Focus Narrative:

Short Form Chapter Story

Key Text/Stimulus:

Macbeth/'Weird' Musical

Writing Outcome:

Overview

This writing task is inspired by Macbeth and the musical Weird, which reimagines the three witches as the “Weird Sisters.” In the original play, the witches influence events through suggestion rather than direct action. This task translates that idea into a modern context where influence happens through social media, short videos and public commentary.

Writing Task

Write a first-person narrative told through a series of short social-media video posts written as direct addresses to followers. The narrator is one of the Weird Sisters, reimagined as part of a group of three friends at a high school. Across the posts, she comments on events unfolding at school—ambition, rivalry and choices—while denying responsibility for what happens.

Writing Focus

Write in the first person and stay in that viewpoint throughout. Show what your character is like through what they think, say and do, rather than explaining it directly. Organise your writing into clear paragraphs that link moments across time. Vary your sentence lengths and types to create effect, and choose precise words to show tone and influence. Create tension by hinting at ideas and events, allowing the reader to work things out instead of spelling everything out.

Focus Grammar

• Passive and active voice
• Subjunctive form
• Using hyphens to avoid ambiguity

Hot-seating as characters

Freeze frame

Conscience alley

Focus Non-Narrative:Poetry

Key Text/Stimulus:

The Weird Sisters

Writing Outcome:

Overview

In Macbeth and the musical Weird, the Weird Sisters speak in riddles and half-truths. Their prophecies are deliberately unclear, using repetition, contradiction and suggestion rather than direct answers. By leaving meaning open to interpretation, they influence events without taking responsibility. This task uses their distinctive way of speaking as inspiration for writing poetry that hints and unsettles instead of explaining.

Writing Task

Write a poem made up of three speaking voices, one for each of the Weird Sisters. Each voice delivers predictions, half-truths and warnings about what might happen, without ever being clear or direct. Together, the voices create a single, unsettling prophecy that hints at future events.

Writing Focus

When you write your poem, think carefully about how your words sound and what they make the reader imagine. Choose powerful words and images to create a mysterious mood. Organise your poem into stanzas so your ideas flow clearly, and use line breaks to control the pace and impact. Make sure the voice stays consistent, as if the same speaker (or speakers) are guiding the reader throughout. Instead of explaining everything, hint at meanings and let the reader work things out for themselves.

Cross-curriculum support genres:

Script Writing

Jingles

Pathway: Print & Activism 🔗

In this pathway children are introduced to the idea that they can use art as a way of sharing their passions and interests with their peers and community. We start by introducing pupils to artists who are activists, and then we go on to help pupils identify and voice the things they care about as individuals.

Disciplines:

Printing, Collaging, Drawing

Medium:

Paper, Pen, Paint

Artists:

Luba Lukova, Faith Ringgold, Shepard Fairey

Feedback/critique work

How can art be used to express opinions and inspire change?Artists use colours, symbols, words, and powerful images to share their ideas and feelings about important issues. Art can make people think, feel, and act—turning creative work into a tool for change.

Activism – Using actions—like art, protest, or speech—to stand up for what you believe in and try to make the world better.

Message – The idea or feeling an artwork is trying to share with others.

Visual Impact – How strong or striking an artwork looks at first glance.

Northumberland Agreed Syllabus Unit U2.1 What does it mean if Christians believe God is holy and loving?

Group discussions/debate

Why might people believe Christianity is still a strong religion today?

People may believe Christianity is still a strong religion today because many people around the world follow its teachings, celebrate its festivals, and go to church to worship.

Worship – Showing love and respect to God, often through prayer, songs, and going to church.

Festival – A special celebration like Christmas or Easter that remembers important events in Christianity.

Belief – Something a person thinks is true; Christians believe in God and follow Jesus’s teachings.

Content:

Social media content guides

- UK cities guides

Present findings to peers, social media video guides, presenting

What do you know about Newcastle upon Tyne?Newcastle upon Tyne is a city in the county of Tyne and Wear, in the northeast of England, built on the banks of the River Tyne, near the North Sea coast, with rolling hills around it, and it has changed over time from a coal-mining and shipbuilding hub to a modern city with shops, offices, and universities.

Atlas – A book of maps that shows countries, cities, and physical features.

Topographical – A word used to describe natural features of the land, like hills, rivers, and mountains.

Land use – How land is used by people, such as for farming, housing, or industry.

Digital mapping – Using online tools (like Google Earth or digital maps) to find places and information.

City – A large and important town where many people live and work, like London, Manchester, or Edinburgh.

WOW! Wonder Launch

Big Question: What effect does exercise have on heart rate?

Enquiry Focus:Comparative / fair testing – comparing heart rate before and after exercise.Observation over time – measuring changes in heart rate during and after activity

Outline: Children discuss the role of the heart and why it is important for the human body. They work together to design a fair test to investigate how exercise affects heart rate, deciding what to change, what to measure, and what to keep the same. Children then carry out their investigation by measuring their heart rate before and after exercise.

What to Wonder? How heart rate changes after exercise? Whether different types or amounts of exercise cause different changes? How long it takes for heart rate to return to normal?

What are the main parts of the human circulatory system, and what are their functions?The main parts of the human circulatory system are: Heart: Pumps blood around the body. Blood vessels: Transport blood; arteries carry blood away from the heart, veins carry blood back to the heart, and capillaries exchange nutrients and waste between blood and tissues.Blood: Carries oxygen, nutrients, hormones, and waste products.

How are nutrients transported within the body?Nutrients from digested food are absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the small intestine. The blood then transports these nutrients to cells throughout the body where they are used for energy, growth, and repair.

Circulatory system – The system that moves blood around the body, including the heart, blood vessels, and blood.

Heart – A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body.

Blood vessels – Tubes (arteries, veins, capillaries) that carry blood to and from the heart and around the body.

Nutrients – Substances from food that the body needs to grow, repair, and stay healthy.

Lifestyle – The way a person lives, including diet, exercise, sleep, and habits, which can affect their health.

Online Safety

Lesson 4: Capturing evidence 🔗

Learning about online bullying, how it can be reported and why the content should be captured as evidence.

Programming

Exploring Python 🔗

Exploring Python programming, focusing on syntax, nested loops and debugging syntax and logic errors.

Oak Academy

Compose and rehearse: improvising with the minor pentatonic scale 🔗

Language Angels Unit 🔗

• ¿Tienes una mascota? (Do you have a pet?)