This engaging and informative lesson enables students to understand the language features used by Michael Morpurgo to depict the horrors of war in War Horse. In particular, students analyse the effectiveness of his similes, metaphors and personification (amongst other devices) before creating their own descriptive device-filled writing about going ‘over the top!’ The lesson follows a step-by-step learning journey, in which children learn through: Defining and exemplifying range of different descriptive techniques; Identifying the descriptive language techniques in use in an extract from War Horse (chapter 8, in which Joey and the cavalry charge over no man’s land towards the enemy); Analysing the effectiveness of Morpurgo’s descriptive language, considering the effect on the reader; Creating their own first person descriptive passages about going ‘over the top’, using each of the descriptive language devices effectively; Peer assessing each other’s learning attempts; Included is: Whole lesson PowerPoint - colourful and comprehensive; Cards for the card-sorting activity; Descriptive language structure strip; Extract from War Horse; Writing to describe helpsheet; Comprehensive lesson plan. There are also opportunities for group learning, speaking and listening, peer assessment, and whole class discussion. I originally used these resources with year 7 and 8 classes, however colleagues have used them for between years 4 and 9 with minimal adaptations. All images are licensed for commercial use, and image rights are listed on the last page of the presentation.

War Horse War Horse is a unit of work containing a 142-slide PowerPoint, 14 PDF worksheets and 13 lessons. This scheme of work explores the novel chapter by chapter, analysing the book’s plot, characters, themes and language through a range of engaging activities. These teaching resources can be used with Year 5 or Year 6 (Upper KS2) or with a lower ability Year 7 group either as a whole class text or as part of a guided reading programme. Below are examples of the activities contained in the lessons. Comprehension questions Chapter by chapter activities to consolidate understanding Research task – World War One Making predictions about War Horse using the cover, title, author and blurb Exploring and discussing themes Character analysis of Joey, Albert, Father and Captain Nicholls Understanding the features of a novel – how does Michael Morpurgo use language and narrative structure in War Horse? Close analysis of language in key scenes Role play and hot seating activities Understanding War Horse’s characters through empathetic writing – diary writing Developing inference and deduction skills Writing a newspaper story about key events in the story

A full scheme of learning (21 lessons) for ‘War Horse’ by Michael Morpurgo. Includes assessment points, full powerpoints and peer and self assessment points. Challenge activities clearly marked to push top end.

This detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning or revising Michael Morpurgo’s ‘War Horse.’ It is most suitable for children in upper KS2 or lower KS3. It contains comprehensive sections on: Context; Chapter by Chapter Summary (with quotes); Main Characters; Themes; Morpurgo’s Language Devices; Important Vocabulary. Key words and ideas are underlined for easy reference. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included).

A set of questions for chapter by chapter comprehension to ensure children's understanding.

Worksheets based upon the War Horse By Michael Morpurgo

This is a scheme of work which is intended to run along two terms for KS3, using the 2017 HarperCollins Edition of the text. It is focused on analysis, context awareness, and has creative writing activities built in

This whole class reading session aims to develop children’s comprehension skills through a reading of the opening chapter of Michael Morpurgo’s ‘War Horse.’ The resource pack includes the extract and all of the activities for the session, which the class are guided through via a comprehensive PowerPoint presentation. The reading is followed by a series of activities aiming to develop children’s retrieval, explanation, inference, prediction and summarising skills. It also contains a vocabulary check immediately after the extract is read to clarify any unfamiliar/ difficult language. The tasks are comprised of quick-check questions, solo thinking, pair/ group discussions and deeper thinking activities. The session is best suited for children in Year 5 and 6, but it could feasibly be used with slightly younger and older year groups. The session is also suitable for home/ remote learning.

I couldn't upload the whole SOW. But here are the ppts - not in order (they were but when they uploaded they were shuffled about by the uploader based on size I think) though I think they all have dates on them. I hope they help someone :)

A chapter-by-chapter workbook to accompany War Horse by Michael Morpurgo, as a class or individually. Do the fun pre-reading vocabulary, read each chapter and complete the comprehension questions (at three levels). 19 photocopiable A4 pages to help your students get more from the book and you improve their skills! A are short, easily found answers, B may include description or analysis and C take more thought and interpretation (why/how). They include: character, setting, context, mood, quotations.

