War Horse (138-slide PowerPoint, 14 lessons and 7 worksheets)

This War Horse teaching resources for the novel by Michael Morpurgo is made up of a 14-lesson unit of work with a 138-slide PowerPoint presentation and 7 worksheets.
War Horse by Michael Morpurgo contains a range of activities designed to develop knowledge and understanding of the context, plot, characters, language and themes of the novel. Resources include:

• A unit overview with fourteen 4-part lessons
• Analysis of the main characters - Joey, Albert, Father, Captain Nicholls and others
• Extension tasks
• Historical context – WW1 research activity
• Developing deduction skills
• Empathetic writing - Joey’s diary
• Hotseating activity
• Analysing Michael Morpurgo’s use of language and structure
• Writing a newspaper story