Lesson Planning
Fiction
English Year 5/6 Spring Fantasy
Howl's Moving Castle
Explore the characterisation and settings in the text and film of Howl's Moving Castle. Compare and contrast the two versions. Write film reviews and fantasy stories. Revise relative clauses and cohesive devices.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core: Reading the start of the book. Watching the start of the film.
(suggested as 5 days)
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Texts
Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones. Harper Collins
Howl’s Moving Castle Studio Ghibli Animated Film (90 minutes)
Unit 2 SPaG: Relative Clauses
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Texts
Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones. Harper Collins
Howl’s Moving Castle Studio Ghibli Animated Film (90 minutes)
Unit 3 SPaG: Cohesive Devices
(suggested as 2 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Texts
Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones. Harper Collins
Howl’s Moving Castle Studio Ghibli Animated Film (90 minutes)
Unit 4 Composition: Writing a film review and a story.
(suggested as 5 days)
