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w/c 29 th June
English - SpaceX Crew Dragon
Planning
Something very exciting happened recently which you may have seen on the news.
On 30th May, 2020, history was made as
two astronauts were launched into
orbit from American soil for the first
time in nearly a decade.
Elon Musk’s space exploration company
‘SpaceX’ is the first company to send
passengers to orbit on a privately made
vehicle.
Bob and Doug lifted off from NASA’s
Kennedy Space Center in Florida inside
Robert (Bob) L. Behnken
a spacecraft called the Crew Dragon, an
automated (mostly automatic) capsule
designed to take people to and from
Douglas (Doug) G. Hurley the International Space Station.
Watch a clip of the launch using this link (or click the image)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-52867494
It is the fourth video down the page with the caption,
“Go Nasa, go SpaceX. God speed Bob and Doug.”
It gave me goose bumps! Tomorrow, you are going to write a descriptive piece about the launch. Today you will plan by creating a word and phrase bank to help your writing tomorrow.
In a moment, you are going to watch the clip again, but this time you are going to
make notes IMAGINING that YOU WERE THERE, using only POSITIVE (good/happy)
vocabulary.
What action was happening?
Think: What inner thoughts
What could you see? were you having?
As I watched
the SpaceX What could you hear?
Crew Dragon
Launch… What could you feel (touch)?
How did you feel (emotions)?
What could you taste?
What could you smell?
What did you say?
Act on F el(e o s) H ar
e.g. clapping,
__________________ e.g. excited,
__________________ e.g. the hum of anticipation,
_________________________________
cheering,
__________________ thrilled, amazed
__________________ excited chatter, a growing rumble
_________________________________
propelling, eager
__________________ __________________ _________________________________
fidgeting
__________________ __________________ _________________________________
Re-watch the clip. __________________ __________________ _________________________________
Fill in the printed __________________ __________________ _________________________________
__________________ __________________ _________________________________
mind map to record __________________ _________________________________
what you notice. __________________
Here are a few I n er t o gh s Se
examples. e.g. We’re
__________________ e.g. fixated gazes, an immense
_________________________________
watching
__________________ structure, futuristic beast,
_________________________________
history happen!
__________________ Lau ch a_________________________________
growing cloud of…, flaming jets
__________________ _________________________________
__________________ F el ( o ch)
As I __________________ e.g. building
__________________
________________________________
_________________________________
watched the __________________ heat in the
__________________ _________________________________
__________________
spring air, violent
SpaceX __________________
vibrations
_________________________________
Crew S ell
__________________ Say
__________________
e.g. success, __________________ “5, 4, 3, 2, 1… lift off!”
_________________________________
Dragon __________________ __________________ _________________________________
Launch… __________________ __________________ _________________________________
__________________ __________________ _________________________________
Now get a pen or coloured pencil. You may have mixed emotions.
This time choose some (slightly) NEGATIVE vocabulary, particularly focusing on the
following areas…
Think:
What inner thoughts were you having?
As I watched
e.g. Will they be okay?
the SpaceX
Crew Dragon
Launch… How did you feel (emotions)?
e.g. anxious, nervous
What could you feel (touch)?
e.g. racing heart, goose bumps,
The capsule was propelled into orbit on top of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, which is partially
reusable. After separating from the Crew Dragon, the Falcon 9 completed an amazing
pinpoint landing (just 9 minutes after lift-off) on the SpaceX drone ship "Of Course I Still Love
You," which was stationed a few hundred miles off the Florida coast.
JUST FOR FUN, watch the Falcon 9 safely land in this clip. It looks like a computerized scene
from a movie!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm__ZSLc6Is
To find out more about the mission, try these websites:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/52526849
https://www.spacex.com/vehicles/dragon/
https://www.spacex.com/English SpaceX Crew Dragon
WritingYou watched this clip of the launch
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-52867494
It is the fourth video down the page with the caption,
“Go Nasa, go SpaceX. God speed Bob and Doug.”Yesterday we created a word bank.
Today, you are going to write a descriptive piece about the launch.
In your green exercise book, write today’s date and the title… English – Rocket Launch
Can you think of any
synonyms to improve your
word bank?
You could use a thesaurus.
Find any nouns and create
expanded noun phrases.Start with what you can see.
Pick something from your plan.
Create a noun phrase, then build your sentence.
e.g.
On the horizon, the immense structure stands proud, a futuristic beast
preparing to take flight.
Can you include some figurative language? Alliteration / simile / metaphor ?Now choose something from your plan about what you can hear. Create a noun phrase, then build your sentence. e.g. Here, at a safe distance, excited chatter fills the air as an audience of thousands eagerly awaits the scientific spectacle ahead. Choose your words carefully for maximum impact. Make sure they make sense!
Now choose something from your plan about your inner thoughts. What are you thinking? It could be an exclamation or a rhetorical question. Or both! e.g. We’re watching history happen!
Carry on working your way around your plan.
e.g.
Action On the horizon, the immense structure stands proud, a
futuristic beast preparing to take flight. Here, at a safe
See distance, excited chatter fills the air as an audience of
thousands eagerly awaits the scientific spectacle
Hear ahead. We’re watching history happen! It’s not just the
crowd here… the whole world is watching.
Feel (touch)
Finally, the countdown starts and I can’t stop myself
Feel (emotions) from joining in, “5, 4, 3, 2, 1… lift off!” A thick white
cloud builds, enveloping the base of the SpaceX
Say Dragon and then… the ground beneath my feet roars
to life, vibrating violently as the deepening rumble
Smell
finally reaches our ears. Skin tingling, heart racing.
Inner thoughtsMake sure you check your writing makes sense and you have not forgotten the basics: - Capital letters - Full stops - Neat writing - Varied punctuation - Speech mark sandwich (if you have included direct speech)
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