1. Starter: Unravel the anagrams!
gelpun loop
nisooer
doableod
dreamern
lips fof elops
actionart
nittartion
snaabrio
diespotion
eggro

2. Starter: Anagrams answers.
Plunge pool
erosion
bedload
meander
Slip off slope
traction
attrition
abrasion
deposition
gorge

3. Learning Objectives
To consolidate learning about processes that shape river landforms.
To become confident in using geographical language.

4. Task: To write a story about the adventures of Pablo the Pebble as he has travelled down the River Tees.
Pablo is high up on the bank, at the start of the waterfall.
What happens to Pablo?
What happens to Pablo now?
What happens to Pablo next?
Where does Pablo end up?
In pairs: Plan out Pablo’s adventures in a flow diagram. Where does he start, what happens to him on the way and where does he end up? You need at least 5 points on your diagram.

5. Recap : Why has Pablo changed as he has been transported down the River Tees?
Pablo looked like this at the bottom of High Force waterfall.
A little way downstream, Pablo now looks like this.
Pablo in the middle course.
Pablo in the lower course

7. Task: To write a story about the adventures of Pablo the Pebble as he has travelled down the River Tees.
Pablo is high up on the bank, at the start of the waterfall.
What happens to Pablo?
What happens to Pablo now?
What happens to Pablo next?
Where does Pablo end up?
In pairs: Plan out Pablo’s adventures in a flow diagram. Where does he start, what happens to him on the way and where does he end up? You need at least 5 points on your diagram.

8. Adding excellent geographical language:
Now at each stage think about the excellent key words that you could use. Add these to the side of your flow diagram. Challenge: can you add geographical locations? Use Digimaps to help you.
gorge
waterfall
undercutting
Pablo is high up on the bank, at the start of the waterfall.
What happens to Pablo?
What happens to Pablo now?
What happens to Pablo next?
Where does Pablo end up?
High Force waterfall, north west of Middleton-in-Teesdale.

9. Don’t forget: SPAG Perspective e.g. first person
Dramatic start, middles – 3 short events
Resolution at end
Don’t turn nouns into verbs!

10. Now you have completed your planning, write your story
Now you have completed your planning, write your story! The adventures of Pablo the Pebble as he has travelled down the River Tees.

11. Peer assessment Read another student’s story.
Write a WWW (What Went Well) comment and an EBI (Even Better If) comment on their work. Think about the following:
Have they included excellent geographical language to clearly explain what is happening to Pablo?
Do they understand what happens as a river flows downstream? Have they missed anything out?
Have they included specific locations along the River Tees?