Fiction

English Year 2/3 Spring Stories on a Theme

Feeling Angry

Spark important conversations about emotions with a selection of stories about feeling angry: The Day No One Was Angry, Angry Arthur and The Tunnel. Learn how to correctly punctuate dialogue, use prepositions to add information before ending the block by writing a short story.

Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.

Core
Unit 1 Core: Reading and discussing stories about feeling angry
(suggested as 5 days)

SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation

There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.

You Will Need

Essential Texts
The Day No-one was Angry by Toon Tellegen and Marc Boutavant, Gecko Press
Angry Arthur by Hiawyn Oram. Andersen Press
The Tunnel by Anthony Browne, Walker Books

Weblinks
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SPAG
Unit 2 SPaG: Expressing Time, Place and Cause using Prepositions
(suggested as 2 days)

You Will Need

Essential Text
The Tunnel by Anthony Browne. Walker Books

SPAG
Unit 3 SPaG: Introduction to Inverted Commas
(suggested as 3 days)

You Will Need

Essential Texts
The Day No-one was Angry by Toon Tellegen and Marc Boutavant, Gecko Press

Composition
Unit 4 Composition: Write a short story inspired by Angry Arthur
(suggested as 5 days)

SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation

There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.

You Will Need

Essential Text
Angry Arthur by Hiawyn Oram. Andersen Press