For this unit you will need a copy of the text ‘Ug: Boy Genius of the Stone Age’ written and illustrated by Raymond Briggs and published by Jonathan Cape in 2001, ISBN: 0099417898

Overview: this plan is a 3-week sequence, aimed at Year 3. The main purpose of the unit is to learn the skills and techniques to write a persuasive advertisement for a Stone Age home. It is ideal for the children to be reading the book in class reading/story time whilst covering the lessons in this unit.

This unit follows the School Literacy Network (SLN) process: Read – Immerse – Analyse – Plan – Write – Revise – Share.