Thomas Jolyffe Primary School
Thomas Jolyffe Primary School
English
Monday 15th March 2021
To explore a character's thoughts and feelings
We will be 'hot-seating' the chick in this lesson to build our empathy for his problem. We will then write thought bubbles for each stage of the chick's problem to truly understand why this problem matters.
Tuesday 16th March 2021
To explore how writers make problems that matter
What if the chick never found out that it was an eagle? In this lesson we will start to explore the concept of consequences. We will use a toolkit to read as a writer to develop our understanding of how writers create problems that matter
Wednesday 17th March 2021
To write a problem of the story (Part 1)
We will write the first stage of our story problem - when the owl laughs at the chick and tells him that he is in fact an eagle. We will write about the difficulty the chick encounters, think about possible consequences and consider the chick's thoughts and feelings. We will end with questions to prompt us to consider the wider learning from the story.
Thursday 18th March 2021
To write a problem of the story (Part 2)
We will write the second stage of our story problem - when the chick is flying on the owl's back. We will write about the difficulty the chick encounters, think about possible consequences and consider the chick's thoughts and feelings.
Friday
For those children still isolating, please follow the link below for the final lesson in our English unit.
To write a problem of the story (Part 3)
We will write the third stage of our story problem and our solution. We will really delve deeply into exploring the chick's journey with his self esteem and identify.