War Horse
War Horse – Complete English Teaching Unit (KS2)
Dive into Michael Morpurgo’s War Horse with this comprehensive 13-lesson unit designed to enhance pupils’ reading, writing, and analytical skills. This editable resource includes a 142-slide PowerPoint and 14 printable worksheets, offering a flexible, ready-to-teach scheme ideal for upper KS2 learners.
Across the unit, students explore historical context, character development, themes, and language techniques through a variety of engaging tasks, including:
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Character analysis (Joey, Albert, Father, Captain Nicholls and more)
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Contextual research on World War I
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Inference and deduction practice
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Empathetic writing activities (e.g. Joey’s diary)
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Drama-based activities such as hot-seating
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Language and narrative structure analysis
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Creative tasks like writing a newspaper article
Each four-part lesson includes a starter, main input, development activity, and plenary – all fully editable to suit your class.
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