Walter Tull's Scrapbook by Michaela Morgan

In this lesson, we will make inferences about what this book is about by looking at pictures, they will then consider the text type and finally they will generate their own question about Walter Tull.

In this lesson, we will read about Walter Tull's early life. Sadly, lots of his family members died when he was young. We will answer retrieval questions, consider the layout of the text and reflect upon his experience as a child.

In this lesson, we will read about Walter's football career and track how his emotions changed during this. We will also read about the racism Walter faced during his career.

In this lesson, we will read about Walter's time in WW1. We will read about his daily routine and the uniform that he wore. At certain points of the lesson will will reflect upon his race and the contributions he has made to a more inclusive society today.

In this lesson, we will re-read an extract and answer some language-based inference questions. We will write a letter from the perspective of Walter Tull describing his time in the trenches. We will spend some time considering why Walter Tull was remarkable.