the person responsible for crafting the words that make up a text

a head covering worn by some Muslim women

a combat sport that features sword-fighting

feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction as a result of one's own achievements or qualities

Understanding the authorial context of 'The Proudest Blue'

English

Reading 'The Proudest Blue' and developing fluency

Building comprehension of 'The Proudest Blue'

Engaging with key themes in 'The Proudest Blue'

Planning sentences about a special item based on 'The Proudest Blue'

Writing sentences about a special item based on 'The Proudest Blue'

Writing descriptive sentences about a special item based on ‘The Proudest Blue’

Reading aloud writing based on 'The Proudest Blue'

In The Proudest Blue’, children will learn about the text's author. In ’Atinuke and other authors’, children will learn about a wider range of authors. 

In 'Planet in a Pickle Jar', pupils explored a range of descriptive vocabulary and engaged with the story written from a child's perspective. In this unit, pupils will further develop their vocabulary and engage with themes of identity and belonging explored in this text.

In this unit, pupils explore themes of identity and belonging, learning a range of strategies to develop reading fluency and comprehension. They learn to use techniques, such as co-ordination and fronted adverbials, as well as similes and precise vocabulary, to write about their own special item.

'The Proudest Blue': reading and writing

the different aspects that make up who we are

the feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction as a result of one's own achievements or qualities

techniques used to support in achieving a purpose

to draw conclusions from clues within the text

the process of talking about something to exchange ideas

a big idea, topic or message that appears in a story

belonging specifically to a particular person or place and holding meaning

a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text

joining two simple sentences with 'and', 'but' or 'or'

joining a simple sentence with a second idea of lower importance

a particular order in which things follow each other

a visual perception related to an object's light absorption

a linguistic device that compares two things using 'like' or 'as', highlighting similarities and creating vivid imagery

to note what is the same and what is different

involves speaking in front of others and listening to others

a group of people gathered to watch a presentation or performance

intonation of tone to make words stand out

practising something so we get better at it

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