KS1 & KS2 English curriculum

This unit uses and builds on pupils' knowledge of non-chronological report writing from the Year 3 unit, 'The Portia Spider: non-chronological report'. Pupils write using the structure of an introduction, themed sections and conclusion; they also write using a range of formal and viewpoint fronted adverbials and subject-specific vocabulary to ensure their writing flows cohesively. Pupils use subheadings to clearly signal each section. This unit prepares pupils for further non-chronological report writing in the Year 3 unit, 'The Stone Age: non-chronological report'.

1. Identifying the features of a non-chronological report about King Tut
2. Recalling facts about King Tut for a non-chronological report
3. Writing the introduction of a non-chronological report about King Tut
4. Planning the paragraph about the life of King Tut
5. Writing the paragraph about the life of King Tut
6. Planning the paragraph about the death of King Tut
7. Writing the paragraph about the death of King Tut
8. Peer editing the paragraph about King Tut’s death
9. Writing the conclusion of a non-chronological report about King Tut
10. Presenting a non-chronological report about King Tut

• The purpose of a non-chronological report is to inform its reader about a particular subject.
• Non-chronological reports are a type of factual, non-fiction writing.
• Non-chronological reports are organised into paragraphs of related content each with its own subheading.
• Non-chronological reports can contain visual information, most commonly diagrams or photographs accompanied by a caption.
• Nouns can be referred to in a range of ways in order to avoid repetition.
• Text flow can be achieved by writing simple, compound and adverbial complex sentences.
• Grammatical and linguistic features of non-chronological reports include apostrophes for singular possession, subject-specific vocabulary and causal conjunctions.
• Formal fronted adverbials are sentence starters followed by a comma.
• King Tut was an Egyptian pharaoh who ruled Ancient Egypt 3000 years ago.
• King Tut's tomb was discovered by Howard Carter in 1922.