This is an 4 day English plan complete with success criteria’s and differentiated resources that leads to a long writing task - character description of Kensuke. The activities is based on role on the wall, describing Kensuke’s (height, weight, hair, face, eyes, mouth,teeth, clothes, emotions, voice,speech and movement using adjectives or expanded nouns, powerful verbs and similes Lesson 1: To use adjectives and expanded nouns - role on wall activity Lesson 2: To plan a character description. Lesson 3: To write a character description. Lesson 4: L.O: To edit a piece of writing.

This is an 4 day English plan complete with success criteria’s and differentiated resources that leads to a long writing task - character description of Michael. The activities is based on role on the wall, describing Michael’s (height, weight, hair, face, eyes, mouth,teeth, clothes, emotions, voice,speech and movement using adjectives or expanded nouns, powerful verbs and similes Lesson 1: To use adjectives and expanded nouns - role on wall activity Lesson 2: To plan a character description. Lesson 3: To write a character description. Lesson 4: L.O: To edit a piece of writing.

This is a 4 day English plan complete with success criteria for each day and accompanying resources to support Cross Curricular teaching of the topic, The Boy with the Bronze Axe. One of the tasks can be used as an independent write after you have taught them how to describe one of the characters, preferably after teaching the book so that you can make references to character at each point. The book, The Boy with the Bronze Axe can be used. The activity is based on describing Kali (height, weight, hair, face, eyes, mouth,teeth, clothes, emotions, voice,speech and movement using adjectives or expanded nouns, powerful verbs and similes and includes a success criteria and picture stimulus on each page. The planning task also includes an extension. Lesson 1: To use expanded nouns and adjectives to describe a character. Lesson 2: To plan a character description. Lesson 3: To write a character description. Lesson 4: L.O: To edit a piece of writing.

This is a 4 day English plan complete with success criteria for each day and accompanying resources to support Cross Curricular teaching of the topic, The Boy with the Bronze Axe. One of the tasks can be used as an independent write after you have taught them how to describe one of the characters, preferably after teaching the book so that you can make references to character at each point. The book, The Boy with the Bronze Axe can be used. The activity is based on describing Brockan(height, weight, hair, face, eyes, mouth,teeth, clothes, emotions, voice,speech and movement using adjectives or expanded nouns, powerful verbs and similes and includes a success criteria and picture stimulus on each page. The planning task also includes an extension. Lesson 1: To use expanded nouns and adjectives to describe a character. Lesson 2: To plan a character description. Lesson 3: To write a character description. Lesson 4: L.O: To edit a piece of writing.

This is an 4 day English plan complete with success criteria for each day and accompanying resources to support the book, Stone Age Boy and can be used as an independent write. Visuals, word banks to support EAL/SEN learners. The activity is based on describing the cave setting- according to the 5 senses(see, smell, touch, taste, emotions of a character in this setting using adjectives or expanded nouns, powerful verbs and similes and includes a success criteria and picture stimulus on each page. Lesson 1: To plan a description of a setting using expanded nouns. Lesson 2: To roleplay and jump into the setting and act out what is seen ,heard, smelt, touch. Lesson 3: L.O: To describe a setting. Lesson 4: LO: To evaluate and edit a piece of writing. If you like this Stone Age Boy descriptive writing resource pack, you may also like: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/stone-age-boy-prediction-from-front-cover-teaching-powerpoint-and-resources-12663552 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/stone-age-boy-describing-the-camp-setting-12419660 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/stone-age-boy-describing-the-river-setting-12419664 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/describing-the-stone-age-boy-and-girl-12408103 For POWERPOINT lessons and resources on Stone Age Boy, please see: Stone Age Boy-writing the middle of story https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/stone-age-boy-writing-the-middle-of-story-12720780 Stone Age Boy-writing the end of story https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/stone-age-boy-write-the-ending-of-the-story-12720889 Stone Age Boy - bundle (beginning, middle and end https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/stone-age-boy-writing-the-story-12720905 Stone Age Boy- character description https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/describing-the-stone-age-boy-and-girl-12408103 Setting descriptions based on Stone Age Boy https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/stone-age-boy-3-weeks-planning-covering-descriptive-writing-12423650

This is an 4 day English plan complete with success criteria for each day and accompanying resources to support Cross Curricular teaching of the topic, The Egyptians and can be used as an independent write. Visuals, word banks to support EAL/SEN learners. The power point can be used and after teaching through the story the children would have enough to describe her. The activity is based on describing the setting- River Nile according to the 5 senses(see, smell, touch, taste, emotions of character in this setting using adjectives or expanded nouns, powerful verbs and similes and includes a success criteria and picture stimulus on each page. Lesson 1: To plan a description of a setting using expanded nouns. Lesson 2: To roleplay and jump into the setting and act out what is seen ,heard, smelt, touch. Lesson 3: L.O: To describe a setting. Lesson 4: LO: To evaluate and edit a piece of writing.

