This presentation includes 5 whole lessons relating to Historical Stories based on the Year 6 National Curriculum scheme of work. Within this unit you will find lessons based on the two stories ‘War Game’ and ‘One Boy’s War’.
This presentation is Week 3 of 3 of this unit.
Lesson 1: To research the enlisting of footballers during WW1
Lesson 2: To find comparisons between books
Lesson 3: To write an informal letter
Lesson 4: To formally describe the trenches of WW1
Lesson 5: To use cursive handwriting to produce polished writing for display
Total Number of Slides: 25
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Year 6: Historical Stories (Complete 3 Week Unit)
#StressFreeTeaching Pupils will read historical fiction 'War Horse' by Michael Morpurgo. Throughout the reading of this story they will practise writing dialogues, letters and descriptions of characters and settings. They will have the opportunity to convert a section of the story into a an authentic playscript and will have the opportunity to perform their scenes to an audience. To conclude the unit pupils will look at 'One Boy's War' and 'War Game' in order to draw comparisons between these three historical stories. Grammar Focus: Relative Clauses and adding commas to clarify meaning and avoid ambiguity. Total Number of Slides: 93
Year 6 - Historical Stories (Complete 3-Week Unit)
Closely following the Hamilton Trust scheme of work, we have produced these presentations to support the learning of Year 6 students. Required texts for this unit are 'War Horse' by Michael Morpurgo and 'War Game' by Michael Foreman. 'One Boy’s War' by Lynn Huggins-Cooper would also benefit this unit. Children will learn to recognise different types of sentences, write character descriptions, write dialogues, perform scenes from the book in addition to researching footballers who enlisted during WW1. Total Number of Slides: 93
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