Unit of 7 lessons based on Ilegal by Eoin Colfer. Covers setting description, action writing, planning and writing of a story. Includes modelled examples for each day of writing. Images have been removed but can easily be re-added.
A lesson on character descriptions based on The Sage of Bjorn from Literacy Shed - https://www.literacyshed.com/the-myths-and-legends-shed.html
Plan for a one of lesson writing a description of the main character and powerpoint to support including modelled examples.
One of write setting description based on Viking Valhalla and Helheim. Inspiration taken from Literacy Shed’s The Saga of Bjorn (link below). Powerpoint introduces both places, ideas generation and a modelled example of Valhalla description. Originally used with Y6.
3 focused reading questions based on a short extract from Anne Frank’s diary. Questions using the language used in KS2 SATS. Extract Wednesday 5th April 1944 from https://toleratedindividuality.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/the-diary-of-a-young-girl-the-definitive-edition.pdf
3 test/SATs style reading questions and 5 retireval questions based on short extract from The Power of Fire: Evil Star by Anthony Horrowitz (Copyright Anthony Horrowitz). Extract from http://direct.www.scholastic.com/gatekeepers/evilstar_excerpt.htm
All questions use SATs test question stems.
16 grammar revision questions on one a4 side covering areas such as conjunctions, subordinate clauses, passive voice, sentence functions and word classes. There are 6 different versions so can rotate to ensure children don’t learn the answers.
Short extract from Anne Frank’s diary (Copyright Anne Frank) with 5 questions targeted at using evidence to support answers. Question stems use language of Year 6 SATS. Ideal for revision.
SATs style retrieval (4 questions) and inference questions (4 questions) based on Fire Girl by Matt Ralphs pages 10 and 11 available on lovereading4kids: https://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/book/11555/Fire-Girl-by-Matt-Ralphs.html
Ideal for revision.
Test/ SATs style inference and retrieval questions (3 of each) based on the opening 3 paragraphs, Chapter 1 Myths of the Norsemen which can be viewed on Amazon. Ideal for revision.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Myths-Norsemen-Puffin-Classics-Lancelyn/dp/014134525X?asin=B06X9V25VW&revisionId=ddb6e8ca&format=1&depth=1
4 SATs/test style reading questions based on the first page of Chapter 3 of The Thief Lord (Cornelia Fukne). Available to view: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Thief-Lord-Cornelia-Funke-ebook/dp/B00EIJI9BG
Ideal for revision.
Test/SATS style reading questions using SATs question stems based on The House With Chicken Legs pages 7 and 8 available at Love Reading 4 Kids. https://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/extract/15103/The-House-with-Chicken-Legs-by-Sophie-Anderson.html
3 Inference questions and 4 retrieval.
UKS2 test style retrieval (5) and inference (4) questions using SATs style question stems based on the first page of the first chapter of No Ballet Shoes in Syria. Visable on amazon. Extract used from “Anyone looking at Arya…”
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07MX6QZJY/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
3 test/SATS style reading questions linked to using evidence to support answers based on a Winston Churchill speech from 1940. Good for WW2 topic or SATs revision.
Bundle of 11 short reading comprehensions with questions using the language of the SATs tests. They are ideal for revision. Largely they focus on inference, retrieval and providing evidence for answers.
Texts are either provided or links are provided below to where they can be found.
The Thief Lord (Cornelia Fukne). Available to view: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Thief-Lord-Cornelia-Funke-ebook/dp/B00EIJI9BG
The House With Chicken Legs pages 7 and 8 available at Love Reading 4 Kids. https://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/extract/15103/The-House-with-Chicken-Legs-by-Sophie-Anderson.html
No Ballet Shoes in Syria - the first page of the first chapter. Visable on amazon. Extract used from “Anyone looking at Arya…”
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07MX6QZJY/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
Fire Girl by Matt Ralphs pages 10 and 11 available on lovereading4kids: https://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/book/11555/Fire-Girl-by-Matt-Ralphs.html
A unit of 14 progressive sessions based on a combination of Cinderella Liberator by Rebecca Solnit and clips from the 2015 Cinderella live action movie (links to youtube videos provided).
Story planning focuses on conveying character using dialogue, actions and reactions and briefly recaps atmosphere and expanded noun phrases (modified by adjectives and prepositions. Sessions include a teaching PPT with modeled examples where necessary, detailed planning and a resource for children where needed.
Also includes one reading session based on a PC version of Cinderella and some inference questions.