<p>This is a fantastic 2 week Reading &amp; Writing unit (10 days and 2 bonus lessons) linked to Armin Greder’s amazing book ‘The Island’ - a rich text full of wonderful themes to explore:</p> <ul> <li>bullying</li> <li>exclusion</li> <li>racism</li> <li>refugee</li> <li>human rights and</li> <li>xenophobia (dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries).</li> </ul> <p>It includes all documents, support files, a 105 page PowerPoint, individual lesson planning and sample texts written to inspire children.</p> <p><strong>Lesson outline:</strong><br /> 1: What is an island (understanding and description)?<br /> 2: What is the author’s message?<br /> 3: What clues can you find in the text to infer meaning?<br /> 4: How can you recognise adverbs, including those for time, place and manner?<br /> 5: What is the newcomer feeling - what is his experience?<br /> 6: To write an informal letter the correct format responding to key events in the text.<br /> 7: To write a formal letter in the correct format responding to key events in the narrative.<br /> 8: What would the local newspaper report?<br /> 9: How can I write an alternative ending to the story?<br /> 10: What happened when the stranger left the island on his raft?</p> <p><strong>Bonus 2 lessons:</strong><br /> 11: Write an alternative version to a selected part of the story.<br /> 12: Write a character description.</p>