Brightstorm - Session 9 - Chapter 12 - Worksheet

Session 9 of the Brightstorm series delves into Chapter 12, titled 'The Aurora', and presents a range of educational activities designed to engage Year 6 students. In the discussion segment, students are prompted to consider the current atmosphere aboard The Aurora as the Polaris Challenge commences, and to explore the emotions of characters Arthur and Maudie. A series of reading activities encourages students to continue a timeline of significant events, make predictions about the winner of the Polaris Challenge, and delve into character motivations and attributes, particularly focusing on why Harriet selects her crew and updating Felicity's character analysis.

Writing opportunities arise from the narrative, inviting students to create a variety of texts such as a guide leaflet for The Aurora, diary entries from different character perspectives, a newspaper report on the Polaris Challenge, and a script for a related podcast. Grammar and punctuation exercises enhance their understanding of expanded noun phrases, the use of dashes, adverbials, prepositions, and the suffix '-ful'. Vocabulary building is also a key component, with words like 'delay', 'visible', and 'majestically' among others, set to be workshopped. Cross-curricular links are abundant, with activities spanning from science to history, geography, computing, art, design technology, and personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education, all aimed at broadening the students' knowledge while connecting it to the Brightstorm narrative.