Unit B – Story Enrichment
This English scheme of work for Key Stage Two gets the children to record ways of enriching a narrative story using descriptive vocabulary in expanded noun phrases based on A Medal for Leroy, Michael Morpurgo. The class can write in the first person as a character from the story to predict how the story might develop.
Identify and record ways of enriching a narrative story using descriptive vocabulary in expanded noun phrases
Lesson One : Homophone Match
Identify and match pairs of homophones and illustrate their different meanings to use when composing sentences related to a narrative adventure story
Lesson Two : Sentence Extensions
Select and add a range of adjectives and prepositions to example sentences that can be used to describe different settings that might feature in an adventure story
Lesson Three : Sentence Changes
Practise using adjectives and prepositions to extend different sentences taken from a narrative story to reflect about what happened to the story characters in scenes from an adventure story
Lesson Four : Story Ending
Plan and write an alternative cliff hanger ending to a chapter from a narrative story by a significant author to illustrate how characters might respond to events
Lesson Five : Story Letter
Select and compose a letter to record and describe the thoughts of a character about one of the main events in a narrative adventure story by a significant author
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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