![]() ![]() ![]() Unit 9 - A refugee’s letter - Letter writing Unit 8 - Should the enemy pilot be helped? - Balanced Argument Unit 7 - Eradication of the Lighthouse Newspaper Report - Newspaper Report Some things included may reference other planning we use (cross curricular work). However, the plans are easily adaptable for remote learning and 3 x1hour lessons. The majority of units have 2x1.5hr lessons, over a time frame of 3hours. ![]() Resources include PowerPoints/google slides for each unit differentiated resources and planning. Planning and resources are inspired by the document created by ‘National Book Tokens of chapter-by-chapter resources.’ This document outlined fantastic writing opportunities that could be used, and lessons have been created around 5 of these ideas. Aimed at Upper KS2, the units allowed children to produce some wonderful work. This follows on from the previous 6 which are uploaded onto TES. Here are 4 units of handcrafted writing tasks linked to chapters 12 - 24 from the Novel ‘Letters from the Lighthouse’ by Emma Carroll. ![]()
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