Lesson Planning
Non-fiction
English Year 5/6 Spring Biographies
Rise Up
Enjoy and discuss a range of inspirational biographies from Rise Up: Ordinary Kids with Extraordinary Stories. Learn the difference between active and passive voice and how to use the perfect form of verbs. Research, plan and write a biography.
The planning and resource documents for each session in this English block are free to all users.
Unit 1 Core: Features of Biographies/autobiographies, summarising and taking notes
(suggested as 5 days)
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Text
Rise Up: Ordinary Kids with Extraordinary Stories by Amanda Li
Weblinks
BBC New Article - Juliane Koepcke
Unit 2 SPaG: Using the passive voice
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Text
Rise Up: Ordinary Kids with Extraordinary Stories by Amanda Li
Unit 3 SPaG: Using the perfect form of verbs
(suggested as 2 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Text
Rise Up: Ordinary Kids with Extraordinary Stories by Amanda Li
Unit 4 Composition: Writing a biography
(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
Rise Up: Ordinary Kids with Extraordinary Stories by Amanda Li
Weblinks
Information about Ellie Simmonds on the Paralympics GB website
Pelé: Birth of a Legend Official Trailer 1