'Arthur and the Golden Rope': reading
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Why this why now
This unit uses and builds on pupils' knowledge and understanding of myths, which were explored in the prior unit, 'A Journey through Greek Myths'. In this unit, pupils will learn about the features of a modern myth. Pupils will practise the skills of inference and retrieval to develop a good comprehension of the text. They will engage with the character of Arthur and explore how he may be considered a hero. This unit prepares pupils for future unit, 'Beowulf: narrative writing', where they will develop their understanding of characterisation and portrayal of a hero character.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Ability to apply phonics knowledge to support decoding in multisyllabic words.
- Ability to read common exception words by sight.
- Know how to retrieve information from a text.
- Know how to infer meaning from a text.
Threads
Why this why now
This unit uses and builds on pupils' knowledge and understanding of myths, which were explored in the prior unit, 'A Journey through Greek Myths'. In this unit, pupils will learn about the features of a modern myth. Pupils will practise the skills of inference and retrieval to develop a good comprehension of the text. They will engage with the character of Arthur and explore how he may be considered a hero. This unit prepares pupils for future unit, 'Beowulf: narrative writing', where they will develop their understanding of characterisation and portrayal of a hero character.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Ability to apply phonics knowledge to support decoding in multisyllabic words.
- Ability to read common exception words by sight.
- Know how to retrieve information from a text.
- Know how to infer meaning from a text.
Reading, writing & oracy
'Arthur and the Golden Rope': reading
In this unit, pupils read and explore the story, 'Arthur and the Golden Rope'. They develop their understanding of the features of a modern myth and have rich discussion around the text. Finally, pupils explore the key themes in the text and develop a personal response.
6 lessons in unit
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