Unit E – School Reports
This English scheme of work for Key Stage Two gets the children to research and write a news report using journalistic writing about a mysterious school event, learn rules for adding suffixes beginning with vowel letters to words ending in fer and use more complex punctuation marks to write sentences.
Research and write a news report using journalistic writing containing fact and opinion about a mysterious school event
Lesson One : Word Sums
Practise using different suffixes to change the spelling and meaning of a range of words ending in fer to use when composing sentences for news reports
Lesson Two : Colon Lists
Explain and model how to use colons to introduce lists in sentences containing facts about some of the different mysteries that might have happened in the local area
Lesson Three : Report Research
Collect and record information and facts to use in a news report describing a mysterious event that could have happened in the school
Lesson Four : News Report Draft
Practise composing the written draft for a news report describing a mysterious event that could have happened in the school
Lesson Five : Report Publishing
Edit and redraft a model news report to include in a school newspaper publication about a mysterious event that could have happened in the school
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Space Race
Explore how the space race in the 1950s and 1960s heralded a number of technological, cultural and political changes and advancements in the world
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Moses
Explore and record the life and achievements of Moses from the Old Testament in the Christian Bible and his impact on the development of Christianity
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Theme Park Visit
Practise identifying and calculating the timing and duration of rides and events when visiting a theme park on a special family trip
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Number Thousands
Compare, order and sequence different sets of four digits numbers by using the place value of their numerical digits including counting in steps of thousands