Week 1 of planning based on how to train your dragon.
Final piece is a set of instructions based on year 5 expectations.
Lesson 1: Understanding the context of How to train a dragon
In depth analysis of the author
Characters
Dragons
Lesson 2: Understanding the features of instructions
Brackets
Compound and complex sentences
Numbered instructions
Engage the reader
Imperative (bossy) verbs
WAGOLL based on training a Sleipnir (8 legged Viking horse)
Uses all the features and follows the same structure of the final piece
Lesson 3: Understanding compound and simple sentences
Gives definitions of simple sentences
Gives definitions of compound sentences
Insert the coordinating conjunction in the missing gap
Writing compound sentences based on a stimulus linked to “How to train your dragon”
Writing unit based on making a set of instructions on training a dragon:
Lesson 4: Understanding complex sentences
Lesson 5: Using imperative verbs with adverbs
Lesson 6: Using time adverbials
Lesson 7: Writing an introduction using compound and complex sentences
Lesson 8: Writing the first part of the instructions
Week 1 Wolves in the walls pack
Includes:
Teaching slides
Resources
Can be differentiated for B squared and lower KS2.
Lesson 1: Make inferences from the Wolves in the walls
Prediction based on the book cover and images from the text
Role play activities with image prompts
Lesson 2: Analyse a descriptive piece of writing
WAGOLL included
With the following success critieria:
Success criteria for Descriptive writing
Powerful adjectives
Expanded noun phrases
Fronted adverbials
Different conjunctions
Present tense
Paragraphs
Statements, exclamations and questions
Lesson 3: Write sentences that include statements, explanations and questions
Teaching input for each one plus whiteboard work
Followed by a quiz
Followed by task
Lesson 4: Research Wolves for creative writing
Research based lesson to aid their writing
Lesson 5: Writing sentences about the 5 senses that include nouns
Worksheet that aids this lesson for descriptive writing
Week 2 teaching slides:
Lesson 1: Using expanded noun phrases
Lesson 2: Using expanded noun phrases in my writing
Lesson 3: Edit and uplevel
Lesson 4: Using subordinating conjunctions in my writing
Lesson 5: Writing sentences that use speech (includes quizes)
Wolves in the wall writing plan
5 day lesson unit on writing a descriptive narrative that slightly changes the features of the Wolves in the walls
Included Wagoll handwritten
Lesson 1: Prediction based on front cover, reviews and blurb
Read the prologue
Lesson 2: Word meaning lesson based on the prologue
Lesson 3: Retrieval lesson based on the prologue
Year 5,6 Guided reading and English planning
Based on the jungle book
Researching Rudyard Kipling
Making inferences of characters from the text
Making predictions based on what I have read
Understanding playscripts
Creating dialogue for characters in a narrative
Based on “The lighthouse keeper” animation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HfBbSUORvo
Newspaper report plan:
5 day lesson plan aimed at writing a newspaper report based on the incident.
Aimed at upper Key stage 2 but could be differentiated for year 3 and 4.
2 week literacy setting desciption writing unit
WAGOLL
Modelled slides
Edit lesson
Publish lesson
Hook lesson
Success criteria
Lesson 1
Understand how an author can effectively describe a setting
Lesson 2
-Use show not tell to effectively describe a setting
Lesson 3
-Use figurative language within parenthesis and fronted adverbials
Lesson 4
-Plan my setting description
Lesson 5
Write my first two paragraphs for the setting description
Lesson 6
Write my third and fourth paragraph for the setting description
Lesson 7
-Edit my writing
Lesson 8
-Publish my writing