Year 2 - Contemporary Stories - The Rainbow Fish - 2 Week Writing Unit

Key Details:

• 2 Week Writing Unit
• Focused on The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
• Includes: SmartNotebook Slides/Plans/Models/Activities

Main Learning Outcomes: (This should be progressive but each stage can be revisited in the teaching cycle.)
Familiarisation with text: I am learning to read and compare alternative versions of traditional stories. Discuss opposing characters from the narrative.
Capturing ideas: I am learning to discuss how characters behave if their roles in a narrative are exchanged.
Analysing Text, language features and organisation: I am learning to discuss how words, sounds and images can convey different information to a reader.
Demonstration/Shared/Supported/Joint Construction Writing:
End of topic (Big Writing) I am learning to/ I can: Write an alternative version of a traditional story.