Year 6 - English
Developing understanding of 'Cloud Busting' through rich discussions
'Cloud Busting': book club
Study Hub
Study Guides
This pupil-friendly study guide includes a unit summary, clear notes, common mistakes, and quick questions with answers.
Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils explore and discuss the verse novel, 'Cloud Busting'. They will identify the features of verse novels and the range of poetic forms used by the author. Finally, pupils will discuss the characters in the text and develop a personal response.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to discuss the main ideas of 'Cloud Busting'.
Key Notes
- 'Cloud Busting' focuses on the relationship between two 'friends': Davey and Sam.
- The story is told as a verse novel.
- 'Cloud Busting' uses both fixed verse and free verse poetry.
- 'Cloud Busting' is written in both the present and the past, through use of flashbacks.
- A range of poetic forms are used by the author including haikus, blank verse, limericks and concrete / shape poems.
Vocabulary To Learn
- verse novel: A verse novel is a narrative told through poetry, blending prose and poetic elements.
- form: Form is the way that a text can be presented.
- fixed verse: Fixed verse is poetry with a specific structure, rhyme, and metre.
- free verse: Free verse is poetry without strict rhyme or metre; it emphasises natural speech rhythms.
- theme: A theme is a big idea, topic or message that recurs within a story.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- A verse novel has to be fixed or free verse. It cannot contain both.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
'Cloud Busting' focuses on the relationship between two 'friends': Davey and Sam. The story is told as a verse novel.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'verse novel'
A verse novel is a narrative told through poetry, blending prose and poetic elements.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: A verse novel has to be fixed or free verse. It cannot contain both. Correction: 'Cloud Busting' has fixed and free verse poetry. The text includes a range of forms, including haikus, concrete poems and limericks.
More Lessons In This Unit
Browse all guides in the Year 6 English guide library.