Rural and Suburban Life

Fiction

Using two of Nicola Davies' wonderful stories about growing up in the country, compare and contrast with Shaun Tan's Tales from Outer Suburbia. Grammar includes dialogue punctuation and modal verbs. Draw together the learning from this block by writing a sequel.

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

Unit 1 Core: Explore and compare stories about rural and suburban life (suggested as 5 days)

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Lesson Planning

SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation

There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.

You Will Need

Essential Texts
Flying Free by Nicola Davies
Tales from Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan
Weblinks
Shaun Tan’s website

Unit 2 SPaG: Dialogue layout and punctuation (suggested as 2 days)

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SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation

SPAG PowerPoint

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Essential Text
‘Broken Toys’ from Tales from Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan

Unit 3 SPaG: Modal verbs (suggested as 3 days)

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SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation

SPAG PowerPoint

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Essential Text
A Boy’s Best Friend by Nicola Davies

Unit 4 Composition: Compare stories with different settings and write a sequel (suggested as 5 days)

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Lesson Planning

SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation

There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.

You Will Need

Essential Texts
A Boy’s Best Friend by Nicola Davies
Tales from Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan

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