Planning and Activities
Fiction
English Year 5 Summer Modern Fiction
Kensuke's Kingdom
Michael Morpurgo's Kensuke's Kingdom provides inspiration for developing higher level language skills and for cohesion within and between paragraphs, modal verbs/adverbs and commas.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core: Introducing Kensuke’s Kingdom and analysing the first half
(suggested as 4 days)
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Text
Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo
Unit 2 SPAG: Using modal verbs and adverbs to indicate degrees of possibility
(suggested as 3 days)
Planning and Activities
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Text
Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo
Websites
Top Tips on How to Survive on a Desert Island from www.YouTube.com
Survive on a Deserted Island With Nothing from www.wikihow.com
Presentation
Grammar PowerPoint: Modal Verbs
Unit 3 Comprehension: Exploring narrative and characters in Kensuke’s kingdom
(suggested as 4 days)
Planning and Activities
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Text
Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo
Websites
Amazing DIY Orangutans from www.YouTube.com
Green Turtle's Battle For Survival from www.YouTube.com
Unit 4 SPAG: Using commas to clarify meaning or avoid ambiguity
(suggested as 3 days)
Planning and Activities
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Text
Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo
Websites
The Birmingham Stage Company presents Kensukes Kingdom from www.YouTube.com
Punctuation: Using commas to clarify meaning from www.YouTube.com
Presentations
Grammar PowerPoint: Punctuation
Unit 5 SPAG: Building cohesion with and across paragraphs
(suggested as 4 days)
Planning and Activities
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Text
Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo
Presentation
Grammar PowerPoint: Pronouns and determiners
Grammar PowerPoint: Cohesive devices
Unit 6 Composition: Writing a new chapter for Kensuke’s Kingdom
(suggested as 4 days)
Planning and Activities
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Text
Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo