Friend or Foe by Michael Mopurgo-diary entry of David -based on Chapter 1

This is an 8 day Teaching PowerPoint complete with success criteria’s and differentiated/adapted resources that leads to a long writing task - Diary entry of David ( Chapter 1 ) which is based on the book, Friend or Foe by Michael Mopurgo.

The lessons include a vocabulary starter, talk tasks and grammar based on the book and it is pitched at National Curriculum levels for Year 4, 5 and 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 7 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: To make a prediction( based on the front cover)
Lesson 2: Comprehension: To make a prediction( based on the blurb)
Lesson 3: Comprehension: To raise a range of questions. (based on Chapter 1)
Lesson 4 : Grammar : To create expanded noun phrases ( based on nouns in Chapter 1 )
Lesson 5: Grammar/Writing : To use figurative language (similes based on diary entry)
Lesson 6 : Grammar/Writing: To identify features of a diary entry ( Diary entry of David)
Lesson 7 : Planning: To plan a diary entry (Diary entry of David based on events in Chapter 1)
Lesson 8 : Composition : To write a diary entry (Diary entry of David based on events in Chapter 1)

For other resources based on Friend or Foe, please see :

1. Friend or Foe by Michael Morpurgo- setting description of the kitchen, farm and school- based on Chapter 3

https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/friend-or-foe-by-michael-morpurgo-setting-description-of-the-kitchen-farm-and-school-12900696