Bonfire Night Non Fiction - Lesson 5 - Formal and Informal Letters

Year 5 / Year 6 English Teaching Resources: Bonfire Night Unit (non fiction teaching resources) is designed to develop non fiction writing skills at KS2. Pupils are asked to organise a spectacular Bonfire Night event. The resource covers advertising, formal letter writing, spoken English and descriptive writing. Bonfire Night Unit (non fiction writing) contains a unit of work overview and a range of varied activities for children of all abilities. Bonfire Night Unit includes the following activities: - Create a poster - Design a leaflet which will act as a visitors' guide at the event - Speaking and listening discussion - speak to a group of local residents about their concerns regarding the event - Produce a piece of descriptive writing about Bonfire Night - Write a formal letter to the local newspaper - 68 slide PowerPoint and 5 accompanying worksheets - Complete unit of work overview with four part lessons