Magical Beasts: A 5-Week Journey into Myth & Monsters!
Step into a world of legendary creatures, terrifying monsters, and mythical beasts! Designed for high-ability KS3/LSP students, this exciting 5-week unit will challenge advanced learners while providing structured support for those who need it. Through fiction and non-fiction texts, students will hone their reading, analytical, and creative writing skills, all while uncovering the mysteries of history’s most infamous magical beings.
What’s Included in This Pack?
- Magical Beast Resource Booklet
- Magical Beasts Homework Booklet
- Unit-Specific Vocabulary
- Unit 1 Reflection
What Will Students Learn?
- Master reading and questioning strategies with a variety of unseen texts
- Discover real-life monsters and their place in history
- Explore the representations of witches, zombies, vampires, and more
- Develop confident What / How / Why paragraphs
- Enhance creative writing with vivid descriptions
- Analyze a writer’s choice of language and structure
Unit Breakdown:
Week 1: Strategic reading, questioning texts, the history of zombies, and the classic Zombies vs. Vampires debate.
Week 2: Real-life monsters, exploring A Monster Calls, and descriptive writing.
Week 3: The role of witches in history, Roald Dahl’s Witches, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, exploding quotes, and structured analytical writing.
Week 4: Summative revision and consolidation of learning.
Week 5: The truth behind real-life vampires and a final unit reflection.
Assessment:
AO1: Test of knowledge & understanding
AO2: Extract analysis of language and structure
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