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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Valentine Gifts
Investigate and practise different techniques to shape and combine materials when producing models to make gifts to give to someone special for Valentine’s Day
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Valentine Boxes
Practise using nets of cube and cuboid shapes and a range of materials to make and decorate boxes to hold Valentine’s Day gifts for someone special
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Flower Bouquet
Produce a bouquet of paper flowers to present to someone special on Valentine’s Day by shaping and combining a range of different materials
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Valentine Hearts
Design and produce Valentine’s Day card designs using layers and combinations of different shapes and materials