English Year 4/5 Summer Poems by the Same Poet
Cloud Busting
Read and enjoy Malorie Blackman's incredible book, Cloudbusting. Explore character and plot development and ideas of identity and personal growth. Grammar includes punctuating dialogue and relative clauses.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core: Exploring poems which tell stories and raise issues
(suggested as 5 days)
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Text
Cloud Busting by Malorie Blackman
Weblinks
BBC Breakfast: The weather showing cloud photos [to 1min 15]
Unit 2 SPAG: Dialogue Punctuation: Action and Motive
(suggested as 2 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Text
Cloud Busting by Malorie Blackman
Unit 3 SPAG: Relative clauses: Exploring identity and perception
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Text
Cloud Busting by Malorie Blackman