A fronted adverbial is a sentence starter followed by a comma.

A mini-heading given to a specific section of a report.

A statement is a type of simple sentence that expresses a fact or an opinion and most often ends with a full stop.

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

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

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

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

Plan and say each sentence before we write it.

Sound out words to spell them accurately.

Which of these should we always try to do when writing?

something that the reader is required to answer

a type of simple sentence that expresses a fact or an opinion

a sentence starter followed by a question mark

Where does a fronted adverbial come in a sentence?

Select the examples of fronted adverbials of **time**.

Select the examples of fronted adverbials of **place**.

Which of these do we use when we make a plan?

to help the writer organise information easily for future use

to help the writer practise their handwriting

to help the writer by writing the full sentences they'll use 

When note-taking, which of these do we use?

Do we need to use capital letters, full stops and commas in our notes when planning?

The Great Fire of London started in which person's bakery?

The bakery where the fire started was located in which city?

Exit Quiz

Which of these should we always try to do when writing?