English Long-term Plan Class 4 – Cycle A

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What makes me unique? The Romans A Christmas Carol!

The day the crayons quit Daywalt

The day the crayons came home Daywalt

Film:

inside Out

Short film: Little Freak

Short film: Alma

DK Findout! Ancient Rome

Roman Soldier's

Handbook Usborne Handbooks Sims

Chester Tour Guides (Visit)

Horrible Histories Rotten Romans

Boudicca (History

VIPs) Harrison

Boudicca’s

Speech

Beyond the Roman Wall – Breslin

A Christmas Carol Dickens (extracts) / A Christmas Carol illustrated Lynch

Oliver Twist and Other Great Dickens

Stories Williams

A Christmas Carol retold by Mitton

Different film versions of

A Christmas Carol

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Letter writing – informal and formal letters of complaint

Speech / dialogue

Suspense narrative Newspaper report of the roman invasion

Brochure aimed at a specific audience about visiting The Roman Sites of Chester

Persuasive speech

Debate /discursive text about why the Romans had an impact on Britain

Narrative - Setting description Character description of Scrooge Dialogue Formal letter of apology

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The Day I was erased – Thompson

Empire's End - A Roman Story - Rasheed Poem for every day of the year –ed. Asiri

Mince spies Sperring & Corringon

Volcanoes and earthquakes Trade Links Sp

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Volcanoes (Geographics)

- Howell

Earthquakes

(Geographics) – Amson-Bradshaw

Clip showing an erupting

volcano.

Extracts from: Ink heart – Funke

Kensuke’s Kingdom/

Running Wild - Murpurgo

Journey to the centre of

the world – Verne

Clips/trailers from

adventure films

The Amazing

Illustrated Floodsope

dia - Thompson

The Mountain

Clip

showing an

erupting volcano

Bootleg – Shearer

Mr Bunny’s chocolate factory – Ellis

Film: Chicken Run

Chocolate Riches from the Rainforest

Knowledge Triffic

Chocolate – MacDonald

Clips about fair trade

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Explanation text Adventure narrative Persuasive advert

Personificaion Poetry

Setting Description

of the borstal

Letter of persuasion

Open ended activities that allow pupils to write in role: Instruction A rallying cry from an angry chicken Letter of apology Dialogue

Balanced argument Should chocolate be banned?

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Real life disasters – Martineau

Rumblestar: The Unmapped Chronicles - Elphinstone

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Should the punishment always fit the crime? (Anglo-saxons & Vikings)

I’m afraid your teddy

is in trouble Dunn &

Nash

Wanted, have you seen this

alligator – Waring

Macbeth – Shakespeare How to cook children –

Howard & Stimpson

Macbeth #Killingit (OMG Shakespeare)

– Shakespeare & Carbone

Inside the villains – Perrin

Anglo-Saxons & Vikings (Usborne History of

Britain) – Maskell

Norse Myths: Tales of Odin, Thor and Loki (Walker Studio) – Crossley-Holland

& Love

The Hero’s Quest – Love

Bad Kids: The

Naughtiest Children in

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A police narrative to match the text

Performing The Witches Scene – Writing their spell based on How to Cook Children Recreate a scene from the play Write a letter from one character to another choosing the audience and purpose Inside the villains – 3 d characterisation, writing in role and an object bank – Macbeth or Lady Macbeth

Mythical narrative Character description Dialogue writing

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ts The Dragon’s Hoard – Stories from the Viking Sagas The Penguin Book of Norse Myths: Gods of the Vikings - Crossley-Holland

English Long-term Plan Class 4 – Cycle B

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Britain’s National Parks (Wales residential) The seven wonders of the world A letter

from the pupil to

the teacher

presenting themselves

(first couple of

days)

Wales Horrible Histories Special Deary

Clips:

Introducing Wales/ Snowdonia National

Park

Stories set in Wales: Tales from the Celtic Countries:

Traditional Stories from Wales, Ireland .. Ifans & Jones

Framed – Boyce

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Research the 7 wonders of the world

You Choose – places & transport

Around the world in 80 days Verne

Around the world in 80

days film trailer The Polar Bear

Explorer’s Club – Bell

https://youtu.be/k2XN

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Clip: A child’s Christmas in Wales Snow and snow - Plath

Snow – Moore What no snow – Boyle

Remembering Snow – Patten A Christmas Truce – Carol Ann Duffy

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writing assessment

A handbook page introducing Wales to tourists

Setting description of Manod Dylan’s diary Dialogue Writing in role as a painting of the trauma of going down the mine Newspaper (possibly)

An emotional letter

Blog https://blog.feedspot.com/kids_blogs/

Persuasive writing - Vote for this as the best Wonder of the World

Narrative –quest story - plot driven action including setting description, characterisation and dialogue

Snow personification poetry Writing in role from the trenches

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Stories From Wales - Oxford Children's Myths and Legends – Jones

The Polar Bear Explorer’s Club – Bell

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World War II N/A

Chamberlain’s speech

Film: Hope and Glory (of day

war was declared)

War Diary of Flossie Albright – Walliams

Good Night Mr Tom –

Magorian (trying to find Willy a home)

Film: Hope and Glory

(Evacuation scene)

Bombing scenes: Letters from a light

house – Carroll

War Boy – Foreman

Film: Hope and Glory Footage of bombing

of Manchester & photographs

Clips of war time broadcast Informaiton texts

War posters

Rose Blanche Innocenti (child from another

country)

War Poetry Owen Tenny

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Battle Bunny- Schieska

‘We will fight them on the beaches’ speech –

Churchill

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Prime Minister’s speech Diary of the day war was declared

A rewriting of the evacuation scene Letters in role about evacuation (informal or formal)

Newspaper article of the bombing of Manchester

Instruction for staying safe during the bombing

Action description of Rose approaching the camp to capture atmosphere Dialogue

Black-out War poetry

Plan/speech/ manifesto for world domination in role as Battle Bunny

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The Story of the second World War for children Artefacts / facimilies

Letters from a lighthouse – Carroll

Good night Mr Tom – Magorian

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North America Local History of Manchester N/A Tourist information film

about visiting Canada

Unfolding Journeys Rocky Mountain Explorer - Ross

Queen of the falls – Van Alsburg

Abominable – Ibbotson (extract)

Ultimate survival guide

– Connell

Lyrics/poems: Matchstick cats & dogs

– Brian & Michael Dirty old town –

Pogues And the bees still buzz

– Ryan Williams This is the place Walsh

Belong – Sissey

Manchester’s famous people

Pupils research Children’s History of

Manchester – Holroyd

Geographics Population & Settlements

How to make a better world – Swift

Project – How can we make Manchester a better place to live

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A formal letter from Canada inviting you to visit

Dialogue between Annie and her critics Short balanced argument Description of Annie Taylor barrelling over Niagara Falls.

Instructions for surviving as a yeti / Survival guide for Yetis

Poetry Performance A poem about Manchester

A biography of a famous Mancunian

An article for a school Year 6 magazine Letter writing

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Real-life mysteries – Martineau

The secret Garden - Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett

Film: The Secret Garden (2020)