SCHEME OF WORK - YEAR 7 - LESSON PLANNER

Created by Carys Davies

TIME/ACTIVITY BREAKDOWN RESOURCES NC/DIFFERENTIATE HOMEWORK
LESSON 1 & 2
Class reading - Treasure Island - R. L Stevenson
C1 - description / newspaper article
  • Read Chapter 1. Recap carefully on events.
  • Look at R.L.S books and suggest other pre1900 texts to look at for private reading project.
  • Notes on the pirate.Lesson 2
  • Write a description of Billy Bones the Old Pirate for a local newspaper. Interview him in terms of his past sea adventures, maybe hint at his awful past.
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    Private reading list - pre 1900 texts     		AT2 READING PRE1900 LISTED AUTHOR TEXT
    AT2 ENCOURAGING PRIVATE READING - PRE1900 BOOK
    AT3 NOTE TAKING
    AT3 WRITING NEWSPAPER ARTICLE     		 
    LESSON 3 & 4
    Class reading - Treasure Island - R. L Stevenson
    C2 & 3 - Jack's journal
  • Read Chapter 2 & 3 over two lessons. Recap carefully on events.
  • Lesson 1 - note taking on who Black Dog is. Discussion on why he is there.
  • Lesson 2 - List Pew's description in notes, speculate on why the pirate has been black spotted.
  • Why is it an effective punishment?
  • Who would you like to black spot?
  • Write Jack Hawkins' diary about the events.
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    AT1 DISCUSSION AS A CLASS
    AT3 DIARY ENTRY - EMPATHY / COMPREHENSION     		Finish draft. Remind of private reading lessons 14 & 15
    LESSON 5, 6 & 7
    Islands - stranded on a desert island
    List of personal equipment to take / plan and write diary form story.     		Lesson 1 & 2
  • Scenario - class stranded on a desert island - plane crash, no teacher, one emergency radio for supply drop.
  • In groups of five - find a leader of the group and discuss what six things they need to survive and why.
  • Class debate and agreement over terms.
    Lesson 3
  • Work out some key incidents, leadership issues, events etc.
  • Look at diary writing and the need for development of a story and a plan.
  • Write my three days on a desert island in a diary
    		•   AT1 GROUP AND CLASS PROBLEM SOLVING. LEADING AND RESOLVING IN GROUP WORK. WHOLE CLASS DISCUSSIONS.
    AT3 TAKING AND PLANNING. WRITING A CREATIVE DIARY WITH A DEVELOPMENT (PLANNING LIKE A STORY)     		Finish draft. Remind of private reading lessons 14 & 15
    LESSON 8
    Class reading - Treasure Island - R. L Stevenson
    C4 - the sea chest
  • Read Chapter 4. Recap carefully on events.
  • The Sea Chest - list what you would pack in your sea chest for a six-month journey.
  • Discuss as a class.
    		• Treasure Island - R. L Stevenson AT2 READING PRE1900 LISTED AUTHOR TEXTAT1 PROBLEM SOLVING  
    LESSON 9, 10 & 11
    Class reading - Treasure Island - R. L Stevenson
    C5 - newspaper article
    IT redraft for folder
  • Read Chapter 5. Recap carefully on events
  • Spidergram plan.
  • Newspaper article - Marauding Pirates Plunder Admiral BenbowTwo dead - Pew, BonesOne missing - Black DogRecent bereavementRansacked InnSpeculation on Treasure feud.
    Lesson 2 & 3
  • Redraft in computer room for folder
    		• Treasure Island - R. L StevensonComputer room - lesson 2 AT2 READING PRE1900 LISTED AUTHOR TEXT
    AT1 DISCUSSING THE TEXT
    AT3 WRITING NEWSPAPER ARTICLE     		Finish draft
    LESSON 12
    Class reading - Treasure Island - R. L Stevenson
    C6 - old map and directions
  • Read Chapter 6. Recap carefully on events
  • Plan out an old map and instructions with essential areas - find out from book p46.
  • Redraft onto old paper (tea / coffee) for homework.
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    COMPREHENSION     		Redraft onto old paper
    LESSON 13
    Class reading - Treasure Island - R. L Stevenson
    C7 - job advert, using sailor speak
    Spelling
  • Read Chapter 7. Recap carefully on events
  • Write a job advert to appear in a newspaper, advertising for a crew for The Hispaniola. What criteria do you think would be important?
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    COMPREHENSION
    AT3 WRITING FOR A PURPOSE     		Finish draft
    LESSON 14 & 15
    Private reading pre1900 texts
  • Look at the book read. Compare in groups what you thought and if you prefer books of this era.
