Inspired by: The Emperor of Absurdia - Medium Term Plan

The Year 3 Module 4 of the curriculum is centered around the whimsical tale "The Emperor of Absurdia" by Chris Riddell, focusing on enhancing students' comprehension, composition, and grammar and punctuation skills. In the first week, the objective is to identify how language, structure, and presentation contribute to meaning, and to explore books with varied structures. The composition segment encourages the use of fronted adverbials and the correct punctuation with commas, while in grammar, students learn about the formation of nouns using prefixes like 'super'. Teacher ideas include activities related to the book's themes, such as 'All Of A Sudden…' and 'Extraordinary Words'.

As the term progresses, the second week aims to engage students with captivating words and phrases, while also building a rich vocabulary and sentence structure through oral rehearsal, including dialogue. Punctuation of direct speech is the grammar focus. Activities like 'The Pointy Sounding Squawk' and 'The Snuggly Scarf Discussion' provide practical applications. By week three, students predict outcomes from the text and organize paragraphs thematically, extending sentence complexity with varied conjunctions. This week includes 'The Egg', 'A Baby Dragon', and 'A Dragon Hunt Guide'. The plan continues to develop storytelling skills, text analysis, and grammar proficiency through creative and structured activities like 'Inside The Cave' and 'How To Care For Dragons', culminating in week six with a focus on questioning for comprehension, narrative elements, and avoiding ambiguity in writing through activities such as 'Questions, Questions, Questions' and 'The Quest For The Snuggly Scarf'.