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Hansel and Gretel by Anthony Browne

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"London is the Place for Me" by Lord Kitchener

Lesson 1 To form an initial impression of a song In this lesson, the children will listen to part of a song, read some of the lyrics in the song and reflect upon the style of music. The children will also generate their own questions about the song and its lyrics. The teacher will also provide the children with some historical context.

Lesson 2:To consider the author's purpose and intended audience In this lesson, the children will consider the historical context in relation to the song they studied in the previous lesson. With this in mind and the children's knowledge of the musician, they will then consider his purpose when writing the song and who the intended audience might have been

Lesson 3:To explore the author's use of language and word meaning In this lesson, the children will relook at the positive terminology used in the song they have studied and then be taught some strategies to help them understand new words. The children will also have the opportunity to practise using these strategies.

Lesson 4 To consider Lord Kitchener's perspective In this lesson, the children will have the opportunity to practise answering questions in a written form. They will also consider how the musician's feelings have changed over a period of time by studying a new song.

Lesson 5 https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-make-comparisons-between-two-songs-cgr36t In this lesson, the children will relook at the negative terminology used to describe London and compare it to the positive language used to describe Jamaica in the song 'Sweet Jamaica'. Having made a comparison, the children will then reflect upon how the two songs they have studied within this unit are different.

"The British" by Benjamin Zephaniah

"The British" Lesson 1:To learn about a poet and the historical context of a poem In this lesson you will be learning about the poet Benjamin Zephaniah and the historical context behind his poem The British

"The British" Lesson 2:To read and analyse a poem In this lesson, we will be analysing a poem and the way it is written

"The British" Lesson 3: To explore the writer's purpose In this lesson, we'll be discussing the writer's purpose for writing this poem and the reasons he made certain language choices.

"The British" Lesson 4 To answer questions on a poem and to plan my own poem In this lesson, we will be answering questions on the poem itself and then begin the process of planning our own poem inspired by The British

"The British" Lesson 5 To write my own recipe poem In this lesson, we will be writing our own recipe-style poem about the perfect school.

I Was a Rat by Philip Pullman

Lesson 1:To engage with the text In this lesson, we will read the opening chapter and engage with the text

Lesson 2:To answer questions on the text (Part 1) In this lesson, we will answer retrieval and inference questions on the opening chapter.

Lesson 3:To analyse characters In this lesson, we will look at the characteristics of the main characters

Lesson 4 :To answer questions on the text (Part 2) In this lesson, we will answer questions on an extract from the second chapter

Lesson 5:To analyse the author's use of language In this lesson, we will analyse the author's use of language

Walter Tull's Scrapbook by Michaela Morgan

Lesson 1: Engage with the text In this lesson, the children will make inferences about what this book is about by looking at pictures, they will then consider the text type and finally they will generate their own question about Walter Tull.

Lesson 2: To read about Walter Tull's family and childhood In this lesson, the children will read about Walter Tull's early life. Sadly, lots of his family members died when he was young. We will answer retrieval questions, consider the layout of the text and reflect upon his experience as a child

Lesson 3: To read about Walter Tull’s career in football In this lesson, we will read about Walter's football career and track how his emotions changed during this. We will also read about the racism Walter faced during his career.

Lesson 4: To read about Walter Tull’s career in the army In this lesson, we will read about Walter's time in WW1. We will read about his daily routine and the uniform that he wore. At certain points of the lesson will will reflect upon his race and the contributions he has made to a more inclusive society today

Lesson 5: To reflect upon the text we have read In this lesson, we will re-read an extract and answer some language-based inference questions. The children's task will be to write a letter from the perspective of Walter Tull describing his time in the trenches. We will spend some time considering why Walter Tull was remarkable.

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