Writing a section about Florence Nightingale in a non chronological report
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can write a section about Florence Nightingale in a non-chronological report.
Key learning points
- A viewpoint is how you see or feel about something.
- Viewpoint fronted adverbials are sentence starters that share the writer’s view on something.
- All fronted adverbials start with capital letters and have a comma after.
- This section of the report contains interesting facts about Florence Nightingale's life.
- Sentences should be said aloud before writing to ensure they make sense and read back once written to check for errors.
Keywords
Viewpoint fronted adverbial - a sentence starter that gives the writer’s point of view
Viewpoint - how you see or feel about something
Common misconception
Pupils may use viewpoint fronted adverbials inaccurately by selecting the wrong intensity. For example, using 'shockingly' before a piece of information that isn't shocking.
Teach children to accurately guage the intensity of a statement or fact and then choose the right viewpoint fronted adverbial to match. You could turn this into a game they play in pairs.
Teacher tip
Play a game outside of the lesson where the pupils tell stories about their own lives using viewpoint fronted adverbials.
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.When was Florence Nightingale born?
Q2.When did Florence move to England?
Q3.Florence decided at an early age that she wanted to become a ...
Q4.How many nurses did Florence take with her to Crimea?
Q5.Why was Florence known as the 'Lady with the Lamp'?
Q6.After the war, Florence set up her own...
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.How a person sees or feels about something can be known as their ...
Q2.A fronted adverbial is a sentence starter followed by what piece of punctuation?
Q3.Which of these is not a type of fronted adverbial?
Q4.A viewpoint fronted adverbial is a sentence starter that gives the writer’s ...
Q5.Which of these viewpoint fronted adverbials would work best at the start of this sentence? The hospitals were full of dirt and maggots.
Q6.Why is it important to read back your writing?
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