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Spirited Away Film Reviews

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Class 3’s Literacy Activity

For today’s Literacy lesson, you will be writing a review of Spirited Away for other children who visit this blog. Spirited Away isn’t a very well known film, so it would be great for people to be able to read your reviews of this film.

Parrots – Steps to success:

  • Include a paragraph about: the storyline, your favourite part, your favourite character and a recommendation with score.
  • Make your review interesting and lively for the reader.
  • It may be written in a chatty style and include some humour.
  • Include figurative language for the descriptions of exciting parts in the film. (Metaphors, similes and personification)
  • Include complex sentences. (however, although, despite)
  • Write in paragraphs.

Snow Leopards & Rabbits – Steps to success:

  • Include a paragraph about the storyline and your favourite part.
  • Include information about your favourite character and who you would recommend it for.  You could include a score for the film too!
  • Make your review interesting for the reader.
  • Include exciting descriptions of the parts that you enjoyed. (Use adjectives and similes)
  • Include some compound sentences (You could include one complex sentences using the word however, although or despite).
  • Write in paragraphs.

Golden Eagles & Dogs- Steps to success:

  • Include a paragraph about: the storyline, your favourite part, your favourite character and a recommendation with score.
  • Make your review interesting for the reader
  • Use capital letters and full stops.
  • Use connectives to link your ideas.
  • Try to group your writing into paragraphs.