Unit D – News Reports
This English scheme of work for Key Stage Two gets the children to investigate some of the different ways that news stories about mysteries are reported and presented using journalistic writing, explore rules for adding the suffixes able and ible to word roots and practise using a colon to introduce a list in a sentence.
Investigate some of the different ways that news stories about mysteries are reported and presented using journalistic writing
Lesson One : Spelling Rules
Practise using spelling rules to add the suffixes able and ible to different word roots to use when composing headlines for newspaper stories
Lesson Two : Fact and Opinion
Select and record example sentences to match the content behind different newspaper headlines using statements for fact and opinion
Lesson Three : News Sentences
Identify and record some of the matching sentences that have been written in a news report that contains facts and opinions about an event happening in the world
Lesson Four : Sentence Lists
Practise using colons to introduce a list in example sentences about different events that are currently happening in the news around the world
Lesson Five : News Report Editing
Identify and record some of the different changes and improvements that could be made to a news report about an event happening in the world so that it is ready for publication
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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