Planning a section on how the fire started for a non-chronological report
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can make a plan for writing about how the Great Fire of London started.
Key learning points
- A plan helps a writer to organise their ideas, thoughts and the information they want to include in their writing.
- The fire started on Sunday 2nd September 1666 in a bakery on Pudding Lane in London.
- The fire was accidentally started by a baker named Thomas Farriner.
- Notes can be used in a plan to help organise key information and are not written in full sentences.
Keywords
Plan - a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text
Notes - written out of full sentences
Common misconception
Pupils may write full sentences in their plan.
Teach children how to write notes which are short and capture key vocabulary and important information. Encourage use of bullet points.
Teacher tip
Supplement pupil knowledge of the Great Fire of London with additional videos, images and research.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these definitions describes an introduction?
Q2.Where does an introduction come in a report?
Q3.Only one thing comes before an introduction in a report, but what is it?
Q4.Giving the reader the most basic information is one of the purposes of which part of a report?
Q5.Which of these is a purpose of an introduction?
Q6.Which of these is a command?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What helps a writer to organise their ideas, thoughts and the information they want to include in their writing?
Q2.What happened on Sunday 2nd September 1666?
Q3.What was the job of the man who accidentally started the Great Fire of London?
Q4.Where was the bakery located that started the Great Fire?
Q5.What does a writer use to organise information easily for future use?
Q6.Which of these do we use when note-taking?
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