Friend or Foe by Michael Mopurgo-character description of Mr Reynolds

This is a 7 day DIFFERENTIATED TEACHING POWERPOINT complete with differentiated questions, adapted progressive tasks and success criteria for each lesson, talk tasks, learner tasks as well as accompanying resources to teach character description -Mr Reynolds and is based on the book, Friend or Foe.

The lessons include grammar based on the book and is pitched at National Curriculum levels for Y4, 5 and 6. All the lessons follow in sequence and each lesson builds up to the long writing task, which is to write a character description of Mr Reynolds.

The learners’ can use their work from Day 1 to Day 6 and interweave it into the Long Write. Most lessons include a word bank to support EAL/SEN learners.

This set of lessons is structured based on the best pedagogical approaches to use in the classroom such as AFL questions to gather what learners already know, the use of talk partners to share learning, allowing learners to choose their own task from MILD, SPICY and HOT (this works wonders for their self-esteem) The tasks are adapted and progressive and you can model the tasks on the PowerPoint itself.**

Lesson 1: Comprehension: L.O: To raise a range of questions. (about Mr Reynolds)
Lesson 2: Grammar: To use adjectives or expanded nouns to describe a character. (Role on the wall)
Lesson 3 - Grammar: To use speech punctuation.
Lesson 4: Grammar: To create similes. (about Mr Reynolds)
Lesson 5: Planning: To plan a character description (about Mr Reynolds)
Lesson 6: Speaking and Listening: To participate in roleplay and ask questions (about Mr Reynolds)
Lesson 7: Composition: To write a character description (about Mr Reynolds)

For other resources for the book, Friend or Foe, please see :

1. Friend or Foe by Michael Mopurgo-diary entry of David -based on Chapter 1

https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/friend-or-foe-by-michael-mopurgo-diary-entry-of-david-based-on-chapter-1-12900819

1. Friend or Foe by Michael Morpurgo- setting description of the kitchen, farm and school - based on Chapter 3

https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/friend-or-foe-by-michael-morpurgo-setting-description-of-the-kitchen-farm-and-school-12900696