Planning to write a section about Mary Seacole in a non-chronological report
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can make a plan for writing about Mary Seacole in a non-chronological report.
Key learning points
- A non-chronological report is a type of non-fiction text.
- A non-chronological report provides information on a subject, person or event.
- Notes are used when making a plan and they are short and only capture key vocabulary and important information.
- Notes are not written in full sentences and do not require capital letters, full stops or commas.
Keywords
Plan - a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text
Notes - written out of full sentences
Non-chronological report - a non-fiction text that is not written in time order
Common misconception
Pupils may want to include every detail when writing their plan.
Teach pupils that a plan will help them when writing by guiding them on what content to include in each sentence. Model a written plan.
Teacher tip
You may want to provide a planning document for the children to write their notes in and a word bank/ images for prompts at their tables.
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Where does a fronted adverbial go in a sentence?
Q2.Fronted adverbials always start with a ...
Q3.Which of these is a type of fronted adverbial?
Q4.Which of these is a viewpoint fronted adverbial?
Q5.Which viewpoint fronted adverbial would work best in this sentence? '__________, there were rats running round the hospitals.'
Q6.Which viewpoint fronted adverbial would work best in this sentence? '__________, Florence was born in Florence, Italy and was named after the city.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.True or false? A non-chronological report should be written in time order.
Q2.A non-chronological report is a type of ...
Q3.Order these sections of a non-chronological report.
Q4.Each section of a report should have a subheading which must be...
Q5.Mary Seacole was visiting England when she heard that which war had started?
Q6.Mary wanted to travel to Crimea, but the army wouldn't allow her to go. What did she do next?
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