This is a complete 1-week unit of work focusing on the use of the short video - Alma. This is aimed at a Year 6 Class or HA Year 5 Class. It contains 5 lessons focusing on a descriptive writing element to the story, whereby the children develop their own suspense story focusing on setting; creating mood and atmosphere through descriptive vocabulary and using a wide range of suspense features. The fifth and final lesson can be split into two depending on the time allowed for the lesson and the ability of the children. Planning is included as well as two model WAGOLL’s.

4-week unit from the book Black and British by David Olusoga. Perfect for Black History Month. When did Africans first come to Britain? Who are the well-dressed black children in Georgian paintings? Why did the American Civil War disrupt the Industrial Revolution? These and many other questions are answered in this essential introduction to 1800 years of the Black British history: from the Roman Africans who guarded Hadrian’s Wall right up to the present day. Writing outcomes: Week 1: Non-chronological report about Roman Black British History Week 2: Non-chronological report about Victorian Black British History Week 3: Persuasive letter (to the Prime Minister asking all soldiers to be allowed to attend the Victory Parade) Week 4: Non-chronological report about Victorian Black British History Writing outcomes cover selected time periods from the text. This is the planning only, with some examples included for layouts in books etc. Every lesson follows this pattern: Retrieval Practice Guided Practice Independent Practice Plenary

3-week unit on There’s a Boy in the Girl’s Bathroom. - Year 5 Week 1 – Write a personal diary entry Week 2 – Write a personal diary entry Week 3 – Write an informal letter Detailed planning that has been judged Outstanding. Clearly thought-out and easy to follow. Some resources (success criteria boxes and activities for grammar) have also been attached. Also attached are SEND alternatives.

Summary Mr Magnolia has only one boot. He has an old trumpet that goes rooty-toot - And two lovely sisters who play on the flute - But Mr Magnolia has only one boot. In this rhyming picture book, Mr Magnolia has a full and happy life except for one serious omission – a boot. But one day, he receives a mysterious parcel, and at last Mr Magnolia can splash in the puddles with everyone else Writing Outcomes • Week 1 – retell a Quentin Blake story (not Mr Magnolia) • Week 2 – write a character description of Mr Magnolia

Summary of text • The gods have created a world that is safe and calm and rather wonderful. They have built mountains, forests, and seas and filled the world with animals, people, and unnamed beasts. Now their days are fat with long naps in the clouds, mutual admiration, and tea and cake. But their world has gaps in it filled with emptiness, gaps that intrigue Harry, Sue, and little Ben until they begin to see what might fill them. One by one the children conjure, from twigs and leaves and stones, a mousy thing, a chirpy thing, and a twisty legless thing. But as the children’s ideas grow bolder, the power of their visions proves greater and more dangerous than they, or the gods, could ever have imagined. Is it possible to unmake what’s been made? 3-week unit of writing Writing Outcomes: Persuasive Letter Balanced Argument Write a persuasive text - Are humans responsible for the destruction of the planet?

Written plan for Fireworks topic leading up to writing a poem. Comes with powerpoint, writing frame and detailed written plan.

This resource contains an A4 size poster detailing the seven co-ordinating conjunctions using the acronym FANBOYS. The National Curriculum English Programme of Study requires that pupils be taught to use coordinating conjunctions (for, and. nor, but , or, yet and so) to link two words or phrases together as an equal pair. High quality PNG file.

The picture book ‘The Great Kapok Tree’ that can be used as an introduction to the unit – it talks of both the beauty of the rainforest and the choices humans have between conservation and destruction. After reading this, the children move onto looking at the poem ‘For Forest’ from ‘Caribbean Dozen’ by Grace Nichols and then Japanese Haiku poems about the same topic. The children will read and perform a range of poetry about the rainforest. Lessons include: Inferring characters’ feelings Performing poetry Planning a poem Writing a descriptive poem Planning only Every lesson follows this pattern: Retrieval Practice Guided Practice Independent Practice Plenary

2-week oustanding unit on Biographies about Obama and Mandela. Lessons include: Identifying features Using adverb phrases of cause and effect Using conjunctions Researching information Planning a biography Writing a biography Resources included: Identify features of a biography worksheet (Mandela) - Differentiated Research information - links Success Criteria for Biographies Biographies Sentence Openers / Word Mat

This beautifully illustrated book tells tales from Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey, relating the adventures of the legendary hero Odysseus as he returns home to his kingdom Ithaca after the Trojan War. As Odysseus fights to find his way back home after the long and brutal Trojan War, he has to endure harrowing ordeals and adventures, and come to terms with devastating losses. The stories are skilfully told by two renowned storytellers and can be enjoyed separately or as part of a sequence. The teaching sequence focuses on some of the stories in more detail. Children will enjoy the exciting narratives and the stories provide the opportunity to explore powerful themes such as good and evil; temptation, fantasy, truth, identity and heroism. Ideal for Year 4 or LA Year 5 class. Outcomes: Week 1 - Letter Week 2 - Retell (3rd Person) Week 3 - Recount (Sirens) Week 4 - Own Greek myth Week 5 - Non-chronological report Each week has at least 1 grammar lesson to help build the skill for their writing. High quality lesson plans only included.