made up stories with characters, places and adventures which did not happen in real life

something that is known to be true or proved

special characteristics that belong to a text

similarities and differences between two things

Differences between fiction and non-fiction texts

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Exploring illustrations in 'Lulu Gets a Cat'

Reading and responding to 'Lulu Gets a Cat' by Anna McQuinn

The theme of responsibility in 'Lulu Gets a Cat'

Thinking from Lulu's perspective and asking questions

Using non-fiction texts to recall and learn facts

Writing facts

Writing instructions

Writing facts in an information page

Writing an information report with commands

In this unit, pupils learnt to write descriptive sentences about characters. In 'Paddington', pupils will build on this by joining two simple ideas together using 'and'.

In 'Anna Hibiscus', pupils were introduced to expanded noun phrases to describe characters and settings. In this unit, pupils will build on this as well as use commas in a list. 

In this unit, pupils will use the book 'Lulu Gets a Cat' as a springboard to learning about non-fiction information texts on cats. Pupils will compare fiction and non-fiction texts before learning how to write statement and command sentences for an information page about looking after cats.

Looking after pets: reading and writing

made up stories which did not happen in real life

Match these keywords to their definitions.

Identify the key features of a non-fiction text.

Identify the key features of a fiction text.

What do both fiction and non-fiction texts always have?

a smaller title that helps to organise information on a page

a page at the beginning of a book that tells you where to find information

Which of these are characters from the story 'Little Red Riding Hood'?

What are the hand-drawn or painted pictures in a story book called?

Put these key parts of a story in the order they usually go in.

Differences between fiction and non-fiction texts

Lesson outcome