Planning a section about anglerfish appearance for a non-chronological report
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can plan the appearance section of a non-chronological report about anglerfish.
Key learning points
- The plan includes keywords and subject-specific vocabulary related to the section.
- Taking notes is a skill.
- Notes should not be written in full sentences and bullet points can be used to order notes.
- Key vocabulary and linguistic devices should be logged in a plan.
- The plan should be clearly structured in the order of the section.
Keywords
Subject-specific vocabulary - vocabulary used when writing about a particular subject
Plan - a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text
Notes - written out of full sentences
Common misconception
Planning needs to be detailed and plans should be written in full sentences.
Planning should log key vocabulary, linguistic devices and be written in note-from using bullet points.
Teacher tip
Pupils will need additional teaching around adaptations in a wider variety of animals than the one showcased in this lesson and unit. Ensure they have a variety of examples of different animals' adapted features to further embed understanding.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of the following nouns needs a capital letter?
Q2.Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
Q3.In which sentence is the comma used correctly?
Q4.What is the purpose of a subheading?
Q5.Which of these fronted adverbials show that another idea is being added to the previous sentence?
Q6.Which of these conjunctions are contrasting conjunctions?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of the following are subject-specific vocabulary for the anglerfish?
Q2.Match the anglerfish's adaptations to their functions.
to attract unsuspecting prey
to camouflage in the deep-sea landscape
to ingest prey larger than itself
Q3.What is in a plan?
Q4.Which of these fronted adverbials are used to give the writer's viewpoint?
Q5.Match the adjectives to the correct part of the anglerfish's body.
stomach
skin
esca
Q6.Match the viewpoint fronted adverbial to the fact that follows it.
they are able to survive in very extreme environments.
they possess bioluminescent lures that hang down in front!
they exhibit a range of unique adaptations for survival.
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