Unit E – School Reports
This English scheme of work for Key Stage Two gets the children to research and write a news report using journalistic writing about a mysterious school event, learn rules for adding suffixes beginning with vowel letters to words ending in fer and use more complex punctuation marks to write sentences.
Research and write a news report using journalistic writing containing fact and opinion about a mysterious school event
Lesson One : Word Sums
Practise using different suffixes to change the spelling and meaning of a range of words ending in fer to use when composing sentences for news reports
Lesson Two : Colon Lists
Explain and model how to use colons to introduce lists in sentences containing facts about some of the different mysteries that might have happened in the local area
Lesson Three : Report Research
Collect and record information and facts to use in a news report describing a mysterious event that could have happened in the school
Lesson Four : News Report Draft
Practise composing the written draft for a news report describing a mysterious event that could have happened in the school
Lesson Five : Report Publishing
Edit and redraft a model news report to include in a school newspaper publication about a mysterious event that could have happened in the school
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Cities, Towns and Villages
Research and present the history of a range of different buildings and people that are part of the local community using a school exhibition
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Recycling
Research and present some of the benefits and disadvantages that can be produced when recycling different materials at home and in school
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Viking Pots
Develop and refine a range of different art and design techniques when working with clay to make pots that represent Viking culture and traditions
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Bronze Age
Research and illustrate how life in Britain developed and changed during the Bronze Age including the growth of communities and trade