Year Group 6 Subject English: EYU, KS1 and KS2 Lesson Planning Format

EYU, KS1 and KS2 Lesson Planning Format
Year 6 Teacher’s name: Week 1

Group
Subject English Term 2
Unit Narratives: Myths and Legends
Learning outcome Learning challenge Key words
Able to justify opinions Imagery, Point evidence and explanation.

Am I able to justify opinions?
Able to extend ideas suing
expanded noun phrases Am I able to use expanded noun
phrases to extend sentences?
Able to give homophones
for given words Am I able to provide
homophones for given words?
Starter Activity Development / Main Activity Plenary

Differentiation
L1 Reading comprehension about myths and legends. Answer the
questions-Direct retrieval, meaning of words. Homework-Noun
Go over the main points-
phrases
Extension tasks: L2 Noun phrases: discuss their examples and use in use Q/A on chat area
sentences. Reading the Greek myth of Athena and Arachne.
L1: LA to read with support Identify captivating words and phrases by highlighting them, Quizzes
teacher and use prompts find meaning of words. Come up with the structure of a myth
as they read. HA to read and purpose of myths.
independently, answer set Giving feedback
Alternative- words game.
Don’t say “said” say …… questions and come up L3 Plan own myth using model provided.
Who might speak in this way? with three questions they
When? Why? Write a sentence could pose. L4: Writing and editing myths for classroom display. Use of what have you
using each of these verbs: learnt and EBI
cackle snap bark
yell beg HA: Detailed analysis of
giggle the text given. Spelling homework-
homophones and
Pre-learning activity-what commonly confused words
is a noun phrase,
Spelling activities related examples of noun phrases,
how can we identify a noun
to homophones and
phrase?
commonly confused
words.
Myths and Legends
Myths and legends are the traditional stories which hold special significance to a group or culture. They are passed down
through the generations by word of mouth.
Oral storytelling is the way stories were told and preserved at a time before mass printing was available, and when many
people could not fluently read or write.
Folk tales, myths and legends are all kinds of stories which were originally shared in spoken form. Usually taking the form of
an allegorical tale, myths and legends often feature mythical creatures and heroes.
This is why there are often many variations of the same core story between different cultures. One example is the tale of
Little Red Riding Hood which has been rewritten many times with a number of different endings.
Both historical truth and imaginative stories were shared by word of mouth, and so the two would sometimes intertwine.
Many popular myths and legends we know today originated in the ancient world. For example, Ancient Egypt, Greece, and
Rome. They were often used to explain scientific phenomena people did not yet understand.
What is the difference between a Myth and a Legend?

What is a legend?
Legends are stories which are thought to be based on true events, but have developed fictional elements, which have deep
significance to the culture from which they originate.
For instance, the legend of King Arthur. Although many historians agree that he existed as a Romano-British leader between
the 5th and 6th century, there are a number of legends within British folklore which cannot be verified. For instance, that he
achieved his royal status by pulling a sword from an anvil.
What is a myth?
Myths are stories derived from traditions or legends, which have a deep symbolic meaning and usually involve a lesson
which will be helpful to the listener or reader.
One such myth is the Greek myth of Persephone, which is used to understand and give meaning to the changing seasons.
Persephone, (daughter of Demeter, goddess of the harvest), personifies plants and flowers. When she makes her journey to
the Underworld to live with Hades in winter, vegetation on earth withers and dies. When she returns to live with her mother
on earth, plants bloom and flourish once more.
Some examples of famous legends are:
 The Lost City of Atlantis (Greece)
 Robin Hood and his Merry Men (England)
 Ching Shih the Pirate Queen (China)
 The Fountain of Youth (Various)
 El Dorado - The City of Gold (Spain and South America)
 Romulus and Remus (Ancient Rome)
Some examples of famous myths are:

 Hercules and the Lion (Greece)
 The Birth of Horus (Egypt)
 The Children of Lir (Ireland)
 Valmiki’s Curse (India)
 Thor’s Hammer (Scandinavia)
 Theseus and the Minotaur (Ancient Greece)
 Isis and Osiris (Ancient Egypt)
Urban Legends
Not all legends have their roots in Ancient History. Urban legends are stories which are passed between people in the
present day, which are unverifiable but may have a small grain of truth to them.
One such legend is that calling the emergency services and then hanging up will charge your phone. Another is related to
the activity of cow-tipping, purporting that cows sleep standing up and can be pushed to the ground for entertainment.
However, there is no proof for either of these outlandish claims.
Urban legends belong to a modern genre of folklore which is spread via the internet, as well as by word of mouth.

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Year 6 Teacher’s name: Week 1

Unit Narratives: Myths and Legends

Learning outcome Learning challenge Key words

Able to justify opinions Imagery, Point evidence and explanation.

Starter Activity Development / Main Activity Plenary

What is the difference between a Myth and a Legend?

Some examples of famous myths are:

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