Poetry

English Year 4/5 Summer Poems by the Same Poet

Cloud Busting

Read and enjoy Malorie Blackman's incredible book, Cloudbusting. Explore character and plot development and ideas of identity and personal growth. Grammar includes punctuating dialogue and relative clauses.

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

Core
Unit 1 Core: Exploring poems which tell stories and raise issues
(suggested as 5 days)

SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation

There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.

SPAG
Unit 2 SPAG: Dialogue Punctuation: Action and Motive
(suggested as 2 days)

You Will Need

Essential Text
Cloud Busting by Malorie Blackman

SPAG
Unit 3 SPAG: Relative clauses: Exploring identity and perception
(suggested as 3 days)

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Essential Text
Cloud Busting by Malorie Blackman

Composition
Unit 4 Composition: Writing poems explore identity and to tell stories.
(suggested as 5 days)

SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation

There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.

You Will Need

Essential Text
Cloud Busting by Malorie Blackman