English Year 5/6 Spring Humorous Stories
The Day the Screens went Blank
Have fun exploring comic technique and writing a funny story using The Day the Screens went Blank as inspiration. Use modal verbs and adverbs of possibility to describe characters' emotions. Discuss 'old technology' and practise using commas, colons and semi-colons correctly.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core: Read and discuss the opening of the book
(suggested as 5 days)
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Text
The Day the Screens went Blank by Danny Wallace
Unit 2 SPAG: Using modal verbs and adverbs of possibility
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Text
The Day the Screens went Blank by Danny Wallace
Unit 3 SPAG: Commas, colons and semi-colons
(suggested as 2 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Text
The Day the Screens went Blank by Danny Wallace