Unit F – Poem Mysteries

This English scheme of work for Key Stage Two gets the children to explore and adapt vocabulary used in a narrative poem to describe characters and settings, practise adding vowel suffixes to words ending in fer and learn when to use semi-colons to punctuate lists based on The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes.

Explore and adapt vocabulary used in a narrative poem to describe characters and settings

Lesson One : Word Building
Select and match different roots and vowel suffixes to build a range of words that can be used to describe a poetry character

Lesson Two : Mystery Lists
Practise using colons and semi-colons to compose lists in sentences about mysterious characters and creatures

Lesson Three : Poetry Verse Changes
Model how to adapt and change the mood in a verse from a poem about a mysterious character

Lesson Four : Highwayman Letter
Compose a letter to a character from a poem describing what could happen next in the story.

Lesson Five : Highwayman Escape
Compose a new verse for a narrative poem illustrating an alternative ending scene for the characters
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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