Year 6 English Unit Plan Shackleton's Journey

This resource offers a complete Year 6 English MTP (Medium Term Plan) based on the text Shackleton’s Journey by William Grill. This comprehensive 3-week plan is designed to teach students how to write both explanations and letters.

What’s Included?
The plan provides a wealth of suggested activities for both reading and writing, including:

Reading Activities: Students will be encouraged to read for pleasure and fluency, use background knowledge to make predictions, and visualize events described in the text.

Writing Activities: The plan focuses on developing writing skills, such as selecting appropriate grammar and vocabulary, using organizational devices like headings and bullet points, and building cohesion across paragraphs. Students will work towards independent outcomes, including drafting a letter from Shackleton and writing an explanation of the challenges he faced.

Grammar and Vocabulary: The plan outlines key grammar objectives, from using possessive apostrophes and relative clauses to understanding pronouns and modal verbs. It also provides a suggested vocabulary list with both general (Tier 2) and subject-specific (Tier 3) words.

This resource is ideal for teachers who want to deliver a high-quality unit on narrative non-fiction while also developing key English skills.