Writing the second section of a report on the Great Fire of London
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can write a section of a non-chronological report about how the Great Fire of London spread and stopped.
Key learning points
- A subheading is a mini-heading given to a paragraph within a main piece of writing.
- Formal fronted adverbials link two sentences together.
- The second section of the report should inform the reader of how the fire spread and stopped.
Keywords
Subheading - A mini-heading given to a specific section of a report.
Formal fronted adverbial - A sentence starter that links two sentences together.
Fronted adverbials - A sentence starter followed by a comma.
Common misconception
Pupils may link sentences incorrectly with formal fronted adverbials that are unsuitable.
Focus on understanding the 'and' and 'but' categories of formal fronted adverbials and say the sentences out loud to hear if they make sense
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 a plan to guide their writing.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.At the time of the Great Fire of London, what weather was the city experiencing?
Q2.Houses in 1666 were mostly made from what materials?
Q3.Complete the following sentence. The streets in London in 1666 were very...
Q4.Which of these did not exist in 1666?
Q5.Which of these did Londoners have to help them tackle the fire?
Q6.What did the Lord Mayor allow people to use to stop the fire spreading further?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.The second section of our non-chronological report is about how the fire...
Q2.What should always be underlined in a report?
Q3.Turn the following subheading into a question. 'How the fire spread and stopped'
Q4.Which of these are types of fronted adverbials?
Q5.What punctuation always comes after a fronted adverbial?
Q6.Which of these fronted adverbials are examples of formal fronted adverbials?
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