vocabulary that relates to a particular subject

information or facts to show something is true

the practice of farming - growing crops and rearing animals to sell

the practice of cutting down trees for timber

the language structures that are used within a text

Planning and writing the first main paragraph of an essay

English

Identifying the features of an essay

Researching deforestation in the Amazon rainforest

Setting out a logical argument in response to an essay title

Planning and writing the introduction to an essay

Planning and writing the second main paragraph of an essay

Planning and writing the conclusion of an essay

In this unit, writers convey information in an objective, unbiased way. In the next unit, writers will convey information in a more subjective manner. 

In 'The Titanic: Journalistic Report Writing', pupils developed their understanding of writing to inform the audience in the context of a journalistic report. In 'The Amazon Rainforest: Essay Writing', pupils will develop their understanding of writing to inform their reader and apply this in the context of an essay.

In this unit, pupils write their first formal essay of the primary curriculum. In it, pupils write about deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest with facts derived from research presented in clear paragraphs. The essay question given calls for pupils to write their essay as a single line of argument.

The Amazon Rainforest: essay writing

Which of the following are key causes of deforestation in the Amazon?

What type of evidence is shown here? '70% of deforested land is used for cattle ranching.'

What type of evidence is shown here? 'There is huge demand for Brazilian beef, leading to large areas of forest being converted to farmland for cattle.'

What is the purpose of using subject-specific vocabulary in our essay?

Which linguistic feature is used here? 'In addition, logging contributes to deforestation in the Amazon.'

Which linguistic features are included here? 'As a result, huge areas of land (particularly in Brazil) have been converted into ranches.'

Which of the following was **not** included in the introduction to our essay?

Sam says, 'Statistics are the only form of evidence.' What other forms of evidence can we use in an essay? 

statistics about the level of deforestation in the Amazon

an explanation of how deforestation drives climate change

Which of these points were **not** included in our introduction? 

What does it mean to orally rehearse a piece of writing? 

Which linguistic feature has been used here? 'In addition, an area the size of 11 football pitches is lost every minute.'

Which linguistic feature is used here? 'Deforestation is the removal of trees from an area, allowing it to be used for another purpose.'

Planning and writing the first main paragraph of an essay

Lesson outcome