Y7 English WW1 Creative Writing


WW1 Literacy Starter:
In your books, turn these sentences in complex sentence:

The, ____________, bombs fell. 

Even though the bombs fell,__________________, ________________

The bomb dropped; __________________. 


Objectives:
1) DIRT: Identify your personalized writing target/s.
2) Discuss what it would have been like to live through the Blitz.

3) Create a piece of descriptive writing based on the WW1 image, making sure you work on hitting your personal target.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPsfUiv6_Tc

Starter:

As a class, watch the WW1 video showing London during the Blitz. In pairs, discuss how you would have felt if you were living there.  You could think about: 
  • What would it have been like to live in London during the war?
  • Discuss how you would have felt if you were dropping the bombs.
  • Discuss how you would have felt if you had relatives in London. 




MAIN PART 1: 
Sound Effect: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpRXeYRTbrM

DIRT
Look in your books at your writing test feedback, then add your targets onto the sheet I have made to help you improve your creative writing this lesson. 

My Skellig Writing Target/s:
1)__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

2)_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

Hitting My Targets
TASK 1: Planning My Description





MAIN PART 2:
Individually, use your planning table to help you write a piece of creative/descriptive writing based on the image. 
Make sure you remember to hit your main targets.

PLENARY:
Self-Assessment: highlight where you have hit you main targets so I can see how you have improved this lesson when I mark your work. 

Homework: 
Research, find and print/copy out a letter from someone during WW1 to bring in to read out next lesson. 




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