GWR 2024 Look Inside - Manual / Resource - Page 16
Y6 English Lesson Plan: Junior Journalists
Writing:
Plan their writing by:
Identifying the audience for and purpose of the writing, selecting the appropriate form and using
other similar writing as models for their own
Noting and developing initial ideas
Drawing on reading and research where necessary
Draft and write by:
Using further organisational and presentational devices to structure text and to guide the reader
[for example, headings, bullet points, underlining]
Evaluate and edit by assessing the effectiveness of their own and others9 writing
Skills development
Communicating thoughts, ideas and
suggestions
Analysing texts
Considering the points of views and
experiences of others
Resources required
Lesson Presentation
Example Biography: Serena Williams (an A3
copy per group)
Preet Chandi Information Sheet (one copy
per pair)
Dave Walsh Information Sheet (one copy per
pair)
Biographical Writing Checklist (one copy per
pair)
Biography Planning Sheet (one per pupil)
Biography Template (one per pupil, if
required)
Crossword (for home learning, if required)
Prior learning
Children are likely to have already explored the grammatical forms in use in this lesson and are now
applying it to a new writing genre.
Children will be familiar with a range of different text forms. The Guinness World Records book will
provide a new example of a nonfiction or reference text.
Children may be familiar with 8world records9. They are less likely to be familiar with these specific
individuals or their particular strengths.
Children should be familiar with drafting and editing their ideas, as well as adding in set grammatical and
form elements against an objective.
The spellings highlighted here are typical spellings from a year 5 and 6 spelling list. They may be familiar
with 8silent9 spellings by happenstance but may not have considered that these are a common group of
words.
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