Billionaire Boy - Lesson 12 - Read All About It PowerPoint

Lesson 12 of the 'Billionaire Boy' teaching resources invites students to delve deeper into the world of David Walliams' story through an interactive quiz and creative writing. The lesson starts with a Noughts and Crosses quiz designed to test the children's knowledge of 'Billionaire Boy'. Students are divided into two teams, and they compete to answer questions correctly, aiming to complete a line across the grid. This engaging activity not only reinforces their understanding of the book but also adds an element of fun to the learning process. Following the quiz, the class is tasked with reading and discussing Chapter 25 of the book, setting the stage for the main writing activity.

The creative heart of the lesson involves students imagining themselves as reporters, writing a front-page newspaper story about Mr Spud's purple bottom-inducing toilet paper. They are encouraged to use organisational and presentational devices to structure their text and guide the reader. Before diving into the writing task, students study real newspapers to understand the layout, style, and common features of newspaper stories. They are then given 20 minutes to plan their articles, focusing on the '5Ws' (Who, When, Where, What, Why) to outline the key points of their story. The final product is a newspaper-style article that answers the 5Ws and includes the most important events. The lesson concludes with a plenary where students have the opportunity to read their stories to the class, potentially contributing to a display about 'Billionaire Boy'.