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Non-fiction
English Year 5 Spring Recounts
Reports and Journalism
Use Tuesday by David Wiesner to study reports. Write speech, playscripts, speech bubbles, direct and reported speech. Use modal verbs; learn about cohesion. Write newspaper reports.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core Unit: Introduce reports and features of reports using ‘Tuesday’
(suggested as 4 days)
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With TA/Tutor
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Back to Lockdown?
If your class or school is having to close for a while, these materials provide a home dimension as well as a clear route map outlining what to teach online, and what to practise at home.
You Will Need
Texts
Tuesday by David Wiesner
Unit 2 SPAG: Study modal verbs and adverbs of possibility
(suggested as 3 days)
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SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
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Texts
Tuesday by David Wiesner
Unit 3 SPAG: Identify and write direct and reported speech
(suggested as 3 days)
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You Will Need
Texts
Tuesday by David Wiesner
Unit 4 SPAG: Identify and use devices to build cohesion within paragraphs
(suggested as 3 days)
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SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Texts
Hurricane by David Wiesner
Presentations
SPAG PowerPoint: Devices to Add Cohesion
Unit 5 Composition: Read and write newspaper reports
(suggested as 4 days)
Planning and Activities
Coping with Lockdown?
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TA/Tutor materials are not being prepared for this unit.
Back to Lockdown?
If your class or school is having to close for a while, these materials provide a home dimension as well as a clear route map outlining what to teach online, and what to practise at home.
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Texts
Tuesday by David Wiesner
Presentations
SPAG PowerPoint: Degrees of Possibility
SPAG PowerPoint: Devices to Add Cohesion