Year 8 · English · beta
Myths, legends and stories that inspire
In this unit, pupils read and explore a range of text types in connection to classical myths and legends. They first look at poetry before doing some descriptive writing inspired by poetry and paintings. They then explore Chaucer and modern retellings of myths to inspire their narrative writing.
This is an attributed Oak National Academy lesson sequence, not a completed or academically approved DASKEREL course. Supporting transcripts may depend on video, images, practical equipment or teacher explanation. Follow each lesson’s supervision guidance. For religious education and RSHE, follow the school’s syllabus, policy and safeguarding procedures.
Prior knowledge
- Pupils can write a narrative in either the first or third person
- Pupils recognise the key features of a poem and can comment on stanzas, rhythm and rhyme
- Pupils understand what is meant by symbolism within a text
- Pupils can write in simple, compound and complex sentences
- Pupils can use a range of language devices including metaphors, similes, personifications and onomatopoeia
Source curriculum references
- Read increasingly challenging pre-1914 English Poetry independently
- Read increasingly challenging contemporary English Poetry independently
- Understanding increasingly challenging texts through making inferences
- Read critically through knowing how writers methods present meaning
- Read critically through knowing how poetic conventions are used
- Read critically through making critical comparisons across texts
- Write well-structured formal narrative essay
- Write imaginative stories
- Editing vocabulary, grammar and structure of writing
- Editing spelling, punctuation and grammar of writing
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