Lesson Planning
Fiction
English Year 4/5 Summer Creative Stories
Creative Stories
Unleash your class's creativity with this wonderful block using the fantastic picture books Journey and The Mysteries of Harris Burdick. Grammar includes expanded noun phrases and writing and punctuating dialogue.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core: Exploring mood, plot and character in stories
(suggested as 5 days)
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Text
Journey by Aaron Becker
Weblinks
A version of Journey by Aaron Becker put to music
Unit 2 SPaG: Using expanded noun phrases
(suggested as 2 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Text
Journey by Aaron Becker
Weblinks
A version of Journey by Aaron Becker put to music
Aaron Becker’s website
Unit 3 SPaG: Using and writing dialogue
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Text
The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg
Unit 4 Composition: Creating a quest story
(suggested as 5 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Texts
Journey by Aaron Becker
The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg
Optional Text
Quest by Aaron Becker
Weblinks
Book trailer for Aaron Becker’s Quest