Year 6

English
Term 3 Week 7

Name: .......................
Class: .........................

Student checklist:

I have completed every page of this booklet

I have sought assistance (teacher or HW Help) on questions I do not understand.

Other Comments: ................................................................................................................................................

Teacher’s and Marker’s Comment:

Student has not completed page/s ............................

Student has problems with…………………………..……………………and I have provided explanation and further

revision.

Student has completed his/her HW outstandingly and deserves a sticker

Year 6 English, Term 3 Week 7 Name: ____________

LITERATURE
Short Stories

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Responding to the Short Story

1. Where is the setting for the orientation?

2. In the complication, what conflict arises between Alison and Tim?

3. In the resolution, what happened to Mr Lesser?

4. In the resolution, why were the other St Matilda’s students furious?

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Writing – When things go wrong

The short story, ‘Fudge’ from page 1-5, humorously describes how a group in Mr Lesser’s
business studies class, by wheeling and dealing in the share market, manages to bankrupt the
school. The story has the usual narrative structure of an orientation, a complication and a
resolution.
Write your own short story of about 250 words, using one of the beginnings or topics listed
below.

• The most fun we ever had at school was when ……..

• Caught in the act!
• It was just an innocent mistake!
• I vowed that I would never do that again.

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LITERACY – Word Skills

Who am I?
Choose the correct list words for the clues below. The word ending appears in brackets to help
you.

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Missing Words
Insert the words in brackets in their correct places to complete each sentence.

List Words Beginning with P

Find list words beginning with p that could be associated with the following things.

Word Origins