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Y5 Alice in Wonderland
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✓ Develop positive attitudes to reading
✓ Inference from characters
✓ Build vocabulary and comprehensionActivities in this lesson include recapping the key features of fantasy stories, such as real and imaginary settings, real and imaginary characters, portals and the passing of time. The activities in this lesson also include answering higher and lower order questions.
There is a five-minute evidence-based CPD activity at the end of this lesson which will develop classroom teachers’ skill set. This CPD consists of a research extract on peer teaching with a five-minute activity based on this extract.
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Y5 Alice, the White Rabbit and the Portal
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✓ Identify themes and conventions
✓ Understand story structure
✓ Develop speaking and listening through partner workActivities in this lesson include exploring the key components of fantasy stories: real and imaginary settings, real and imaginary characters, good vs evil, real journeys vs portals, the passing of time and the use of magic. Activities also include answering higher and lower order questions.
There is a five-minute evidence-based CPD activity at the end of this lesson which will develop classroom teachers’ skill set. This CPD consists of a research extract on collaboration with a five-minute activity based on this extract.
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Y5 Rabbit Holes and Wardrobes
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✓ Identify structure and presentation
✓ Infer and discuss differences between textsActivities in this lesson include looking at the use of portals and the passing of time in fantasy stories and considering the types of stories in which portals are needed. Activities in this lesson also include answering higher order questions on portals and the passing of time.
There is a five-minute evidence-based CPD activity at the end of this lesson which will develop classroom teachers’ skill set. This CPD consists of a research extract on self-assessment with a five-minute activity based on this extract.
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Y5 Real Stories vs Fantasy Stories
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✓ Identify conventions
✓ Compare text types
✓ Encourage independent learningActivities in this lesson include looking at real vs fantasy stories, real vs imaginary settings, real vs imaginary characters and the conflict between good and evil. Activities include answering higher and lower order questions.
There is a five-minute evidence-based CPD activity at the end of this lesson which will develop classroom teachers’ skill set. This CPD consists of a research extract on thinking skills with a five-minute activity based on this extract.
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Y5 Stanley, Head Elf Inspector and New Paragraphs
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✓ Use paragraphs to organise writing
✓ Use and punctuate dialogue
✓ Plan and structure narrative writingActivities in this lesson include exploring the five reasons for starting a new paragraph and looking at the three rules for writing dialogue. Examples of starting a new paragraph are presented using a story extract about Stanley, Head Elf Inspector. Activities also include a close procedure for the five reasons for starting a new paragraph and also for the three rules for writing dialogue.
There is a five-minute evidence-based CPD activity at the end of this lesson which will develop classroom teachers’ skill set. This CPD consists of a research extract on self-assessment with a five-minute activity based on this extract.
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Y6 Using Magic Gateways in Fantasy Stories
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✓ Present and retrieve information
✓ Plan and present ideas
✓ Evaluate writing with peersActivities in this lesson include looking at the use of portals in fantasy stories in detail, including their use as a ‘magic gateway’. Activities also include learning how to design a poster, designing a poster about the use of portals in fantasy stories and answering higher and lower order questions.
There is a five-minute evidence-based CPD activity at the end of this lesson which will develop classroom teachers’ skill set. This CPD consists of a research extract on metacognition with a five-minute activity based on this extract.
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Y6 Alice in Wonderland vs Harry Potter
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✓ Compare texts and themes
✓ Write non-narrative reports
✓ Use cohesive devicesActivities in this lesson include comparing the main features of early (simple) fantasy stories such as Alice in Wonderland and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe with later (complex) fantasy stories such as Harry Potter. Activities in this lesson also include looking at the features of a report, and writing a report about the differences between early fantasy stories and the Harry Potter stories.
There is a five-minute evidence-based CPD activity at the end of this lesson which will develop classroom teachers’ skill set. This CPD consists of a research extract on peer assessment with a five-minute activity based on this extract.
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Y6 Improving Creative Writing using Fantasy Stories
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✓ Plan, write and evaluate narrative
✓ Describe settings and characters
✓ Use dialogue effectivelyActivities in this lesson include a fantasy-based creative writing task including how writing can be improved. Three paragraphs have to be written for the opening of a fantasy story. This lesson also looks at past tense, first person, punctuation, using adjectives and the rules of dialogue.
There is a five-minute evidence-based CPD activity at the end of this lesson which will develop classroom teachers’ skill set. This CPD consists of a research extract on metacognition with a five-minute activity based on this extract.
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Y6 The Key Features of Fantasy Stories
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✓ Identify conventions and structure ✓ Use speaking and listening for collaboration
✓ Peer assessment and reviewThis lesson uses the story Alice in Wonderland to introduce the key features of fantasy stories, such as real and imaginary settings, real and imaginary characters, good vs evil and the use of portals. The activities in this lesson include answering higher and lower order questions, learning how to design a poster and then designing a poster showing the key features of fantasy stories.
There is a five-minute evidence-based CPD activity at the end of this lesson which will develop classroom teachers’ skill set. This CPD consists of a research extract on collaboration with a five-minute activity based on this extract.
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Y6 Stepping through Portals
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✓ Make comparisons across books
✓ Ask and answer higher-level questions
✓ Develop collaborative learningThis lesson compares the role of portals in keeping the fantasy and real worlds separate in traditional fantasy stories such as Alice in Wonderland with the combining of these worlds in later fantasy stories such as Harry Potter. Activities include answering higher and lower order questions.
There is a five-minute evidence-based CPD activity at the end of this lesson which will develop classroom teachers’ skill set. This CPD consists of a research extract on peer teaching with a five-minute activity based on this extract.
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