Letters from the Lighthouse - Session 3 - Worksheet

In Session 3 of 'Letters from the Lighthouse', students delve into the emotional and logistical aspects of wartime evacuations. Discussion questions prompt them to consider their own feelings about being evacuated and explore characters' motivations within the story, such as Olive's decision to take charge and her actions to retrieve Cliff's comic. Reading activities encourage students to continue a timeline of key events, pose their own questions about the unfolding narrative, and engage in drama and prediction exercises to anticipate future plot developments. Additionally, a reading comprehension exercise further tests their understanding of the text.

The session also focuses on enhancing students' grammar and punctuation skills, with exercises on expanded noun phrases, adverbs, direct speech, and the use of hyphens, dashes, and cohesive devices across a chapter. A 'Words to Workshop' section provides a list of vocabulary words for students to explore, ranging from 'enthusiastic' to 'feeble'. Writing opportunities are diverse, including crafting diary entries, newspaper reports on the arrival of evacuees, comic strips depicting the train journey, and narratives from alternative perspectives. Cross-curricular links are extensive, with activities related to science topics like light and forces, computing projects such as creating a podcast about evacuation, historical studies on World War 2 and the history of comics, and geographical tasks involving the UK's counties and cities. Artistic, design and technology projects bring the era to life, while music, RE, PSHE, and PE incorporate cultural and social aspects of the period, such as learning wartime songs and dance styles.