A toy story
Teacher Val Rikys
| YEAR
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LEVEL
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DURATION
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| 7
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3-4
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6 weeks
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| Achievement Objective Being Assessed
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Learning Outcomes
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| Poetic Writing
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Write imaginatively using the focus of soft toys, shaping, editing and reworking using vocabulary and conventions appropriate to the fantasy genre.
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| Supporting Achievement Objective
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Learning Outcomes
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Viewing
Presenting
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Combine verbal and visual features to communicate ideas in different ways to create particular effects.
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| Close Reading
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Discuss language meanings and ideas in texts related to the soft toy theme, relating understanding to personal experience and other texts.
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Teacher background reading
Teaching and learning activities
Select and adapt these learning activities to best meet the needs of your students, and to fit the time available:
Learning task 1
Learning task 2
Assessment
Assessment Task
Students draft and write a story based on the adventures of their soft toy. Edit and proof read with a partner.
For customisable student check-lists, see these Assessment Resource Bank resources:
Peer and
self_assessment (RTF 28KB)
and Teacher Evaluation will be undertaken. Share with a wider audience (eg. parents and other classes) or publish in the school magazine. The story is assessed on the poetic writing aspect as well as the visual aspect ie. presenting. Assessment Tasks can also be organised arising from viewing Toy Story eg. Story Map of key ideas.
assessment (RTF 8KB)
level3 (RTF 455KB)
level4 (RTF 1MB)
Teacher observation
- Speaking and Discussing - Critical Thinking.
- Comprehension.
- Grammar Skills:
- Sentences, paragraphs, variety in beginnings. (Exploring English)
- Direct speech conventions - other words for "said".
- Spelling - dictionary, thesaurus.
- Word knowledge.
- Pronouns to avoid repetition - adjectives, adverbs, proper nouns.
- Processing Information - video, books, ideas (editing).
- Written English - sequencing a story avoiding verbosity, pace to keep interest.
- Designing suitable illustrations and cover - graphics, impact, appeal - avoiding clutter - lettering.
- Oral - Reading
- Clear speech, expression, fluency.
- Talks.
- Discussion.
Resources
Children will bring many books from home (old favourites).
Some titles we found useful:
- Peguero, Leone(text) & Gynell, Donna(illus.). The Ragged Old Bear
- Williams, Margery. The Velveteen Rabbit
- The Magic Toy Shop - a Dimensional Story Book
- Milne, A.A. Winnie the Pooh
- Old Bear Stories
- Video - Toy Story
- Ballet - Coppelia
- Articles about Teddy Bear Collections, etc.
Web resources:
Follow up
All work is published for sharing with class and wider audience. Best receive Principal's Award for Excellence. These best ones are published in the school magazine.
