a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text

Planning a section on how the fire started for a non-chronological report

English

Learning the features of a non-chronological report

Generating knowledge about The Great Fire of London

Analysing the language to use in a report about the Great Fire of London

Preparing the introduction of a report on The Great Fire of London

Writing the introduction of a report on The Great Fire of London

Writing the first section of a report on the Great Fire of London

Planning the second section of a report on the Great Fire of London

Writing the second section of a report on the Great Fire of London

In this unit, pupils learn how to group the information they are sharing into relevant paragraphs.   In ‘Nocturnal Animals: Non-Chronological Report’, the pupils will build on this by using more formal conjunctions to link their ideas. 

In ‘Monster Pizza: Instruction Writing’, pupils learnt how to use fronted adverbials of time to order their instructions.   In this unit, pupils will build on this by adapting their fronted adverbials of time to include specific times and dates from history.   

In this unit, pupils write a non-chronological report in three paragraphs about the important historical event of The Great Fire of London. Pupils generate knowledge and subject-specific vocabulary about the event. They then write an introduction and two further sections.

The Great Fire of London: non-chronological report

What helps a writer to organise their ideas, thoughts and the information they want to include in their writing?

What happened on Sunday 2nd September 1666?

What was the job of the man who accidentally started the Great Fire of London? 

Where was the bakery located that started the Great Fire?

What does a writer use to organise information easily for future use?

Which of these do we use when note-taking?

the section that gives specific details about a topic

the section that tells the reader what the main report will be about

the section that summarises the report at the end

Which of these definitions describes an **introduction**?

Where does an introduction come in a report?

Only one thing comes before an introduction in a report, but what is it?

Giving the reader the most basic information is one of the purposes of which part of a report?

Which of these is a purpose of an introduction?

This report will tell you lots of interesting things. 

Starter Quiz

Which of these definitions describes an introduction?