Planning and Activities
Fiction
English Year 6 Autumn Stories that Raise Issues
Outsiders
Discuss emotive issues in Eric (Shaun Tan) & The Island (Armin Greder) & write an outsider story. Revise cohesive devices: pronouns, adverbials, determiners, conjunctions, paragraphing.
The planning and resource documents for each session in this English block are free to all users.
Unit 1 Core: Introduction to the idea of outsiders; empathy; cohesion
(suggested as 3 days)
With TA or Tutor
These materials are for a TA or Tutor to use with a small group of children or one child.
They support the learning in class in this unit.
Notes are provided for teacher and TA/Tutor.
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.
Coming soon!
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Texts
Eric by Shaun Tan
Presentations
Grammar PowerPoint: Pronouns and Determiners
Unit 2 SPAG: Cohesive writing: conjunctions
(suggested as 2 days)
Planning and Activities
With TA or Tutor
These materials are for a TA or Tutor to use with a small group of children or one child.
They support the learning in class in this unit.
Notes are provided for teacher and TA/Tutor.
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.
Coming soon!
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Texts
Eric by Shaun Tan
Presentations
Grammar PowerPoint: Conjunctions
Unit 3 Comprehension: Complex issues and point of view
(suggested as 3 days)
Planning and Activities
With TA or Tutor
These materials are for a TA or Tutor to use with a small group of children or one child.
They support the learning in class in this unit.
Notes are provided for teacher and TA/Tutor.
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.
Coming soon!
You Will Need
Texts
The Island by Armin Greder
Websites
Life in a refugee camp: Neeroz's story (UNICEF)
Unit 4 SPAG: Cohesion: adverbs and adverbials
(suggested as 3 days)
Planning and Activities
With TA or Tutor
These materials are for a TA or Tutor to use with a small group of children or one child.
They support the learning in class in this unit.
Notes are provided for teacher and TA/Tutor.
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.
Coming soon!
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Texts
The Island by Armin Greder
Presentations
Grammar PowerPoint: Adverbs & Adverbials (Cohesion)
Unit 5 Composition: Extended writing: write an outsider story
(suggested as 5 days)
Planning and Activities
With TA or Tutor
These materials are for a TA or Tutor to use with a small group of children or one child.
They support the learning in class in this unit.
Notes are provided for teacher and TA/Tutor.
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.
Coming soon!
You Will Need
Texts
Eric by Shaun Tan
Optional Texts
The Island by Armin Greder