Year 4-5
Here are a selection of units that I have taught successfully in Year 5 of the programme. Depending on the linguistic backgrounds and levels of your students, you may be able to adapt them to teach in Year 4.
Advertising
Advertising is all around us: in film, television, the internet, the high street, magazines and in video games. Visual images are used constantly by advertisers to influence consumers. The unit develops...
Poetry of Witness
Poetry of witness describes painful writings by those who endured war, imprisonment, exile, repression, and human rights violations. Poetry of witness focuses on human anguish rather than national pride....
Short Stories around the World
This short story unit includes voices and stories from around the world and offers the possibility of broadening our students' perspectives through introducing them to differing global perspectives. At...
Speeches of our Time
Words are powerful and put in the hands of skilful orators, they can inspire, heal and change our world. Reading, watching and studying the rhetorical techniques speakers use to build and support their...
English as a Global Language
English has been called the most 'successful' language ever, with 1,500 million speakers worldwide. In this unit, students inquire into the history of the English language and the many forms of English...