Writing the first section of a report on the Great Fire of London
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can write a section of a report on the Great Fire of London.
Key learning points
- A subheading is a mini-heading given to a specific section of a report.
- Fronted adverbials are sentence starters followed by a comma.
- The Great Fire of London started on Sunday 2nd September 1666.
- The fire started in a bakery on Pudding Lane owned by Thomas Farriner.
- The fire started from a spark in Thomas Farriner's oven.
Keywords
Fronted adverbials - A fronted adverbial is a sentence starter followed by a comma.
Subheading - A mini-heading given to a specific section of a report.
Statement - A statement is a type of simple sentence that expresses a fact or an opinion and most often ends with a full stop.
Common misconception
Pupils may include fronted adverbials which are more suited to fiction writing e.g. In a heartbeat.
Explicitly teach the children that fronted adverbials in a report should be formal and give them plenty of examples.
Teacher tip
Pupils would benefit from having the plans they created in the previous lesson of this unit. If they haven't completed that lesson, it would help if you gave them each a copy of the plan to guide their writing.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these do we use when we make a plan?
Q2.What is the purpose of writing notes?
Q3.When note-taking, which of these do we use?
Q4.Do we need to use capital letters, full stops and commas in our notes when planning?
Q5.The Great Fire of London started in which person's bakery?
Q6.The bakery where the fire started was located in which city?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these should we always try to do when writing?
Q2.What is a statement?
Q3.What is a fronted adverbial?
Q4.Where does a fronted adverbial come in a sentence?
Q5.Select the examples of fronted adverbials of time.
Q6.Select the examples of fronted adverbials of place.
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