Year 5 Literacy Planning Roald Dahl Material Poetry Iron Man Big Write

About a months work of year 5 Literacy planning.

Some nice Roald Dahl stuff in there.

sample :

Recap on the children’s knowledge of poetry i.e. alliteration, similes, metaphors and onomatopoeia as the Iron Man is rich in poetic features. Introduce the book to the children. Highlight the cover of the book. What do you think the book will be about? Discuss with partners, share ideas with the class. Read the blurb. Why do you think the book is described as a modern fairy tale?

Introduce that the author of the book is also a poet. Share that there are many poetic features in the text that are used to describe the characters and setting e.g. similes, metaphors and onomatopoeia. The children will have to take notes of these features. Read chapter 1 to the children. Ask the children to jot descriptions of Iron Man on their whiteboards while listening to the story. Use a PowerPoint to highlight the description of Iron Man on page 1-2.The children will create a mind maps on Iron Man. They will create a description his movements, his features and his personality.
Focus: Characters
WALT : To create a description of a character from a text.
WILF:

• Use of adjectives, verbs and poetic features (i.e. similes, alliteration and onomatopoeia).
• Use neat handwriting. Share sentences with the class and discuss the descriptions they have created. What type of character is he? What similes are used in the text?