Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole: non-chronological report
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Why this why now
This unit uses and builds on pupils' knowledge of non-chronological report writing from the Year 2 unit 'Nocturnal animals: non-chronological report'. Here, pupils review the key features of non-chronological reports, including how to use introduction and themed paragraph structuring; they then write their own complete report, this time including a conclusion. Pupils focus on hooking the reader with techniques like rhetorical questions. This unit prepares pupils for more formal non-chronological report writing in the Year 3 unit 'The Portia Spider': non-chronological report'.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Know the difference between fiction and non-fiction texts.
- Non-fiction texts are about real things.
- An information text is written to inform the reader.
- Compound sentences can be written using 'and'.
- Know how to write a statement or fact.
- Some non-fiction texts use subheadings
- Know how to write questions punctuated with a question mark
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Why this why now
This unit uses and builds on pupils' knowledge of non-chronological report writing from the Year 2 unit 'Nocturnal animals: non-chronological report'. Here, pupils review the key features of non-chronological reports, including how to use introduction and themed paragraph structuring; they then write their own complete report, this time including a conclusion. Pupils focus on hooking the reader with techniques like rhetorical questions. This unit prepares pupils for more formal non-chronological report writing in the Year 3 unit 'The Portia Spider': non-chronological report'.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Know the difference between fiction and non-fiction texts.
- Non-fiction texts are about real things.
- An information text is written to inform the reader.
- Compound sentences can be written using 'and'.
- Know how to write a statement or fact.
- Some non-fiction texts use subheadings
- Know how to write questions punctuated with a question mark
Reading, writing & oracy
Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole: non-chronological report
In this unit, pupils write a non-chronological report in four paragraphs based on Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole. Pupils use research as the starting point for their reports, which will include an introduction, a paragraph on each historical figure and a conclusion.
7 lessons in unit
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