Planning the paragraph about artefacts in the Stone Age
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can plan the artefacts paragraph for a non-chronological report about the Stone Age.
Key learning points
- Notes should not be written in full sentences and bullet points can be used to organise notes.
- Viewpoint fronted adverbials and formal fronted adverbials are used at the start of sentences for cohesion.
- The purpose of the artefacts paragraph is to show what tools were made of and how they were used in the Stone Age.
- Flint was the stone used to make weapons and tools.
- Pots were made of clay and dice, jewellery and combs were made from animal bones.
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
Subheading - a word, phrase or sentence used to introduce part of a text
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.
Teacher tip
Supplement pupil knowledge of the artefacts created and used in the Stone Age with additional videos, images and research. Pupils can make posters to log and showcase their research, which they can then draw on for this planning lesson.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is a non-fiction text?
Q2.Match the word with the correct definition.
a story of someone's life
an information text that is written out of time order
a made-up story about characters who aren't real
Q3.Which are true to complete the following sentence? A fronted adverbial...
Q4.Which is not an example of formal language?
Q5.What must a clause contain?
Q6.Which sentence is punctuated accurately?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is an artefact?
Q2.Someone who excavates old sites to look for artefacts is called what?
Q3.What is in a plan?
Q4.Match the type of fronted adverbial to its example.
In addition,
Interestingly,
However,
Q5.Match the artefact to the material it was made from.
wood and flint
animal bones
clay
Q6.Spears were used predominantly for which activities?
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The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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