Robin Hill - Guide Book Challenge! Key Stage 2L English resource for Robin Hill Adventure Park

Introduction

"Robin Hill - Guide Book Challenge!" is a 2-page English resource for Lower Key Stage 2, linked to Robin Hill Adventure Park

This resource is part of a set of 2 with the following alternate variants:

V105342 - KS2L High Ability

Précis

Students write a page (or two) for a guide book about Robin Hill, aimed at children their own age.

Contextual Summary

This is a post-visit English resource that engages students with their visit to Robin Hill Country Park. This resource enables students to practise their writing skills, and requires them to use ICT skills to present their work. Students will be asked to produce a page for a tour guide book which encapsulates what Robin Hill has to offer primary-age children.

Curriculum Relevance

English → Writing (Composition) → General Writing for Purpose and Audience

Implementation

Upon return to school, students will be given the task of imagining that they have been employed by a publishing company to produce a section (on Robin Hill) for an ?Isle of Wight Attractions? tour guide book. They will have to investigate how guide books for children use description, persuasive language and a range of presentational features within their pages. To give their writing an authentic feel, pupils will use ICT to produce their final outcome. The Lonely Planet (Not For Parents) guide books give some good examples of this type of writing - they offer a free ebook from their website (see lesson plan). This will need to be investigated alongside ?normal? guide books so that pupils are immersed in high-quality examples of persuasive writing; (the Red Funnel website www. redfunnel.com offers further examples of tourist attraction writing in addition to the ones listed on the lesson plan). This resource is designed to provide children with an enriched experience as they will be responding to their visit in a creative way.

Key Skills Practised

Writing for a specific audience/purpose.
Understanding the conventions of tour guide books.
ICT skills

Learning Opportunities

Pre-Visit

Students could study sample guide books / brochure pages aimed at children to understand key features and conventions.

On Site

Students enjoy the park activities.

Post-Visit

Completion of the English: Writing resource/s linked to this document

Learning Outcomes

Students will demonstrate their writing skills. They will demonstrate their skills of using ICT to present their work. They will produce an effective piece of written work that achieves its purpose in terms of audience and intended outcomes.

FAQs

Q1. What is this resource and which attraction is it for?

Robin Hill - Guide Book Challenge! is a English resource targeted at Lower Key Stage 2 children, High Ability, supporting a school trip to Robin Hill Adventure Park

Q2. Which Key Stage and ability level(s) is this intended for?

Robin Hill - Guide Book Challenge! is designed for Lower Key Stage 2 children with High Ability but is also suitable for younger students working at a high level or studying a specific topic, or as revision / infill for older students who have already covered this previously

Q3. Which areas of the curriculum are covered?

Robin Hill - Guide Book Challenge! is a English resource specifically targeted at Writing (Composition) and General Writing for Purpose and Audience

Q4. What are the main learning outcomes for students?

Q5. Does this resource have activities for before and after the visit?

This resource contains elements that are designed to be completed on return to school after the visit

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