vocabulary used when writing about a particular subject

features that animals and plants have to help them survive in their environments.

Researching aye-ayes for a non-chronological report

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In 'The Titanic: Journalistic Report Writing', pupils will develop their understanding of writing to inform their reader and apply this in the context of a journalistic report..

In ‘The Angler Fish: Non-Chronological Report’, pupils wrote solely using the active voice. In this unit, pupils will be introduced to using passive voice within a non-chronological report.

In this unit, pupils research aye-ayes' diets and adaptations to write an informative non-chronological report about them. They spend a whole lesson editing their writing, focusing on key Year 5 punctuation, sentence structures and vocabulary choices. Finally, pupils present their reports.

The aye-aye or wild cats: non-chronological report

features that animals and plants have to help them survive in their environment.

warm-blooded animals who feed their young with milk 

tree-dwelling primates with soft fur and long tails

mammals with grasping hands, large brains and flat faces

Which of these examples of subject-specific vocabulary could be used to describe an aye-aye?

Which of the following are part of aye-ayes' diets?

Which of the following are not adaptations of an aye-aye?

What is the first paragraph of a non-fiction text called?

the first paragraph that encourages the reader to read on

paragraphs of information about an aspect of the subject

the last paragraph that summarises the key information

vocabulary used when writing about a particular subject.

a sentence starter followed by a comma that's formal in tone

a sentence starter that gives an effect to a cause

a sentence starter that gives the writer’s point of view

Match each type of fronted adverbial to its definition.

Which of these fronted adverbials expresses a viewpoint?

Mass deforestation is occuring in Africa.

As a result of this, crocodilians are facing habitat loss.

Furthermore, this is impacting these animals' food chains.

Which order should these sentences be written in?

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