Planning the adaptations section of a non-chronological report about aye-ayes
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use research to plan the adaptations section of a non-chronological report about aye-ayes.
Key learning points
- Information in the adaptations section is specific for the reader.
- Text cohesion refers to how a piece of writing flows, engages the reader and achieves its purpose.
- Brackets can be used for parenthesis.
- Planning is an essential part of the writing process.
- Plans should include notes, bullet points and initial ideas that can be developed further when writing.
Keywords
Specific information - clear, exact and particular information
Parenthesis - additional information that can be removed without compromising grammatical accuracy
Brackets - a punctuation mark used to add extra, factual information in a clause
Text cohesion - refers to how text flows to maintain the interest of the reader and achieve the text’s purpose
Adaptations - features that animals and plants have to help them survive in their environments.
Common misconception
Pupils may want to list adaptations in their plan without explaining how they benefit survival.
Make explicit reference to functions of adaptations throughout the planning stage and set aside space on plans to refer to each function.
Teacher tip
You may want to show pupils videos of aye-ayes using echolocation for hunting.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Non-chronological reports are a type of __________ writing.
Q2.Tick the definition of 'adaptations':
Q3.Match each cohesive device to an example:
Of significant interest,
camouflage
, which are special features that help them survive,
Q4.Match the keywords to their definitions:
a section of writing indicated by a new line and indentation
clear, exact and particular information
how text flows to interest the reader and achieve purpose
Q5.Tick the features of an effective non-chronological report plan:
Q6.Which of these are relative clauses?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the key words to their definitions:
clear, exact and particular information
extra information that can be removed from the sentence
a punctuation mark used to add extra, factual information
how a text flows and keeps the reader interested
features that animals develop to help them survive
Q2.Order the parts of our non-chronological report.
Q3.Order the parts of the adaptations section:
Q4.Tick which information is relevant to the 'adaptations' section of a non-chronological report about aye-ayes:
Q5.Match the key terms to their definitions:
extra information that can be removed from the sentence
punctuation used to add extra facts to a sentence
Q6.Which sentence uses brackets correctly?
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