Writing a recount about a school trip
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can write a recount about a school trip.
Key learning points
- A recount is written in the past tense.
- A recount is written in chronological order and will use fronted adverbials of time.
- A recount is written in the first person.
Keywords
Past tense - tells the reader the action happened before now
First person - a point of view in writing or storytelling where the narrator or speaker refers to themselves using 'I'
Fronted adverbial of time - a sentence starter that tells the reader when something happens
Common misconception
Pupils make think that fronted adverbials of time can be used in any order.
Teach pupils that while some fronted adverbials of time are interchangable, there are still many others which must be carefully positioned within a piece of writing e.g. First, Finally.
Teacher tip
This piece of writing is based around a school trip to the zoo. You can adapt this lesson to suit wherever you have been recently on a school trip.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Two adjectives listed to describe a noun is called...
Q2.Which of these are types of nouns?
Q3.Which of these is a common noun?
Q4.Which of these is an expanded noun phrase?
Q5.What is missing from this expanded noun phrase? Tall gentle giraffe
Q6.An expanded noun phrase needs which of the following things?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Put these fronted adverbials of time in the correct order.
Q2.A recount will be mostly written in which tense?
Q3.Which of these words is a past tense verb?
Q4.True or false? A recount should be written in the first person.
Q5.Which of these words which show that the writer is talking about themselves would you likely find in a recount?
Q6.Which of these is not a fronted adverbial of time?
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