Planning the second section of a report on the Great Fire of London
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can make a plan for writing about how the Great Fire of London spread and stopped.
Key learning points
- The fire spread quickly because the weather was dry, hot and windy.
- There was no fire brigade so Londoners used leather buckets, axes and water squirts to try and fight the fire.
- A plan helps a writer to organise their ideas, thoughts and the information they want to include in their writing.
- 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.Put these sections of a non-chronological report in the correct order.
Q2.Which of these will not be included in the section about 'how the fire started'?
Q3.What should a person use to help guide them when writing?
Q4.When we write, we always try to do which of these things?
Q5.When we write, we always try and do which of these things?
Q6.The purpose of a plan is to help a writer to ...
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What does a plan help the writer to do?
Q2.Before making a plan, what should a writer do?
Q3.Finish this sentence: The Great Fire of London spread so easily because ...
Q4.What was the weather in London like at the time of the fire?
Q5.It was very windy when the fire started. What did this help to do?
Q6.What did the Lord Mayor agree to do to help stop the fire?
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