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)
Coping with Lockdown?
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?
Home Learning packs are not being created for this Block of learning.
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
Coping with Lockdown?
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?
Home Learning packs are not being created for this Block of learning.
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
Coping with Lockdown?
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?
Home Learning packs are not being created for this Block of learning.
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
Coping with Lockdown?
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?
Home Learning packs are not being created for this Block of learning.
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
Coping with Lockdown?
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?
Home Learning packs are not being created for this Block of learning.
You Will Need
Texts
Eric by Shaun Tan
Optional Texts
The Island by Armin Greder