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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Homophones Matching
Explore the spelling and meaning of some different words that are homophones by matching and listing pairs of words with the same pronunciations
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Friction
Investigate, describe and test the effects of air and water resistance and friction on different objects and materials presenting results using graphs and tables
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Capacity Conversions
Explain and model how to convert between different units of measurement for capacity by comparing and matching capacities in litres and millilitres
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Story Conjunctions
Identify and model how to link clauses in sentences related to some of the special characters and events that feature in different stories