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Fiction

English Year 5/6 Autumn Science Fiction

Boy in the Tower

Explore the science fiction genre, examining characterisation and settings in this superb story. Revise relative clauses and learn how to use the subjunctive for hypotheticals. Write a story using the same setting.

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

Core
Unit 1 Core: Comprehension – higher level reading skills, characterisation, prediction (suggested as 5 days)

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SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation

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Boy in the Tower by Polly Ho-Yen

SPAG
Unit 2 SPaG: Relative clauses: Boy in the Tower Characters and Setting (suggested as 3 days)

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Boy in the Tower by Polly Ho-Yen

SPAG
Unit 3 SPaG: Formal language including use of subjunctive (suggested as 2 days)

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Boy in the Tower by Polly Ho-Yen

Composition
Unit 4 Composition: Plan and write a story about two other survivors of the Bluchers (suggested as 5 days)

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SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation

There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.

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Boy in the Tower by Polly Ho-Yen

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