Planning and Activities
Fiction
English Year 5 Summer Fantasy
Fantasy Stories by Shaun Tan
Inspirational short stories from Shaun Tan, guaranteed to stimulate amazing work. Explore use of modal verbs, parenthesis and dialogue. Write a short story in Shaun Tan-style.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core: Introducing Fantasy Stories by Shaun Tan
(suggested as 4 days)
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Texts
Tales from Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan
Unit 2 SPAG: Using modal verbs to indicate degrees of possibility
(suggested as 3 days)
Planning and Activities
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Texts
Tales from Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan
Presentations
Grammar PowerPoint: Modal Verbs
Unit 3 Comprehension: Exploring an imaginative text, The Lost Thing, in detail and making comparisons
(suggested as 4 days)
Planning and Activities
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Texts
The Lost Thing by Shaun Tan
Tales from Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan
Unit 4 SPAG Using dialogue in own writing effectively
(suggested as 4 days)
Planning and Activities
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Texts
Cicada by Shaun Tan
Presentations
Grammar PowerPoint: Dialogue
Unit 5 SPAG: Use brackets, dashes or commas to indicate parenthesis
(suggested as 3 days)
Planning and Activities
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Texts
The Lost Thing by Shaun Tan
Presentations
Grammar PowerPoint: Parenthesis
Unit 6 Composition: Plan and write a short story in the style of Shaun Tan
(suggested as 4 days)
Planning and Activities
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Texts
Tales from Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan
Optional Texts
Cicada by Shaun Tan
The Lost Thing by Shaun Tan
Presentations
Grammar PowerPoint: Summary