Climate Change
Unit
English
Year 5 - Year 6
Teacher of Primary
English Unit Description
Differentiated
This upper KS2 teaching unit uses the topic of climate change to help develop key non-fiction reading and writing skills. It introduces climate change through text, video and graphics and contains a variety of differentiated reading and writing tasks. Contents include: - Differentiated reading comprehension tasks (Gold, Silver and Bronze - high, mid and lower ability) - Exploring the features of non-chronological reports (layout, language, facts and statistics) - Planning, editing and writing a non-chronological report - Writing a letter (formal and non-formal writing, layout and language, audience and purpose) - Developing key spelling skills within the context of the unit - Creating a news report (layout, language, audience, etc) about climate change.
Unit contents
Lessons
1. Reading Comprehension
Lesson
English
Y5
This upper KS2 teaching unit uses the topic of climate change to help develop key non-fiction reading and writing skills. It introduces climate change through text, video and graphics and contains a variety of differentiated reading and writing tasks. Contents include: - Differentiated reading comprehension tasks (Gold, Silver and Bronze - high, mid and lower ability) - Exploring the features of non-chronological reports (layout, language, facts and statistics) - Planning, editing and writing a non-chronological report - Writing a letter (formal and non-formal writing, layout and language, audience and purpose) - Developing key spelling skills within the context of the unit - Creating a news report (layout, language, audience, etc) about climate change.
2. Non-Chronological Report
Lesson
English
Y5
This upper KS2 teaching unit uses the topic of climate change to help develop key non-fiction reading and writing skills. It introduces climate change through text, video and graphics and contains a variety of differentiated reading and writing tasks. Contents include: - Differentiated reading comprehension tasks (Gold, Silver and Bronze - high, mid and lower ability) - Exploring the features of non-chronological reports (layout, language, facts and statistics) - Planning, editing and writing a non-chronological report - Writing a letter (formal and non-formal writing, layout and language, audience and purpose) - Developing key spelling skills within the context of the unit - Creating a news report (layout, language, audience, etc) about climate change.
3. Letter Writing. Formal and Informal
Lesson
English
Y5
This upper KS2 teaching unit uses the topic of climate change to help develop key non-fiction reading and writing skills. It introduces climate change through text, video and graphics and contains a variety of differentiated reading and writing tasks. Contents include: - Differentiated reading comprehension tasks (Gold, Silver and Bronze - high, mid and lower ability) - Exploring the features of non-chronological reports (layout, language, facts and statistics) - Planning, editing and writing a non-chronological report - Writing a letter (formal and non-formal writing, layout and language, audience and purpose) - Developing key spelling skills within the context of the unit - Creating a news report (layout, language, audience, etc) about climate change.
4. News Report
Lesson
English
Y5
This upper KS2 teaching unit uses the topic of climate change to help develop key non-fiction reading and writing skills. It introduces climate change through text, video and graphics and contains a variety of differentiated reading and writing tasks. Contents include: - Differentiated reading comprehension tasks (Gold, Silver and Bronze - high, mid and lower ability) - Exploring the features of non-chronological reports (layout, language, facts and statistics) - Planning, editing and writing a non-chronological report - Writing a letter (formal and non-formal writing, layout and language, audience and purpose) - Developing key spelling skills within the context of the unit - Creating a news report (layout, language, audience, etc) about climate change.
5. Persuasive Advert
Lesson
English
Y5
This upper KS2 teaching unit uses the topic of climate change to help develop key non-fiction reading and writing skills. It introduces climate change through text, video and graphics and contains a variety of differentiated reading and writing tasks. Contents include: - Differentiated reading comprehension tasks (Gold, Silver and Bronze - high, mid and lower ability) - Exploring the features of non-chronological reports (layout, language, facts and statistics) - Planning, editing and writing a non-chronological report - Writing a letter (formal and non-formal writing, layout and language, audience and purpose) - Developing key spelling skills within the context of the unit - Creating a news report (layout, language, audience, etc) about climate change.
Unit contents
Lessons
1. Reading Comprehension
Lesson
English
Y5
This upper KS2 teaching unit uses the topic of climate change to help develop key non-fiction reading and writing skills. It introduces climate change through text, video and graphics and contains a variety of differentiated reading and writing tasks. Contents include: - Differentiated reading comprehension tasks (Gold, Silver and Bronze - high, mid and lower ability) - Exploring the features of non-chronological reports (layout, language, facts and statistics) - Planning, editing and writing a non-chronological report - Writing a letter (formal and non-formal writing, layout and language, audience and purpose) - Developing key spelling skills within the context of the unit - Creating a news report (layout, language, audience, etc) about climate change.
2. Non-Chronological Report
Lesson
English
Y5
This upper KS2 teaching unit uses the topic of climate change to help develop key non-fiction reading and writing skills. It introduces climate change through text, video and graphics and contains a variety of differentiated reading and writing tasks. Contents include: - Differentiated reading comprehension tasks (Gold, Silver and Bronze - high, mid and lower ability) - Exploring the features of non-chronological reports (layout, language, facts and statistics) - Planning, editing and writing a non-chronological report - Writing a letter (formal and non-formal writing, layout and language, audience and purpose) - Developing key spelling skills within the context of the unit - Creating a news report (layout, language, audience, etc) about climate change.
3. Letter Writing. Formal and Informal
Lesson
English
Y5
This upper KS2 teaching unit uses the topic of climate change to help develop key non-fiction reading and writing skills. It introduces climate change through text, video and graphics and contains a variety of differentiated reading and writing tasks. Contents include: - Differentiated reading comprehension tasks (Gold, Silver and Bronze - high, mid and lower ability) - Exploring the features of non-chronological reports (layout, language, facts and statistics) - Planning, editing and writing a non-chronological report - Writing a letter (formal and non-formal writing, layout and language, audience and purpose) - Developing key spelling skills within the context of the unit - Creating a news report (layout, language, audience, etc) about climate change.
4. News Report
Lesson
English
Y5
This upper KS2 teaching unit uses the topic of climate change to help develop key non-fiction reading and writing skills. It introduces climate change through text, video and graphics and contains a variety of differentiated reading and writing tasks. Contents include: - Differentiated reading comprehension tasks (Gold, Silver and Bronze - high, mid and lower ability) - Exploring the features of non-chronological reports (layout, language, facts and statistics) - Planning, editing and writing a non-chronological report - Writing a letter (formal and non-formal writing, layout and language, audience and purpose) - Developing key spelling skills within the context of the unit - Creating a news report (layout, language, audience, etc) about climate change.
5. Persuasive Advert
Lesson
English
Y5
This upper KS2 teaching unit uses the topic of climate change to help develop key non-fiction reading and writing skills. It introduces climate change through text, video and graphics and contains a variety of differentiated reading and writing tasks. Contents include: - Differentiated reading comprehension tasks (Gold, Silver and Bronze - high, mid and lower ability) - Exploring the features of non-chronological reports (layout, language, facts and statistics) - Planning, editing and writing a non-chronological report - Writing a letter (formal and non-formal writing, layout and language, audience and purpose) - Developing key spelling skills within the context of the unit - Creating a news report (layout, language, audience, etc) about climate change.
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