This is a 4 day English plan complete with success criteria for each day and accompanying resources to support character description. The activity is based on describing the character’s (height, weight, hair, face, eyes, mouth,teeth, clothes, emotions, voice,speech and movement using adjectives or expanded nouns, powerful verbs and similes and includes a success criteria and picture stimulus on each page. The planning task also includes an extension. Lesson 1: To use expanded nouns and adjectives to describe a character. Lesson 2: To plan a character description. Lesson 3: To write a character description. Lesson 4: L.O: To edit a piece of writing.

This is a 5 day DIFFERENTIATED English plan complete with success criteria’s for each day, a TEACHING powerpoint and all accompanying resources. The setting description can be used as an independent write. It includes visuals and word banks to support EAL/SEN learners. The activity is based on describing the setting- Liam in Space using the 5 senses(see, smell, touch, taste, emotions of character in this setting and thoughts using adjectives or expanded nouns, powerful verbs and similes and figurative language and includes a success criteria. Lesson 1: To plan my writing by banking descriptive words and phrases Lesson 2: LO: To improve sentences by extending the idea, adding powerful verbs, adverbs and expanded nouns. Lesson 3: To ask question and participate in roleplay Lesson 4: L.O: To use descriptive language to write a story setting Lesson 5: LO: To edit and evaluate work.

This is a differentiated resource to support the planning of a descriptive setting.

This is a 6 day DIFFERENTIATED TEACHING POWERPOINT complete with a success criteria for each lesson, talk tasks, learner tasks as well as accompanying resources for the book, Grandad’s Island. The lessons are based on reading comprehension and it is pitched at National Curriculum levels. Some learning zooms in to making predictions based on the front cover. Other focus on predictions teaches the learners to use what is already known from the text and pictures to predict what will happen next. Children can then apply these skills learnt to other books that they read. 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 and the assessment at the end of the lesson is based on the success criteria. Lesson 1 - Comprehension: To identify nouns Lesson 2- Comprehension: To answer questions. Lesson 3 -Comprehension: To make a prediction. Lesson 4 - Comprehension: To make a prediction. Lesson 5 - Comprehension: To make a prediction. Lesson 6 - Grammar: To raise questions. For other lessons on Grandad’s Island see: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/grandad-s-island-by-benji-davies-teaching-powerpoint-lesson-1-to-5-based-on-front-cover-of-the-book-12712686 Setting description of Grandad’s Island: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/grandad-s-island-describing-a-setting-12412064

This is a 1 day DIFFERENTIATED English plan/ TEACHING POWERPOINT complete with success criteria’s for the task and differentiated scaffolds and accompanying resources. The teaching powerpoint also allows you to model answers on the different task pages. It includes a word bank to support EAL/SEN learners. The learning objective is to improve simple sentences using adjectives and expanded nouns. This lesson gives guidance 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 between MILD, SPICY OR HOT (this works wonders for their self esteem), differentiated tasks that are progressive from MILD to Spicy, Spicy to Hot and from HOT to Extra HOT and assessment at the end of the lesson against the success criteria to assess learning.

This is an 4 day English plan complete with success criteria for each day and accompanying resources to support the book, Stone Age Boy and can be used as an independent write. Visuals, word banks to support EAL/SEN learners. The activity is based on describing the camp setting- according to the 5 senses(see, smell, touch, taste, emotions of character in this setting using adjectives or expanded nouns, powerful verbs and similes and includes a success criteria and picture stimulus on each page. Lesson 1: To plan a description of a setting using expanded nouns. Lesson 2: To roleplay and jump into the setting and act out what is seen ,heard, smelt, touch. Lesson 3: L.O: To describe a setting. Lesson 4: LO: To evaluate and edit a piece of writing. For other lessons and resources on Stone Age Boy, please see: Stone Age Boy-writing the middle of story https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/stone-age-boy-writing-the-middle-of-story-12720780 Stone Age Boy-writing the end of story https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/stone-age-boy-write-the-ending-of-the-story-12720889 Stone Age Boy - bundle (beginning, middle and end https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/stone-age-boy-writing-the-story-12720905 Stone Age Boy- character description https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/describing-the-stone-age-boy-and-girl-12408103 Setting descriptions based on Stone Age Boy https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/stone-age-boy-3-weeks-planning-covering-descriptive-writing-12423650

This is an 4 day English plan complete with success criteria for each day and accompanying resources to support the book, Stone Age Boy and can be used as an independent write. Visuals, word banks to support EAL/SEN learners. The activity is based on describing the camp setting- according to the 5 senses(see, smell, touch, taste, emotions of character in this setting using adjectives or expanded nouns, powerful verbs and similes and includes a success criteria and picture stimulus on each page. Lesson 1: To plan a description of a setting using expanded nouns. Lesson 2: To roleplay and jump into the setting and act out what is seen ,heard, smelt, touch. Lesson 3: L.O: To describe a setting. Lesson 4: LO: To evaluate and edit a piece of writing. For other lessons and resources on Stone Age Boy, please see: Stone Age Boy-writing the middle of story https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/stone-age-boy-writing-the-middle-of-story-12720780 Stone Age Boy-writing the end of story https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/stone-age-boy-write-the-ending-of-the-story-12720889 Stone Age Boy - bundle (beginning, middle and end https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/stone-age-boy-writing-the-story-12720905 Stone Age Boy- character description https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/describing-the-stone-age-boy-and-girl-12408103 Setting descriptions based on Stone Age Boy https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/stone-age-boy-3-weeks-planning-covering-descriptive-writing-12423650

