Unit A – Detective Stories
This English scheme of work for Key Stage Two gets the children to investigate common features and styles of mystery and thriller writing, learn spelling rules for adding the suffix able and practise using commas to write compound and complex sentences based on The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle.
Investigate common narrative features and styles of mystery and thriller writing, learn spelling rules for adding the suffix able and practise using commas to write compound and complex sentences
Lesson One : Word Suffixes
Identify and record how words change their spelling and meaning when suffixes are added to word roots to use when describing events that could happen in a detective story
Lesson Two : Sentence Clauses
Practise adding a range of phrase and clauses to different sentences from a detective story using commas and conjunctions to indicate characters, settings and narrative events
Lesson Three : Character Viewpoints
Select and compose a selection of paragraphs to match the content of a detective story written from the viewpoint of one of the characters
Lesson Four : Story Paragraphs
Model and record how to convert a selection of paragraphs from a detective story from the first to the third person to indicate the sequence of narrative events
Lesson Five : Story Puzzles
Identify and record how to write an extra section to match the structure and format of a detective story to create puzzles in the mind of the reader about what happened
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Seasons
Select figurative imagery for use in poetry composing similes and metaphors to describe different seasons of the year
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Story Snacks
Design some print adverts using persuasive language that can be used to sell merchandise based on traditional tales
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Mass Calculations
Explain and model how to use standard written calculation methods for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division when solving measurement problems for mass
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Plant Life
Identify and describe the common parts found on all plants and explain how plants can be used for different functions including food, shelter and clothing