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Fiction

English Year 4/5 Summer Modern Fiction

No Ballet Shoes in Syria

Learn about characterisation and narrative devices through this moving story of Aya and her family. Write letters and magazine articles. Grammar includes paranthesis and adverbials.

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

Core
Unit 1 Core: Explore themes and characterisation (suggested as 5 days)

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SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation

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Essential Text
No Ballet Shoes in Syria by Catherine Bruton

Weblinks
 Chapter One read by author Catherine Bruton – from Nosy Crow

SPAG
Unit 2 SPAG: Use brackets, dashes or commas to indicate parenthesis (suggested as 3 days)

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Essential Text
No Ballet Shoes in Syria by Catherine Bruton

SPAG
Unit 3 SPaG: Linking ideas using adverbials of time and place (suggested as 2 days)

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No Ballet Shoes in Syria by Catherine Bruton

Composition
Unit 4 Composition: Plan and write a flashback. Write a magazine article about Aya (suggested as 5 days)

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SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation

There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.

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No Ballet Shoes in Syria by Catherine Bruton

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