Victorian childhood: non-fiction reading and writing
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Why this why now
This unit uses and builds on pupils' understanding of non-fiction writing and presentation delivery from 'Taking a stand'. In this unit, they learn to create more sophisticated presentations by first learning more about a topic through wide reading. They also learn to develop a speech as part of a debate, which develops the dynamism of their spoken language. This unit preapres pupils for 'Women's rights across the ages', where they will develop and refine their spoken language capabities by learning more about tone and language choices.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils are able to use the four reading skills to decode a text
- Pupils know the difference between spoken and written language
- Pupils understand that texts are crafted for specific audiences
- Pupils can present an argument using clear topic sentences
- Pupils understand that interpretations of texts change, depending on its historical context
- Pupils are aware of some of the differences between Victorian context and modern day
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Why this why now
This unit uses and builds on pupils' understanding of non-fiction writing and presentation delivery from 'Taking a stand'. In this unit, they learn to create more sophisticated presentations by first learning more about a topic through wide reading. They also learn to develop a speech as part of a debate, which develops the dynamism of their spoken language. This unit preapres pupils for 'Women's rights across the ages', where they will develop and refine their spoken language capabities by learning more about tone and language choices.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils are able to use the four reading skills to decode a text
- Pupils know the difference between spoken and written language
- Pupils understand that texts are crafted for specific audiences
- Pupils can present an argument using clear topic sentences
- Pupils understand that interpretations of texts change, depending on its historical context
- Pupils are aware of some of the differences between Victorian context and modern day
Victorian childhood: non-fiction reading and writing
In this unit, pupils read a mixture of contemporary and nineteenth-century non-fiction texts that explore a common theme of childhood. They first read and compare the texts, before then writing and delivering a speech as part of a debate on Victorian working class children.
8 lessons in unit
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