Lesson Planning
Non-fiction
English Year 2/3 Spring Biographies
Inspirational People
Take inspiration from the remarkable people featured in this block: Marcus Rashford, Malala Yousafzai and Greta Thunberg, among others. Study the features of biographical and autobiographical texts and research and write a short biography.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core: Discovering biographies and autobiographies
(suggested as 5 days)
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Texts:
Malala’s Magic Pencil by Malala Yousafzai and illustrated by Kerascoët, Puffin Books
Marcus Rashford by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara and illustrated by Guilherme Karsten
Weblinks
BBC Newsround’s programme about Malala Yousafzai
Marcus Rashford talks about the importance of reading.
Unit 2 SPaG: Different forms of sentence
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Text
Greta Thunberg and the Climate Crisis – the unofficial biography with the official facts on climate change by Amy Chapman, Franklin Watts
Unit 3 SPaG: Using commas to separate items in a list
(suggested as 2 days)
Unit 4 Composition: researching and writing a biography
(suggested as 4 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Text:
Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World by Kate Pankhurst, Bloomsbury Publishing
Plus any books used in Units 1-3
Weblinks
Madge’s Dresser’s article on the Bristol Bus Boycott
Kids Britannica website