War Horse – Michael Morpurgo (2017 edition publication) Part 2 (Ch12-21) Reading Comprehension Questions Vipers KS2 KS3 Reading comprehension questions following the ‘VIPERS’ format (Vocabulary, Inference, Prediction, Explanation, Retrieval, Summarise) ideal for SATs preparation, whole class KS2 reading sessions as well as KS3 English lessons. Full set of VIPERS questions for each chapter with 88 questions in all with accompanying answers!

Inspire an interest in reading by telling your students about the fascinating life and work of Michael Morpurgo. This thirty slide Powerpoint covers his early life, his career, marriage and work. Find out the amazing story about how he discovered the identity of his biological father and how the author’s note at the beginning of War Horse was a little white lie until 2011. Finally there are four choices of activities for students to complete ranging from researching one of his books to writing an article about him. Students find real lives interesting, so this is a good way to hook them into reading.

Change the highlighted words to change the person. It is a word document, so it is an activity that children could do on the computer, or as a written task.

A classic novel by Michael Morpurgo. The story recounts the experiences of Joey, a horse purchased by the Army for service in World War I and the attempts of young Albert, his previous owner, to bring him safely home touching on themes: friendship, mourning, loss etc. Ideal for an English lesson, whole class reading/guided reading, homework, tuition or intervention. The 13+ comprehension questions focus on assessment domains 2B (retrieval questions) and 2D (inferential questions). Includes flashcards of key words and phrases to help with explicit vocabulary teaching. The flashcards come with pictures drawn by a professional children’s illustrator, contextualised sentences, definitions from the Oxford dictionary, word origins, root words, prefixes, suffixes, synonyms, antonyms, word family, phrases/idioms and word classes.

This Guided Reading resources for ‘War Horse’ by Michael Morpurgo includes: •Weekly Guided Reading chapter by chapter focus •Introductory pre-reading questions/activities •Listed unfamiliar vocabulary to be addressed before reading each chapter •Questions for each chapter focusing on building comprehension, inference and prediction skills. •A complete pack that is ready to print and go! •Perfect resource for reluctant readers, who need to develop their reading skills!

With the opening extract included, this comprehension resource includes questions and answers for this popular text by Michael Morpurgo. Suitable for children working towards/at the expected standard in Y5/6, the questions are closely linked to the National Curriculum and therefore adequately develop their comprehension skills. It can be used as a guided reading text, an assessment piece or as an introduction to the text in general. For the differentiated version of this resource, please go to the Reading Resources for Teachers’ TES Shop.

Studying ‘War Horse’ by Michael Morpurgo? We have the revision worksheet for you! It is the perfect revision kit for students. Learn all you need to know about that topic to get top marks!

This engaging and informative lesson enables students to understand the structural features used by Michael Morpurgo to plot the narrative and engage the reader in War Horse. In particular, students analyse the effectiveness of his first person perspective and narrative structure, before creating their own well-structured story plans. The lesson follows a step-by-step learning journey, in which children learn through: Understanding the benefits of Morpurgo’s first person narration from Joey’s viewpoint; Defining and exemplifying the different stages of narrative structure; Applying this understanding to ‘War Horse’, considering why each stage of narrative structure is vital to the novel. Analysing the effectiveness of Morpurgo’s structural devices, considering the effect on the reader; Creating plans for the structure of their own WW1 narratives, utilising the structural components discussed over the lesson ; Peer assessing each other’s learning attempts; Included is: Whole lesson PowerPoint - colourful and comprehensive; Narrative Structure Graph Template; Storyboard Template; Comprehensive lesson plan. There are also opportunities for group learning, speaking and listening, peer assessment, and whole class discussion. I originally used these resources with year 7 and 8 classes, however colleagues have used them for between years 4 and 9 with minimal adaptations. All images are licensed for commercial use, and image rights are listed on the last page of the presentation.

I created many of these materials for when I did some 1-to-1 tutoring (English) with some students. We focussed on Michael Morpurgo’s War Horse as a means of improving creative and non-fictional writing skills. Other resources here are taken from other sites, e.g.: www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/books.

This resource pack from the National Theatre contains free downloadable pdf resources for teachers, students, researchers or anyone interested in discovering more about the National Theatre's production of &'War Horse&';.