  • In groups write a class book guide leaflet to pre1900 books in the library for the school magazine.
    		• Paper for redraft AT2 & 1 READING & DISCUSSING PRE1900 TEXTS - WIDENING THE GENRE
    AT3 WRITING FOR A PURPOSE AND REVIEWING BOOKS     		 
    LESSON 16
    Class reading - Treasure Island - R. L Stevenson
    C8 - Impressions of Long John Silver
  • Read Chapter 8. Recap carefully on events
  • Review the chapter in pairs. Write down your impression of Long John Silver and give your reasons for your opinions.
  • Class discussion on whether or not Hawkins should trust Long John, and why.
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    LESSON 17
    Class reading - Treasure Island - R. L Stevenson
    C9 -Squire Trelawney and Captain Smollett
  • Read Chapter 9. Recap carefully on events
  • Look at the two characters of the Squire and the Captain. Which is the best judge of character. Give reasons for your answer.
  • How does Stevenson influence us against the Squire? Explain importance of being text detectives.
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    COMPREHENSION     		 
    LESSON 18
    Class reading - Treasure Island - R. L Stevenson - C10 - Ship's Log
  • Read Chapter 10. Recap carefully on events
  • Imagine what would happen over three days' journey. Things the captain would include in his journal: weather, characters, behaviour/ morale, incidents, food.
  • Write Captain Smollett's log of three days on The Hispaniola.
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    AT3 DIARY WRITING - EMPATHY AND COMPREHENSION     		Finish draft
    LESSON 19
    Class reading - Treasure Island - R. L Stevenson - C11 Letter on the apple barrel events
  • Read Chapter 11. Recap carefully on events
  • Write a letter from Dr Livesey to The Admiralty listing fears and concerns and requesting help if not in Jamaica in three months time.
    		• Treasure Island - R. L Stevenson AT2 READING PRE1900 LISTED AUTHOR TEXTAT3 COMPREHENSION AND FRIENDLY LETTER Finish draft
    LESSON 20 & 21
    Class reading - Treasure Island - R. L Stevenson - C12 & 13 - estate agent's selling of Treasure Island
  • Read Chapter 12 & 13. Recap carefully on events.
  • Plan out what a tropical island would be like. All good?
  • Discuss in pairs and as a class estate agent speak.
  • Write an estate agent resume for the selling of Treasure Island.
  • Redraft for wall
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    Estate Agent brochures
    Plain paper     		AT2 READING PRE1900 LISTED AUTHOR TEXT
    AT3 WRITING FOR A PURPOSE - JARGON / REGISTERS OF WRITING     		Finish redraft
    LESSON 22 & 23
    Class reading - Treasure Island - R. L Stevenson - C14 & 15 - hot seat and role play
  • Read Chapter 14 & 15 over two lessons. Recap carefully on events.
  • Prepare questions and members of the class as the characters - empathy charts.Lesson 2
  • Hot seat Ben Gunn on life on a desert island. Prepare and hot seat the others in a TV interview about their feelings about being on the island - finding treasure etc (Hawkins, Trelawny, Livesey, Long John etc)
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    AT1 EMPATHY AND ROLE PLAY - HOTSEAT INTERVIEWING     		 
    LESSON 24
    Class reading - Treasure Island - R. L Stevenson - C16 & 17 - Doctor's notes
  • Read Chapter 16 & 17. Recap carefully on events.
  • Write out a list of rations and the doctor's notes for the night on the island in the stockade - what sort of things would he be concerned with? Food, welfare, illnesses / injuries etc.
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    AT3 EMPATHY AND WRITING FOR A PURPOSE     		Finish draft
    LESSON 25 & 26
    Class reading - Treasure Island - R. L Stevenson - C18 & 19 - Role Play modern day TV report
  • Read Chapter 18 & 19. Recap carefully on events.
  • Imagine that this happened today - MISSING - News 24 TV reports on Hispaniola SOS message and TV action - anchor-man and roving reporter in prepared two minute news drama sketch.
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    AT1 ROLE PLAY AND IMPROVISED DRAMA PERFORMANCE TO CLASS.     		 
    LESSON 27 & 28
    Class reading - Treasure Island - R. L Stevenson - C20 & 21 - Life as a pirate - role play / letter from Long John Redraft for folder
  • Read Chapter 20 & 21. Recap.
  • Imagine life in the pirate camp. Discuss morale and conversations.
  • Write a letter from Long John Silver to his black wife who has moved secretly from Bristol to Jamaica with his money to wait for him. List events to date and his feelings - letter to be given in event of his death.
