Lesson Planning

Explore the frozen wilds! Examine text organisation in Shackleton's Journey, write evaluatively using model verbs and punctuate lists. Summarise events depicted in The Great Serum Race and write a newspaper recount.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
Essential Text
Shackleton’s Journey by William Grill
Weblinks
Scottish Book Trust Interview: Shackleton’s Journey with William Grill and Ali Gellatly (10:30-20:20)
Royal Museums Greenwich: Sir Ernest Shackleton
PowerPoint: Language of Possibility
Weblinks
Tom Scott: No-One Knows Who Got To The North Pole First
National Geographic: Who Was the First Person to Reach the North Pole?
NOAA: Five Things You Didn't Know About the North Pole
Non-essential Texts
Shackleton’s Journey by William Grill
Any reference books on Polar travel and exploration.
Weblinks
The Arctic vs. the Antarctic – Camille Seaman
Tom Scott: No-One Knows Who Got To The North Pole First
Quark Expeditions: 10 Things You Might Not Know About Antarctica
Nat Geo Kids: Polar Explorer Jade Hameister – Best Job Ever
Encounter Edu: How do arctic scientists prepare for an expedition?
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
Essential Text
Serum Race: Blazing the Iditarod Trail by Debbie S Miller
Weblinks
All That’s Interesting: The True Story Of Balto, The Husky That Helped Save An Entire Alaskan Town From Certain Death
Today in History: January 25, 1925 The Great Race of Mercy
Inside History: The Sled Dog Relay That Inspired the Iditarod
1925: The Great Serum Race
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