Year 6

Important Scientists - Biographical writing

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    In this lesson, we will start off looking at parentheses: brackets, dashes and commas and their function within a sentence. We will explore the features of a biography: layout, punctuation, purpose, language, sentence structure, etc.
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    In this lesson, we will investigate French and Greek etymology.
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    In this lesson, we will practise using parentheses in the three forms (brackets, dashes and commas). Then we will explore why we use colons in writing and its uses.
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    To retrieve information from a non-fiction text (Part 1)

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    To develop a rich understanding of words associated with trying hard

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    To retrieve information from a non-fiction text (Part 2)

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    In this lesson, we will practise and apply our knowledge of French and Greek etymology and we will have a spelling test.
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    To plan a biography

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    To write a biography (Part 1)

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    To write a biography (Part 2)

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