Fiction

English Year 3/4 Summer Classic Fiction

Harry's Mad

Enjoy reading Dick King-Smith's humorous tale of a mischievous parrot. Study formal language and Americanisms and learn from the author's use of dialogue to build character. Use fronted adverbials to build tension as you write your own animal story inspired by Harry's Mad.

Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.

Core
Unit 1 Core: Introduction to Harry’s Mad by Dick King-Smith
(suggested as 5 days)

SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation

There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.

You Will Need

Essential Text:
Harry’s Mad by Dick King Smith

Non-essential Texts:
Harry's Mad read by Nigel Lambert Audiobook

Any other animal stories you have in school by Dick King-Smith

SPAG
Unit 2 SPAG: Dialogue Punctuation: Crazy Pet Conversations
(suggested as 3 days)

SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation

Punctuating Dialogue

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You Will Need

Essential Text:
Harry’s Mad by Dick King Smith

Non-essential Texts:
Harry's Mad read by Nigel Lambert Audiobook

SPAG
Unit 3 SPAG: Fronted Adverbials: Retelling, predicting and describing
(suggested as 2 days)

SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation

Fronted adverbials

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You Will Need

Essential Text:
Harry’s Mad by Dick King Smith

Non-essential Texts:
Harry's Mad read by Nigel Lambert Audiobook

Composition
Unit 4 Composition: Write a funny animal story inspired by Harry’s Mad
(suggested as 5 days)

SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation

There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.

You Will Need

Essential Text:
Harry’s Mad by Dick King Smith

Non-essential Texts:
Harry's Mad read by Nigel Lambert Audiobook