Inspirational figures - Biographical writing

In this lesson, we will introduce what a biography is, we will look at the features of a biography and we will find examples of features in a biography.

In this lesson, we will investigate unstressed vowel sounds in polysyllabic words and notice some of the patterns within these words.

In this lesson, we will review the past, present and future progressive tense.

In this lesson, we will research and gather information on Harriet Tubman, who escaped slavery to become a leading abolitionist. She led hundreds of enslaved people to freedom along the route of the Underground Railroad.

In this lesson, we will introduce new vocabulary, identify word pairs and synonyms and apply the vocabulary in sentences.

In this lesson, we will plan our biography on Harriet Tubman, who led hundreds of enslaved people to freedom. We will use our previous notes from Lesson 4 of this unit and collate them into a plan ready to write.

In this lesson, we will apply our knowledge of unstressed vowels in polysyllabic words to further practise spellings, use a spelling strategy for the words in the spelling list from last spelling lesson, and take a test at the end of the lesson.

In this lesson, we will write their first three paragraphs of their biography of Harriet Tubman. Harriet Tubman led hundreds of enslaved people to freedom along the route of the Underground Railroad.

In this lesson, we will complete their writing of a biography on Harriet Tubman, who led hundreds of enslaved people to freedom along the route of the Underground Railroad. We will write our third paragraph of the main body and then our conclusion.

In this lesson, we will discuss what editing is and what an editor does. Then we will practise editing together.