Taking a stand
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Why this why now
This is the first time in the curriculum that pupils have developed non-fiction writing and written presentations for performance. In this unit, pupils gain a strong foundation in their understanding of non-fiction conventions, and start to learn how to craft and deliver spoken language presentations. This unit prepares pupils for the 'Victorian childhood' unit, where they will practise giving presentations in a parliamentary debate, as well as answering questions about their topic.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils are able to articulate a point of view and justify their position, with clear reasons
- Pupils are able to use causal conjunctions such as 'because', to explain their reasoning
- Pupils can recognise basic features of a poem such as stanzas, rhythm and rhyme
- Pupils understand the fact that authors can use their writing to express a personal or political viewpoint
- Pupils are able to organise their writing into paragraphs, with a focus for each one
- Pupils are able to recognise the differences between a speech and newspaper article, naming some of their conventions
Threads
Why this why now
This is the first time in the curriculum that pupils have developed non-fiction writing and written presentations for performance. In this unit, pupils gain a strong foundation in their understanding of non-fiction conventions, and start to learn how to craft and deliver spoken language presentations. This unit prepares pupils for the 'Victorian childhood' unit, where they will practise giving presentations in a parliamentary debate, as well as answering questions about their topic.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils are able to articulate a point of view and justify their position, with clear reasons
- Pupils are able to use causal conjunctions such as 'because', to explain their reasoning
- Pupils can recognise basic features of a poem such as stanzas, rhythm and rhyme
- Pupils understand the fact that authors can use their writing to express a personal or political viewpoint
- Pupils are able to organise their writing into paragraphs, with a focus for each one
- Pupils are able to recognise the differences between a speech and newspaper article, naming some of their conventions
Taking a stand
In this unit, pupils learn about the different ways that writers have expressed their points of view across history. They look at some key techniques that writers use, such as motif and triad, before reading a speech, article, poem and song. They finally write and deliver their own presentation.
14 lessons in unit
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