Lesson Planning
Fiction
English Year 2 Summer Stories by the Same Author
Stories by Anthony Browne
Anthony Browne’s books epitomise creativity and quirkiness and will stimulate higher level writing, reading and comprehension skills. Study noun phrases and conjunctions.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core: Introducing the work of Anthony Browne
(suggested as 4 days)
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Texts
All by Anthony Browne
Willy the Wimp
Willy the Champ
Willy the Wizard
Willy the Dreamer
Plus a range of other Anthony Browne books for children to look at on Day 2. You need at least 5 or 6 other books in addition to those above.
Unit 2 SPAG: Identify adjectives and noun phrases and use in own descriptive writing
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Texts
Gorilla by Anthony Browne
What If…? by Anthony Browne
Presentation
SPaG PowerPoint: Adjectives and Noun Phrases
Unit 3 Composition: explore and write about imaginative characters in stories
(suggested as 4 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Texts
Silly Billy by Anthony Browne
Changes by Anthony Browne
Unit 4 SPAG: Identify co-ordinating and subordinating conjunctions and use in own writing
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Texts
Look What I've Got! by Anthony Browne
Voices in the Park by Anthony Browne
Presentations
SPaG PowerPoint: Co-ordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions
Unit 5 Composition: Write a new version of a story by Anthony Browne
(suggested as 5 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Texts
The Night Shimmy by Gwen Strauss and Anthony Browne
The Tunnel by Anthony Browne
Presentations
SPaG PowerPoint: Adjectives and Noun Phrases as in Unit 2
SPaG PowerPoint: Co-ordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions as in Unit 4