KENSUKE'S KINGDOM - KS2 Outstanding English Unit

Enlighten the magical adventure story of Kensuke’s Kingdom with this four lesson diary writing unit.

Previously used in Year 5, this unit is easily adaptable across Key Stage 2.

Each lesson comes with a detailed lesson plan with a starter, main input, main activity and plenary. There is also a PowerPoint with questions for the first 3 chapters of the story.

Children will explicitly learn about using adverbials, conjunctions, subordinate clauses, relative clauses, main clauses, different sentence types (simple, compound, complex), speech (direct and reported).

Used successfully for observations, these lessons have been rated Outstanding by experienced leadership teams.

Lesson 1
L.O.: to write using a range of cohesive devices, including adverbials.
Success Criteria:
I can summarise the main ideas of a text
I can include thoughts and feelings of the main character
I can use exciting vocabulary
I can use adverbs and adverbial openers in my writing

Lesson 2
L.O.: to write using a range of cohesive devices
Success Criteria:
I can use the layout of a recount
I will go into most detail about main events
I will include my thoughts and feelings
I will describe my experiences and think about what will happen in the future
I will use language features such as similes and metaphors to create an image for the reader.

Lesson 3
L.O.: To be able to write a dialogue between characters using correct speech rules.
Success Criteria:
I can use the layout of a conversation
I will go into most detail about the main events
I will include my thoughts and feelings
I will describe my experiences and think about what will happen in the future
I will use language features such as similes and metaphors to create an image for the reader

Lesson 4 (could be spread over two lessons)
L.O.: To be able to write using a range of clause structures, varying their position within a sentence.
Success Criteria:
Creating atmosphere and using dialogue to advance exciting action and creating the character’s personality.
Selecting vocabulary that reflects the theme
Using a range of cohesive devices to create flow
Using passive and modal verbs
Using adverbs, prepositional phrases and noun phrases effectively
Using correct speech punctuation
Spelling most words correctly

This unit includes:
✸ x4 Lesson plans
✸ x4 PowerPoints
✸ x4 Writing planning pages
✸ Adverbs word mat
✸ Feelings word mat
✸ Cohesive devices activity
✸ Conjunction types
✸ Diary writing checklist
✸ Alternatives to Said word mat

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