Year 6: Full Lesson Plan - Manual / Resource - Page 23
Y6 English Lesson Plan: Junior Journalists
Timing
Teaching activity
Spelling
Words using 8able9 and 8ably9
Diminutives using 8micro9 and 8mini9 prefixes
Begin the lesson with a speed round spelling starter.
10 mins
Explain that the pupils will be practising some spellings
that have the diminutive prefixes 8micro-9 and 8mini-9, and
the suffixes 8able9 and 8ably9. Explain the meaning of
diminutive: a prefix that makes something small.
Spellings to read out include the following:
microphone, microbe, microscope, microwave
minibus, miniskirt, minibeast, minicab
understandable, reasonable, noticeable, comfortable
understandably, reasonably, noticeably, comfortably
10 mins
Teacher notes
Consider mixing the
spellings up, or keeping
them in their individual
prefix boxes, depending
on the needs of your
cohort.
You might ask pupils to
include each word in a
sentence.
Introduce the lesson and learning objectives. Tell the
class that they will be learning about two remarkable
individuals, Preet Chandi and Dave Walsh – finding out
about what they did and how they did it.
First up is Polar Preet! Share the video to meet Preet
Chandi to learn all about her background and her world
record achievement.
25 mins
Grammar:
Use of active and passive voice
Using relative clauses beginning with who, which,
where, when, whose, that or with an implied (i.e.
omitted) relative pronoun
Reading:
Identifying and discussing themes and conventions in
and across a wide range of writing
Distinguish between statements of fact and opinion
Retrieve, record and present information from nonfiction
Ask the children:
What is a journalistic report?
Where can you read journalism?
Is journalism only something you read, or can you
find out about events in a different way?
What is the difference between fact and opinion, and
how might each be used in a news report?
© 2024 Guinness World Records Limited
If time allows, you could
read the article to the
class or ask individuals to
read out sections.
You might like to
annotate the article with
a smart pen.
If pupils haven9t spotted
any of the features,
encourage them with
targeted questioning.
Explain that you9ll be
coming back to this list
soon.
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