Key Stage Two : English : Year Six Planning : Detective Stories : Lesson Three – Character Viewpoints

This English teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to compose a selection of paragraphs to match the content of a story written from the viewpoint of one of the characters. The class can explain how to use conjunctions to link extra parts to the main clauses in sentences.
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Learning Objectives
Selecting appropriate grammar and vocabulary, understanding how such choices can change and enhance meaning. Drawing inferences such as inferring characters’ feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, and justifying inferences with evidence.
Learning Outcomes
I can write from a character’s viewpoint to convey moods and emotions. I can give reasons for the actions and thoughts of a character in a story and suggest how they might impact what happens later.

Character Viewpoints
Teaching sequence to help the children compose a selection of paragraphs to match the content of a story written from the viewpoint of one of the characters

Doctor Watson
Activity to help the children compose a selection of paragraphs to match the content of a story written from the viewpoint of one of the characters

Sentence Conjunctions
Vocabulary word bank to help the children select and use conjunctions to link sentence clauses to match the content of a story written from the viewpoint of one of the characters

Character Viewpoints
Interactive activity to help the children compose a selection of paragraphs to match the content of a story written from the viewpoint of one of the characters
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to compose a selection of paragraphs to match the content of a story written from the viewpoint of one of the characters
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