Unit E – Lady of Shalott
This English scheme of work for Key Stage Two gets the children to explore how poets use figurative language to describe settings and characters when narrating a story, use rules to spell words containing ie and practise writing expanded noun phrases based on The Lady of Shalott, Alfred Lord Tennyson.
Explore how poets use figurative language to describe settings and characters when narrating a story
Lesson One : Word Definitions
Identify and record the correct spellings and matching definitions of a range of different words that contain the ie letter string
Lesson Two : Poetry Similes
Select special vocabulary words that can be used to construct a range of similes describing different characters in a narrative poem
Lesson Three : Poetry Characters
Devise and record expanded noun phrases using commas to separate images to describe a character in a narrative poem
Lesson Four : Poetry Verses
Model how to write an alternative verse for a narrative poem by selecting matching rhymes for different words to emulate the style and stricture of the writing
Lesson Five : Poetry Changes
Rewrite one of the verses from a narrative poem by adding alternative rhymes and using modal verbs to suggest possibilities about some of the events that happened in the story
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New Start
Explore how to prepare for and deal with some of the new events and special occasions that someone might experience in life
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Viking Settlement
Explore how the Vikings settled and built communities in Britain in the past by referencing their culture and traditions
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Changing Seasons
Investigate changes that can happen to the natural world during the four seasons of the year and reflect on similar changes that can occur in people’s lives
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Chinese Dragons
Select and combine different mouldable and other materials to create masks representing dragons that can be worn during a performance dance