Unit C – Story Writing

This English scheme of work for Key Stage Two gets the children to plan and write a story using familiar settings based on a book by a significant author, practise building words using roots and the prefixes il and ir and use nouns in sentences with matching determinants based on The Angel of Nitshill Road, Anne Fine.

Plan and write a story using familiar settings based on a book by a significant author about what might happen in a school

Lesson One : Determinant Matching

Identify and record the correct determinant to use before different nouns beginning with either vowels or consonants in sentences related to a narrative story about schools

Lesson Two : Word Building

Practise using the prefixes ir and il to build a range of different words that could be used when writing a story about something that might happen in a school

Lesson Three : Story Map

Plan the sequence of events for a narrative story to suggest and illustrate some of the different events that might happen when a new character joins a school

Lesson Four : Story Drafting

compose and record the first draft for a narrative story describing a problem that a new character might cause when joining a school based on story by a significant author

Lesson Five : Story Publishing

Identify and record how to edit and make corrections to a narrative story set in a school to use when publishing a class library book

  • Classic Animal Stories

    Classic Animal Stories

    Investigate the structure and content of classic works of fiction by significant authors with animals as the main characters

  • Cities, Towns and Villages

    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

  • Recycling

    Recycling

    Research and present some of the benefits and disadvantages that can be produced when recycling different materials at home and in school

  • Viking Pots

    Viking Pots

    Develop and refine a range of different art and design techniques when working with clay to make pots that represent Viking culture and traditions