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Y3 Y4 Y5 Part 1 Iceland Banned Palm Oil Christmas Advert Poem Balanced Arguments & Persuasive Letter
Y3/Y4 / Y5 mixed class mini topic focusing on the banned Iceland Christmas advert and the use of Palm Oil.
Focuses mainly around reading to start with then move on to writing balanced arguments and persuasive letters.
Starts with reading comprehension (requires additional comprehension activity from Twinkl - NOT INCLUDED IN THIS PACK).
All included:
Day by day mini topic breakdown with editable resource sheets
Iceland advert transcript - to be deconstructed
Poetry elements breakdown prompt
Differentiated inference questions
Palm oil products sorting activity (with answers in topic plan)
Example notes from Banksy grafitti P4C session
Banksy grafitti balanced arguments written by Y4s - to be deconstructed
Planning sheet for balanced arguments
Balanced argument assessment sheet
Persuasive letter example and check lists (to J. K. Rowling)
Persuasive letter assessment sheet
Curriculum coverage (from Year 3 and Year 4 programme of study)
Reading comprehension:
Listening to and discussing a wide range of poetry
Using dictionaries to check the meaning of words that they have read
Preparing poems and play scripts to read aloud and to perform, showing
understanding through intonation, tone, volume and action
Recognising some different forms of poetry
Checking that the text makes sense to them, discussing their understanding and
explaining the meaning of words in context
Asking questions to improve their understanding of a text
Drawing inferences such as inferring characters’ feelings, thoughts and motives
from their actions, and justifying inferences with evidence
Identifying how language, structure, and presentation contribute to meaning
Writing composition:
Discussing writing similar to that which they are planning to write in order to
understand and learn from its structure, vocabulary and grammar
Discussing and recording ideas
Organising paragraphs around a theme
In non-narrative material, using simple organisational devices (for example,
headings and sub-headings)
Evaluate by assessing the effectiveness of their own and others’ writing and suggesting
improvements