Unit B – Story Library
This English scheme of work for Key Stage Two gets the children to identify features of narrative genres to plan and write a story to match the structure of one type of writing, investigate and use spellings of words with silent letters and learn how to use semi-colons to link independent clauses in sentences.
Identify features of different narrative genres to plan and write a story to match the content and structure of one type of writing
Lesson One : Silent Letters
Identify and record some of the silent letters that can be used to form a range of words to use when composing sentences for different types of narrative stories
Lesson Two : Semi-colons
Practise using semi-colons to link and punctuate independent clauses in example sentences written to match some different story genres
Lesson Three : Mystery Stories
Explain and model how to plan a mystery story to illustrate the matching content and plot structure of this type of narrative genre
Lesson Four : Science Fiction
Select and record matching characters, settings and narrative events that could be utilised when composing and publishing a science fiction story
Lesson Five : Story Writing
Identify and illustrate how to draft and edit a narrative story to match the structure and content of a specific type of narrative genre such as an adventure or mystery story
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Weather Events
Investigate how to add and punctuate fronted adverbials in model sentences explaining when, how or where something happened in the weather
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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