English Language: Identifying Language Features/ Info Retrieval Skills: James & The Giant Peach

A really fun and interactive lesson - perfect for either KS2 or KS3. The pack consists of a full lesson with PowerPoint and resources to support the different activities, promoting paired and group work, using chatter boxes to consolidate learning.
The learning, specifically focuses on the identification of : word class/language features and devices used for effect in two different extracts - ‘James and the Giant Peach’ and ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.’
Key Learning Question:
‘Can I identify a variety of language devices/word classes in a text?’
Lesson Includes:

• Starter activity; nouns, verbs and adjectives.
• Guided reading task.
• Challenge task: 4,3,2,1 adjectives, similes, alliterations and metaphors.
• Find four things activity (information retrieval tasks) using ‘James and the Giant Peach’ extract
• Find four things (information retrieval tasks) using ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.’ Extract included in PowerPoint.
• Mini plenary (4 top tips)
• Comprehension task
• Word class task.
• Chatter box task with intructions and template.