READING & WRITING- NOVEL STUDY

Novels:
1. Charlie & The Chocolate Factory
2. James and the Giant Peach
3. Fantastic Mr. Fox
WEEK 10
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
NOVEL STUDY NOVEL STUDY NOVEL STUDY NOVEL STUDY NOVEL STUDY

READING READING READING READING READING

LO: To use text clues to LO: To fluently read a LO: To fluently read a LO: To fluently read a LO: To fluently read a
make an accurate text text text text
prediction of a text.
SC: SC: SC: Read fluently SC: Read fluently
SC:  Read fluently  Read fluently  Clearly sound out  Clearly sound out
 Look at the front  Clearly sound out  Clearly sound out unfamiliar words unfamiliar words
cover unfamiliar words unfamiliar words  Read through the  Read through the
 Use text clues from  Read through the  Read through the sentence and check sentence and check
the front cover sentence and sentence and check for punctuation for punctuation
 Correct punctuation check for for punctuation
 Full sentences punctuation Activity: Read chapters Activity: Read Chapters
 Paragraph Activity: Read chapters 9-12 13-16
(prediction) Activity: Read 5-8 Fantastic Mr Fox- read
chapters 1-4 Fantastic Mr. Fox 12-14
Activity- Look at the James & the Giant Differentiation:
front cover and make a Peach activity: Small group work Differentiation:
prediction about the LO: To visualise/create Teacher support Small group work
story. Teacher support
 What do you think Activities
will happened? Charlie & Chocolate Activity:
 What text clues help Factory: Summarise chapters 15-
support your LO: To answer literal 20.
James & the Giant
 prediction? images in your head as questions from a text Peach: What happened?
 Who do you think will your read (James & the What were the main
be the main Giant Peach) James & the Giant ideas/important parts of
character? Peach: these chapters?
 What might the be Charlie & the LO: To answer literal Were there any new
like? Chocolate Factory: questions from a text characters involved?
 Who else will be LO: To write a Did anything drastic
involved in the story? definition for the Fantastic Mr. Fox: happen?
 Where do you think words from chapter 1-5 LO: To answer literal What do you think will
the story will be set? questions from a text happen next?

Then the students will WRITING WRITING

write a full paragraph LO: To write an accurate LO: To use text clues to
prediction. prediction about what will Charlie & the Chocolate describe a character
For example- In the happen next in the story Factory
story ‘_____’ I predict Activity
that _____. I predict Activity- prediction James & the Giant Peach
this because on the Fantastic Mr. Fox worksheet. Differentiation: Character profile- James
front cover I can see LO: To find the All groups will complete Small group work
_____. definition for words the same worksheet, Teacher support
from chapters 1-3 however, write their
Students need to prediction on their novel. WRITING
explain their reasoning
with the text clues LO: To use adjectives and
front the front cover. 5 senses to draw the
setting from a familiar Mr Willy Wonka
Differentiation: text adjectives activity:
Students may use a
template with the Activity- To write down
questions to draw their Differentiation: as many adjectives so far
predictions. Small group work in the book that describe
Scribe for students Teacher support the setting. Then draw
the setting
 WRITING WRITING
LO: To create their own LO: To answer Differentiation: Small
story starter. questions from a text group work
To write the first page Teacher support
of the story. SC: Read questions out loud
Read chapters 1-4
Differentiation: Small
SC: Answer all of the
group work
 Uses the front cover questions
Teacher support
and blurb to create Refer back to the book
Read questions out loud
an accurate story for support
starter. Correct spelling and
 Correct punctuation punctation
 Characters and Full sentence answers
setting introduced
 Correct spelling Activity- Answer
 Edit work to ensure questions to do with the Fantastic Mr. Fox:
it makes sense chapters.
Read over the questions Differentiation: Small
Activity: and explicitly explain group work
Start the story using the SC as a whole class Teacher support
your own words. on the mat. Read questions out loud
Refer back to the
predictions made in the Students will then go
reading activity. back their
As a class talk about
different story James and the Giant
starters. What clues can Peach:
we use to help us write
an accurate beginning to
the story?
Title, front cover,
pictures, blurb etc.
Look at the front covers
and blurbs for each Charlie and the
stories. The students Chocolate Factory:
are able to choose from
James and the Giant
Peach, Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory and
Fantastic Mr Fox.

