Gandhi Four Weeks Literacy Lesson Matilda Roald Dahl Grammar Year 6

Four Weeks Gandhi work. Plus stuff on Roald Dahk Matilda.

All on word documents.

lots of great ideas.

A few other goodies thrown in for good measure.

Plenty of grammar as well with some great powerpoints.

the zip file contains loads. I have uploaded a few examples too so you get the feel.

sample planning :

L.O: Understand who Mahatma Gandhi was.

Success Criteria
 Use limited information to deduce and infer.
 Describe why Mahatma Gandhi was so well known and influential.
 Consider what you would like to find out about him.
Start by showing the phrase ‘An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.’ In table groups discuss what you think this means and what type of person you think may have said it.

Feedback, discuss and put on working wall.
Reveal that it was a man called Mahatma Gandhi who said this.
Show the trailer to ‘Gandhi’ DVD (1982).

What do I know?
What do I want to know?
What have I learnt?

L.O: Use L5 adjectives to analyse a real character from history.

Success Criteria  Take useful notes on a subject.
 Generate L5 adjectives and phrases.
 Use alliteration if possible.
Use PowerPoint to discuss Gandhi’s life further – children to make notes in SODA books.
Give each pair a minute to decide on one fact they think should be on working wall.

Make notes on working wall about his life to include:

• Helped free Indian people from British Rule
• Non violent protest based on courage and truth
• Different ways of protesting
• Started in South Africa then India
• Governments were forced to listen to him and negotiate
• Encouraged people to make their own resources rather than buying British.
• Used fasting as a protest and a penance
• Spent time in prison
• Is known as the ‘Father of the Nation’
• Birthday is a public holiday in India. Children to have a picture of Gandhi in the middle of their page.

Annotate with L5 adjectives and phrases to describe him.

Fire group (AA): Extended by CN to include alliterative phrases that could be newspaper headlines of his life.

Water Group (A): Working independently.

Air group (BA): Supported by assistant.