Inspired by: Weslandia - Medium Term Plan

The medium-term plan for Year 6, inspired by Paul Fleischman's "Weslandia", is a comprehensive guide that integrates comprehension, composition, and grammar and punctuation objectives into a cohesive learning experience. In the first week, the focus is on identifying how language contributes to meaning and the importance of reading for various purposes. Students will also proofread for spelling and punctuation errors, using colons to introduce lists, and employ relative clauses beginning with 'who' and 'that'. The themes for the week's lessons are 'Of Course He Is Miserable' and 'The Tormentors', which delve into the emotional landscape of the narrative.

As the weeks progress, the plan includes activities such as predicting what might happen in the story, using organisational devices to structure text, and integrating dialogue to convey character. Students will also have opportunities to perform their compositions and develop initial ideas. The plan encourages the use of a wide range of cohesive devices to link ideas across paragraphs, and the ongoing development of layout devices to structure texts. Poetry reading and discussion, evaluating figurative language, and presenting information from non-fiction are also key components. The plan culminates in summarising main ideas, identifying themes, and ensuring correct grammatical structures, such as subject-verb agreement and consistent tense use. Topics like 'Blackberry Picking', 'Advertising Fruit Juice', 'Wesley’s Hat', and 'Mosquito Repellent' are creatively interwoven to enhance the learning experience.