The Great Fire of London: non-chronological report
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Why this why now
This unit uses and builds on pupils' knowledge of writing in a formal, non-fiction style from the Year 2 unit 'Monster pizza: instructions writing'. Here, pupils write a non-chronological report for the first time, learning some basic key features around how to structure a report with an introduction and themed paragraphs. Pupils focus on generating knowledge and key subject-specific vocabulary about the event at the start of the unit. This unit prepares pupils for more non-chronological report writing in the Year 2 unit 'Nocturnal animals: 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
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Why this why now
This unit uses and builds on pupils' knowledge of writing in a formal, non-fiction style from the Year 2 unit 'Monster pizza: instructions writing'. Here, pupils write a non-chronological report for the first time, learning some basic key features around how to structure a report with an introduction and themed paragraphs. Pupils focus on generating knowledge and key subject-specific vocabulary about the event at the start of the unit. This unit prepares pupils for more non-chronological report writing in the Year 2 unit 'Nocturnal animals: 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
Reading, writing & oracy
The Great Fire of London: non-chronological report
In this unit, pupils write a non-chronological report in three paragraphs about the important historical event of The Great Fire of London. Pupils generate knowledge and subject-specific vocabulary about the event. They then write an introduction and two further sections.
9 lessons in unit
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