The National Oak Academy has produced a series of English lessons. I have chosen a block for you to complete if you so wish. You don't have to, however, lots of you have been asking for something extra to do, so here it is. There are 30 lessons and they need completing in order. Have fun and don't forget to send me your work for extra credit.
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Oliver Twist Lesson 1
In this lesson, we will learn about the historical context of the story of Oliver Twist. In addition, we will look closely at the author, setting and characters.
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Lesson 2
In this lesson, we will investigate the suffixes -tion, -ssion, -sion and -cian
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Lesson 3
In this lesson, we will explore word class. We will focus on identifying nouns, adjectives, adverbs and verbs in sentences. We then explore what prepositions are and identify these in sentences.
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Lesson 4
In this lesson, we will watch and analyse the opening clip to a film version of Oliver Twist. We will generate nouns and adjectives to describe the setting and characters and verbs and adverbs to describe the action. Finally, we will use our new vocabulary to help us write sentences
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Lesson 5
In this lesson, we will introduce new vocabulary, identify word pairs and synonyms and apply the vocabulary in sentences.
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Lesson 6
In this lesson, we will plan the first part of our opening scene. We will look at each frame in detail and generate ideas to help us with our writing in Lesson 8.
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Lesson 7
In this lesson, we will practise and apply our knowledge of the suffixes -tion, -ssion, -sion and -cian
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Lesson 8
In this lesson, we will write the first part of the opening scene to the story of Oliver Twist. We will use our plan from Lesson 6 to help us.
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Lesson 9
In this lesson, we will plan the second part of the opening of Oliver Twist
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Lesson 10
In this lesson, we will write the second part of the opening of Oliver Twist. You will need your plan from Lesson 9 to help you.
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Lesson 11
In this lesson, we will watch a new section of Oliver Twist and begin to analyse it carefully by generating vocabulary to describe the setting, characters and action.
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Lesson 12
In this lesson, we will investigate words with the vowel sound /ee/, spelt either with an 'ie' or an 'ei'. We will explore a rule that generally applies for the different spellings whilst looking at several patterns within words.
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Lesson 13
In this lesson, we will explore expanded noun phrases. We will start by introducing the adjective, adjective noun expression. Then we will look at adding in prepositional phrases and to identify these in an expanded noun phrase.
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Lesson 14
In this lesson, we will review the rules for punctuating speech first and speech second as well as recapping complex sentences. We will then apply this knowledge to help us add more detail to our speech sentences by writing them in complex sentences.
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Lesson 15
In this lesson, we will introduce new vocabulary, identify word pairs and synonyms and apply the vocabulary in sentences
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Lesson 16
In this lesson, we will plan in key vocabulary and phrases to help us with our writing of the first part of the build-up scene.
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Lesson 17
In this lesson, we will apply knowledge of the spelling rules for words with the vowel sound /ee/, spelt with an 'ie' or an 'ei'. Then, we will use a spelling strategy to practise and complete a test at the end of the lesson.
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Lesson 18
In this lesson, we will write the first part of the build-up scene. You will need your plan from Lesson 6 to support you with your ideas for writing
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Lesson 19
In this lesson, we will plan in key vocabulary and speech sentences to help us with our writing of the second part of the build-up scene
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Lesson 20
In this lesson, we will write the second part of the build-up scene. You will need your plan from Lesson 9 to support you with your ideas for vocabulary and speech
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Lesson 21
In this lesson, we will explore fronted adverbials. We look at how they can be made up of words or phrases. Then we will explore how they are used to show, 'when', 'where' and 'how
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Lesson 22
In this lesson, we will investigate the two suffixes -ent and -ant, including noticing some pattern with word class and letter sounds. We will also review some of the spelling rules we have learnt for suffixes in previous lesson
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Lesson 23
In this lesson, we will explore fronted adverbials. We look at how they can be made up of words or phrases. Then we will explore how they are used to show, 'when', 'where' and 'how'
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Lesson 24
In this lesson, we will review the role of verbs and adverbs in adding precision to our writing. In particular, we will think about how the correct choice of verbs and adverbs helps us gain a better understanding of characters. We will be looking closely at the character of Fagin to practise this skill.
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Lesson 25
In this lesson, we will introduce new vocabulary, identify word pairs and synonyms and apply the vocabulary in sentences.
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Lesson 26
In this lesson, we will watch a clip of the boys walking to Fagin's house and think carefully about the events unfolding. Following this, we will orally retell this section of narrative and then we will use this to help us with our writing.
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Lesson 27
n this lesson, we will practise and apply spelling rules and patterns for the suffixes -ent and -ant. We will discover and use a new spelling strategy to practise -ent and -ant words before a spelling test at the end of the lesson
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Lesson 28
In this lesson, we will watch a clip of the boys entering Fagin's house and think carefully about the events unfolding. Following this, we will orally retell this section of narrative and then we will use this to help us with our writing.
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Lesson 29
In this lesson, we will edit our writing from Lessons 6 and 8. We will practise the skills of searching for errors and improving vocabulary choices.
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Lesson 30
In this lesson, we will review all the key skills that we have developed over our unit on Oliver Twist. Following this, we will think about some ideas for writing so that you can set to work and write your own creative narrative, using the characters in Oliver Twist as inspiration