  • Redraft for folder.
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    LESSON 29 & 30
    Class reading - Treasure Island - R. L Stevenson - C22 & 23 Discussion / debate
  • Read Chapter 22 & 23. Recap carefully on events.
  • Discussion in pairs who has the right to the treasure - Hawkins? Trelawney? Livesey? Silver? Gunn?
  • Develop each case in groups of six for a debate, each giving their case with elected speakers for why they should have it and the others shouldn't- vote at end.
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    AT1 DEBATING AN ISSUE     		 
    LESSON 31
    Class reading - Treasure Island - R. L Stevenson - C24 & 25
    Israel's CV as a pirate
  • Read Chapter 24 & 25. Recap carefully on events.
  • In pairs, go through the book and gleam all the information we can about Israel Hands.
  • Compile information together.
  • Write a pirate's CV for Israel Hands - character, experience, references etc.
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    AT3 WRITING FOR A PURPOSE - CVs     		Finish draft
    LESSON 32
    Class reading - Treasure Island - R. L Stevenson - C26 - story board
  • Read Chapter 26. Recap carefully on events.
  • Create a story board for producers to turn this episode into a classic cartoon.
    		• Treasure Island - R. L Stevenson AT2 READING PRE1900 LISTED AUTHOR TEXT Finish draft
    LESSON 33
    Class reading - Treasure Island - R. L Stevenson - C27 - discussion on Long John
  • Read Chapter 27. Recap carefully on events.
  • Write a paragraph on how much Jack should trust Long John. Give reasons for and against.
  • Class discussion on the character of Long John Silver.
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    LESSON 34
    Class reading - Treasure Island - R. L Stevenson - C28 - Comprehension exercise
  • Read Chapter 28. Recap carefully on events.
  • Comprehension questions:
    What are the others going to think of Hawkins being in the enemy camp?
    Why may they think that he's a double agent?
    Why do you think that Dr Livesey has given up the stockade and the map?
    Discuss as a class.
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    COMPREHENSION. CHARACTER MOTIVATION AND ADVANCED UNDERSTANDING     		 
    LESSON 35
    Class reading - Treasure Island - R. L Stevenson - C29 - Reasons for and against the black spot as George - writing a speech
  • Read Chapter 29. Recap carefully on events.
  • Why has Silver been black spotted?
  • Imagine you are George. Write a list of grievances against Silver and a list of reasons why you should be captain.
  • Extension - write as a speech.
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    AT2 CHARACTER MOTIVATION / COMPREHENSION.
    AT3 EXTENSION- RHETORIC - SPEECH WRITING     		Finish draft
    LESSON 36
    Class reading - Treasure Island - R. L Stevenson - C30 & 31 - Write Captain Flint's obituary
  • Read Chapter 30 & 31. Recap carefully on events.
  • Write an obituary for Captain Flint - the dreaded pirate with the mountain of treasure.
  • Plan out - character, escapades, money, legendary nature.
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    AT3 WRITING FOR A PURPOSE / STYLE     		Finish
    LESSON 37
    Class reading - Treasure Island - R. L Stevenson - C32 & 33 - Story of the remaining pirates.
  • Read Chapter 32 & 33. Recap carefully on events.
  • Abandoned - write a short story about what happened to the remaining pirates on Treasure Island.
    		• Treasure Island - R. L Stevenson AT2 READING PRE1900 LISTED AUTHOR TEXT. CREATIVE WRITING Finish draft
    LESSON 38
    Class reading - Treasure Island - R. L Stevenson - C34 - Long John's life story - a magazine article
  • Read Chapter 34. Recap carefully on events.
  • Long John Silver? Where did he go?
  • Imagine you find him. Write an interview for a magazine asking about the life, experiences and new start for Long John Silver
    		• Treasure Island - R. L Stevenson AT2 READING PRE1900 LISTED AUTHOR TEXT. WRITING IN A SPECIFIC STYLE, CREATIVELY Finish draft
    LESSON 39 & 40
    Class reading - Treasure Island - R. L Stevenson - book analysis and This Is Your Life exercise
  • Recap carefully on events through the book. Class compare book- compare to modern authors, Dahl. Which do you prefer and why.
  • Prepare a This Is Your Life programme in groups of six with key characters and accounts of escapades for Jack Hawkins.
    Lesson 2
    Present the dramas (book review if time).
    		• Treasure Island - R. L Stevenson AT2 READING PRE1900 LISTED AUTHOR TEXT. DISCUSSING AND COMPARING TEXTS
    AT1 ROLE PLAY AND DRAMA PRESENTATION.     		 

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