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Planning the paragraph about the life of King Tut
I can plan the paragraph about the life of King Tut for a non-chronological report.
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Year 3
Planning the paragraph about the life of King Tut
I can plan the paragraph about the life of King Tut for a non-chronological report.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Notes should not be written in full sentences and bullet points can be used to order notes.
- The purpose of the paragraph is to explain about King Tut becoming king and what he achieved when in power.
- Viewpoint fronted adverbials and formal fronted adverbials are used at the start of sentences for cohesion.
- A subheading signals part of a a text and should stand out from the rest of the text.
- The plan should include subject-specific vocabulary.
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 include full sentences.
Planning should only have keywords and be written in note-from using bullet points.
Pupils can practise writing full sentences using their notes on mini-whiteboards ahead of writing this section.
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6 Questions
Q1.
Which of these sentences is punctuated correctly?
he made significant changes to their religious beliefs.
He made significant changes to their religious beliefs
he made significant changes to their religious beliefs
Q2.
Which of these need capital letters?
heir
advisors
Q3.
In which sentence is the comma used correctly?
Interestingly King Tut became king, aged nine.
Interestingly, King Tut, became king aged nine.
Interestingly King Tut became king aged nine.
Q4.
'King Tut became pharaoh after his father died.' In which section of a non-chronological report about King Tut would you find this sentence?
Introduction
Death of King Tut
Conclusion
Q5.
What is the purpose of a subheading?
to make a text longer
to summarise the text
Q6.
Is the following statement true or false? 'King Tut had little power because he was so young.'
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6 Questions
Q1.
Is the following statement true or false? 'Full sentences are used in a plan.'
Q2.
Which of these are subject-specific vocabulary for a report about King Tut?
history
child
Q3.
Which of the following is true about King Tut?
He became king in Ancient Egypt aged 19.
He changed the religious beliefs from polytheism to monotheism.
Q4.
Complete the following sentence: 'King Tut changed his name to Tutankhamun from __________.'
Tut
Khaten
King Akhenaten
Q5.
Who helped King Tut make big decisions when he was in power?
his sister
lawyers
his friends
Q6.
Match the religious term to its definition.
belief in one god
belief in many gods
an entity that believers of a certain religion believe in