EMS Winchester School Dubai

AY 2021-2022
TERM 1

Year 6 English
English
We e k 2
Session 2
 OBSERVATION
TIME
Look at the picture and answer-
1. What does this picture remind you
of?
2. What can you associate the
colours most visible in the picture
with?
3. Can you smell something by
looking at this picture?

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 Week 2 Day 2

Learning Objective (LO)

To read and identify the theme of the poem.

Success Criteria (SC)

I can discuss the theme and language of the
author in the poem.

I can give reasons for my likes and dislikes.

I can write my own inferential questions.

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 Starter

Why are they

different from
each other?

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 Think and share

• Words that describe autumn.

• What do you like about autumn?
• What do you dislike about autumn?
• Have you read about it in any other
subject?
Whit
boar e
d s/
Chat
box

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 DICTIONARY RUN

• Cannonball
• Rotund
• Shroud
• Psalm
• Throttle

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 MODEL
READING

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 Plenary

• What is the name of the poem and the poet?

• What is the theme of the poem?

• What time of the year is it?

• Do you agree or disagree with the poet on the fall, death

and burial of the leaves?

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 POEM- LEAVES

• Share your first impression of the poem.

Quick
• What type of mood has been created by
discussion
the poet.
• Language and images used.
• What are your likes and dislikes ?

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 POEM- LEAVES

What is Annotation?

A way of explanation or comment added to a

text or diagram.
A short explanation or opinion to a text or
drawing.

Annotate the poem

in your notebooks.

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 Main Activity

TASK 1
Fill in the missing
words from the stanza
and find the synonyms.

CHALLENGE-
Create sentences of
the new/difficult
words that you have
found.

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 Main Activity

TASK 2
Reread the poem and answer
the questions.

CHALLENGE- Summarise
the poem in your own words.
How did you feel after reading
the poem?
Express using figurative
language.

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 Main Activity

TASK 3
Reread Leaves and work
independently to complete the task
sheet and write your own
inferential questions.

CHALLENGE- Create
a stanza using simile to
describe the plight of
the leaves.

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 REFLECTION

• What do you understand by the

term ‘Annotation’?
• List few new words learned today.
• What new did you learn today?

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 Reflect on Autumn using a Freyer Diagram

Definition Characteristics

Examples- Non-examples

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 Reflections on Autumn using a Freyer Diagram

What is autumn? (Define autumn) Characteristics

It is one of the four seasons that we have in Fallen leaves
a year. Orange leaves
Autumn marks the transition from Dry
summer to winter. Colder weather
Less sunlight

Examples-
Autumn Non-examples

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 Reflection & Self-Assessment

Do your self-assessment in the

notebook.

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