Inspired by: Traction Man Meets Turbodog - Medium Term Plan

The Medium Term Plan for Year 5 Module 5 revolves around the engaging text "Traction Man Meets Turbo Dog" by Mini Grey. The plan is structured over six weeks, each with a specific set of objectives in comprehension, composition, and grammar and punctuation, designed to enhance the students' literacy skills. In week one, students will focus on retrieving, recording, and presenting information from non-fiction sources. They will also learn how to use organisational and presentational devices to help structure their texts and guide readers, alongside understanding the perfect verb form to indicate time and cause. The first week's activities include exploring themes such as 'Action Man' and 'Lots of Rope'.

As the weeks progress, the objectives become more advanced. In week two, students will delve into identifying themes across a range of writings and comprehend the importance of audience and purpose in writing. They will also work on building cohesion within paragraphs. Activities like 'Best Of Friends' and 'Scrubbing Brush Hunt' will help cement these concepts. By week three, students will be recommending books to their peers and describing settings, characters, and atmosphere in narratives, using expanded noun phrases for concise information. The plan continues to build on these skills, with week four focusing on understanding and exploring word meanings, assessing writing effectiveness, and using commas to enhance clarity. Week five introduces summarising ideas and proofreading, while week six wraps up the module with discussions on reading comprehension and the correct use of tense and punctuation, such as brackets, dashes, and commas, to indicate parenthesis. Throughout the term, students will engage with various tasks like 'The Underworld', 'Heroes', and 'Messaging Mini', which are all designed to support and extend their learning in a structured yet creative manner.