English

Autumn 1 - Flashbacks and Biographies

Year 6 are studying novels based on the Titanic and using the short animation of The Piano to inspire their own flashback writing.

We are also studying biographies this half term.  We will be immersing ourselves in many different biographies and analysing the features of them to support our own writing.  One of the biographies we use is Walt Disney's.  Her is a link where you can find an online version:

https://www.biography.com/business-figure/walt-disney

Autumn 2

This term, the children will be looking at The Wizard of Oz.

The children will be focusing on the vocabulary to start with and look at why the author has chosen to use the word below:

Rusty looking cookstove

Lumber

Cellar

Cyclone

Whirlwinds arose

Kansas prairies

Garret

Midst.

The children have been enjoying small clips of the film as well as reading extarct from the book to gain a better understanding of the choice of vocabualry the autor has used. The children have then wrote up a setting description using photos and own vocabulary.

              The Cyclone scene ( Plese click on the picture below to watch the twister scene)

The term, the children will be studying Goodnight Mister Tom.

The novel teaches the reader that an act of kindness can change someone's life or make one's day. Mr. Tom's kindness greatly influences Willie's life because he becomes healthy and transforms into a joyful boy.

Please click on the picture below to watch the film to get a better understanding of the story. It will help you to support your child.

Spring 1

We will be looking at the film and Book Goodnight Mr Tom

Below is a small extract from the story.

Chapter 1

Good Night, Mr. Tom
Michelle Magorian
Meeting
"Yes," said Tom bluntly, on opening the front door. "What d'you want?"
A harassed middle-aged woman in a green coat and felt hat stood on his step. He glanced at
the armband on her sleeve. She gave him an awkward smile.
"I'm the Billeting Officer for this area," she began.
"Oh yes, and what's that got to do wi' me?"
She flushed slightly. "Well, Mr., Mr. . . ."
"Oakley. Thomas Oakley."
"Ah, thank you, Mr. Oakley." She paused and took a deep breath. "Mr. Oakley, with the
declaration of war imminent . . ."
Tom waved his hand. "I knows all that. Git to the point. What d'you want?" He noticed a
small boy at her side.
"It's him I've come about," she said. "I'm on my way to your village hall with the others."
"What others?"
She stepped to one side. Behind the large iron gate that stood at the end of the graveyard was
a small group of children. Many of them were filthy and very poorly clad. Only a handful had
a blazer or coat. They all looked bewildered and exhausted.
The woman touched the boy at her side and pushed him forward.
"There's no need to tell me," said Tom. "It's obligatory and it's for the war effort."
"You are entitled to choose your child, I know," began the woman apologetically.
Tom gave a snort. 

Spring 2  Romeo and Juliet

This ter, the children will be looking at William Shakespear's

Spring 2

This term, the children will be looking at William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

Characters:

SUMMER TERM

This term we will be looking at the book Wonder.

 

Wonder is a story about a ten-year-old boy named August Pullman who has facial differences. Because of his medical condition, he was home-schooled through fourth grade. Wonder is about August's first year of school as a fifth-grade student at Beecher Prep.