This is a 4 day DIFFERENTIATED English plan complete with success criteria’s for each day and accompanying resources and can be used as an independent write. It includes visuals and word banks to support EAL/SEN learners. The activity is based on describing the setting- Michael on the deck, in the storm using the 5 senses(see, smell, touch, taste, emotions of character in this setting and thoughts using adjectives or expanded nouns, powerful verbs and similes and figurative language and includes a success criteria. Lesson 1: To plan a description of a setting using expanded nouns. Lesson 2: To roleplay and jump into the setting and act out what is seen ,heard, smelt, touch,taste, feelings and thoughts. Lesson 3: L.O: To describe a setting. Lesson 4: LO: To evaluate and edit a piece of writing.

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 Sophie. 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. The learners’ can use their work from Day 1 to Day 4 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: Comprehension : L.O: To raise a range of questions. ( about Sophie ) Lesson 2: Grammar : LO: To use a range of adjectives or expanded nouns to describe a character. Lesson 3: Planning: To plan a character description Lesson 4 : Speaking and Listening : To participate in roleplay and ask questions ( about Sophie) Lesson 5 : Composition : To write a character description Lesson 6: Editing : To edit and evaluate my writing For other resources for THE BFG, please see : Describing the BFG https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12408017 Prediction based on front cover of the BFG https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12665844 Enjoy and happy teaching.

This is a one week English plan complete with accompanying resources to support Cross Curricular teaching of the topic, The Vikings. The book, How to train your dragon could be linked. Lesson 1: To raise a range of higher order thinking questions. Lesson 2: To bank descriptive words and phrases about an imaginary dragon. Lesson 3: To turn a phrase into a sentence using interesting sentence starters, powerful verbs, conjunctions and prepositions. Lesson 4: To write a character description. Lesson 5: L.O: To edit a piece of writing.

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 Alex. 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. The learners’ can use their work from Day 1 to Day 4 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: Comprehension : L.O: To raise a range of questions. ( about Alex ) Lesson 2: Grammar : LO: To use a range of adjectives or expanded nouns to describe a character. Lesson 3: Planning: To plan a character description Lesson 4 : Speaking and Listening : To participate in roleplay and ask questions ( about Alex) Lesson 5 : Composition : To write a character description Lesson 6: Editing : To edit and evaluate my writing For other resources for the book, Stormbreaker please see : https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12755475

This is a 7-day editable Teaching PowerPoint complete with success criteria and differentiated/adapted resources that leads to a long writing task – diary entry of Fred based on Chapter 1 and 2, of the book, The Explorer. The lessons include talk tasks, vocabulary and meanings as well as grammar based on the book, and it is pitched at National Curriculum levels for Year 5/6. See breakdown of teaching materials below. All the lessons follow in sequence and each lesson whether comprehension 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. 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 and 2 : Comprehension: To answer questions. (events - Chapter 1 and 2) Lesson 3: Grammar: To identify features of a diary entry. (Model text- diary entry of Fred based on Chapter 1 and 2) Lesson 4 : Grammar/Writing: To use colons Lesson 5 : Grammar/Writing: To use contractions. Lesson 6: Planning: To plan a diary entry (order events logically- based on events of Chapter 1 and 2) Lesson 7: Composition: To write a diary entry ( based on events of Chapter 1 and 2) ** Bonus lessons: • Vocabulary based on Chapter 1,2 3 and 4 • Comprehension lessons based on Chapter 3 and 4 with a focus on answering retrival questions. Answers included.

This is a 6-day editable Teaching PowerPoint complete with success criteria and differentiated/adapted resources that leads to a long writing task – diary entry of Fred based on Chapter 3 and 4, of the book, The Explorer. The lessons include talk tasks, vocabulary and meanings as well as grammar based on the book, and it is pitched at National Curriculum levels for Year 5/6. See breakdown of teaching materials below. All the lessons follow in sequence and each lesson whether comprehension 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. 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 and 2 : Comprehension: To answer questions. (events - Chapter 3 and 4) Lesson 3: Grammar: To identify features of a diary entry. (Model text- diary entry of Fred based on Chapter 3 and 4) Lesson 4 : Grammar/Writing: To use colons Lesson 5 : Grammar/Writing: To use contractions. Lesson 6: Planning: To plan a diary entry (order events logically- based on events of Chapter 3 and 4) Lesson 7: Composition: To write a diary entry ( based on events of Chapter 3 and 4) ** Bonus lessons: • Vocabulary based on Chapter 3 and 4 • Comprehension lessons based on Chapter 1,2 with a focus on answering retrival questions.