Beowulf 2/4 - Writing - Text Analysis

This is session 2 from a set that covers descriptive writing. Y5 is such a different year than KS1 and LKS2 that I often have children coming up that do not know how to SHOW, not tell. I hit descriptive writing heavily a few weeks throughout the year and this is one of them.

This resource is the second part of a week-long plan (4-5 sessions). Here’s how I run the week: I give the children the relevant Session 2 page (text analysis). We go over vocabulary, mood, tone, language, settings, characters, etc. We go over the 4 bullet points that would plan this short bit of the story. We go through a lot.

After, I read to them the next part of the story, still from Session 2. The children listen and take notes on vocabulary, or things they liked/descriptions/phrases, etc. They are given time to bullet point this story into 4 simple bullet points.

After reading, the children are to use the 4 bullet points they wrote down to rewrite the same part of the story I just read aloud. It’s a retelling, but the children must match the style modelled.

I do the same thing each day of the week (4 sessions), but obviously change resources and texts. The 4th day, the children write their own from scratch: Beowulf vs the Dragon. They also proofread and edit in partners on the 5th day.

PROVIDED/INCLUDED:
Session 2 - Beowulf vs Grendal
Session 2 - Images for LA children
Session 2 - Teacher’s Notes