Lesson Planning
Reports and Explanation Texts
English Year 6
This unit is part of
Year 6 English Percy Jackson and Greek Myths
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
1) Grammar Presentation: Parenthesis
Explore what parenthetical information is and how we can identify in a sentence or add it. Discuss the different uses of commas, brackets and dashes for punctuating parenthesis and the impact on clarity and register.
2) Grammar Presentation: Phrases and Clauses
Consolidate children’s understanding of phrases and clauses in this short pre-teaching PowerPoint, in order to prepare them for adverbials revision. Discuss what makes a phrase and a clause, linking to adverbials, noun phrases and subordination.
3) Grammar Presentation: Adverbials
Revise how adverbials can give extra information explaining when, where and how. Explore how to punctuate adverbials when they are fronted.
Grammar Presentation: 5-Minute Revision, Unit 4
Deliver quick, focused revision (parenthesis, adverbials, word classes), which requires children only to have whiteboards. Questions are intentionally similar in content and style to the formal KS2 tests.
You Will Need
Texts
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Greek Myths by Ann Turnbull
Optional Texts
Greek Myths by Marcia Williams
The Lightning Thief: Audiobook – (Unabridged) Narrated by Jesse Bernstein