Fiction

English Year 4/5 Autumn Adventure Stories

Adventure stories : Varjak Paw

The wonderful World of Varjak Paw, from the noisy bustling city to the warm and peaceful dreamland of Mesopotamia, is explored through shared reading and close analysis of extracts from the novel. Learn about dialogue and relative clauses.

The planning and resource documents for each session in this English block are free to all users.

Core
Unit 1 Core: Explore the world of Varjak Paw: characters, settings and plot
(suggested as 5 days)

SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation

There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.

You Will Need

Essential Text
Varjak Paw by SF Said

SPAG
Unit 2 SPaG: Punctuating dialogue and using it to convey character
(suggested as 3 days)

You Will Need

Essential Text
Varjak Paw by SF Said

SPAG
Unit 3 SPaG: Relative clauses
(suggested as 2 days)

You Will Need

Essential Text
Varjak Paw by SF Said

Composition
Unit 4 Composition: Creating a short adventure story about a cat or dog
(suggested as 5 days)

SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation

There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.

You Will Need

Essential Text
Varjak Paw by SF Said