A Year 5 unit of work exploring parenthesis and how it can be used in poetry. The aim of the unit is to allow children to confidently use parenthesis (brackets, dashes and commas) and apply their knowledge to poetry. The end point is being able to write a poem consisting of three verses with parenthesis about their identity and using an ‘I am’ structure. Lesson outline Structures and features of poetry Parenthesis for extra information Using parenthesis in poetry Planning poetry through themes Writing the first verse Writing the second verse Writing the third verse Editing and publishing Tried and tested!

Three lessons on… Types of employment Skillsets for different jobs Why choices are made about jobs and careers

A unit of work about written and spoken reviews for Year 5. Tried and tested! Lesson outline: 1 - Features of a film review 2 - Creating a one word review 3 - Analysing and writing a review 4 - Evaluating a spoken review 5 & 6 - Planning a spoken review 7 - Filming your spoken review 8 - Evaluating our spoken reviews 9 - Analysing a written review 10 - Planning a written review 11 & 12 - Writing a review

L.I. – Explore how to recognise risk in relation to friendships and keeping safe.

L.I. Using commas for clarification Success criteria: Spot when a sentence is unclear and needs a comma. Suggest the different meanings a sentence could have. Add or remove commas for clarification.

L.I. To be able to identify word classes. Steps to success: Understand what a word class is. Define a noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, determiner, preposition and conjunction. Identify and use these word classes in sentences.

L.I.: Discuss Muslim life in Britain Includes… Detailed PowerPoint with key subject knowledge Key vocabulary Retrieval practice Images and statements for whole-class discussion Videos Activities

L.I.: Explore what Ramadan means to Muslims Includes… Detailed PowerPoint with key subject knowledge Links to videos Examples of questioning for pupils Discussion points and whole-class activities Independent activity

L.I. - Using apostrophes to show singular possession

L.I. - Sin as a burden Steps to success: Explore the comparison Use the scenario to explore responses Explain your feelings towards being unburdened