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Lesson 2

Setting the Scene!

KS1: Explore how adjectives help us describe scenes in the context of the Tudor period, how colours can represent feelings and how to combine this knowledge to create a drawn representation of part of John Gerard’s exciting story.

KS2: Explore how adjectives and adverbs help us describe scenes in the context of the Tudor period. Discover more about the Tower and John’s escape in John’s own words and use Hot Seat games to develop further understanding and drama skills!

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"I have some disengaged learners, with behaviour problems who become totally engrossed in Beano. Unprompted, one boy started creating his own regular comic – an amazing, creative storyline with fantastic vocabulary."
Mrs R., Class 3 teacher, Bradford
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