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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Maths Arithmetic Assessment
Assess abilities in solving arithmetic number problems for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division when working with informal and formal written calculations
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Environment
Identify and describe some of the special landscapes and locations that can be found in the world and reflect on how they can be protected and preserved for the future
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Silent Letter Words
Explore and illustrate the meanings and spellings of some different words with silent letters when using them in a range of topics and scenarios
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Complaint Letters
Explain and model how to format and structure writing when composing letters of complaint about different issues and scenarios