This week we are continuing with our spy quest. Today you are looking at the underlying pattern of the advert. Challenge yourrself to add an extra paragraph. Click the picture for the link (activity 3):
You should have written your first two paragraphs already.
Read this example paragraph and answer the questions below:
Water Scorpion Water Scorpions are underwater ambush predators, relying upon camouflage when hunting. They live in bodies of still water, such as lakes and lodges, and are common around the shallow edges of garden ponds, where they hide among dead leaves and wait to ambush their prey. Lashing out with the front legs and subduing their prey via salivary fluids injected through the sharp beak, this predatory creature feeds largely upon the body fluids of invertebrates, but will also take small tadpoles and fish. These salivary fluids contain chemicals that tranquilize prey and start digestion; their food is consumed in liquid form, in a manner similar to that of a spider. Prey include small insect larvae, water fleas, water lice, newts and water worms. Despite its name, the creature is not a true scorpion, and is a poor swimmer, preferring to move by walking.
Name three places the water scorpion is found.
How does the water scorpion eat its prey?
Which word implies the water scorpion hides and then jumps out?
Name 4 things that the water scorpion will eat.
Which word tells the reader that the water scorpion is most often found around the shallow edges of garden ponds?
Today, can you write your own paragraph about the diet of your hexapod? See if you can include:
1) Sentence one must be a ‘Did you know…’ question. 2) Sentence two must include a relative clause. 3) Sentence three must open with a preposition. 4) Sentence four must include a list. 5) Sentence five must include at least two pieces of technical vocabulary. 6) Sentence six must include a conjunction to open a sentence. 7) Sentence seven must use brackets. 8) Sentence eight must open with an adverb or adverbial phrase. Challenge 1 Vocabulary to include: Prey or predator, habitat, species, rely, diet, unusual, variety. Challenge 2 Can you use : and ; accurately? Write a sentence which describes the process of HOW they eat.
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