Lesson Planning
Non-fiction
English Year 5/6 Autumn Biographies
The Undefeated
Starting with the excellent Undefeated explore the biographies of black sports people, activists and authors. Learn about cohesion and explore the subjunctive in formal writing before studying Coming to England and writing a short biography of Floella Benjamin.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core: Introduction to biographies: Jesse Owens and The Undefeated
(suggested as 5 days)
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Text
The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson
Optional Texts
Little Leaders – Bold Women in Black History by Vashti Harrison
Little Leaders – Exceptional Men in Black History by Vashti Harrison
Black Heroes: A Black History Book for Kids by Arlisha Norwood
Young, Gifted and Black by Jamia Wilson
Unit 2 SPaG: Devices to build cohesion between and within paragraphs
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Text
The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson
Unit 3 SPaG: Formal language including use of subjunctive
(suggested as 2 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Text
The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson
Unit 4 Reading autobiography and writing biographies – Coming to England
(suggested as 5 days)
