Lesson Planning
Poetry
English Year 5/6 Autumn Poems on a Theme
Hope
Using the superb Book of Hopes this block teaches poetry terminology and appreciation. Use relative clauses to create magical places, revise commas and colons and work together to create a class Book of Hopes.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core: Read, discuss and write about poems on hope
(suggested as 5 days)
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Text
The Book of Hopes: Words and Pictures to Comfort, Inspire and Entertain Edited by Katherine Rundell
Weblinks
‘A Song of Gladness’ - reading
Michael Rosen performing ‘These are the Hands’
Introduction to The Book of Hopes from Katherine Rundell
Introduction to 'A Song of Gladness' by Michael Morpurgo
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Unit 2 SPAG: Relative clauses: Hope and Magic
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Text
The Book of Hopes: Words and Pictures to Comfort, Inspire and Entertain Edited by Katherine Rundell
Weblinks
‘A Store of Magical Things’ – read by Rutendo Tavengerwei (to 1:22)
Unit 3 SPAG: Commas, colons and semi-colons: Hope and the Senses
(suggested as 2 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Text
The Book of Hopes: Words and Pictures to Comfort, Inspire and Entertain Edited by Katherine Rundell
Unit 4 Composition: Write a piece for The Book of Hopes
(suggested as 5 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Text
Book of Hopes: Words and Pictures to Comfort, Inspire and Entertain Edited by Katherine Rundell
Weblinks
Introduction to The Book of Hopes from Katherine Rundell
Reading of ‘The Young Bird Catcher’ (from 1:42) by Katherine Rundell at the Hexham Book Festival