English Year 5 Autumn Blogs and Reports
Travel Writing
Explore exciting destinations through a range of travel writing. Revise pronouns, learn about relative clauses & punctuation, including uses of commas. Write own travel recount.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core: Introduction to travel writing
(suggested as 4 days)
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They support the learning in class in this unit.
Notes are provided for teacher and TA/Tutor.
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You Will Need
Texts
Lonely Planet Kids - The Travel Book by Malcolm Croft
Desirable Texts
Lonely Planet – The Travel Book
Unit 2 SPAG: Pronouns, including relative pronouns, and relative clauses
(suggested as 4 days)
Lesson Planning
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These materials are for a TA or Tutor to use with a small group of children or one child.
They support the learning in class in this unit.
Notes are provided for teacher and TA/Tutor.
Back to Lockdown?
Home Learning packs are not being created for this unit.
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Websites
A Ride with Ted Smith from YouTube.com
Presentations
SPAG PowerPoint: Pronouns and relative clauses
Unit 3 Comprehension: Reading and analysing non-fiction texts
(suggested as 4 days)
Lesson Planning
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With TA/Tutor
These materials are for a TA or Tutor to use with a small group of children or one child.
They support the learning in class in this unit.
Notes are provided for teacher and TA/Tutor.
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You Will Need
Websites
Dervla Murphy Interview from vimeo.com
Unit 4 SPAG: end of sentence and commas for clarity/avoidance of ambiguity
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
TAs & Tutors / Home Learning
With TA/Tutor
These materials are for a TA or Tutor to use with a small group of children or one child.
They support the learning in class in this unit.
Notes are provided for teacher and TA/Tutor.
Back to Lockdown?
Home Learning packs are not being created for this unit.
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Useful Text
Lonely Planet ‘The Real Wonders of the World’ by Moira Butterfield, Tim Collins and Anna Claybourne
Presentations
SPAG PowerPoint: Punctuation
Unit 5 Composition: Planning, writing and presenting own travel writing
(suggested as 4 days)
Lesson Planning
TAs & Tutors / Home Learning
With TA/Tutor
These materials are for a TA or Tutor to use with a small group of children or one child.
They support the learning in class in this unit.
Notes are provided for teacher and TA/Tutor.
Back to Lockdown?
Home Learning packs are not being created for this unit.
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Useful Texts
Steve Backshall’s Deadly 60 by Steve Backshall
Presentations
SPAG PowerPoint: Summary