Writing facts about Floella Benjamin
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can write facts about Floella Benjamin.
Key learning points
- A fact is a statement of truth.
- 'Coming to England' is about Floella Benjamin's life so it can be used to learn information and facts.
- Two facts can be joined together using the joining word 'and'.
- Two complete ideas can become one sentence by placing 'and' in between them.
- A proper noun is a type of noun that needs a capital letter.
Keywords
Fact - something that is known to be true or proved
Non-fiction - a genre of text which presents real events, information or knowledge
Information - facts learned about something or someone
Joining word - a word that joins words or ideas
Proper noun - a naming word that always has a capital letter
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle to find two similar facts.
Start by generating as many facts as you can about Floella; as you are receiving facts from pupils, model the thought process by saying 'Those two are linked because ...'.
Teacher tip
Make use of the word bank for pupils to correctly spell the proper nouns as well as specific verbs. Personalise the word bank by creating one together as you come across unfamiliar or harder to spell words.
Equipment
You will need a copy of the 2020 Macmillan Children's Books edition of 'Coming to England' by Floella Benjamin.
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Who is the book 'Coming to England' about?
Q2.Match each term to its example.
'Coming to England'
'Paddington'
Paddington Bear
Floella Benjamin
Q3.Who honoured Floella Benjamin for her work?
Q4.Put the events in Floella Benjamin's life in order.
Q5.Which of these are facts?
Q6.Which of these sentences using the joining word 'and' is punctuated correctly?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is a noun?
Q2.Match each term to its example.
tree
Benjamin
travelled
and
Q3.Which of these are proper nouns?
Q4.What is the joining word in the following sentence? 'Floella emigrated to England and she travelled by boat.'
Q5.Which of these are facts from the book 'Coming to England'?
Q6.Which of these sentences is punctuated correctly?
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