Guided reading planning: slides for one half term (2 hour lessons per week). The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes Linked to VIPERS with a wide range of activities including: role on the wall freeze frames role play hot seating emotion graphs drawing predictions/ inferences PEE responses creative writing tasks soundscapes end of unit paper on the whole poem

Vocabulary cards for ‘Malamander’ by Thomas Taylor. Can be used to support vocabulary-building, guided reading or English. Otherwise, it could simply be used to support the sharing of ‘Malamander’ as your class story. A couple of slides may need a bit of editing/ tweaking.

Vocabulary cards to be used for display or paired/ group vocabulary games. All words used in The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes. These are helpful to accompany the guided reading unit in my other resources.

Vocabulary cards for ‘The Raven’ by Edgar Allan Poe. Can be used to support vocabulary-building, guided reading or English. Much of the language is challenging/ old English so the cards will support pupils to gain a clearer understanding of the poem.

English Learning Journey - The Promise by Nicola Davies 3 weeks of lessons. Year 5/6 writing objectives leading to: a cyclical story in a the style of the author a discussion text a TED talk (performing written compositions)

English Learning Journey - The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe 4 weeks of lessons. Year 6 writing objectives leading to: a setting description a diary entry an alternative ending to a poem a narrative poem linked to the Gothic genre (based on The Highwayman or The Raven)

English Learning Journey - The Nowhere Emporium by by Ross Mackenzie 2 weeks of lessons. Engaging unit for the start of Year 5 - consolidates Year 4 writing objectives. Year 4/5 writing objectives leading to: a fantasy setting description

Mini English Learning Journey - International Women’s Day 2 weeks of lessons. Year 5/6 writing objectives leading to: an informative speech about an inspirational woman performance of a composition

Learning journey linked to the picture book Flotsam. Character description Setting description Final writing outcome is open-ended: pupils can choose between a narrative re-telling or a sequel.

English learning journey - Macbeth by WIlliam Shakespeare Year 6 writing objectives leading to: letters diary entries spells recounts witness statements

A textual study of Romeo and Juliet (using the Real Reads edition as a stimulus). Outcomes include: description of an action scene character description using abstract nouns setting description using prepositional phrases persuasive letters