'Princess Sophia Duleep Singh: My Story': reading
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Why this why now
This unit builds on the prior unit, 'Escape from Pompeii: reading', where pupils read a fictionalised retelling of a historical event. In this unit, pupils will read about history through an imagined perspective, one which the author has researched extensively. Pupils continue to develop their inference skills by using evidence and will explore characterisation and perspectives. This unit prepares pupils for the future unit, 'Harriet Tubman: biographical writing', where they will write to inform about a significant person's life, including the impact they had and legacy they left behind.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Ability to critically analyse the perspective an author writes from.
- Ability to decode text fluently at an age-appropriate level.
- Ability to draw upon previous reading and make connections.
- Ability to infer meaning from a text.
Threads
Why this why now
This unit builds on the prior unit, 'Escape from Pompeii: reading', where pupils read a fictionalised retelling of a historical event. In this unit, pupils will read about history through an imagined perspective, one which the author has researched extensively. Pupils continue to develop their inference skills by using evidence and will explore characterisation and perspectives. This unit prepares pupils for the future unit, 'Harriet Tubman: biographical writing', where they will write to inform about a significant person's life, including the impact they had and legacy they left behind.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Ability to critically analyse the perspective an author writes from.
- Ability to decode text fluently at an age-appropriate level.
- Ability to draw upon previous reading and make connections.
- Ability to infer meaning from a text.
Reading, writing & oracy
'Princess Sophia Duleep Singh: My Story': reading
In this unit, pupils read and explore the historical fiction text, 'Princess Sophia Duleep Singh: My Story'. They explore characterisation across the text and compare perspectives. Finally, pupils engage with the key theme of inequality and explore the legacy of the suffragettes.
5 lessons in unit
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