Arthur and the Golden Rope by Joe Todd Stanton-character description of Arthur

This is a 13day editable DIFFERENTIATED TEACHING POWERPOINT complete with success criteria for each lesson, talk tasks, learner tasks as well as accompanying resources to teach character description -Arthur and is based on the book, Arthur and the GOLDEN ROPE.

The lessons include comprehension and grammar based on the book and is pitched at National Curriculum levels for Y3, 4 and 5. All the lessons follow in sequence and each lesson whether comprehension or grammar builds up to the long writing task, which is to write a character description of Arthur. Thereafter, the last two lessons is to innovate and plan and write a new character for the story.

The learners can use their work from Day 1 to Day 9 and interweave it into the Long Write. Lessons 11/12 and 13: INDEPENDENT WRITE where children innovate and create a new character in the place of Arthur. Most lessons include a word bank to support EAL/SEN learners.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 task from MILD, SPICY and HOT (this works wonders for their self-esteem) The tasks are progressive and can be modelled on the PowerPoint itself.

Lesson 1: To use common nouns and adjectives (describe Arthur)
Lesson 2 : Comprehension: L.O: To raise a range of questions. (about Arthur)
Lesson 3: Comprehension: LO: To answer questions. (about Arthur)
Lesson 4: Grammar: To use adverbs (about Arthur)
Lesson 5 : Grammar: LO: To use a range of adjectives or expanded nouns to describe a character. (Role on the wall)
Lesson 6 - Grammar: To use inverted commas.
Lesson 7: Grammar: To use figurative language (create similes describing Arthur)
Lesson 8: Planning: To plan a character description (about Arthur)
Lesson 9: Speaking and Listening: To participate in roleplay and ask questions ( about Arthur)
Lesson 10: Composition: To write a character description (about Arthur)
Lesson 11: Editing: To edit and evaluate my writing.
Lesson 12: Planning: To plan a character description. (new character)
Lesson 13: Composition: To write a character description. (new character)

For other resources for the book, Arthur and the Golden Rope, please see :
Arthur and the Golden Rope- Joe Todd Stanton -Prediction based on the front cover
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/arthur-and-the-golden-rope-joe-todd-stanton-prediction-based-on-front-cover-13101897
Arthur and the Golden Rope by Joe Todd Stanton- comprehension questions based on first half of the story
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/arthur-and-the-golden-rope-by-joe-todd-stanton-comprehension-questions-based-on-first-half-of-story-13101911

Arthur and the Golden Rope by Joe Todd Stanton- diary entry of Arthur
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/arthur-and-the-golden-rope-by-joe-todd-stanton-diary-entry-of-arthur-based-on-first-half-of-story-13101900