Unit C – Story Structures

This English scheme of work for Key Stage Two gets the children to investigate and model how to use narrative structures employed by authors, match definitions of words that are commonly confused with each other and practise extending sentences using commas based on A Medal for Leroy, Michael Morpurgo.

Investigate and model how to use narrative structures employed by authors when telling adventure stories

Lesson One : Word Definitions
Match and record the definitions of different words that are commonly confused with each other to suggest how they can be used in narrative stories correctly

Lesson Two : Sentence Commas
Practise using commas to insert a range of different phrases and vocabulary lists into example sentences related to an adventure story read by the class

Lesson Three : Sentence Changes
Select and record how to change a range of sentences from an adventure story by using commas to embed relative clauses and add lists to illustrate characters, settings and plot events

Lesson Four : Story Letter
Explain and model how to compose a letter that a character might write about one of the plot events in an adventure story read by the class

Lesson Five : Story Planning
Select and plan a story within a story that might be included in a fiction book by a significant author about characters involved in an adventure
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Times Tables Division
Practise using facts in each of the times tables to support the division of pairs of numbers when solving a range of problems
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Football Teams
Investigate and record how to format and structure letters that could be sent to and from football teams for different purposes and functions
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School Letters
Practise composing and publishing letters to different members in the school community for a range of functions and purposes
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Living Things and Habitats
Identify, group and compare some of the different plants and animals that live in a variety of habitats around the world