UKS2 English Unit: Windrush Child

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This fully-sequenced 15-lesson unit based on Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah has been carefully adapted in line with the parent message on slide 3, with teaching following the novel up to Chapter 18 to ensure objectives are met while handling sensitive themes appropriately. Designed for Upper Key Stage 2, the PowerPoint blends historical context with rich reading and writing opportunities, covering inference, character analysis, informal letters, diary writing, speeches, grammar in context (modal verbs, relative clauses, subjunctive form, cohesion) and culminating in a persuasive pitch to design a monument honouring the Windrush generation. A purposeful, cross-curricular unit that develops empathy, historical understanding and high-quality extended writing.