Traditional and alternative stories - 2 Week Unit - Cinderella & Prince Cinders

Key Details:

• 2 Week Writing Unit
• Focused on Traditional and alternative stories
• Prince Cinders & Cinderella
• Includes: Powerpoints/Resources/Plans /Models

**Main Learning Outcomes: **(This should be progressive but each stage can be revisited in the teaching cycle.)
Familiarisation with text: I am learning to read and compare alternative versions of traditional stories. Discuss opposing characters from the narrative.
Capturing ideas: I am learning to discuss how characters behave if their roles in a narrative are exchanged.
Analysing Text, language features and organisation: I am learning to discuss how words, sounds and images can convey different information to a reader.
Demonstration/Shared/Supported/Joint Construction Writing:
End of topic (Big Writing) I am learning to/ I can: Write an alternative version of a traditional story.

Learning Objectives:
SPOKEN WORD
I am learning to Participate in discussions, presentations, performances, role play, improvisations and debates.
Composition
I am learning to Plan and discuss what to write about, e.g. story mapping, collecting new vocabulary, key words and ideas.
I am learning to Use specific text type features to write for a range of audiences and purposes, e.g. to instruct, inform, entertain, explain, discuss, persuade.
Edit and improve their own writing in relation to audience and purpose.
Vocabulary, Grammar and Punctuation
Use simple and compound sentences.
Use subordination for time e.g. When we had finished our writing, we went out to play. We went out to play when we had finished our
writing. Other time connectives: then, next, after, first, finally