Character description of Traction Man - Traction Man is here

This is a 6 day Teaching Powerpoint complete with success criteria’s and differentiated resources that leads to a long writing task - character description of Traction Man. Daily planning is included.

The lessons include talk tasks and grammar based on the book and it is pitched at National Curriculum levels. See breakdown of teaching materials below.

All the lessons follow in sequence and each lesson whether role play or grammar builds up to the long writing task.

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 differentiated and progressive . The powerpoint allows you to teach and model the writing and tasks.

The learners’ can use their work from Day 1 to Day 5 and interweave it into the Long Write. Lessons include a word bank to support EAL/SEN learners and a word bank for all children for the long write.

Lesson 1: Grammar : L.O: To use common nouns and adjectives ( Traction Man)

Lesson 2: Comprehension : LO: To raise questions

Lesson 3: Comprehension: To answer questions

Lesson 4 : Speaking and Listening : To participate in roleplay and ask questions ( about Traction Man)

Lesson 5 : Planning : To plan a character description

Lesson 6: Composition : To write a character description

For other resources for the book, Traction Man please see :

https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/traction-man-is-here-prediction-from-front-cover-12722104