Write a few story

starters on the board Fantastic Mr. Fox:
that the students could
use to suit. Model
searching the front
cover and blurb for
clues to ensure you
write an accurate story
starter that would link
to this story.
Differentiation:
Small group work
After modelling the
Teacher support
students will go back to
Read questions out loud
their desks and
complete this in their
writing book.

Differentiation:
Students draw pictures
to support their story
starter.
Scribe if necessary.
Provide a sentence
starter for support
students to complete.
WEEK 11
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
NOVEL STUDY NOVEL STUDY NOVEL STUDY NOVEL STUDY NOVEL STUDY
Students to complete a
READING LO: To fluently read a LO: To fluently read a LO: To fluently read a review of the novel.
LO: To fluently read a text text text
text Book review- Students will
SC: Read fluently SC: Read fluently SC: Read fluently write a personal book
SC: Read fluently  Clearly sound out  Clearly sound out  Clearly sound out review on their novel.
 Clearly sound out unfamiliar words unfamiliar words unfamiliar words They need to give details
unfamiliar words  Read through the  Read through the  Read through the reasoning as to why they
 Read through the sentence and sentence and check sentence and check did or did not enjoy the
sentence and check for for punctuation for punctuation book, what they would
check for punctuation rate it out of 5 stars
punctuation Activity: Read Chapters Activity: Read Chapters (giving reasoning) and if
Activity: Read 25-28 29-30 they would recommend
Activity: Read Chapters 21-24 Fantastic Mr Fox- read Continue reading the this novel to someone
Chapters 17-20 Fantastic Mr Fox- 18 story and completing the else).
Fantastic Mr Fox- read read 17 Continue reading the comprehension sheets to
15-16 Continue reading the story and completing the match each of the Those students who have
Continue reading the story and completing comprehension sheets to chapters. not finished their
story and completing the the comprehension match each of the summary of the text and
comprehension sheets to sheets to match each chapters. Differentiation: story mountain from
match each of the of the chapters. Small group work yesterday need to
chapters. Differentiation: Teacher support continue that. Those that
Differentiation: Small group work have can complete their
Differentiation: Small group work Teacher support Activity: book review of their novel.
Small group work Teacher support Summarise chapters 29-
Teacher support Activity: 30. They will then create a
Activity: Summarise chapters 25- What happened? personal review about the
Activity: Summarise chapters 28. What were the main text.
Summarise chapters 21-24. What happened? ideas/important parts of Did They enjoy the novel?
17-20. What happened? What were the main these chapters? What was their favourite
What happened? What were the main ideas/important parts of Were there any new part.
What were the main ideas/important parts these chapters? characters involved? Students will then create
ideas/important parts of of these chapters? Were there any new Did anything drastic an art piece to suit their
these chapters? Were there any new characters involved? happen? text.
Were there any new characters involved? Did anything drastic What do you think will
characters involved? Did anything drastic happen? happen next?
Did anything drastic happen? What do you think will
happen? What do you think will happen next? WRITING
What do you think will happen next? LO: To summarise the
happen next? WRITING main ideas of the text
WRITING LO: To complete
WRITING LO: To complete activities based on your SC: Include the
LO: To complete activities based on your novel characters
activities based on your novel Setting
novel LO: To be able to answer Vocabulary from the text
Activity LO: To write a diary questions as if you are a Main idea
James and the Giant entry as if the are a character in the text. Problem and solution
Peach- character from the James and the Giant Ending
text Peach activity:
Activity
SC: Summarise the story
Dear _____ Students will complete
From _____ the story mountain and
then write a summary of
Activity the story.
Write a dear journal
activity as one of the What was your favourite
Charlie & Choc factory- characters in the text. Charlie and the Choc part?
Setting comparison: How would they write? Factory: Who were the
Charlie’s house vs Willy What would they say to characters?
Wonka Chocolate their diary or family? Where was the story set?
Factory What has happened in Story mountain- was
 the story to them that there a build-up? What
has had a significant was the problem? Were
impact on them? there more than 1
problem?
Templates: Did this problem or
problems get solved?
How did the story end?
Support: story mountain
worksheet
Fantastic Mr Fox:
EXAMPLE: Fantastic Mr
Fox

Fantastic Mr Fox-How
well do you know the
farmers- character
descriptions