby stream, only rich men and women (with slaves to carry the water) enjoyed baths at home. Afterwards they rubbed their bodies with perfumed oil to keep their skin soft. At night, Greeks slept on beds stuffed with wool, feathers or dry grass, most people went to bed as soon as it got dark. The only light came from flickering oil lamps and candles inside the home and were expensive. The Andron was the largest room inthe house which was only used bymales; they would entertain and discuss politics. It was usually close to the front entrance so guests would not see the women of the household. The Gynaikon was a room only usedby women, a place they could relax and discuss household activities as well as entertain the wives of visitors and their children.

Greek Homes

Answer these questions based on the text:

1. What were the walls made of? Was this a good material

to use? Explain why.

2. What did they use instead of a bathroom? Explain why we

don’t do this today.

3. Was the furniture comfortable?

Explain how you know.

4. Which room was the largest room

in the house?

Explain what it was used for.

5. Which room was used by women?

Explain what they used it for.

Setting description - Treehouse

Many moons ago, an enchanting and fascinating palace stood amongst a sea of trees. It was spectacular. Like a snake shedding its skin, the silver, crumbling bark flaked from its exterior. Branches and twigs had been manipulated to form a grand staircase with a vast amount of authentic looking rooms. Although this fortress was inhabited by a fearless Queen, she was no match for what roamed in the woodland.

Setting description toolkit:

- Capital letters

- Full stops

- Expanded noun phrases

- Detailed description

- Conjunctions (one per sentence only)

- Verbs and adverbs

- Senses (smell, touch, taste, hear, see)

Task 1:Find an example of each of the features from the toolkit in the setting description.Some words have been highlighted to help you.

Task 2:Innovate the model text to write a setting description about a Greek house.

Remember to pick out the words which you need to change first and then use detailed descriptions to describe the Greek home.

Remember to use the senses to make your descriptions more clear.

Maths

This week in Maths we will be learning about length.

Complete the golden rules for measuring length.

Draw a line 5cm long and another line 12 cm.

Complete the number sentence by adding an accurate amount and using comparison symbols.

5cm 12cm

Draw a line 42cm long and another line 51 cm.

Complete the number sentence by adding an accurate amount and using comparison symbols.

42cm 51cm

Measure these lines:

- Shortest?- Longest?- How far do I travel if I go from the church to the coffee shop to the park?

In History, we will be learning more about the Ancient Greeks.

Most Greek cities had a theatre. It was in the open air, and was usually a bowl-shaped arena on a hillside. Some theatres were very big, with room for more than 15,000 people in the audience. All the actors were men or boys. Dancers and singers, called the chorus, performed on a flat area called the orchestra. Over time, solo actors also took part, and a raised stage became part of the theatre. The actors changed costumes in a hut called the "skene". Painting the walls of the hut made the first scenery. The plays were comedies (funny, often poking fun at rulers) or tragedies (sad and serious, with a lesson about right and wrong).

Greek theatreWhat were Greek plays like?Greek actors wore masks, made from stiffened linen, with holes for the eyes and mouth, and sometimes had wigs attached to them. They wore thick-soled shoes too to make them look taller and padded costumes to make them look fatter or stronger. The masks showed the audience what kind of character an actor was playing (sad, angry or funny etc.). Some masks had two sides, so the actor could turn them round to suit the mood for each scene.

The best actors and play writers were awarded prizes - a bit like the Hollywood Oscars and B.A.F.T.A.’s today. The most famous writers of plays were Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides for tragedy and Aristophanes for comedy. Arts festivals and the Oracle The arts (such as music, singing and poetry) played a part in Greek festivals. The Pythian Games took place near Delphi every four years. Winners got prizes, just like winning athletes. Delphi was famous for its Oracle. Here Greeks believed the sun-god Apollo answered questions about the future. People came to put these questions to the priestess of Apollo, she was called the Pythia. She gave Apollo's answers in a strange muttering voice. What she said often had two or more meanings, so it was hard to say the Oracle was ever wrong.

Answer these questions based on the text:

1. Find and copy 3 descriptions of the Greek

theatre.

2.Where do the actors change?

3.Describe the costumes which the Greek actors

used to make.

4.Why were masks significant in Greek plays?

5.What type of plays were the most successful in

Greek times? Explain what could happen in

these plays.

6.How often were the Pythian Games? What are

they?

Create a poster to advertise a play at the Greek theatre.

You must include:• A bold title • Eye catching heading and pictures

• Large pictures• Dates and prices• Colours

PE – rugby in Hull The creation of Rugby League 1895Hull is the only city in the United Kingdom to have two professional rugby league clubs and this (including Hull FC. and Hull KR rivalry!) has undoubtedly shaped the story of the city.Originally all rugby teams played rugby union which was run by the Rugby Football Union (RFU). This sport was strictly amateur which meant that no players could be paid for appearances, even if this meant they had to miss work. Most of the clubs in Northern England, like Hull FC and Hull KR, had mostly working class players, who found it difficult to play to their full potential because in many cases their time to play and train was limited by the need to earn a wage. Working class players also had to be careful in the way they played as not to get injured and jeopardise their ability to go to work. In contrast the southern clubs had mainly amateur players who did not have the same concerns as their working class counterparts. In the 1880s and 1890s the Rugby Football Union prosecuted several of the northern clubs for paying players and voted down a motion to introduce payments for players who missed work.

Research and compare Hull FC and Hull KR.

Try some rugby skills like passing and running.