Writing facts about Floella Benjamin

English

In 'Wild', pupils will apply this descriptive writing to write a narrative with a beginning, middle and end. 

As part of 'Looking After Pets', pupils learnt to understand the interests and motivations of a character. In 'Paddington', pupils will build on this by writing character descriptions based on appearance and personality and joining these ideas together using 'and'.

'Paddington': reading and writing

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

What is the joining word in the following sentence? 'Floella emigrated to England and she travelled by boat.'

I like the illustrations of the waves in Trinidad.

Which of these are facts from the book 'Coming to England'?

Floella has brothers. and she has sisters.

Floella has brothers and She has sisters.

Floella has brothers and. she has sisters.

Floella has brothers and she has sisters.

Which of these sentences is punctuated correctly?

Who is the book 'Coming to England' about?

Who honoured Floella Benjamin for her work?

Put the events in Floella Benjamin's life in order.

Trinidad is a hot place near the Equator.

I love the hot weather and tropical trees.

Which of these sentences using the joining word 'and' is punctuated correctly?

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Adult supervision recommended

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Writing facts about Floella Benjamin

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.