Unit D – Viewpoints

This English scheme of work for Key Stage Two gets the children to practise using persuasive and discursive language to discuss and argue points of view in letters and magazine articles, identify and use rules to learn new spellings and practise using brackets, dashes or commas to indicate parenthesis in sentences.

Practise using persuasive and discursive language to discuss and argue points of view in letters and magazine articles

Lesson One : Spelling Rules
Practise listing and matching different words that follow a specific rule for spelling words with the letter string ie to use when composing letters presenting a viewpoint

Lesson Two : Newspaper Letter
Practise composing a letter to a newspaper using persuasive language to get the reader to support a viewpoint about the building of a new skate park in the local area

Lesson Three : For and Against
Investigate how to make a list of arguments for and against a particular issue such as bringing mobile phones and scooters to school to use when composing a discussion text

Lesson Four : Homework Viewpoints
Plan and write a discussion text outlining and presenting some of the special arguments for and against schools setting homework for pupils to complete

Lesson Five : Sentence Additions
Practise using brackets and dashes to add extra information and interrupting thoughts to sentences related to issues about things that might happen in the local area
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Rounding Hundreds
Explain and model how to round some different numbers to the nearest hundred based on the place values of the digits in each number
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Rounding Tens
Identify and record how to round some different numbers to the nearest ten based on the place values of the digits in each number
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Classic Animal Stories
Investigate the structure and content of classic works of fiction by significant authors with animals as the main characters
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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