Letters from the Lighthouse by Emma Carroll - Year 6 Unit of Writing

A Year 6 Hampshire inspired Learning Journey for Letters from the Lighthouse by Emma Carroll. This medium term plan comprises of 15 lessons with a clear writing outcome for a narrative based in the time period of the text. The plan is able to be downloaded as a Word and pdf document to allow easy editing. The lesson resources and flipchart can also be brought separately.

Learning Intentions include:

• Cold Write.
• To discuss and evaluate how authors use language.
• To predict what might happen from details stated and implied.
• To draw character inferences and justify with evidence.
• To ask questions and provide reasoned justifications for my views.
• To select appropriate grammar and vocabulary to enhance meaning.
• Site of Application (Diary).
• To use the perfect form of verbs.
• To use brackets, dashes or commas to indicate parenthesis.
• To explain and use dialogue.
• To use modal verbs to indicate degrees of possibility.
• Apprentice Write (letter).
• To plan and organise ideas.
• To write a narrative.
• To edit and improve my writing.