Writing unit based on making a set of instructions on training a dragon:
Lesson 4: Understanding complex sentences
Lesson 5: Using imperative verbs with adverbs
Lesson 6: Using time adverbials
Lesson 7: Writing an introduction using compound and complex sentences
Lesson 8: Writing the first part of the instructions
Week 1 of planning based on how to train your dragon.
Final piece is a set of instructions based on year 5 expectations.
Lesson 1: Understanding the context of How to train a dragon
In depth analysis of the author
Characters
Dragons
Lesson 2: Understanding the features of instructions
Brackets
Compound and complex sentences
Numbered instructions
Engage the reader
Imperative (bossy) verbs
WAGOLL based on training a Sleipnir (8 legged Viking horse)
Uses all the features and follows the same structure of the final piece
Lesson 3: Understanding compound and simple sentences
Gives definitions of simple sentences
Gives definitions of compound sentences
Insert the coordinating conjunction in the missing gap
Writing compound sentences based on a stimulus linked to “How to train your dragon”
Week 1 Wolves in the walls pack
Includes:
Teaching slides
Resources
Can be differentiated for B squared and lower KS2.
Lesson 1: Make inferences from the Wolves in the walls
Prediction based on the book cover and images from the text
Role play activities with image prompts
Lesson 2: Analyse a descriptive piece of writing
WAGOLL included
With the following success critieria:
Success criteria for Descriptive writing
Powerful adjectives
Expanded noun phrases
Fronted adverbials
Different conjunctions
Present tense
Paragraphs
Statements, exclamations and questions
Lesson 3: Write sentences that include statements, explanations and questions
Teaching input for each one plus whiteboard work
Followed by a quiz
Followed by task
Lesson 4: Research Wolves for creative writing
Research based lesson to aid their writing
Lesson 5: Writing sentences about the 5 senses that include nouns
Worksheet that aids this lesson for descriptive writing
Lesson 1: Prediction based on front cover, reviews and blurb
Read the prologue
Lesson 2: Word meaning lesson based on the prologue
Lesson 3: Retrieval lesson based on the prologue
Wolves in the wall writing plan
5 day lesson unit on writing a descriptive narrative that slightly changes the features of the Wolves in the walls
Included Wagoll handwritten
Week 2 teaching slides:
Lesson 1: Using expanded noun phrases
Lesson 2: Using expanded noun phrases in my writing
Lesson 3: Edit and uplevel
Lesson 4: Using subordinating conjunctions in my writing
Lesson 5: Writing sentences that use speech (includes quizes)
Based on “The lighthouse keeper” animation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HfBbSUORvo
Newspaper report plan:
5 day lesson plan aimed at writing a newspaper report based on the incident.
Aimed at upper Key stage 2 but could be differentiated for year 3 and 4.
Identifying the 5 w’s based on an exrtract from a newspaper report.
Children must identify if the paragraph has the 5 w’s in the text. If it does they tick the box. Then they must write down the example that they identified.
Direct speech activity associated with the animation the lighthouse keeper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HfBbSUORvo
You could watch the video then go through the speech tasks.
LA: Adding speech marks (Punctuation is already in the speech alongside the reporting clause)
HA: Adding the missing speech marks, punctuation and the reporting clause.